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The committee met with Mary T. AVatts, chairman of the Baby 

 Health Contest Committee, and agreed upon the classification and 

 prizes for the baby health contest at the 1912 Iowa State Fair : . 



It was also agreed that the department would furnish suitable 

 quarters for the contest, pay the railroad fare of judges not to 

 exceed $25.00, and pay for stationery, postage, etc., not to exceed 

 $25.00. Mrs. Watts consented to act as Superintendent of the con- 

 test and stated that the Mothers' Congress would provide the 

 necessary assistants and that the Iowa division of the American 

 Medical Association would furnish judges and trained nurses to 

 judge and care for the babies, all to serve without expense to the 

 department. 



The committee met with George M. Weaver and R. D. Lancas- 

 ter, president and secretary respectively of the Greater Des 

 Moines Kennel Club, and made a proposition for a dog show at 

 the 1912 Iowa State Fair, to be held under the auspices of the 

 Greater Des Moines Kennel Club. 



The bill of the Underwood Typewriter Company for a new ma- 

 chine amounting to $70.53, and the balance due the Des Moines 

 Electric Company amounting to $358.23, were allowed and war- 

 rants ordered drawn. 



The committee visited the grounds to investigate the need of 

 additional land east of the swine pavilion for camp grounds for 

 the swine and sheep exhibitors, also to look over the land pur- 

 chased by the Inter-state Realty Company for the department. 



The secretary was instructed to draw up a contract with James 

 H. Deemer, Superintendent of Grounds, dating same from Jan- 

 uary 1, 1912, in accordance wdth the resolution of the board. 



The committee met with John R. Harrigan, Superintendent of 

 the Des Moines City Railway Company, to ascertain what action 

 the company had taken relative to the contemplated change in 

 the street car entrance at the fair grounds. Mr. Harrigan in- 

 formed the committee that the company had taken no action but 

 would be able to give definite information by the 5th or 6th of 

 February. 



It was agreed that the executive committee and Mr. E. J. Cur- 

 tin, Superintendent of Speed, attend the meeting of the Iowa, 

 Nebraska and South Dakota Circuit and the meeting of the 

 Northwest Iowa Fair Circuit at Sioux City January 31st and 

 February 1st. 



On motion the committee adjourned. 



