ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN’S ASSOCIATION. 
ORGANIZATION. 
In accordance with a resolution passed at the Northwestern Dairymen's 
Association at Woodstock, a meeting of dairymen was held at Aurora, 
March 3d, 1874, to organize a State Association. The minutes of that 
meeting are taken from the files of The Elgin Advocate : 
A temporary organization was effected, and D. F. Barclay, of Elgin, LI. 
W. Mead, of Hebron, and D. G. Eldridge, of Eola, were appointed a com¬ 
mittee to draft Constitution and By-Laws, and D. G. Eldridge, of Eola, G. 
D. Henning, of Plano, I. H. Wanzer, of Elgin, H. W. Mead, of Ilebron, and 
D. Volintine, of Aurora, a committee on nomination of officers. 
In the afternoon the committee on Constitution, through D. F. Barclay, 
presented the following, which was adopted by sections : 
Section 1. This Association shall be known as the Illinois State Dairy¬ 
men’s Association. 
Sec. 2. The officers of this Association shall consist of a President, one 
Vice-President from every county in the State represented in the dairy 
interest, a Secretary and a Treasurer. 
Sec. 3. The officers of this Association shall be elected by acclamation 
at the annual meeting, to be held on the second Thursday in December in 
each year, having been previously nominated by a committee appointed for 
that purpose. 
Sec. 4. The place and time of meeting shall be designated at each 
previous meeting. 
Sec. 5. The objects of this xVssociation shall be the encouragement of the 
dairy interests in our State, with mutual improvement as relates to dairy 
interests in manufacturing and marketing the product of our dairies. 
Sec. 6. Persons may become members of this Association by the payment 
of an annual fee of $1.00. 
Sec. 7. The officers of this Association shall constitute an Executive 
Board, for the transaction of business. 
Sec. 8. The Constitution of this Association may be altered at any regular 
meeting of the Association, on giving notice at the previous meeting of such 
intention. 
