ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 19 



cheerfully and with no regrets. Everyone who has worked with 

 me during these five years has been very considerate and helpful 

 and whoever is elected in my place I can assure the hearty co- 

 operation of all interested, which always brings success. 



Change of Name. 



Our association is incorporated as the Illinois Dairymen's 

 Association. On taking up the duties of President I found it 

 was known as the Illinois State Dairymen's Association, and its 

 printed matter was printed that way. The secretary and myself 

 have gone over the records and books and cannot find that any 

 change was ever made. I have personally examined the records 

 at Springfield and no change was ever certified to there. 



I would suggest a resolution be introduced changing the 

 name to include the word State, and your directors be instructed 

 to have the change made legally, and thus use the same form of 

 name as other state agricultural associations do. 



APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES. 



There is a very important committee which I will not over- 

 look at this time, but the other committees I will appoint some 

 other time. That important committee I mentioned is the com- 

 mittee on membership. 



This Association receives an appropriation of $1,500.00, and 

 from that has to print its report each year, which is quite expen- 

 sive, and the mailing of them out to the members costs about 12 

 cents a copy, and we also use it for necessary business, but we 

 never have used it for these annual meetings, they have to pay 

 for themselves, and hence is not a charge to the State. This 

 membership fee of $1.00 entitles you to the report of last year 

 and also this meeting's report when printed. 



I will appoint on this committee : 



