MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY 509 



REPORT OF THE JUDGES OF ELECTION FOR THE OFFICERS OF 

 THE ASSOCIATION, HELD ON FAIR GROUNDS AT GRAND RAPIDS. 



Thursday, September 10, 1896. 



Geo. W. Stewart, Grand Blanc; A. A. Wood, Saline; and E. N. Ball, 

 Hamburg, duly appointed judges of election for the officers of the State 

 Agricultural Society, held on the fair grounds at Grand Rapids, Thurs- 

 day, September 10, 1896, do submit the following report. 



Total number of ballots cast, 30, with the following result: 



For Pivsident— William Ball 80 



" Vice President— I. H. Butterfield .30 



" Treasurer— C. W. Youiiif .30 



" Secretary— H. S. Fralick, .30 



For Members of Executive Committee. 



Term ending Januai-y, 1899. 



Eugene Fifleld .30 



L. G. Townsend .30 



F. H. Latta 30 



A. H. Zenner 30 



L. W. Barnes 30 



W. P. Custard 30 



H. D. Cutting 30 



M. P. Anderson 30 



C. E. Lockwood 30 



W. E. Boyden .30 



PROCEEDINGS OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, ANNUAL WINTER MEET- 

 ING, 1896. 



The annual meeting of the committee was called as provided in 

 the constitution, to meet at the Hudson House, Lansing, Monday evening. 

 January 11, 1897, at 8:00 p. m. 



There were present, Wm. Ball, H. H. Hinds, Eugene Fifield, C. W. 

 Young and I. H. Butterfield. A quorum no.t being present, on motion the 

 meeting was adjourned to Wednesday evening, February 21, 1897, at 

 8:00 p. m., at the same place. 



Wednesday Evening, Febkuary 24, 1897. 



The committee met as per adjournment noted above at the Hudson 

 House, Lansing, at 8:00 p. m. Meeting called to order by the president. 



There were present the following members: Messrs. Barnes, Boyden, 

 Butterfield, Cutting, Chamberlain, Dewey, Fifield, Graham. Gard, Hyde, 

 Hinds, Hardy, Kelsey. Lockwood, Latta, Lessiter, Reed, Skeels, Young. 



On motion of Mr. Lockwood, the regular order of business was de- 

 ferred to listen to a committee from Detroit. Pending the appearance 

 of the committee, Mr. G. A. Watkins of Detroit addressed the committee 

 in advocacy of increased premiums for Shetland ponies. On motion,, 

 the matter was referred to committee on premium list. 



