218 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



RESOLVED, That the thanks of this Association are hereby tendered 

 to Secretary Wilson, through the Chief of the Dairy Division of the U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture, for sending its representative, Mr. J. H. 

 Monrad, to attend this annual meeting, and for the efficient work being 

 done in behalf of dairy husbandry in the United States, and be it further 



RESOLVED, That this Association desires to express its appreciation 

 of the efficient service of Mr. J. H. Monrad while Secretary of this State 

 Dairymen's Association, and gratefully acknowledge the great value of 

 that service so cheerfully contributed to the upbuilding of dairy interests 

 of this state, and 



RESOLVED, That the thanks of this Association are hereby tendered 

 to the citizens of Galesburg and to the county officers of Knox County, 

 for the courtesies extended to our organization, and for the cordial wel- 

 some we have received. We also extend our grateful thanks to all of 

 those who have contributed papers or taken part in the program and helped 

 in the musical entertainment in any way to make the meeting a grand 

 success. 



Respectfully Submitted, 



JOSEPH NEWMAN, 

 N. W. M'LAIN, 

 S. G. SOVERHILL. 

 The attention of the president was called to the fact that the resolu- 

 tions as they stood would leave it for any one to attend to carrying out the 

 provisions and he therefore appointed the following gentlemen to be a 

 committee of three — a legislative committee: Hon. Isaac L. Ellwood of 

 DeKalb, Mr. H. B. Gurler of DeKalb, and Mr. John Newman of Elgin. 

 Scores of butter were read by the Secretary, Mr. George Caven. 



OFFICERS ELECTED, 



The report of the committee on nominations was submitted as fol- 

 lows : 



Mr. Hopkins: I move that the secretary cast the ballot of the asso- 



