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of the next place of meeting is a fine 
thing. Some of the discussions we have, 
and some of the word battles we have, 
are really interesting. It keeps us from 
getting too settled in our ways. It re¬ 
minds me of the Scotch couple who had 
lived together peacefully for their long 
married life. The husband was boasting 
that they had never had a quarrel and 
turned to his wife for her corroboration 
“Yes,” she said, with a sigh, “it has 
been peaceful, but oor dull.” 
If you want to see some heated discus¬ 
sions, I have no doubt we will have them 
this meeting, because I can see the pot 
boiling already. It is going to be ex¬ 
citing. 
For a great many years this Society 
met, one year after another, without very 
much result. Perhaps I should not make 
it that plain, but a number of people 
came to these meetings and dozed most 
peacefully through the reading 'of the 
papers, and went off home with no en¬ 
thusiasm and possibly not much gained 
knowledge. But the minute we got some 
discussions in, things began to happen. 
I imagine at this meeting there will be 
discussions that will keep people awake. 
When I first came to this country, I 
met an old Florida “representative” who 
seemed to be badly worn out. I asked 
him what was the matter. He said he 
had hunted hogs for five days success¬ 
fully and never found a one. This So¬ 
ciety has met for twenty-six years, and I 
leave you to judge results. This is the 
best looking crowd of orange growers, 
or any kind of people, I ever saw at one 
of our meetings before. 
ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF DELAND AND STETSON 
UNIVERSITY 
Dr. Lincoln Hulley 
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen : 
On behalf of the Mayor of the city, 
Mr. S. A. Wood, I extend to all of you 
a very cordial welcome to the city on 
this occasion. There is really no need 
for me to speak on behalf of the Mayor. 
He has an idea, however, that on public 
occasions like this he should keep out of 
it. Last week he was elected the Presi¬ 
dent of the State Bankers’ Association, 
and when led to the platform to make 
a speech accepting the honor, his remarks 
were so straight to the point and so lucid 
that a banker sitting beside me said, 
“That man is going to be a good presid¬ 
ing officer; he is clear and right to the 
point.” So there is no need in my speak¬ 
ing on behalf of the Mayor. But on his 
behalf, and on behalf of the City Council, 
I extend to you a welcome. 
But there is no need of speaking on 
behalf of the City Council. They also 
can speak for themselves, and on occa¬ 
sion they do it. 
Then on behalf of the citizens of De- 
Land I extend a welcome to vou. But 
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