ANNUAL MEETING. 39 



BOARD MEETING, FAIR GROUNDS, SEPTEMBER 20, 1901. 



The Indiana State Board of AgTiculture met in the Directors' 

 room of the Administration Buihling on the Fair Grounds. 



There were present all the officers and momhers of the Board. 



Tlie committee heretofore appointed to arrange a program and 

 invite speakers for the McKinley memorial reported the following 

 program, which was canned out on yesterday: 



The lutliana State Board of Agriculture has appointed the uudersigued 

 committee to arrange suitable services on the death of our lamented 

 President, William McKiidey. 



The committee unanimously agreed on the following program: 

 On Thursday, September li)th, at 1:30 p. m., appropriate memorial 

 services will be held on the State Fair Grounds. Suitable music will be 

 furnished l)y Sousa's Band. 



Orations on the life and death of the Nation's chieftain will be deliv- 

 ered by the Hon. .John L. Griffiths and Frank B. Burke. The memorial 

 services will be in addition to the regular program of tlie day, which will 

 be caiTied out. 



E. .J. RO BISON, 

 AARON JONES, 

 MASON NIBLACK, 



Committee. 



On motion the report of the committee was concurred in and 

 the committee discharged. 



On ifiotion of jNIr. Thompson, duly seconded, the matter of the 

 purchase of the lo-i acres of land owned by Mrs. Theresa H. 

 Smith and now occupied by the Board under a lease, be made a 

 special order for tomorrow morning. 



The Board then adjourned. 



JAMES E. McDonald, 



President. 

 CHARLES DOWNING, 



Secretary. 



