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PRES. EARL SMITH 

 "The coDTentioa will 

 please be in order" 



MAYOR KEUY 

 Thank you for coming 

 . . come back again" 



CORP. SECY MATHIAS FIELD SECY METZGER 

 Reported on achievementa Reviewed the year's 



TREAS. ROBT. COWLES 

 Added up the figures 



VICE-PRES. DEFREES 

 Read for the President 



PINOCHLE AND CHINESE CHECKERS 

 Mason county representatives (left), left 

 to right around the table, are Farm Adviser 

 Watson (with cigar), C. Nelson Womer, 

 Tom Isaacs and C. I. Martin. 



Henry county's checker experts (below) 

 are, left to right, Ellis Kirk. William Bis- 

 mark, Quincy Kenmiis, Ira Urick. Chas. 

 Pritchard. and Gilbert Brown. > . - 



UVESTOCKMEN — 

 (below) penned 

 auctions. Miss 



Frances Wenckus 

 took notes, lAA Di- 

 rector Ihrig pre- 

 sided, Carl lohnson. 

 DeKalb county, led 

 discussion. 



THE 4 NIGHTHAWES 

 Drew many an encore . . . made 

 music to please everyone. 



lively 



Bill Umbach, Mason 

 county (below), was awak- 

 ened early to go to WLS 

 with friends. They found the 

 studio full of lAA delegates 

 despite the early hour. 



VERMIUON DELEGATES 

 visit the soda fountain before 

 retiring. 



