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secretaries' headquarters. I think it would be a fine thing. The 

 only thing is somebody would have to be there to keep an open 

 house, which I am sure could be done, and would be a nice thing. 

 If they don't I will be glad to have you at the speed department. 



The Secretary : My idea in this thing was to have this organiza- 

 tion appoint somebody to be there and take care of that booth, and 

 also take care of that particular department. At the Minnesota 

 fair they had a quartet while I was there. They had the booth in 

 the center of a large building where they had an orchestra, and the 

 secretaries came there and registered and received many courtesies 

 extended through the state board. They were brought there and 

 were kept in touch with that particular place. I think that the 

 headquarters should be at such a place where the secretaries and 

 their wives, and all of them, could come together and be accessible 

 to the people. 



Mr. Simpson is here. Did the county fairs have a booth in 

 which they could assemble while you were at the Minnesota state 

 fair? 



Mr. Simpson: No, I don't think so. 



The Secretary: Maybe that was inaugurated after your time. 

 My thought was to have it in Floral Hall or in the Administration 

 building. I saw one or two booths empty in that building and it 

 seems to me that it would be a fine thing to use one of those booths, 

 and it would help us along very much. 



The Chairman : It occurs to me that the proper thing would be 

 to have a headquarters of the county and district fair managers in 

 the Administration building and some one in charge of the room — 

 perhaps the officers of the state association, and the secretary could 

 be in attendance during the week and lend such assistance as pos- 

 sible to the visiting secretaries of the state. I thing the suggestion 

 is a good one and that can be disposed of by a motion if there are 

 no further remarks on th^ matter. 



Mr. Montgomery: I move you that Mr. Lauer take charge of 

 that booth at the state fair. 



The Chairman : Excuse me, but I think it would be well to of- 

 fer a motion that such a booth be established provided it is agree- 

 able to the Board of Agriculture. That would be the first thing, 

 and then it is another matter to name some one to take charge of it. 



C. N. Nelson (Bedford) : Wouldn't it be necessary to have a 

 committee to wait on the state fair officials to see whether such a 

 booth could be had ? 



