ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN S ASSOCIATION. 



DIRECTORS' MEETING. 



The Directors met for the purpose of organizing and selecting a place for 

 the next annual meeting. 



H. B. Gurler, of De Kalb, was elected President ; W. R. Hostetter, of Mt. 

 Carroll, Vice-President ; R. P. McGlincy, of Elgin, Secretary, and J. H. White, 

 of Aurora, Treasurer. 



The following invitations were received : 



Aurora, III., December 8th, 1885. 

 To the Board of Directors of the Illinois State Dairymen's Association. 



Gentlemen : You are invited and earnestly requested to hold your annual 

 convention the coming year at Aurora, Kane County, Illinois. We hereby ten- 

 der you the hospitality of our city, pledging you the courtesies usually extended 

 this Association, and feeling that we may be materially benefited by your ac- 

 ceptance of our invitation, we would respectfully urge upon your honorable 

 body its careful consideration. As most of your number are aware, this is the 

 third successive year this invitation has been extended this body, and we feel 

 it should at this time receive your special consideration. 



Yours respectfully, 



On behalf of the Mayor and many citizens. J. H. White. 



Mt. Carroll, III., December 4th, 1885. 

 The Carroll County Stock-Growers' Association extends a cordial greeting 

 to the Illinois State Dairymen's Association, and invites them to hold their next 

 annual meeting in the city of Mt. Carroll, 111. 



E. Bailey, President. 

 A. B. Hostetter, Secretary. 

 On behalf of the Carroll County Stock-Growers' Association. 



We, the undersigned, citizens of Mt. Carroll and vicinity, invite the Illinois 

 State Dairymen's Association to hold their next annual meeting in our city. 

 We promise to do all in our power to make this meeting in our city pleasant and 

 profitable, and will furnish a suitable hall for holding the meeting free of charge 

 to the Association. 



Leo Phillips, Geo. L. Hoffman, Mayor. 



Lichty & Steukemiller, O. P. Miles, A. M. , 

 Col. Dan Bawden, H. Ashway, 



G. W. Nycum, Thos. S. Ennis, 



Samuel J. Campbell, Joseph Warfield, 



W. S. Cramary, Dresbach & Hollinger, 



Carroll County Herald, Holman & Ludwick, 



per Frazer. F. W. Nohe, 

 McKenney Bros., Geo. R. Christie, 



E. Hostetter, A. Van Patten, 



K. Rinedallar, H. B. McCracken, 



J. D. Nesbitt, J. W. Miller, 



A. B. Hostetter, E. C. & J. A. White, 



G. C. Kenyon, Vandagrift & Hallett, 



G. M. Whirrett, D. O. Blake, 



J. H. Bushey, A. R. Bowman, 



B. Lepman & Son, E. Kerhels, 



C. Lang, E. T. E. Becker, 

 Wm. H. Wilde y, Thomas D. Davis, 

 A. A. Foster, G. F. Beecher, 

 N. H. Haldman, J. C. Gelwicks, 

 Joseph Spealmar, J. G. Blake. 



