434 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Election 1908— 



Whole number of rotes cast 129 



Foi' President, Fred Postal received 126 



For Vice-President, L. Whitnev Watkins receive;! 127 



For Secretar}', I. H. Butteriield received 129 



For Treasurer, John McKay received 129 



For member of the Executive Committee : 



T. F. Marston received . . .<. 129 



Archibald J. Peek received 129 



A. E. Stevenson received 129 



C. A. Tyler received 129 



Nicholas J. Whelan received 129 



George Kelly received 129 



Wm. Dawson received 129 



Vincent V. Green received 129 



Lawrence W. Snell received 129 



Daniel Thomas received 129 



Each of these persons having received a majority of the whole number 

 of votes cast, was declared duly elected to the resjiective offices named. 



Signed bv F. JAY LESSITER, 



WM. E. ROYDEX, 

 SA^IUEL D. LAPHAM, 



Judges of Election. 



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The oflScers elected as above having been notified of their election, each 

 accepted the office to which he was elected except Daniel Thomas, who 

 declined to serve. 



At the annual meeting of the Executive Committee. January 12, 1909, 

 Mr. F. J. Lessiter of Clarkston, Oakland county, was elected to fill the 

 vacancy caused by the declination of Mr. Thomas. 



I. H. BUTTERFTELD, Secretary. 



FINANCE COMMITTEE. 



The Finance Committee, Messrs. Aitkeu. Fifield and IMarston, met at 

 the offices of the society on January 9, 1909. Mr. John :\[cKay. Treas- 

 urer, was also present. 



A partial examination of bills and accounts was made, but vouchers 

 and checks were not coui] tared and no report was made. 



I. H. BUTTERFIELD, Secretary. 



The President directed that the annual winter meeting of the Executive 

 Committee be held at the Downey House, Lansing, at the time named 

 in the Constitution — Monday, January 11, 1909. 



ANNUAL WINTER MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



The Executive Committee met pursuant to notice and call of the Presi- 

 dent, at the Downey House, Lansing, Monday evening, January 11, 1909, 

 at 8 o'clock P. M. 



Called to order by the President. Minutes of the last meeting read and 

 approved. Roll called. There were present — The President, Vice-Presi- 

 dent, Secretary, Treasurer, and Messrs. Marston, Peek, Stevenson, Tyler, 

 Dawson, Green, Snell, Doherty, Galbraith, Terney, Holden, Taft, Aitken, 

 Fifield. Quorum present. 



