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PROCEEDINGS AND REPORTS. 229 



HiBBARD House, Jackson, ) 



Tuesday Evening, Sejjtemlier 20, 1887. f 



The Executive Committee met at 7:30 P. M. 



President Chamberlain in the chair. 



Roll called: Present, President Chamberlain, Treasurer Dean, Messrs. 

 Rising, Hanford, Ball, Lessiter, Sharp, Hyde, Reed, Smith, Burrington, 

 Wood, Turner, Shoemaker, J. P., Shoemaker, M., Howard, Young, Butter- 

 field, Gilbert, Anderson, Wells, Phillips, Fralick and the Secretary. 



Treasurer Dean reported gate receipts for Monday and Tuesday, 1702.50. 



The Secretary reported an entry from Mr. Wright Hawkins, received after 

 time named for entries to close. 



Upon motion it was voted that Mr. Hawkins be granted all the privileges 

 of other exhibitors, save the right to compete for premiums. 



Messrs. Baxter, Shoemaker, M., and Butterfield were appointed a commit- 

 tee to draft suitable resolutions upon the death of Messrs. James Bailey and 

 G. W. Griggs, ex-Presidents of the Society. 



A protest of Messrs. Farrell and Godfrey, against the stallion "Young 

 Contest " as not being a registered horse, was read and upon motion tabled. 



Superintendent Howard stated that Messrs. Dunham and Wooden, of Con- 

 cprd, Mich., had entered a lot of Lincoln sheep in his department, and that 

 this breed of sheep were not named in the premium list. 



Mr. Butterfield moved that the sheep be considered ineligible to entry. 

 Carried. 



Adiourued. 



WM. CHAMBERLAIN, 



President.. 



J. C. Sterling, 



Secretary. 



Jackson, September 20, 1887. 



Pursuant to published notice, the annual caucus of the Society was held 

 at the Hibbard House this evening. Mr. Wm. Chamberlain was chosen 

 Chairman and J. C. Sterling elected Secretary. 



It was moved and supported that the Chairman appoint a Committee on 

 Nominations to consist of one member from each Congressional District, or 

 as nearly as practicable. Carried. 



The Chair appointed as such Committee Messrs. Henry Gale, W. J. Baxter, 

 Michael Shoemaker, Henry Chamberlain, Henry Fralick, James M. Turner, 

 I. H. Butterfield, J. P. Shoemaker, Samuel Johnson, Eugene Fifield, and 

 "Wm. McCreery. 



The Committee reported, nominating Hon. Franklin Wells for President. 

 Mr. Wells declined and upon motion the report was recommitted to the 

 Committee. 



The Committee then reported the following nominations: 



For President, A. 0. Hyde, Marshall ; for Treasurer, A. J. Dean, Adrian ; 

 for Secretary, Joe. C. Sterling, Monroe; for members of the Executive Com- 

 miteee, M. J. Gard, Volinia; D. W. Howard, Pentwater; H. 0. Hanford, 

 Plymouth; Eugene Fifield, Bay City; A. F. Wood, Mason; Franklin Wells, 



