NINETEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART I 27 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 

 October 11. 



Members present: Cameron, Mullen and Corey. 



The committee went over all the claiims by the secretary since the close 

 of the fair; also all unpaid claims on file and authorized payment of same. 



The communication from Mr. B. O. Gammon, Secretary American Polled 

 Hereford Breeders' Association, in which he indicated he would like to 

 rent one of the frame cattle barns at the state fair grounds for the purpose 

 of stabling cattle during the winter months, was brought to the attention 

 of the committee. The committee authorized the secretary to lease Mr. 

 Gammon cattle bam No. 13, at a rental of $15.00 per month, beginning 

 November 1. This rental to include water for the stock. 



The secretary informed the committee that Dodd & Struthers had in- 

 dicated they would sell their bulilding near the Giant Coaster to the state. 

 The committee inspected the building and agreed that the matter should 

 be submitted to the board at their December meeting. 



The committee made the following donations to military organizations 

 •partioipating in events at the fair: 



Lt. Geo. E. Ketterer, in charge of recruiting station for advertising pur- 

 poses, $100, on account of concerts rendered by the Great Dakes Naval 

 Training Station Band during the full period of the fair. 



Major Brooks P. Sparks, commander Remount Depot, $100.00. This in 

 addition to the $200.00 appropniated by the board and made on account of 

 the Remount Depot filing no bill for subsistence for men or forage for 

 horses used in putting on the wild west features at the fair. 



The matter of donating $500.00 for incidental expenses to government 

 aviators who appeared at the fair on August 29 was brought to the at- 

 tention of the committee; also the communication from Mr. Ralph Bolton, 

 secretary of the Greater Des Moines Committee, stating the aviators left 

 bills amounting to between five and six hundred dollars for incidental ex- 

 penses. The committee suggested that inasmuch as the aviators appeared 

 in but one flight, and then at six o'clock instead of three o'clock as ad- 

 vertised and instead of two flights with full crews at three o'clock on 

 Thursday and Friday, that the committee pay half of the expense bill in- 

 curred by the aviators while in Des Moines, providing the officer in charge 

 did not demand the $500.00 donation as per agreement in the telegram. 



The committee approved payment of these bills which were paid by 

 the secretary during the period immediately following the state fair and 

 up to October 12th. 



MEETING AUDITING COMMITTEE. 

 October 15. 



The auditing committee met with members Sheldon and Reeves present. 



The committee approved payment of all paid bills that were approved 

 and paid by the Executive Committee since the last meeting of the audit- 

 ing committee. 



The committee also approved payment of all unpaid claims on file. 



