vided. I here declare that I have done that to the best of my ability. I have made certain rulings. I said to carry out the wishes of this association, and in the rulings I have kept that promise in my mind. I have not made claim to being a technical parliamentarian. I have the ordinary intelligence on that subject. I have read Roberts' Rules of Order, and I have had some experience in public meetings, and I have to the best of my ability carried out that pledge. I think that when the question of what shall constitute the membership of this association arose before this organization, when the president of this society found confronting him such a conflict as has never been before this association, that the first question of importance in this organization, in the interest of every member of this organization, was, what constitutes the membership? And I ruled that the first paragraph made clear without any technicalities, waiving all technicalities. and there were plenty of technicalities in that, that where there were state food departments that the constitution unquestionably made those persons members, but when persons came on appointment from the governor they were eligible, and that I would hold, for the purpose of securing the right membership in this association, and put it to a vote of this association to determine for themselves whether those persons were eligible for membership or to vote on election, and I submit that the vote you have taken this afternoon in rejecting Mississippi affirms my ruling on that question. Had I not ruled in that way I should have been compelled to have omitted Mississippi, and I submit that your very vote has affirmed my action in that mat ter. Now, I was accused here this afternoon of delaying this meeting for partisan reasons. I do not think I have been a partisan. I have strong convictions in this matter. But I did not do it deliberately, and I will give you the reason. I have carefully read Roberts' Rules of Order, and in reading that-I will turn to it now-it is there, that it is customary and usual for the presiding officer to delay the calling of a meeting and not call it strictly on time. Had I rushed in here at two o'clock and called this meeting to order and certain members had not been here I should no doubt have been accused of being unfair and pushing this matter without reason. To protect the rights of every member of this association I delayed this matter for fifteen or eighteen minutes, and I did it deliberately and for that purpose. Now, on the matter of ruling on certain questions, I held up the manual of parliamentary practice and read from this, and I have been answered to the effect that it has not been adopted by this association. But in my effort to carry out the wishes of this convention I resorted to Roberts' Rules of Order for guidance, which is recognized and adopted in nearly all parliamentary bodies, and if that is unfair, gentlemen, I am unfair. I may not have understood all the parliamentary rules, and if you accuse me of lack of ability to do these things, or of parliamentary knowledge, I assume no responsibility, but when a gentleman on the floor of this convention imputes to me dishonorable motives I claim the privilege to resent that imputation and to give the reasons for my resentment. Dr. Dillon: Mr. President, I want to offer a resolution at this time if I may. "RESOLVED, THAT THE SENSE OF THIS ASS'N. IS THAT, WHEREAS THE CLOSING SESSION OF THIS ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN A STRENUOUS ONE AND MOST TRYING ON THE PRESIDING OFFICER, WE THEREFORE EXTEND TO THE OUTGOING PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY OUR SINCERE THANKS FOR THE CONSCIENTIOUS AND PAINSTAKING MANNER IN WHICH THEY HAVE DISCHARGED THEIR DUTIES AS THEY HAVE SEEN THEM." Mr. Wright: I second the resolution, and move that the association do deference to the retiring president by its adoption by a rising vote. (Seconded.) The motion was thereupon put by the chair, and carried unanimously by a rising vote. Mr. Kracke: Mr. President, on behalf of the committee on publication I wish to say that the committee has met, and they are of the opinion that probably the best method to pursue would be to publish the proceedings at Mackinac and the proceedings of this year in one volume. It will be quite a saving. I understand from Dr. Ladd that there is but one copy of the proin existence, ceedings of the Mackinac convention in which is about to be returned to him from the printer. I therefore move, so that Dr. Ladd will feel authorized to turn it over, that Dr. Ladd be authorized to turn it over to the chairman of the committee on publication, and that when the minutes of this convention are completed they also will be turned over to the chairman of the committee on publication so that we may receive bids for the printing. It is our recommendation to have these minutes published at the very earliest possible moment. Dr. Woods: I second the motion. The motion was thereupon put by the chair, and carried unanimously. Mr. Kracke: As soon as these copies are received back from the printers they will be filed with the secretary as his record. President Flanders: Are there further reports of committees? Mr. Barnard: The has a report to make. President Flanders: The chairman of the committee on sanitary law asks the chairman the following question: "Shall I read this report?" It is somewhat lengthy. committee on the sanitary law Shall I read it? Dr. Woods: I move that it be read by title and considered a part of the proceedings and passed over to the secretary for printing. (Seconded.) The motion was thereupon put by the chair, and carried unanimously. President Flanders: Are there further reports of committees ? Dr. Woods: Mr. President, by unanimous consent again, you know I live away up in th northeast corner of this country. We have the finest stretch of seacoast for about 500 miles in a straight line that there is in America. There is no question about that, there is no boast about it; it is merely a fact. We have the sea and mountains combined as it is nowhere else on this continent. Now, I would like some time to ask this association to go to Maine if in the judgment of the people that are here we are not so far away, geographically, that the journey is an impossible one. Of course it is not any farther from Denver to Maine than it is from Maine to Denver, but more people would have to travel that way. We have met in Portland, Oregon. It is not so hard to get to, so far as the number of states are concerned, because of the larger number of states lying east of the Mississippi river. I am not asking you for an expression of opinion to go to Maine, but I would like to see the hands of those here who think Maine is within the geographical reach of this association. (Hands up.) I thank you. Mr. Cannon: Mr. President, there being no further business to transact, I would like to move that this convention do now adjourn, with the closing words of my invitation to you to come to Denver-"Thank God we are alive." (Laughter.) President Flanders: You have heard the motion of the gentleman from Colorado. Is there a second to the motion? Is that a motion to adjourn sine die? Mr. Cannon: Yes, sir. President Flanders: You have heard the motion of the gentleman from Colorado that we now adjourn sine die, with the expression on our lipe that we thank God we are alive. The motion was thereupon put by the chair, and carried. (THE END.) DR. HARVEY W. WILEY. * * * Commissioner Mains thinks of buying one of those ticklers for his back yard. * * * For the first time in years the business of the Association was in the hands of its membership. * * * Commissioner Ladd laid his model food law out for inspection but failed to enter it for a prize. * * * Now if South Dakota's Dr. Cook said he had discovered the North Pole it would be different. * * * Slates will be made and Slates will be broken, but it is worth while to get a chance to vote one's choice. * * * Benzoate won because backed by science. Other scientific questions must furnish the same credentials. * ** President Emery had his guns loaded to the breech, but was hardly prepared for the explosion which followed. The Iowa State Fair called Commissioner H. R. Wright home, but not before the fight was practically finished. Well, well, well! Wiley's erstwhile ambition to become Secretary of Agriculture received another severe jolt. * * * In that auto ride we felt almost a speaking acquaintance with the millionaire senators, Guggenheim, Patterson and Teller. * * * The refrigerator on top of Mt. McClellan was not half as chilly as a certain disappointed faction after they found they represented a minority of those present at the convention. * * * The menu card at the complimentary dinner would have thrown a woman's club into frantic fits but the viands served belied their official title so an ambulance was not needed. * ** The American Medical Association (i. e., the ringsters of Reed's stripe that run it), and the National |