92 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 



''Daddy, don't go to any shows where the women are 

 dressed in tight clothes," and they wasn't. (Laughter.) 

 Now, folks, you will be through tomorrow and we 

 will return back to our homes and to our different work. 

 I want to thank all you folks in Galesburg; it has been a 

 very happy and profitable time for us, and we hope it has 

 been for you. (Applause.) 



Toastmaster: Mr. O'Hair is a Sunday school teacher 

 at home, but he isn't there now. (Laughter and applause.) 

 They say Mark Twain was making a speech one time, and 

 at the close of the speech a lawyer who had charge of the 

 program shoved his hands deep down into his pockets and 

 said, ''Doesn't it seem queer to you that a humanist would 

 make such a funny speech?" And Mark Twain made this 

 reply : "Doesn't it seem sort of funny that a lawyer would 

 have his hands in his own pockets?" (Laughter.) 



This gentleman I am about to introduce I wouldn't 

 have accused him of having his hands in other folks' pock- 

 ets, but the secretary of a chamber of commerce and dozens 

 of other organizations has to reach the people's pockets 

 and the people's hearts, and I think you people here in 

 Galesburg know more of J. Willis Peterson than I do, and 

 we will let him speak for himself at this time. 



Mr. J. Willis Peterson (Secretary Galesburg Chamber 

 of Commerce): Mr. Toastmaster, ladies and gentlemen: 

 When I was first delegated to take part on this program I 

 rather had the idea that perhaps I was to impress upon 

 the audience tonight that they were entirely free to enjoy 

 all privileges, to enjoy a very humorous and enjoyable 

 entertainment throughout the entire evening, and to get 

 you prepared for such a program, but I now realize that 

 that part has already been taken care of, so then again I 

 thought that perhaps I was delegated on the program to 

 make a speech, but after looking over the program I de- 

 cided that that was not my part on the program, and going 

 the entire list down on the program I really thought that 

 perhaps the only part that I was supposed to take on this 

 program was really to be introduced, stand up and allow 



