£r. - Of «<i»M vfcU'iul&fl .flnlmißl lotisonsJ 22—La noisier Farming, Saturday. May 10. 1975 Holstein Convention Slated for June Delegates from all parts of the United States will be on hand when the 90th Annual Meeting of the Holstein* Friesian Association of America convenes in Chicago on June 24 and 25. 1975. The Marriott Motor nr- r Hotel, 8501 West Higgins Road, Chicago, Illinois, will serve as Convention headquarters. Host for the three-day Convention is the Illinois Holstein-Friesian Association. A. C. “Whltle” Thomson is General Chairman. The actual business meeting will be preceded by Host Day activities and HFAA Board Meeting. Farm Tours Host Day is Monday, June 23. Activities will include a visit to Hartmann Farms, Dundee, and a tour and luncheon at Curtiss Breeding Center, Cary, Illinois. The Illinois Breeding Cooperative is working with Curtiss in hosting the lun cheon. The President’s Reception will be held that evening at the Hotel poolside, followed by dan cing. Business Meeting Convention business sessions will be conducted on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 24 and 25. Major items of business are the election of officers and directors and con sideration of the Report of the Delegates Ad Hoc Committee on Identification of Grade Holsteins, A new President and Vice- President will be elected to succeed Clifford Bailey and Gordon Newton, both of whom will have completed two consecutive terms of office. Four Directors will also be elected. Terms expire this year for Elroy Borgwardt, Valders, Wisconsin; E. Richard Lomen, Waukon, Iowa; W. 0. Payne, Dan ville, Kentucky and James M. Lewis, Hamilton, Ohio. Only Lewis is ineligible for re-election as a Director, according to HFAA Bylaws, after serving two four-year * • terms. Kip Herzog, Ad Hoc Committee Chairman will present the report on identification of gradfe Holsteins. The idea of identification .of grade Holsteins was first presented by the HFAA Board of Directors in 1973. Convention Delegates asked for more definitive action to be taken, which was done in 1974. At the 1974 Convention, Delegates again asked for further study. This resulted in the organization of a breeder-member committee which studied all aspects of grade Holstein iden tification. The current committee’s recom mendation, as follows will be the essance of Herzog’s presentation. “The committee recommends to the Delegates to the 90th Annual Convention, Holstein-Friesian Association of America, that its Board of Directors be authorized to ac tiviate the “HIS” Program in ac cordance with the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Com mittee.” Special Sessions The very popular “twilight” and “early bird” sessions, inaugurated at last year’s Convention will be repeated again this year on Tuesday and Wednesday morning and Tuesday evening. The Report of the NCDHIP Committee studying “Plans for a National Dairy Records Program” will be featured at one special session. Dr. Ned Bailey, Committee Chairman, will lead the discussion, recognizing the importance of production testing to breeders of Registered Holsteins. Topic of another special session will be the much discussed USDA-DHIA Modified Contemporary Comparisons for Progeny Tested Bulls. Dr. Frank Dickinson, Chief, Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory, of the Animal Physiology and Genetics Institute, Beltsville, Maryland, will lead the discussion and question and answer period. Other speakers scheduled during the Convention in clude the President’s Ad dress by HFAA President Clifford Bailey, which will set the tone of the Con vention; a review of the Association’s approach to a balanced breeding program by Ray Kliewer, HFAA Director of Program Development and Research; and the State of the Association Address entitled “The Association Relationship to Industry Affairs and International Agriculture” by Executive Secretary Robert H. Rumler. Charles Larson, HFAA Assistant Executive Secretary, will present a report to members on the operation of the Association and its subsidiary Holstein- Fnesian Services, Inc. As has been done in the past few years, an open forum discussion session will provide opportunity for participation by all in at tendance. The Report of the Delegates Ad Hoc Com mittee on the Identification of Grade Holsteins will be presented for discussion, as - r-- —' f-+ 'V ’’ Banquet will be held on Wednesday evening, June 29, with entertainment and dancing for everyone. Convention activitiea will come to a close with the Annual Convention Sale on Thursday morning, June 26, According to sales managers, approximately 60 head of the finest registered Holsteins have been selected to be sold at the National Convention Sale. For the first time in the history of the Convention, the sale will be held in the Grand Ballroom of the Hotel. Cattle will be assembled in a tent on the parking lot of the Hotel on Sunday, June 22nd. This will allow ample time for Con vention guests to view the cattle to be sold. Special ladies and junior member activities are also being planned by the host Illinois Holstein-Friesian 24-25 well as proposals for Reform of the Procedures for Election of Convention Delegates. On Wednesday afternoon, the 1975 National Distinguished Junior Holstein Members will be honored by the Convention and awarded plaques for their exceptional achievements. This year’s winners include Debbra Sch mitt, Sycamore, Illinois; Janice Keene, Auburn, Maine; Diana Quivey, Plymouth, Indiana; Gregory Sageser, Shelbyville, Kentucky; Craig Donoho, Bluford, Illinois and Douglas Shelmidine, Adams, New York. 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