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These committees are to report following the reading of the minutes 

 of the 1917 meeting and the treasurer's report; therefore I would suggest 

 that you retire immediately to prepare your paper on credentials. 



The next is the Resolutions Committee. How will we dispose of that? 



G. E. Bliss (Adams) : The same way as the other committee, — I move 

 that the chair appoint them. 



L. R. Pike (Harrison): Second. 



The Chairman: It has been moved and seconded that the chair appoint 

 the committee. All those in favor of such motion will please signify by 

 raising the right hand. * * * Opposed) the same sign. * * * The 

 motion is carried. 



On that committee I will appoint the gentleman who made the motion, 

 Mr. Bliss of Adams county, Mr. Pike of Harrison, and Mr. Rollins of Oska- 

 loosa, Mahaska county, with the same suggestion that they retire imme- 

 diately to prepare resolutions and report after the reading of the minutes 

 of the last meeting and the treasurer's report. 



The Chairman: We will now hear the reading of the secretary's report. 



The Secretary: The Credentials Committee wishes to make an an- 

 nouncement. On account of quite a number of the members not being 

 here yet, and the possibility that they would come before this afternoon's 

 meeting, they thought that it would be best not to make out a report until 

 this afternoon, when they will be here and paid up ready for the vote. 



The Chairman: That's a good suggestion. If there are no objections, 

 the proposition will be accepted. Now, Mr. Lauer, we are ready for the 

 reading of the minutes of the 1917 meeting. 



The Secretary: I know you aren't anxious to hear me read this entire 

 transcript for it is rather dry reading, and I don't have the various things 

 well in mind, for you know that between the annual meetings one naturally 

 lays aside the things pertaining to this meeting, so I have prepared a 

 synopsis of the meeting last year and will read that to you. 



MINUTES OF 1917 MEETING, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 

 10:30 O'CLCK P. M. 



The meeting of secretaries of the various county fairs was called for the 

 dates of Tuesday, December 11, and Thursday, December 13. The opinion 

 of those present at the 1916 meeting being that one (}ay was not sufficient 

 to carry out the various business meetings and programs, but after trying 

 it out in 1917, it was thought best to go back to one day and this was 

 unanimously adopted after being reported by a committee. 



The forenoon of December 11 was taken up in straightening up dues, 

 distributing recognition buttons and appointing both a Resolutions and 

 Credentials Committee. Also a committee on dues was appointed. 



Resolutions Committee: John Mullen of Fonda, Carl Hoffman of 

 Atlantic, H. S. Stanberry of Cedar Falls. 



Credentials Committee: F. A. Gatch of Greenfield, E. H. Graves of 

 Ames, E. W. Williams of Manchester. . 



Also a general round table discussion was indulged in. 



