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Contractor was also instructed to leave off canvas covering on 

 the second story porches and to place this canvas on the two en- 

 closed porches on the first floor. 



The committee received the following bids for furnishing screens 

 and installing same on all exterior doors and windows, also the 

 second story openings of enclosed porches in accordance with plans 

 and specifications furnished by Architects Smith and Keffer. 



BIDS ON SCREENS, WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S BUILDING. 



K. T. Burrowes & Co., by Whitloek & Turner, Des Moines $ 1,330.00 



J. E. Lovejoy, Des Moines 1,236.00 



Watson Mfg. Co., by E. W. Stone. Des Moines 975.00 



The contract was awarded to the Watson Manufacturing com- 

 pany, E. W. Stone agent, at $975. 



The committee and Mr. Curtin took up the matter of bidding 

 for the trotting and pacing divisions of the AVestern Breeders' No. 

 1 Futurity. Secretary was instructed to submit a bid of $300 for 

 both, or $300 for the trotting division and nothing for the pacing 

 division. 



The committee met with Miss Edith M. Robinson, registrar of 

 the Registered Nurses Registry association, and Miss McCarthy, 

 chairman of the committee of Visiting Nurses, for the purpose of 

 making arrangements with the above association to take charge of 

 the day nursery in the Women and Children 's building. An agree- 

 ment was reached whereby the department is to furnish the per- 

 manent equipment, such as ice box, stove, chairs, beds and mats, 

 tables, etc.; the nurses' organization to furnish all cooking utensils, 

 bedding and minor supplies. Said association is not to charge to 

 exceed 15c per hour for the care of children, and to receive for 

 their compensation the entire receipts collected for the care of 

 children. 



The Secretaiy was instructed to make up a list of furnishings for 

 the Women and Children's building and to confer with architect 

 Smith relative to light fixtures for this building. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 



JUNE 5, 6, 1914. 



Members present Cameron, Olson, Corey and Director Mullen. 



Mr. R. E. Hankinson of De Soto, Kan., met the committee and 

 submitted his proposition for auto polo for the period of seven 

 days. The committee accepted his proposition for a consideration 



