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said, 'If you squeeze it, it talks/' ''What does the dolly- 

 say, does it say mama?" the lady asked. "No, it is one 

 of these modern dolls, if you squeeze it, it says, 'Oh, Boy'." 

 (Laughter and applause.) 



Seriously, I had a tribute to the modern dairy cow, all 

 written, but I am sure if I should attempt to give it after 

 these eloquent words of our dear old departed friend, Mr. 

 Marple, all the chairs would break down. I think prob- 

 ably I had better wait till next year and give it at Har- 

 risburg or somxe other Burg where the meeting is held. 

 (Applause.) 



Toastmaster: Professor Fraser is about the last man 

 I expected to go wrong (laughter). 



The Illinois State Dairymen's Association as well as 

 the commercial institutions of this country, our schools, and 

 other similar institutions, have found themselves turning 

 now and then to an organization in this state, in this na- 

 tion, which to some is not very well known. I think, how- 

 ever, here no lengthy introduction need be indulged in, for 

 most of us who have been to some of the clubs or have 

 been somewhere where you have heard the two ladies 

 from the National Dairy Council speak this week. I take 

 pleasure at this time in introducing Miss Coons, who will 

 do her stunt at this time. 



Miss Gladys Coon then gave a National Dairy Council 

 demonstration talk on dairy and allied foods, as given to 

 boys and girls in the educational work the Council is do- 

 ing in a national way through such representatives. The 

 demonstration was received with interest and attention, as 

 were her other lectures given during the week of the State 

 Association meeting. (Applause.) 



Toastmaster: We will now hear from Major Wilson 

 Henderson, of Galesburg, and president of the local Dairy 

 Association. Major Henderson. 



Major Wilson Henderson : Mr. Toastmaster, ladies 

 and gentlemen: I assure you I was not chaplain in the 

 army, I wasn't bugler, either. I have the honor to repre- 



