PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL 



CONVENTION OF THE ILLINOIS STATE 



DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION HELD 



AT EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS, 



JAN. 16, 17, AND 18, 



1912. 



TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 16, 1912. 



The Thirty-eighth Annual Convention was opened by the 

 President, Mr. J. P. Mason, at 10:30 A. M. 



Mr. Mason : The first thing on our program this morning 

 will be the invocation by the Rev. J. G.- Reynolds. 



Rev. Reynolds : Will you all stand. Almighty God, our 

 Heavenly Father, we thank Thee that we can come before Thee 

 this morning, we thank Thee for this cold weather, we thank 

 Thee for this sunshine, we thank Thee for all these things and 

 we thank Thee for all that Thou hast sent to us. 



May we come before Thee with a grateful heart. We pray 

 that Thou mayest be with us in this Convention, that Thou wilt 

 direct us in everything that is done May we learn how to raise 

 better stock, may we learn how to produce better milk, may we 

 learn to make better butter. We pray that the Increased pro- 

 duction in the consumption of milk may decrease the consump- 

 tion of booze. Bless this State, bless this country, bless those 

 who have assembled here in Convention today and may 

 Thy spirit be round about them and save us for Jesus' sake. 

 Amen. 



