188 MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Wood, Young, Hanford, Chamberlain, Angel, J. P. Shoemaker, Gilbert, Gard, 

 Tlising, Ball, Hyde, Parsons, and the Secretary. 



Mr. Fralick moved and it was supported, that the annual election be held at 

 the President's office on the Fair grounds. Carried. 



Messrs. Dwight F. Smith, Jackson; Frank Little, Kalamazoo; 0. H. Hilton, 

 Paw Paw, were duly elected judges of election. 



Mr. Will Terry, of Constantiue, claimed to have mailed an entry on August 

 29, which had not been received by the Secretary. Mr. Crestal saw him mail 

 the entry. 



Mr. Baxter moved that the matter be put in form of an affidavit and the 

 affidavit of the j^arty who saw him mail the entry be taken and the entry then 

 accepted. The motion prevailed. 



It was voted to have published 5,000 catalogues of the Art Exhibit. 



Moved and supported that a committee of five be appointed by the chair to 

 draw up suitable resolutions of sympathy for Messrs. Sterling and Smith, who 

 are absent ou account of sickness. 



The motion prevailed, and the chair announced as such committee, Messrs. * 

 Baxter, Fralick, Phillips, Dean, and Hanford. 



The Committee subsequently reported as follows: 



Whereas, Our old and valued friends, J. M. Sterling and F. V. Smith, are unable to 

 attend the present State Fair; the first, by reason of a broken leg, and the last by severe 

 sickness; therefore, 



Resolved, That we hereby extend to them our sincere sympathy and most earnestly 

 hope that they may be soon restored to their accustomed health and strength, and suf- 

 fer no permanent disability. 



Resolved, That we greatly miss their wise council, their efficient aid, and their ever 

 genial presence, as for many years they have been present at every gathering of the 

 Executive Committee and exercised a leading influence in making our annual Fairs a 

 success. We have come to regard them as a necessary part of the State Agi-icultural 

 Society, and without their presence, council, and advice, any State Fair or meeting of 

 this committee wiU necessarily seem incomplete. 



(Signed), W. J. BAXTER. 



HENRY FRALICK, 

 GEO. W. PHILLIPS. 

 A. J. DEAN. 

 H. O. HANFORD. 



The report was adopted unanimously. 



A number of late entries were reported. 



It was moved and supported, that the rule governing such entries be strictly 

 adhered to. Carried. 



Supt. Butterfield stated that a bull had been entered in his department in the 

 name of a firm, also in the name of a member of the firm. 



Mr Butterfield understood that the rules would j)revent an individual mem- 

 ber of a firm from entering an animal belong to such firm, in his own name, 

 and moved that the rules be so construed. 



The motion prevailed. 



A motion to reconsider was then carried, and a lengthy discussion had on the 

 question. 



Mr. Butterfield's motion was again carried. 



Mr. O'Niel, of Kalamazoo, asked that supply wagons be admitted to the 

 grounds free. On motion, tabled. 



Ad journed. 



E. HUMPHREY, President. 



J. C. STEELING, Secretary. 



