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Mr. Mason : "We will now go on with our business ses- 

 sion. The annual election of officers comes next, the report of 

 the nominating committee and then the Resolutions." 



Mr. Nelson : ''Mr. President and Directors of the Illinois 

 State Dairymen's Association, the Nominating Committee sub- 

 mits to you the following officers for the ensuing year : 



J. P. Mason, for President. 



H. C. Horneman, Vice President. 



H. P. Irish, Farina ; S. B. Smith, Springfield ; Ben Schertz, 

 Roanoke; John B. Newman, Elgin, and Louis Nielson, Gales- 

 burg, as Directors." 



Mr. Marple : ''Mr. President, I move you that the report 

 of the Nominating Committee be received and that the secre- 

 tary be authorized to cast the ballot for the officers named in 

 that report." 



Motion seconded and carried. 



Mr. Mason : "Is the chairman of the Resolution Com- 

 mittee here?" 



Mr. Caven : "Mr. Newman was appointed Chairman of 

 that Committee but he w^as obliged to leave and requested me to 

 make the report of the Committee on Resolutions. 



WHEREAS, This Forty-Third Annual Convention is the 

 best gathering ever held by this Association, 



BE IT RESOLVED, That we heartily thank the citizens 

 of Danville, the Mayor, Chamber of Commerce, and especially 

 the Secretary, Mr. P. L. Wills, the Press of the city and the 

 Committee of Business Men who have worked sO' incessantly 

 to make pleasant as well as profitable our stay in this city; 



That we also extend our thanks to the speakers for their 

 contributions to our splendid program ; 



That we also extend our thanks to the exhibitors of dairy 

 and creamery supplies, dairy cattle, dairy produce. 



