FIFTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART I 43 



The committee decided to create a department of Public Health 

 and ask Dr. G. H. Sumner, secretary of the State Board of Health, 

 to act as superintendent of same. 



The committee also decided to adopt the score card recommended 

 by the American Medical Association for the baby health contest 

 and to employ six paid judges in this department. 



The committee decided to assign the old art building for school 

 exhibits at the 1914 fair and the old woman's rest cottage, to be 

 known as the Boys' and Girls' Club Work building, the latter to 

 be used to house the exhibits of boys and girls club work, provided 

 for in the school exhibits premium list, and for demonstrations of 

 home canning clubs and other club work. The building to be under 

 the direction of E. C. Bishop, superintendent school exhibits de- 

 artment. 



The committee authorised the secretary to make contract with 

 V. Whittington, secretary of the Des Moines Motor Cycle Eacing 

 association for the use of grand stand and track on March SOtli, at 

 the usual rental of $100 per day. 



The following special da3's were set for the 1914 fair : 



Wednesday and Thursday, August 26-27, Preparation days. 



Friday, August 28, Children's day. 



Saturday, August 29, Des Moines day. 



Sunday, August 30, Music day. 



Monday, August 31, Implement Dealer's day. 



Tuesday, September 1, Soldiers' and Pioneer's day. 



Wednesday, September 2, State day. 



Thursday, September 3, Live Stock Parade day. 



Friday, September 4, Automobile day. 



The proposition of the Thomas D. Murphy company. Red Oak. 

 Iowa, to make a special hanger, 21x30, showing all the perrri 

 1 uildings in colors, was accepted. The first 10,000 to cost $i.vjw. 

 .'.dditional thousands of future orders at the rate of $70 per 

 thousand. The workmanship to be first class and the plates to 

 remain the property of the department of agriculture. 



The committee agreed to share the cost of three speed Vv-agons 

 with Minnesota, "Wisconsin, Illinois, Oklahoma and Texas state 

 fairs, to be used in putting on pacing team races at above fairs. 



The committee and architect agreed on the following changes 

 in the plan of the Women and Children's building. 



Put in additional bracing in roof of porches. Place three steps along 

 ■.out one-half the length of each porch, instead of one step full length 

 to avoid making fill. Put in brick flue in kitchen in north wing of 

 building. 



