FIFTY-THIRD ANNUAL CONVENTION 55 



the town in the same condition they found it, and in some 

 respects I hope they will not leave it in the same condition 

 they found it. I hope they will have left some good to 

 you, something that will be a lasting benefit to your com- 

 munity. 



There are a number of individuals who have had to do 

 with the development of the Illinois State Dairymen's Asso- 

 ciation. When I speak of old members I think about J. P. 

 Mason, who cannot be here, and I think of Newman, and I 

 think of George Caven, who has arranged our programs for 

 over a quarter of a century, and we think of some who have 

 passed out. We think of our beloved Mr. Marple, and we 

 think of some others who have contributed to the Illinois 

 State Dairymen's Association, and what is to be contributed. 

 If you will look down the list I think you will begin to real- 

 ize the intellectual is about to happen, and if it does not 

 turn out I am not going to be responsible for what happens 

 next. It is customary to say that no soul is saved after the 

 first five minutes of talk. Now the speakers might bear 

 that in mind. We do not want these folks to walk out, Mr. 

 O'Hair. You are the next Speaker? We don't want them 

 to walk out. They would not walk out for courtesy. We do 

 not want them to feel like the story of the man who walked 

 up in front of a theatre and said I want to go in there, my 

 wife is in there with a strange man and the manager said 

 ''Be still. You go to the back door and I will have them 

 come out," and the manager went in and announced "there 

 is a man out here who is very much excited and he says his 

 wife is in here with a strange man, and if you are you had 

 better come out quietly," and eleven couples arose and 

 passed out. 



The story is told of a minister who on one occasion 

 only delivered a sermon that was ten minutes long and he 

 explained that the balance of his sermon was chewed up 

 by his dog. After his service he met a good friend of his 

 who did not belong to his church and he said 'Tastor, I 

 heard of your misfortune today." He said "Have you got 

 any pups of that dog. I would like to take one and give it 

 to our minister." 



