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Crystal Palace shows. How much 

 simpler and better it would be if 

 both clubs could and would agree 

 to have one register kept by an 

 independent person, not necessarily 

 a cntty individual, and that the 

 fees should form the salary of such 

 a person. A small fee might be 

 charged when reference was de- 

 sired by fanciers as to the pedigree 

 of any cats. If the secretary of a 

 .-how happens to be acquainted 

 with the members of the cat fancy, 

 lie will be able to use his discretion 

 as to the number of entry and 

 registration forms needed. In 

 some cases, where he is sending to 

 a well-known breeder and possessor 

 of a large cattery, more numerous 

 forms will be required. Schedules should be 

 sent out quite a clear month in advance, 

 and the entries should close about ten days 

 before the date of the show. The secretary 

 will have a book in which he will note down 

 each entry as it is received, placing it under 

 the correct class heading, and, of course, 

 these can only be numbered up when entries 

 close. The entry forms should be filed and 

 kept for reference. Then comes the work of 

 arranging and writing the labels, and placing 

 these with the tallies, entrance tickets, and 

 removal orders in envelopes and addressing 

 them to the exhibitors. These should be 

 posted four clear days before the show. 



During this time the secretary will be able 

 to compile the catalogue for the printer, and 

 arrange to have an instalment of copies the 

 night before the opening day of the show, also 

 to draw up the judges' books. Letters should 

 be written to the judges and veterinary sur- 

 geons acquainting them with the hour at 

 which they are desired to present themselves 

 at the hall, and a complimentary pass ticket 

 should be enclosed. A pass should also be 

 sent to the representatives of the Press, to the 

 veterinary surgeon, and to those who may 

 be giving their services as stewards. Dis- 

 tant exhibitors will write requesting catalogues 



" THIEVES." 



(Photo: Mrs. S. F. Clarke.) 



to be forwarded to them, and a list should be 

 kept. A secretary will do well to provide him- 

 self with strong cord, scissors, brown paper, 

 writing materials, labels, telegraph forms, 

 stamps, and other useful articles. 



In these days of specialist clubs it is neces- 

 sary for the secretary to have a list of members 

 of each society supporting the show, as the 

 prizes being confined to members the judge 

 will have to refer to the secretary's office for 

 information before making his awards. 



The day before the show will be fully occu- 

 pied in superintending the arrangement and 

 putting up of the benching and pens. A con- 

 veniently sized glass case should be ordered 

 for the special prizes, and this must be placed 

 in a prominent position. The prizes should 

 all be distinctly labelled with the donor's 

 name and the breed of cat for which each is 

 offered. The case should be one which locks 

 up, and then it is not necessary to have any 

 supervision of the contents. It is best for 

 some two members of the show committee to 

 undertake the arrangement in the case of the 

 special prizes. Two men should be engaged 

 to take the tickets and money at the entrance 

 gate, and in the sales office a clerk will be 

 required to receive purchase money and give 

 receipts. At a large show it is necessary to 



