STATE AGEICULTUEAL SOCIETY. 455 



AXXUAL MEETING. 



Thursday Evening^ Sept. 16. 



Meeting called to order at 7 o'clock P. M. at the Secretary's office. The 

 office was literally packed. It was impossible for the Secretary to make or 

 keep a record of the proceedings, and after much discussion the meeting was 

 declared adjourned to the Episcopal Eating House under the grand stand, 

 whither the crowd repaired. It was moved and adoi^ted that the President 

 appoint a committee of one from each Congressional district to nominate offi- 

 cers for the coming year, they to report at an adjourned meeting to be held on 

 the grand stand at 9 o'clock A. M. to-morrow — Friday. The President ap- 

 pointed the following nominating committee : 



1st — Eobert Gibbons, Wayne ; 



2d — Geo. C. Munroe, Hillsdale ; 



3d— A. 0. Hyde, Calhoun ; 



4tli — J. J. Woodman, Van Buren ; 



5th — Henry Fralick, Kent ; 



6th— A. B. Gullev, Ingham ; 



•rth- A. S. Stebbins, St. Clair; 



8fch — Geo. L. Burrows, Saginaw ; 



9th — Geo. Parmalee, Grand Traverse. 



"Whereupon tlie meeting adjourned. 



Friday Morning^ A. M. 



The adjourned meeting of the Micliigan State Agricultural Society was 

 called to order promptly at 9 o'clock, vrhen the Nominating Committee made 

 their report, which on motion was laid upon the table. 



On motion, proceeded to elect a President, Secretary, and Treasurer by ballot. 



The following tellers were appointed : M. E. Crofoot, Pontiac ; Cluirles D. 

 Little, Saginavr ; W. J. Baxter, Jonesville ; F. M. Manning, Paw Paw. 



VOTE FOR PRESIDEXT. 



E. 0. Humphrey, Kalamazoo - 250 



Charles Kipp, St. Johns - - - - . 244 



VOTE POR SECRETARY. 



Charles F. Kimball, Pontiac 247 



J. P. Thompson, Ada. 226 



VOTE FOR TREASURER. 



A. J. Dean, Adrian 279 



N, L. Avery, Grand Rapids 167 



On motion the following members of the Executive Committee were elected : 



Abel Angel, Bradley, Allegan county ; 



J. Q. A. Burrington, Worth, Tuscola county ; 



J. Webster Childs, Ypsilauti, Washtcnav/ county ; 



D. W. Howard, Pentwater, Oceana county ; 



R. G. Hart, Lapeer, Lapeer county : 



H. 0. Hanford, Plymouth, AVayne county ; 



