36 TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART II. 



tution and by-laws, said committee to report back at the next annual 

 meeting of the Iowa Fair Managers' Association to be held in Decem- 

 ber, 1923. 



President Estel : You have heard the motion which has been 

 seconded. All in favor of the motion signify by saying aye. Con- 

 trary no. The motion is carried. 



Motions were then made that the Auditor's, Secretary's and Treas- 

 urer's reports be received and placed on file. Carried. 



President Estel : We have requested that the fair secretaries 

 send in questions for a question box to be discussed this morning. 

 The Secretary will read the first question. 



Secretary Wilkinson : The first question is, "How many fairs 

 are able to pay the extra cost of the night show proper from the 

 night receipts of the fair?" 



President Estel : Let's see the hands of all those who paid. I 

 see various members made a profit. How many of those here lost 

 on their night show ? Let's see your hands. Two. 



Mr. Henry: We staged a circus at Indianola with home talent. 

 We won out on that. 



In the circus we had forty girls on horseback riding horses from 

 around over the county, donated to us. The girls all worked free of 

 charge. We had to send to Chicago for the costumes at a cost of 

 $669. Everything else was donated. We took in $2,595 at the eve- 

 ning show. We had people come from other counties and they 

 thought it was a great show. For the circus horses we used a pair 

 of horses off a coal wagon that hauled coal all day and practiced 

 every night for five weeks. We had high school boys and high school 

 girls and they did very well. 



Mr. Gray: I saw Mr. Henry's show and it certainly was a very 

 big show, but I was wondering how many counties in the state had 

 as enthusiastic people who would devote the time to put on a show 

 of that kind. 



Mr. Eaton: Would you ask for a show of the fairs that made 

 money out of evening shows and those that did not? I would like 

 to see what proportion of fairs of the state gave no evening shows. 



President Estel : Will you please raise your hands ? There are 

 nine that gave no evening shows. 



Mr. Williams : I would like to ask the Secretary how many men 

 actually keep an account and invoice of expenses so you know from 

 the time your gates open until your show is over just what your 



