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of the Register and Tribune, for the purpose of discussing a plan to 

 select the most beautiful girl in the state of Iowa who is to be queen of 

 the 1922 fair. 



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After a lengthy discussion a tentative plan was agreed upon whereby 

 the Register and Tribune would promote the contest and select the most 

 beautiful girl in each county in the state. From the county winners was 

 to be selected one girl to represent each congressional district. The 

 eleven girls representing the congressional districts to be brought to the 

 Iowa State Fair, and the queen of the fair to be selected from this group 

 of eleven girls. 



The committee agreed that the fair management would pay the ex- 

 penses of the eleven girls to the fair providing the expenses did not ex- 

 ceed five hundred dollars; the Register and Tribune to pay all other ex- 

 penses and to promote the contest through their daily papers. 



The committee also discussed the proposition submitted by A. H. 

 Headlough, secretary of the National Horseshoe Pitchers' Association of 

 the United States. The committee agreed that they would recommend 

 that the board appropriate one thousand dollars to be offered for the 

 National Horseshoe Pitching Tournament in 1922 to be conducted at the 

 Iowa State Fair. The secretary was instructed to write Mr. Headlough 

 to forward the contract and also the budget covering the other expenses 

 that the state fair management would be expected to take care of in put- 

 ting on the tournament. 



MEETING OF AUDITING COMMITTEE 



October 20, 1921 



Members present, Sheldon and Reeves. 



The committee passed upon all bills that were paid by the secretary, 

 with the approval of the executive committee, since December 8, 1920. 

 The committe also approved payment of all the unpaid bills on file. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING 

 October 21, 1921 



Committee met with Cameron, Mullen and Corey present. 



The executive committee met with the program committee from the 

 County Fair Managers' Association at the Savery Hotel, for the purpose 

 of planning the program for the County Fair Managers' and the State 

 Agricultural Convention to be held in Des Moines on December 13 and 14. 



The secretary presented to the committee a brief statement showing 

 an estimate of the financial condition of the treasury when all bills were 

 paid. 



The committee instructed the secretary to withdraw $20,000 from the 

 savings account and place same to the credit of W. W. Morrow, treasurer, 

 account and to take out a certificate of deposit for the $20,000, dating 

 same from October 2. 



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