TENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK- PART VI 259 



A communication from ]\Ir. Grant Stahl, Diagonal, Iowa, relative 

 to inspection of foods at the various eating places at the state fair 

 grounds during the fair, was presented by the secretary and on 

 motion, duly seconded and carried, was referred to ]\Ir. Wright, 

 State Dairy and Food Commissioner. 



Secretary presented communication from the Towa Equal Suffrage 

 Association relative to a Woman Suffrage Day at the fair, etc. On 

 motion of INIr. Curtin communication was ordered placed on file and 

 further action upon same referred to the executive committee with 

 power to act. 



A communication from the North Iowa Fair Association at Mason 

 City was read, i-elative to the acceptance of exhibits arriving at a 

 later hour than provided in the rules, that exhibits mi<rht be 

 held longer at tlieii" fair which they desirt^l to hold the week of the 

 opening days of the Iowa State Fair. Motion was offered and car- 

 ried that no exception to the published rules be granted. 



The advisability of having an Editorial Day at the fair, upon 

 which day the editors of the state should be the guests of the fair 

 management, was discussed at length, and on motion, final action 

 was referred to the executive committee with power to act. 



Secretary Simpson read to the board a communication from gen- 

 tlemen who had charge of thr government exhibit and demonstra- 

 tion work for tht> Reclamation Service at the last fair, asking that 

 the $200.00 paid for space occupied by said exhibit be refunded. 

 On motion of ^Fr. Ledgerwood the request was not granted, and 

 the secretary was instructed to so notify them. 



Secretary' presented communication from ]Mrs. iNlartha Baber of 

 Avon. Iowa, claiming damages to the amount of $50.00 on account 

 of injuries received by the falling of the temporary seats placed in 

 the assembly tent for use at the program on Soldiers' Day. On mo- 

 tion of ]\rr. Curtin, duly seconded by ]Mr. Olson, the communica- 

 tion and claim was referred to the executive committe with power 

 to act. 



Secretary presented communication and claim from ]Miss K. 

 Baumgartner of AVest Union, low^a. with reference to the loss of 

 certain articles of fancy work sent for exhibit at the last fair. On 

 motion of Mr. Johnston, duly seconded by Mr. Reeves, the com- 

 munication and claim was referred to the executive committee for 

 settlement Avith full power to act. 



On motion of IMr. Johnston, the board adjourned until 1 :30 p. m. 



