214 ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



DIRECTORS' MEETING 



The directors of Illinois Dairymen's Association met at 

 Joliet February 23 in Hotel Monroe, during the State Farmers' 

 Institute. Directors Joseph Newman, G. H. Gurler, L. A. 

 Spies, L. N. Wiggins, and \Y. R. Kimzey and Treasurer 

 Coolidge and Secretary Caven were present. The minutes of 

 the previous meeting were read and approved. 



The annual reports of the Secretary and Treasurer were read 

 and on motion the President appointed Directors Gurler and 

 Long to audit the reports and approve them if found correct. 

 (Later the two Directors met in Elgin and received, examined 

 and approved the reports.) 



President Newman brought up the matter of the January, 

 1906, convention and on motion duly made and seconded, the 

 President was directed to appoint a committee of three, himself 

 being one member, to decide on a location for the annual meet- 

 ing and fix the dates. The other two members of the committee 

 were L. A. Spies and Secretary Geo. Caven. 



(This committee later decided on January 16, 17, 18, 1906, 

 as the dates, and Effingham as the place for holding the con- 

 vention.) 



On motion duly made and seconded the directors approved 

 the action of the officers in providing two medals in the dairy 

 cow test at the Illinois state fair of 1904 and authorized the giv- 

 ing of two similar medals at the 1905 state fair. 



The election of a Secretary and a Treasurer was taken up. 

 On motion duly made and seconded the President cast the ballot 

 of the directors for Geo. Caven as Secretary for the ensuing 

 year. On motion duly made and seconded the President cast 



