14 TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART I 



Corey, Weaver, Davis, Ferris, Tow, Curtiss, Sheldon, Hoffman, McHenry, 

 Pike, Clark, Malcolm. Noes: Cameron, Curtin and Legoe. Ayes, 13. 

 Noes, 3. 



Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, the board recessed 

 until 1:00 p. m. 



AFTERNOON SESSION 

 1:00 P. M. 



The board reconvened with the same officers and members present 

 as at the forenoon meeting. 



Mr. Sheldon moved that Mr. J. C. Beckner of Page County be elected 

 by the board as director of the Eighth District to fill out the unexpired 

 term. Motion seconded by Mr. McHenry, and unanimously adopted. 



The president declared Mr. Beckner duly elected. 



Upon motion made, seconded and carried the board adjourned to 

 meet at the call of the president. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING 

 May 11, 1922 



Immediately following the board meeting, the executive committee 

 met with the following members present: Cameron, Mullen and Corey. 



A telegram from Mr. D. V. Moore, secretary of the International As- 

 sociation of Fairs, calling attention to the hearing before the Western 

 Passenger Association in Chicago on Tuesday, May 16, on special pas- 

 senger rates to state fairs, was read by the secretary. The committee 

 authorized the secretary to attend this meeting as a representative of 

 the Iowa State Fair. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING 

 May 25-26-27, 1922. 



The committee met with the following members present: Cameron, 

 Mullen and Corey; also Directors F. E. Sheldon and J. C. Beckner. 



Mr. B. W. Garrett, clerk of the supreme court, administered the 

 oath of office to Mr. J. C. Beckner as director of the State Board of 

 Agriculture from the Eighth District. 



The committee assigned Mr. Beckner as superintendent of the admis- 

 sions department. The committee and Mr. Sheldon went over all the 

 details of the admissions department with Mr. Beckner. 



The committee employed Mr. T. H. Fogarty to construct twenty horse- 

 shoe courts for taking care of the state and national horseshoe pitching 

 tournaments. 



The committee, with Mr. Fogarty and the superintendent of grounds, 

 laid out the courts and authorized the purchase of the necessary ma- 

 terial for properly equipping same. 



The committee conferred with Adjutant General Lasher and Gov. 

 N. E. Kendall regarding the borrowing or purchasing of the two 350 k. w. 

 transformers. Inasmuch as the state was unable to close the contract 



