MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 369 



Superintendent of Needlework Department reported: 



To the Executive Committee: 



Gentlemen — 



I paid out for help |118 05 



Amount of premiums offered 424 00 



Amount of premiums awarded 293 00 



No. of entries 515 00 



I recommend that the premium list be revised and that it be distinctly 

 understood that in no case a premium be awarded for any article in 

 excess of the value of the article itself. 



WM. DAWSON, 

 Superintendent of Needlework. 



Report received and referred to the premium list committee. 



The Superintendent of Art Department reported: 



Port Huron, Mich., January 1, 1906. 



To the Officers and Members of the Executive Committee of the Michigan 

 State Agricultural Society: 



Gentlemen — As superintendent of art, state fair, held at Detroit, 

 Mich., September 11 to 16, inclusive, 1905, I submit to you my report of 

 division N, class 60, 61 and 62, entry number 1,298 to and including 

 1,448. Total number entries, all classes, 400. 



We were favored with a very fine loan exhibit from some of the best 

 artists in the State as well as outside, and the best class of work, which 

 added largely to the display. For this we are under obligations to 

 Prof. A. H. Griffith, Miss Clara Dyar and Miss Helen Plumb of Detroit. 



While the total expenses in this dei>artment were larger than previous 

 years, I believe the unusual expenditure has so distributed knowledge of 

 the department among the people of the State that the benefits will ex- 

 tend to the present and even succeeding jears, which I believe its value 

 will warrant the extra expense. 



We are also under obligations to the citizens' state fair committee, 

 of Detroit, to Prof. Carlo Remanelli and the citizens of Detroit, for 

 the presentation to this department, the busts of J. L. Hudson, chair- 

 man of the citizens' committee, and I. H. Butterfleld, our secretary, 

 and the tablet to his honor, George P. Codd, mayor of the city of De- 

 troit. 



I have no special recommendations to make at present. 



All of which is respectfullv submitted. 



BYRON E. HALL, 

 Superintendent of Art. 



Report received and referred to the business committee. 



No report was received from the Horticultural and Needlework De- 

 partments. 

 47 



