124 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



Election of Officers. 



Chairman : The election of officers is next in order. Mr. 

 Joseph Newman is Chairman of the Nominating Committee. 

 Mr. Caven, will you take the chair please. 



Mr. J. Newman : I beg leave to report the following names : 

 President, Mr. L. N. Wiggins of Springfield; for Vice President, 

 Mr. Joseph Newman of Elgin ; Directors, E. Sudendorf , Clinton ; 

 J. P. Mason, Elgin ; C. T. Gilkerson, Marengo, and John Lynch, 

 Olney; for Treasurer, A. F. Jensen, Effingham, and for Secre- 

 tary, Geo. Caven, Chicago. 



Chairman: Gentlemen, you have heard the report. What 

 is your pleasure? 



It was moved and seconded that the gentlemen named by the 

 Committee be unanimously elected for the ensuing year. 



Mr. Newman : I would like to make a suggestion, I think 

 it wiser to put a younger man in for your Vice"President. 



Mr. Caven : If Mr. Newman will give me that list and Mr. 

 Wiggins will take the chair I will cast the ballot. 



Chairman : Mr. Newman puts it on the ground that he is 

 an old man and should be excused. He has not acted like an old 

 man around some of these conventions. However, I feel that I 

 am a younger man than some of you here and have had the honor 

 of this office for some years, and I had hoped that the Committee 

 would see fit to put some one else in this office which they have 

 kindly honored me with again. 



It has been four or five years that I have endeavored to fill 

 the chair and get these meetings together but I have always been 

 ably assisted. It is a great honor and I appreciate it and want to 

 thank you, and all I can say if you will look over the short com- 



