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admirable manner, supplied to the convention, audience room 

 for its sessions, store rooms for its exhibits, music for its enter- 

 tainment, hotel accommodations for its members, and in every 

 way made provision for the comfort, convenience and pleasure 

 of its delegates and strangers in attendance, the appreciation 

 and gratitude of this association are hereby extended. 



Resolved, That to Mrs. B. F. Hazen, and the young ladies 

 assisting, the convention is indebted for the artistic rendering of 

 several selections of music, by which the audience was enter- 

 tained and delighted; and in this convention we desire to em- 

 phasize our appreciation and admiration of the phenomenal voice 

 and graceful performance of the child songstress, Miss Fern 

 Frazer, as also to the fine quintet under the direction of Capt. 

 Becker. 



Resolved, That to the several railroads which have extended 

 the courtesy and favor of reduced fare to and from this conven- 

 tion, the thanks of this association are extended. 



Resolved, That in the public press, to the powerful influence 

 of which much of our present success is due we recognize the 

 universal teacher, the ablest educator of the masses the lever of 

 moral and material achievement, and the herald and help of an 

 ever advancing cizilization ; and to the local press of Mt. Car- 

 roll, the agricultural and dairy press, and the country news- 

 papers of Illinois, whose energies have been freely spent in the 

 advancement of those interests and industries which we strive 

 to uphold and promote, the hearty thanks of this association are 

 most cordially extended. 



All of which is respectfully submitted . 



J. G. Lumbard, Chairman, 

 G. H. Monrad, 



D. W. WlLLSON, 



John Boyd, 

 N. E. Dillie. 



The Secretary: "I would desire to add to this report of the 

 committee on resolutions the following : ' This association re- 

 turns most heartfelt and sincere thanks to these gentlemen who 

 have taken such an interest in this meeting of the association as 



