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Ky., and arranged to do so immediately after the meeting in Chi- 

 cago on February 17th, 18th and 19th. 



The committee and Mr. Curtin arranged to attend the meeting 

 of the Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota Racing Circuit at Sioux 

 City, February 11th and the congress of the American Trotting 

 Association in Chicago on February 17th, and the attraction meet- 

 ing in Chicago on February 18th and 19th. 



The committee, Mr. Curtin, the architect and the engineer 

 visited the grounds for the purjjose of locating the subway under 

 the track. It was agreed to locate same so that the east wall 

 would be 32 feet west of the bleachers and the same to pass under 

 the track at right angles with the track. 



The application of Wm. E. Morton, secretary of the Standard 

 Jack and Jennet Eegistry of America, for recognition of said as- 

 sociation as standard by the Iowa Department of Agriculture, 

 with other communications from Dr. A. S. Alexander, president 

 of the National Association of Stallion Registration Boards, and 

 Wayne Dinsmore, secretary of the National Society of Record As- 

 sociations, was brought to the attention of the committee. The 

 evidence on file showed that the Standard Jack and Jennet 

 Registry has published Vol. I. It has been recognized as standard 

 by the National Association of Stallion Registration Boards, and 

 the secretary of the National Society of Record Associations was 

 of the opinion that the same recognition should be given it as had 

 been given the Tennessee registry book. Therefore, the commit- 

 tee resolved to recognize said book as standard and the secretary 

 of the Iowa Department of Agriculture was directed to add this 

 book to the list recognized by the department and to issue certifi- 

 cates of pure breeding to jacks registered in said book. 



The committee held a conference with the following ladies who 

 had interested themselves in the Women and Children's Building 

 and the features to be carried out in the building during the 1914 

 fair: Mrs. Mary T. Watts, Mrs. Charles Breiiton, Mrs. A. M. 

 Deyoe, Mrs. A. E. Kepford, Mrs. 0. 0. Smith, and Dr. Lenna 

 j\Ieans. The following departments and the superintendents to 

 be in charge of same, were decided upon : 



General Superintendent of Building — Dr. M. N. Voldeng, Cherokee. 

 Rural School Department — Mrs. A. M. Deyoe, Des Moines. 

 Babies' Health Contest — Mrs. Mary T. Watts, Audubon, 



