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The President, Treasurer, Secretary, Business Committee and Transporta- 

 tion Committee were, upon motion, appointed a committee on temporary 

 location. 



President Palmer then announced the following Committees and Super- 

 intendents : 



Business — Franklin Wells, Constantine; John C. Sharp, Jackson; I. H. 

 Butterfield, Lapeer. 



Transportation — James M. Turner, Lansing; Eugene Fifield, Bay City; 

 J. C. Sterling, Monroe. 



Reception — Wm. Chamberlain, Three Oaks; A. 0. Hyde, Marshall; H. 0. 

 Hanford, Plymouth. 



Programme — Geo. W. Phillips, Eomeo; I. H. Butterfield, Lapeer; John 

 C. Sharp, Jackson. 



Printing and Advertising — A. J. Dean, Adrian ; J. C. Sterling, Monroe ; 

 Franklin Wells, Constantine. 



General Superintendent — H. 0. Hanford, Plymouth. 



Chief Marshal— Eugene Fifield, Bay City. 



Executive Superintendents — Cattle, I. H. Butterfield; Horses, G-. W. 

 Phillips; Sheep, D. W. Howard; Swine, M. J. Gard ; Poultry, J. Q. A. 

 Burrington; Miscellaneous, F. Hart Smith; Art, M. P. Anderson; Music, 

 M. P. Anderson ; Children's Department, Wm. Chamberlain ; Needle 

 Work, Wm. Chamberlain ; Manufactures, Henry Fralick ; Agricultural, 

 A. F. Wood; Machinery, H. K. Dewey; Farm Implements, C. W. Young; 

 Dairy Department, J. P. Shoemaker; Vehicles, F. L. Eeed ; Bees and 

 Honey, N.J. Kelsey; Forage, John Lessiter; Horticultural, L. D. Watkins; 

 Gates, Wm. Ball ; Police, N. J. Kelsey. 



It was then moved and supported that the matter of raising funds for the 

 Society be referred to the Business Committee with power to act. 



Carried. 



Upon motion, Ex-President Hyde was appointed Acting President with 

 power to act for President Palmer during his absence. 



Upon motion, adjourned. 



T. W. PALMER, 

 J. C. Sterling, President. 



Secretary. 



Council Chamber, ) 

 Jackson, April 24, 1889. ) 



The Executive Committee met pursuant to the call of the President. 



Roll called. Present: President Palmer, Treasurer Dean, Messrs. Hyde, 

 Shoemaker, M. Hanford, Lessiter, Fifield, Smith, Reed, Wood, Turner, 

 Gard, Butterfield, Watkins, Anderson, Wells, and Secretary. 



Chairman Turner, from the Committee on Legislation, reported that the 

 Committee had secured the passage of a bill to enable the Executive Com- 

 mittee to locate the Fair permanently at any meeting of that Committee. 



Col. Shoemaker and Mr. D wight Smith, of Jackson, asked that the 

 question of permanent location be postponed thirty days, or until the 

 annual meeting of the Society. 



