MEETING OF THE SOCIETY. 189 



BuRDicK House, Kalamazoo, | 

 Tuesday, Sept. 15, 1885. \ 



The Excecutive Committee met at 8 o'clock P. M. 



President Humphrey presiding. 



Present — President Humphrey,Treasurer Dean, Messrs. Ball, Sharp, Hyde, 

 Rising, Butterfield, Lessiter, J. P. Shoemaker, CJard, Angel, Howard, Han- 

 ford, Reed, Wood, Burrington, Anderson, Gilbert, Young, Baxter, Phillip, 

 Parsons, Fralick and Secretary. 



President Humphrey stated that it had been reported to him that the 

 family occupying the club house on the fair grounds were selling liquor. 



Mr. Gilbert moved that the matter be referred to a committee, to consist 

 of the President, Messrs. Baxter and Fralick. Carried. 



The Michigan Hedge Co., of Adrian, presented a petition, asking that a 

 committee be appointed to examine into their system of hedge growing, and 

 that a medal be awarded them. 



Referred to the Committee on Rules. 



Committee adjourned. 



J. C. STERLING, Secretary. 



E. 0. HUMPHREY, President. 



MEETING OF THE SOCIETY. 



Tuesday Eve., Sept. 15, 1885. 



Pursuant to published notices, the caucus of the Society was held at the 

 Burdick House. 



Mr. Humphrey was, on motion, chosen Chairman, and J. C. Sterling, 

 Secretary. 



On motion of Mr. Sharp, a recess of ten minutes was taken. 



At the expiration of the time named, Chairman Humphrey called the 

 meeting to order. 



Mr. Fralick moved that a committee on nominations be appointed, con- 

 sisting of one from each Congressional District, or as nearly so as practi- 

 cable. 



The motion prevailed, and Messrs. Henry Gale, W. J. Baxter, A. 0. Hyde, 

 Henry Fralick, James M. Turner, Amos Root, E. W. Rising, C. W. Young, 

 D. W. Howard, Chas. Moore and J. P. Shoemaker were named as such com- 

 mittee. 



Messrs. Young and Howard asked to be excused from serving on the com- 

 mittee. 



Upon motion, they were excused, and the balance of the committee 

 requested to do the work. 



The committee retired to room 69, and subsequently reported the follow- 

 ing nominations: 



For President — Wm. Chamberlain, Three Oaks. 

 For Treasurer — A. J. Dean, Adrian. 

 For Secretary— Jos. C. Sterling, Monroe. 



