FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE; 



legislation concerning our interests 

 during the next season, I would like 

 to make a motion that the Executive 

 Committee (the Vice-President and 

 Secretary of most Associations are con- 

 sidered the Executive Committee), 

 with the five Vice-Presidents and Sec- 

 retary of this Association, act as the 

 Legislative Committee, with authority 

 to call on any member of the Associa- 

 tion that they desire to help before the 

 legislature or on any work concerning 

 legislation. 



Mr. Dadant — I don't believe we want 

 so many; I believe Mr. Moore said he 

 thought we should have the President, 

 the five Vice-Presidents and the Sec- 

 retary; I believe we should put that 

 In the hands of, say, three men. 



Mr. Stone — The Executive Commit- 

 tee are the President, Secretary and 

 Treasurer, by virtue of their offices. 



Mr. Dadant — I believe we should 

 have the President, Mr. E. J. Baxter, 

 of Nauvoo, Illinois; Mr. James A. 

 Stone, Secretary, Springfield, and Dr. 

 A. C. Baxter, one of our members at 

 Springfield (for our Legislative Com- 

 mittee). Dr. Baxter is right here in 

 Springfield and knows a great many of 

 the men here; he has lived here a good 

 while; he and Mr. Stone are here all 

 the time. Mr. Stone has taken care of 

 a great many of these little things and 

 it is a burden on him, and Dr. Baxter 

 is willing to serve on this Committee, 

 and I believe he would be a valuable 

 man to' have; he is a man in whom 

 we can have confidence. 



Mr. Dadant — I make a motion that 

 we name our President, Mr. E. J. Bax- 

 ter; our Secretary, Mr. Stone, and Dr. 

 A. C. Baxter to nrake our Legislative 

 Committee: I don't think we could 

 possibly do better. 



Mr. Kildow — I second the motion. 



Mr. Moore — I will withdraw my mo- 

 tion. 



Pres. Baxter — You have heard the 

 motion that your President, your Sec- 

 retary and Dr. Baxter constitute the 

 Legislative Committee for the ensuing 

 year, with power to appoint others in 

 case they need any assistance; do you 

 accept that? Are you ready for the 

 question? All those in favor say, aye; 

 contrary, no. 



Motion carried. 



Pres. Baxter — Now, Ladies and Gen- 

 tlemen, there is another important 

 committee that was spoken of in the 

 address yesterday, that is, a commit- 



tee to co-operate with cortimittees of 

 other associations — "And still another 

 very important matter that I wish to 

 call your attention to is the necessity 

 of co-operation between the various 

 Public Industrial, Educational and 

 Philanthropic Associations of the state 

 in matters of general interest, and as 

 a means to that end I would recommend 

 this' association mtotgVflhmhmhmhm 

 that this Association name a commit- 

 tee to work in conjunction with com- 

 mittees of other Associations with that 

 object in view." 



A motion to that effect will be in 

 order. ^ 



Mr. Moore — I make a moijion that the 

 Legislative Committee be authorized to 

 co-operate with Committees of other 

 Associations in regard -,tp matters per- 

 taining to legislative business. 



Motion seconded and caj'ried. 



Pres. Baxter — There is another mat- 

 ter I want to bring to youij- attention, 

 and that is in regard to setting a day 

 for our next annual meeting. We want 

 that day left open as much as possible 

 so that we can co-operate with So- 

 cieties of surrounding states,' forming 

 a circuit, so that we can have speakers 

 of prominence attend one meeting and 

 then the next and so on, that we m.ay 

 get as much valuable information at 

 as little possible expense as can be 

 done, and if you see fit to allow your 

 Executive Committee to' choose, a day 

 we will so arrange matters that we 

 may co-operate in that way. Wfta^ 

 is your pleasure in the 'matter? 



Mr. , Kildow — I would suggest you 

 leave that to your Committee, ahd at 

 the same time I would suggest that 

 you miss the Odd Fellows' day; to get 

 in the circle is a good idea all right. 



Mr. Bowen — The Odd Fellows ar'e an 

 av/fully nice lot of people but we do 

 hate to have them crowd us out of 

 bed; we used to take advantage of the 

 Odd Fellows' week because we got re- 

 duced rates; that is a thing of the past; 

 we don't have to tie ourselves down to- 

 Odd Fellows' week. 



Pres. Baxter — I believe the' sugges- 

 tion is good, and if you leave it to your 

 Executive Committee we'^ill do every- 

 thing in our power to have it at a 

 convenient time. j 



Motion seconded and c^:lTied. 



Mr. Stone — The Executive Committee 

 were instructed last year at our meet- 

 ing to set a day and, when we considered 

 everything, they left it to the Secre- 



