Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-30
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
Meeting at the Cha mber Of
Commerce Yesterday.
EI ction of Omcers.

The Shelby County Agricultural and
Mechanical Society met yesterday morn
ing at the rooms of tie Chamber OF
Commerce, FOR the purpose OF electiDg Of
icers fer the ensuing year, and finishing
up the business Of the Fair.
At eleven O'Clock, A. B. Haynes in the
chair, and II. d. Greer, Secretary, the
meeting was called to order, and the
chair announced that the Society would
proceed 20 the election Of officers.
Col. Leon TIousdale moved that the
election be deferred until the Society re-
solve itself into q Joint Stock AssOcia-
ton and receive a charter from the
State.
Lost, and Col. Donovan moved that
the election for officers proceed. Carried.
A ballot was then commenced which
continued until two o'clock, when the
votes were counted, with the following
result For Presidential. D. L. Stew
art, Is A. b. Haynes, Is. M. D. l..
Stewart was therefore elected President,
aud the following gen lemen as Vice
Presidents GsOTge G. Holmes, 1st A.
B. Haynes, 2i; and A. J. Hays, Sd.
w. II. Lake was elected Recording, and
John Notebooks Corresponding, Secre-
tary. The Executive COMMITTEES con-
sists Of Enoch Ensiy, N. Q. Perkins,
Jno. Donovan, Leon Tnousdale, and E.
Hall.
Col, T~rousdale offered a resolution that
preliminary steps be taken Immediately
to resolve this society into a joint stock
company, and that a committee of five
be appointed to secure a charter and
draft a constitution. Carried, and Messrs.
Trousdale, K. j. B. L. Winn, c. A. Rose,
n. {. Perkins and A. J. Hays, were ap-
pointed on said committee.
A resolution vas then offered to sp-
point q committee of conference, to con-
sist of three, to confer with the Memphis
Racing Association Whose name under
their charter is the memphis AgricuI-
tmral Association of Memphis''), with a
view to fusing both societies into one.
Adopted, and Messrs, Ensly, Holmes and
Haynes appointed On the committee.
On motion, the following vote of
thanks was passed unanimously
RESOLVED, That the thanks Of this AS
ISOLATION are due, and are hereby ten
dered to the morning press of Memphis,
to whose untiring efforts the success OF
the late fair was mainly due, for their
full and accurate reports, and other cOur-
tesies extended by them.
The following was also offered and
passed:
RESOLVED, That a Committee Of Three
be appointed to perfect the constitution
and bylaws Of the Association.
DR.. Peter, Col. Donovan and John Nc
BROOKS were appointed on the commit.
tee.
A vote Of thanks was passed to each
retiring officer.
Messrs. Orgill Brothers announced to
the Society that they would donate the
total amount Of their premiums (some
SIS or 800.
Mrs. Hays, Mrs. Geo. G. Holmes and
II. h. Harrison made the same an
-nouncements,
BY a resolution it was determined to
give a certificate with every premium.
The Secretary announced hat he
would be present on Saturday, at 10
O'Clock, at the office of Register, Trezs.
want q Co., to pay all premiums and
give certificates.
On motion, the meeting then adj
j~oUrneI to the first Saturday in January,
at EudOra Church, White Station, Mem
phis and Charleston Railroad.