366 STATE BOARD OF AGRICUT/rURE. 



Forage— Fj. W. Risinpr. 



Police— J. M. ytcrliiiy: and Iloiiry Fialick. 



Gates awl Gale Keepers — '['lie Fimuice (/ominiltce. 



General Superintendent — VV. G. Beckwith. 



Chief Marshal— A. O. Hyde. 



Tlie committee tlieu adjourned sine die. 



GEO. W. PHILLIPS, President. 

 R. F. JouNSTONE, Secretary. 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 



In accordance witli the By-Laws of the Michigan State Agricultural Society 

 the annual election for ofiicers was held on the Fair Grounds, in the city of 

 Detroit, on Thursday, the lUth of September, 1879, Messrs. Adolf Wheeler, 



E. P. Clark, and F. Brinker being appointed the judges of said election : 

 Said judges at the close of said election made the following report: 



"Whole number of votes cast 145 



FOR PRESIDENT. 



George "\V. Phillips, Romeo 144 



FOR SECRETARY, 



R. F. Johnstone, Detroit 143 



Frances W. Noble, De troi t 1 



FOR TREASURER. 



A. J. Dean, Adrian 144 



James U. Kelley 1 



FOR MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



Abel Angel, of Bradley 144 



D. W. Howard, of Pentwater 144 



H. O. Hanford, of Plytnoutii 144 



F. M. Maiming, of Albion 144 



A.F. Wood, of Mason 144 



F.V.Smith, of Coldwater 144 



John Gilbert, of Ypsilanti 144 



J. Q, A, Burring ton, of Vassar 144 



John McKay, of Clieboygan 144 



C, A. Harrison, of Paw Paw 144 



"We hereby certify that the above named, who received the highest number of 

 votes, are duly elected, 



W, L, WEBBER, Presi(?e?i«, 

 ADOLF WHEELER, ) 

 R. P. CLARK, [judges. 



F, BRINKER. 



PROCEEDINGS AT THE ANNUAL FAIR HELD SEPT. 17, 1879. 



Detroit, Monday Evening, Sept. 15, 1879. 



The Executive Committee met at the Hussell House parlors at 7 : 30 p. m., 

 and was called to order by President Webber. 

 The roll being called by the Secretary showed a quorum present. 

 Supt. Burrington of Division C, reported that the entries in his department 



