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delighted with the "gilt edge" of every proposition presented. The "golden' ' 

 thoughts that have dropped have not "Lumbard" your minds ; "but," have 

 given you "food" for reflection which will be borne away as a beautiful "Ro- 

 sette" and carefully treasured, and profited by in the future. You will carry 

 with you many happy remembrances of this meeting, prominent among which 

 will be the hospitable treatment which has been accorded by the ladies and 

 gentlemen of this beautiful little city, and will not soon forget the important 

 lessons which have been taught by those who have addressed you, and by the 

 interchange of thought upon the questions that lie closest to your hearts, 

 while we cannot do less than wish this good people the eminent prosperity 

 which they so richly deserve. 



Toast—" Our Times." 



Response, H. T. Clendening. 



Let me say in reference to this association, I don't know that I can ex- 

 press what I wish to better than in the language of a distinguished citizen, 

 in these words : " Ladies and gentlemen, I expected to be pleased before I 

 came, and I have b^en better pleased than I expected to be." I say heartily 

 in behalf of the citizens of this village that we have been much pleased and 

 instructed by your exercises, and we trust, gentlemen, that your experience 

 has been so pleasant in our midst that we may prophesy your return to our 

 town at no distant day. 



Toast—" Our Hosts." 



Response, C. F. Dexter. 



As the hour is late and the audience is probably wearied, I will be very 

 brief and say that our hosts have proven themselves hosts indeed on this oc- 

 casion. Good night. 



Thus closed the Tenth Annual Convention of the Association, which will 

 pass into history as being the most successful meeting it has ever held. 



