ANNUAL MEETING. 21 



The President stated that the object of the meeting was to con- 

 sider a proposition made by a committee of Odd Fellows, which 

 proposition was read by the Secretary and is as follows: 



Odd Fellows agree: 

 First. Parade on Tuesday. 



Second. Hold prize drills on Fair Grounds, hours 9:30 to 12:30, 

 Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday and Saturday, if necessary. 



Third. Pay $1,000 on or before award of prizes, to be applied on prizes. 

 Fourth. The following shall have free admission to the grounds: 



1. Members of the Executive Committee. 



2. Members and Officers of Sovereign Grand Lodge. 



3. All Patriarchs Militant in complete uniform. 



4. Grand Lodge, Grand Encampment and Rebekah Assembly Officers. 



The above proposition was discussed at length by the members of 

 the committee, and statements and suggestions were made by Mr. 

 W. H. Leedy, Secretary Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows. 



After which, on motion of Mr. Claypool, duly seconded, it was 

 ordered by the Board that the Indiana State Fair be held on the 

 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st of September, 1901, and that 

 the proposition of the committee of the Grand Lodge of I. O. 

 O. F. of Indiana be accepted by the unanimous vote of the com- 

 mittee. I 1, . h , .! -J 



The request of the Indianapolis Brewing Company to remove its 

 building on Pennsylvania street opposite the Denison Hotel, to the 

 Fair Grounds, on motion of Mr. Thompson, duly seconded, was re- 

 fused. 



JAMES E. McDonald, 



President. 

 CHARLES DOWNING, 



Secretary. 



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