FANCIERS' JOUR 



AND 



Vol. I. 



POULTRY EXCHANGE. V^ 2 * 20G1 I 



No. 



PHILADELPHIA, FEBRUARY 12, 1874. 



AMERICAN POULTRY ASSOCIATION 

 PROCEEDINGS, 1874. 



(Continued from No. 6.) 

 ARTICLE IV. 



The Treasurer shall be the custodian of all moneys be- 

 longing to the Association, from which he shall pay all bills 

 of the Association, only when such bills have been audited 

 by the Auditing Committee. The Treasurer will keep a 

 book, in which shall be entered the amounts received and 

 disbursed by him; such book to be at all times open for the 

 inspection of the Executive Committee, or either of its 

 members. The Treasurer shall make general reports of the 

 financial condition of the Association, at the regular meet- 

 ings of the Association ; and he shall give bonds, to be ap- 

 proved by the Executive Committee, for the faithful per- 

 formance of his duties, to the amount of $20,000. 



ARTICLE V. 



Section 1. The officers of the Association will also be offi- 

 cers of the Executive Committee, which will hold its meet- 

 ings at the call of five or more members, seven of whom are 

 a quorum. It will have complete control and supervision 

 of the affairs of the Association, and will be its official 

 organ at all times and on all occasions. 



Section 2. The Executive Committee of the Association 

 shall designate the localities for holding its Annual Pairs, 

 provide suitable accommodations for, give publicity to, and 

 consummate the same. 



Section 3. The Executive Committee will cause to be 

 designed and executed suitable medals and diplomas, and 

 procure such other awards as it may deem desirable and 

 expedient. It will have entire control of the Annual Fairs, 

 in all their various details. 



Section 4. The Executive Committee will make report at 

 each stated meeting of the Association. 



ARTICLE VI. 

 Order of Business. 

 The order of business shall be as follows : 



1. Reading Minutes of last meeting. 



2. Report of Secretary. 



3. Report of Treasurer. 



4. Reports of Committees. 



5. Election of Officers. 



6. Unfinished Business. 



7. New Business. 



8. Discussions, &c. 



On motion, a committee of three was appointed, consist- 

 ing of A. D. Warren, P. Williams, and C. A. Sweet, to 

 devise and procure badges, which shall be always the prop- 

 erty of the Association. 



The Convention proceeded to ballot for officers for en- 

 suing year, with following result: 



President — William H. Churchman, Wilmington, Del. 

 Vice-Presidents— Charles A. Sweet, Buffalo, N. Y. ; A. D. 

 Warren, Wilmington, Del.; Philander Williams, Taunton, 

 Mass.; E. C. Skinner, Detroit, Mich.; Duncan McR. Kay, 

 Gait, Ont. ; Albert Noyes, Maine; T. C. Luce, Iowa; Wil- 

 liam Bassett, Cal.; J. C. Long, Jr., Ohio: T. G. Holt, Ga. 

 Treasurer— Edward B. Smith, Buffalo, N. Y. 

 Secretory— Edmund S. Ralph, Buffalo, N. Y. 

 Executive Committee—?. W. Hudson, Conn. ; W. H. Todd, 

 Ohio ; J. K. Pelch, Mass. ; S. H. Seamans, Wis. ; Rev. Wm. 

 Atwood, N. Y. ; E. S. Ongley, N. Y. ; George B. Bagley, 

 Cal.; William T. Atkinson, Penn.; W. H. Lockwood, 

 Conn. ; C. B. Elbin, Penn. ; A. J. Tuck, N. H. ; H. S. Bace, 

 Mass.; William Simpson, Jr., N. Y. ; M. H. Cryer, Ohio; 

 William Wright, Mich.; C. H. Turner, Mo.; E. P. How- 

 lett, N. Y. ; Daniel Allen, Ont. ; J. T. Peckham, R. I. ; 

 H. T. Sperry; Conn. 



7£ P.M. 

 Met pursuant to adjournment. 



The Committee on Bantams other than Game made re- 

 port, which was adopted. 



A. D. Warren, C. A. Sweet, P. W. Hudson, E. C. Skin- 

 ner, W. H. Todd, P. Williams, and W. H. Churchman, were 

 appointed a committee to report on the best method of judg- 

 ing at shows, to report to the Executive Committee. 



On motion, a committee, consisting of W. H. Church- 

 man, A. D. Warren, C. A. Sweet, I. K. Pelch, and Wil- 

 liam Simpson, Jr., were appointed to take into considera- 

 tion the plan for holding the "First National Show," and 

 report the city giving the best inducements. 



On motion of W. H. Churchman, the Executive Com- 

 mittee were instructed to hold a Show in Philadelphia in 

 January, 1877. 



I. K. Pelch, from Committee on Manner of Judging, 

 made report, which was accepted. 



The Association then listened to the report of the Pub- 

 lishing Committee, which was as follows: 



The Committee upon the Publication of the Standard re- 

 port that they have placed the work in the hands of W. H. 

 Lockwood, as printer. We deem this important, in order 

 to get it before the public before the 15th of Pebruary. 

 The committee have also decided that the retail price of the 

 Standard will be one dollar, the usual discount being made 

 to the trade. 



It was voted that the report of the Publishing Committee 

 be accepted. 



The following is the list of members elected : 



Taunton, Mass., 

 West Farms, N. Y. 

 Philadelphia, Pa., 

 Claymont, Del.,. 

 Nashua, N. H., ". 

 Elmira, N. Y., . 



LIFE MEMBERS. 



. . Philander Williams. 



. William Simpson, Jr. 



. Joseph M. Wade. 



. William H. Churchman. 



. Andrew J. Tuck. 



. G. M. Chidsey. 



