The Illinois Agricultural Associution Record 



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Th* niinois Agricultural Association RECORD is 



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Director of Information, C. L. Mast, Jr.; Editor. 

 Merrill C. Gregory, on leave of absence with the 

 United Stoles Army; Assistant editor, Creston 

 Foster; Director of Advertising, C. M. Seagraves, 

 on leave of absence inrith the U. S. Navy. 



Illinois Aqricnltnral 

 Association 



Greatest State Farm Organization 

 in America 



OFFICERS 



President, Earl C. Smith Detroit 



Vice-President Talmage Deirees Smithboro 

 Corporate Sec, Paul E. Mathias Hinsdale 



Field Sec Geo. E. Metzger Chicago 



Treasurer, R. A. Cowles Bloomington 



Asst. Trees., A. R. Wright Varna 



Comptroller, R. G. Ely Chicago 



General Counsel, Donald Eirkpatrick 



Chicago 



BOARD OF DIRECTORS 



(By Congressional Districts) 



1st to 11th Harrey W. Adair, Chicago Hts. 



12th R. E. Peddicord, Marseilles (deceased) 



13th Homer Curtis, Stockton 



14th Otto SteUey, Stronghurst 



15th Ronald A. Holt. Galva 



I6th Albert Hayes, Chillicothe 



I7th Charles Lauritzen, Reddick 



I8lh W. A. Dennis, Paris 



19th Charles B. Shuman, Sullivan 



20th K. T. Smith, Greenfield 



2Ut Dwight Hart. Tayloryille 



22nd Alvin O. Eckert, Belleville 



23rd Chester McCord, Newton 



24th Lyman Bunting, EUery 



2Sth August G. Eggerding, Red Bud 



DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS 



Doirr Markating _ WUirsd Sliaw 



Fruit' ond Vayalobl* Markating L. t. Colni 



Grain Marketing _ Ccorg* H. Iftnsr 



Lit* Slock Markating _ _S. F. Rusaall 



Office _ _ C. E. Toliniton 



Organisation O. D. Brisiendon 



Produce Morkoliag _ „ F. A. Gouglor 



Publicity C. L. Matt. Jr. 



Reeearch and Taxation L. H. Simerl 



Rural School Rolationa lelin K. Cox 



Saioty C. M. SoagiOTM (on looro U.S.N.) 



Solos Sorrico W. P. Sandiord 



Soil Improvemont John R. Sponcor 



Transportation-Claims G. W. Baxtsr 



Young People's Activities Ellsworth D. Lyon 



ASSOCIATED ORGANIZATIONS 



Country Liie Ins. Co. Dave Mieher. Mgr. 



Farmers' Mutual Reinsur. Co.. I. H. Kelker, Mgr. 



ni. Agr. Auditing Asan C. E. Strand. Mgr. 



ni. Agr. Mutual Ins. Co.. .Jl. E. Richardson. Mgr. 



ni. Agt. Service Co Earl C. Smith. Pros. 



Donald Kirkpatrick. Sec. 



m. Co-op Locker Service Dana Cryder. Pres. 



ni. Farm Supply Co. C. H. Becker, Mgr. 



ni. Fruit Growers' Exchange.- L. L. Colvis, Mgr. 



ni. Grain Corporation Frank Haines, Mgr. 



ni. Livestock Mktg. Assn.-H. W. Trautmonn, Mgr. 



ni. Milk Producers' Assn Wilired Shaw, Mgr. 



ni. Producers' Creameries ..J. B. Ceuntiss, Mgr. 

 ni. Wool Mktg. Asm. S. F. RusseU, Sec.-Mgr. 



To advance the purpose for which the Fann Bureau was 

 organized, namely, to promote, protect and represent the 

 business, economic, social and educational interests of the 

 farmers of Illinois and the Nation, and to develop agriculture. 



NOVEMBER. 1944 



V0liDIIIfE22^]nneER lO 



NOV 3 1944 



30th Annual Meeting 



of lAA and Associated 

 Companies Nove 27-DeCe 1 



As the Record goes to press Oct. 18, 

 all of the program plans for the 30th an- 

 nual meeting of the Illinois Agricultural 

 Association and associated companies, 

 Nov. 27-Dec. 1, in the Hotel Sherman, 

 Chicago, have not been completed. Be- 

 fore Nov. 1, however, all details are ex- 

 pected to be arranged and Farm Bureau 

 members will be informed of the de- 

 velopments through press releases to 

 their local Farm Bureau publications, the 

 weekly and daily papers. 



Those who are planning to attend the 

 lAA annual sessions can be assured that 



the program committee plans to have 

 several outstanding speakers of nation- 

 wide reputation who will bring worth- 

 while messages on some of the serious 

 and vital problems confronting farmers 

 today. 



As in past years, the associated com- 

 panies will hold their annual meetings 

 during the first days of the convention, 

 Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 28 and 

 29. 



There will be a program of entertain- 

 ment Wednesday night, and the lAA 

 general sessions will open Thursday 

 morning, Nov. 30. Group conferences 

 will be held Thursday afternoon, and 

 there will be an lAA general session 

 Thursday night. 



The lAA general session will be re- 

 sumed Friday morning, Dec. 1, and ad- 

 journment will come Friday afternoon. 



NOVEMBER, 1944 



