40G STATE F.OARD OF AGRICrLTURE. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



The committee met at Sweet's Hotel, Grand Rapids, Monday evening, 

 September 25, at 8 o'clock p. m. 



Present: Tlie president, secretary, treasurer, Messrs. Hardy, May- 

 nard, Reed, Bush, Dewey, Graham, Lessiter, Rice, Hinds, Skeels, Gard, 

 Filield. Barnes, Ball, Boyden, Waldron, Rindge. 



Superintendents reported large exhibits in their respective depart- 

 ments. 



It was moved and carried that the Mail Carriers' Band be employed 

 for evening exhibition. 



The north office of the cattle barn was designated as the place for 

 holding the election for officers. 



J. E. Barringer of Macomb county, J. W. Cochrane of Midland county 

 and John A. Hoffman of Kalamazoo county were appointed judges of 

 election. 



It was moved and carried that a caucus of the Society for the nomi- 

 nation of officers be held at the office of the president, on the fair 

 grounds, at 3 o'clock p. m., on Wednesday, September 27. Adjourned. 



CAUCUS. 



Pursuant to call, a caucus of the Society was held at the office of the 

 president on Wednesday, September 27, at :> o'clock p. m. 



William Ball was elected chairman and I, H. Butterfield secretary. 



On motion, proceeded to nominate officers to be voted for at the regu- 

 lar election, as follows: 



For president — M. P. Anderson. 



For vice president — L. J. Rindge. 



For treasurer — C. W. Young. 



For secretary — I. H. Butterfield. 



For members of executive committee for two years — E. W. Hardy, 

 Frank Maynard, F. L. Reed, S. O. Bush, H. R. Dewey, R. D. Graham, 

 John Lessiter, H. H. Hinds, F. E. Skeels, Dexter Horton. Adjourned. 



The executive committee met at Sweet's Hotel, Grand Rapids, 

 Thursda}' evening. The judges of election reported that the names 

 placed in nomination at the Society caucus had received a majority of 

 all the votes cast, and the president declared them elected. 



