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Number 2 



FEBRUARY, 1929 



Volume 7 







Smith and Barton 



Succeed Selves, A 

 New Director Named 



Many Early Leaders Return for Ban- 

 quet and 10th Anniversary 

 Celebration 



PRESIDENT Earl C. Smith 

 and Vice-President Frank 

 D. Barton were unanimously re- 

 elected at the business session 

 following the annual banquet 

 held on Wednesday night, Jan. 

 30, at the 14th Annual I. A. A. 

 Convention, at Danville. Mr. 

 Smith's name was placed in 

 nomination by E. E. Stevenson, 

 president of the LaSalle County 

 Farm Bureau and a charter 

 member of the organization. He paid 

 a glowing tribute to Pres. Smith for 

 his energetic devotion to the work of 

 the As.sociation. Col. George B. Sea- 

 man of Christian county seconded the 

 nomination, and E. C. Coulter of San- 

 gamon county moved that the nomi- 

 nations be closed. The Secretary was 

 instructed to cast a unanimous ballot 

 for the president. 



"Uncle Joe" 

 P'ulkerson of Jer- 

 sey county, in a 

 brief complimen- 

 tary speech, nomi- 

 nated Frank Bar- 

 ton. J. C. Sailor 

 of Iroquois county 

 seconded the nomi- 

 nation. Charles 

 Jleis of Livingston 

 county moved that 

 the nominations be 

 closed, and a 

 unanimous ballot 

 was ordered cast for the vice-presi- 

 dent. 



Gross From Piatt 



President Smith and Vice-President 

 Barton both responded with appropri- 

 ate remarks in which they pledged 

 their best abilities to the cause of or- 

 ganized agriculture and the future of 

 the Association. 



Only one change was made in the 

 Executive Committee. C. J. Gross of 

 Piatt county succeeded J. L. Whisnand 

 of Coles county in the 19th cong^res- 

 sional district. All other directors 

 from the odd-numbered districts were 

 re-elected. 



RE-ELECTED 



C. J. Cross 



Earl C. Smith Frank D. Barton 



President Sam H. Thompson of the 

 American Farm Bureau Federation 

 praised President Smith for his lead- 

 ership and energy in carrying on the 

 administrative work of the Associa- 

 tion. He stated that he had witnessed 

 the re-election of 20 presidents of 

 State Farm Bureau Federations dur- 

 ing the past few months. 



Former Officers Back 



Among the "old-timers" who at- 

 tended the birthday party held in con- 

 nection with the annual banquet on 

 Wednesday night were Ex-Presidents 

 J. W. Kirkton, Howard Leonard, Har- 

 vey Sconce, Sam H. Thompson, and 

 former Executive Committeemen C. V. 

 Gregory, Stanley Castle, N. F. Elder, 

 D. G. Reder, H. T. Marshall, John C. 

 Gummersheimer, J. C. Sailor, H. E. 

 Goembel, A. 0. Eckert, Jacob Olbrich, 

 and Joe Fulkerson. Other officers 

 present were George A. Fox, former 

 secretary and treasurer, and Dean H. 

 W. Mumford, who was the first direc- 

 tor of livestock marketing for the As- 

 sociation. All responded with short 

 talks. Members of the I. A. A. Ex- 

 ecutive Committee participated by in- 

 troducing their nearest neighbors 

 seated at the speakers' table. 



Frank L. Mulholland of Toledo, the 

 speaker of the evening, came on late 

 in the program and accomplished the 

 difficult task of holding and interest- 

 ing his audience though many speak- 

 ers had preceded him. 



Entertainment was provided by the 

 University of Illinois Glee Club. The 

 boys from Urbana made the Armory 

 ring with a variety of college songs. 

 After the singing came brief "wise- 

 cracking" which provided much mer- 

 riment. 



"The banquet was an inspiration 

 from beginning to end," said many a 

 first-time delegate. 



It Was Another Great I 



I. A. A. Meeting, Every 

 One Went Home Happy 



Danville Was the ideal Hostess, 

 Enthusiasm, Harmony Prevail 



AXpTHER great annual I. A. 

 L. A. meeting is history. This 

 assejnbly at Danville the la.st 

 two idays of January did not re- 

 veal! any marked departure 

 froni previous conventions. But 

 harriiony, hopefulness, self-con- 

 ndeijice. determination, enthu- 

 .siasm. pride was in the air. 

 There was a general feeling of 

 satisfaction in the realization 

 that 14 yeai-s after its birth, 10 



years after the renaissance of 1919, 

 the niinois Agricultural Association 

 was a potent going concern, -the pride 

 of its founders — the largest trade or- 

 gani^tion in the state. 



Adviser Otis Kercher, President 

 Lenhardt, Lieutenant Sandusky, V'er- 

 milion County Farm Bureau folks, the 

 Danville Chamber of Commerce, H. 

 C. Horneman, the amiable, friendly 

 president of the Sugar Creek Cream- 

 eiy Company had done their work and 

 done it well. Never has an I. A. A. 

 convention been better handled. There 

 was <-oom for every session, assembly 

 halls 1 conveniently located, splendid 

 accoitimodations for all. 



Tuesday Night Dinner 



Th^ Farm Bureau presidents', farm 

 advisfer;5', I. A. A. committee, officers 

 and ^taff members' "closed session" 

 dinnetr on Tuesday night was a high 

 point! in the week. The food was ex- 

 cellent, the service unexcelled, the en- 

 tertainment unsurpassed. It was all 

 provided by the Danville Chamber of 

 Commerce and the Sugar Creek 

 Crcaitiery Co. Danville was a consid- 

 erate and kindly host. 



The resolutions presented elsewhere 

 in this issue reveal no particular 

 change in organization policy. The 

 old principles are all there. Thei;e are 

 additions, revisions, modifications, but 

 the pji-oblems today are little different 

 from those of last year, the year be- 

 fore, five years ago — and there is 

 recognition of this fact. 



Journalists Get Mention 



There were 194 official delegates, 

 every county represented. For con- 



