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they went along. The fellow sitting by him said to him, 

 ''Sambo, how do you do that?" ''Oh, Boss," he says, "that 

 is easy enough if you get on to it. Of course it took a good 

 many years to bring this about, but then I can do it." The 

 passenger looked over in the branch of some trees, and 

 there was a hornets' nest. He said, "Just flick that hor- 

 nets' nest, will you?" "Oh, no. Boss," said the darkey, 

 "Fse not goin' to do anything of the kind." "Why not. 

 Sambo?" "Oh," he says, "Dey is organized." And that 

 is the way we are down here on the convention, and I am 

 sure that this convention has brought about co-operation 

 and organization that will mean much good not only for 

 us that are going through this period of time, but also for 

 those that will follow us. 



I do believe indeed that the demonstration and the 

 lectures that we have had from the National Dairy Coun- 

 cil, of the younger generation in the schools is something 

 worth while and will live on, and in conclusion let me say 

 I am very happy and very thankful to have had the privi- 

 lege to be chairman of the Convention Committee of the 

 Chamber of Commerce, and for the courtesies shown me 

 by the officers, and for the spirit of co-operation, which has 

 been one hundred per cent; and if you don't decide to come 

 to Harrisburg let me close by saying that you may come 

 back to Galesburg. (Great applause.) 



Toastmaster: I think Hawkinson has made a good 

 speech, but I think he is over-modest. Everybody tells me 

 he has been instrumental here, in making this convention 

 go over big. 



They tell that the children up in the Province of Not- 

 tingham were a considerate lot of children. A little boy's 

 grandmother died. Following her death he wrote a let- 

 ter to the angels: "Dear Angel: When grandmother ar- 

 rives, please furnish her a harp ; she is short-winded and 

 can't play a bugle." I tell that story that it may offer a 

 suggestion to the following speakers. It seems a shame 

 to saddle this on to Louie, who is one of our hosts of the 

 evening, but I assure you there is no one here that I would 

 take more pleasure in introducing than the president of the 



