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A communication from the officers of the Tri. State Fair Association, was 

 read and accepted. 



On motion, the secretary was instructed to extend the hospitality of the 

 society to the officers of the Tri. State Fair Association. 



Mr. J. M. Sterling read a communication from Mr. J. Huff Jones of Detroit. 



Mr. Philo Parsons then read a letter from Gen. U. S. Grant, acknowledging 

 receipt of an invitation to attend the fair, and signifying acceptance if possible. 



Upon motion, the meeting adjourned. 



GEO. W. PHILLIPS, President. 



J. C. STERLING, Secretary. 



HiBBAKD House, Jackson", ] 

 Wednesday Evening, Sept. 21, 1881. \ 



A meeting of the Executive Committee held this evening was called to 

 order at 8 o' clock by President Phillips and the following named members of 

 the Board were found present : President Phillips, Treasurer Dean, Messrs. 

 Sterling, Rising, Hanford, Cobb, Hyde, Fralick, Manning, Smith, Burring- 

 ton, Chamberlain, Parsons, Angel, Harrison, Gilbert, McKay, Beckwith, Bax- 

 ter, and the Secretary. 



Minutes of Tuesday evening's meeting read and approved. 



The President reported number of dinner and attendants' tickets given out 

 Tuesday and Wednesday as follows : 



Dinner tickets, Tuesday 245 



" " Wednesday 210 455 



Attendants' tickets, Tuesday 1,032 



" " Wednesday 1,275 2,307 



Mr. Baxter offered the following, which was accepted and adopted : 



At a fair held at Jackson some four or more years since, a premium offered for the 

 best span of working horses of a particular weight was awarded under protest and 

 the Executive Committee sustained the protest and the award was withheld. The 

 party entering the protest claimed the premium, but the Awarding Committee had 

 not made such a report as justified any award by the Executive Committee, and the 

 matter dropped. The protestant has always felt aggrieved, and on several occasions 

 has endeavored to get a hearing, but so far without success. I move that a special 

 committee of three be appointed to examine into the matter, and that the party 

 protesting be permitted to appear before them, and to bring in the statements of 

 the Awarding Committee which made the award, and such other testimony as he 

 may desire, and that the committee make a full report at the winter meeting that a 

 final, and if possible, a satisfactory disposition may be made of the whole matter. 

 Committee appointed by the President as follows: Messrs. A. O. Hyde, F. M. Man- 

 ning, and H. O. Hanford. 



The committee appointed to receive affidavits of gentlemen whose entries 

 were received after time for entries to close, reported in favor of accepting 

 entries made by Dr. Orr, of Caro. 



On motion the report was accepted and adopted. 



Treasurer Dean reported total gate receipts for Monday, Tuesday, and Wed- 

 nesday as 86,325 75-100, including receipts from grand stand. 



Miss Minnie H. Brow, Superintendent of Children's Department, reported 

 all work of awarding committees in that department completed. Total 

 awards, $15.00; and checks for premiums drawn and ready to be delivered. 



Miss Brow further reported as Superintendent of Division N (needle 

 work), that the awards in that department were all made and books turned 



