The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-09
STATE FAIR SOCIETY.
Discussing Plans for Relieving |
From Debt.
A RESOLUTION OF THANKS.
A Committee OF Thirty Members Of the
Society Appointed To Devise some
Means of Freeing IL From Debt Be
fore an Election.

About 100 members were present at the
adjourned meeting of the Society for the
announcement Of Domestic Industry in
their luoms, l2S North Main street. at IL
o'clock today. The president, Charles ii.
Peckhal, called the meeting TO order ana
Hon. A. B. Cnpron, Of Scituate, was on
his feet very soon saying he did not know
about what was done at the last meeting
except frcm newspaper reports and he was
told but ne knew this that the society
was heavily in debt and their notes were
not good and that before the election Ot
officers some plan for the relief of the so
ciety ougb. 10 be devised and carried out.
j. C.. Collins said he acquiescd IN what
Mr.. Capron said stating the debt % be IN
the neighborhood OF $1,000, and offered
the following:
Voted, That a committee Of thirty he now
chosen from the society which shall take into
consideration the present condition ol Sald So
ciety, and report AZ AN adjourned meeting
what action is necessary, either nv Legislation
or otherwise. Ia place said society upon per-
manent. safe and substantial basis for the iu-
ture of the same, and that ten members bc
quorum.
The motion was seconded by several
gentlemen, each of whom made brlet re-
marks, stating why he believed it neces-
sary 10 adopt such n measure.
Previous to this n motion was made and
carried. not 10 elect the officers OF the So
ciety till some future date.
The president then i'm accordance with
motion passed, appointed five members TO
nominate the committee, Obadiah Brown,
w. Il. G. Wardwell, James G. Collins, &.
w. Williams and +. Il. Slocum. While
the nominating committee was out the
following resolution was offered:
WHEREAS, previous To the preparation OF the
plans for the last annual fair of this society.
twas learned that its condition financially
was such as 20 make II impossible to inaugu,
rate and hold such n fair as was essential and
desirable, and
WHEREAS, in this emergency Messrs; Charles
II. Peckham, l. w; Rounds, Fred; f. Perkins,
Daniel Benton and David :. Collins came To
the society's relief furnishing not only the
essential financial aid but also giving
largely of their valuable ,S tims ,SorDx without
sbing the society to hold the most salts
factory fair in it's history, therefore
Resolved, That the thanks of the society are
Justly due, and hereby are most heartily
rendered them.
The resolution was passed unanimously.
The nominating committee returned and
presented the names Of the following gen.
tlemen for the committee of thirty: John
w. Davis, Pawtucket; a. Ii. Capron,
Smithfield; Chas. II. Peckham, Scituate;
John n. Taylor, Kingston; Lewis H.
Smith, harrington w. L. c. Wardwell
Bristol; Charles Bradley, Lincoln James
G. Collins, North Providence; Oba-
uldn IDTOWn, I-ToNlutnNt. Sdlnutl
Clark, Lincoln; It. w: Rounds, Provi-
dence; Melville Bull. Middletown
f. +. Perkins, Johnston; &. w.
Williams. Providence l.. NJ. Oar
ling, Pawtucket T.. +. Slocum, East
Providence; w. l.. Sisson, Portsmouth
Earl H. Potter, East Providence Samuel
ii. Cross, Westerly: S. $. Atwell Cranston;
w. y. III. Comstock, Providence; John II.
Campbell, Warwick, Arad Wood, Gran
ston George c. Calef,. Johnston w. A.
Read. Glocester; Martin 5. Smith, Scitu-
ate II. +. Bartlett, Burrilville Byron n.
Andrews, North Smithfield; Cyrus Taft,
Cumberland Ellery IL. Wilson, East
Providence The society voted TO elect
this committee and then adjourned to
January "a.
After the adjournment Of the meeting
those present of the committee, about
fifteen in number, held an informal meet
ing and decided 10 hold the first meeting
of the committee next Saturday, Dec. 12,
at IL o'clock, and then adjourned.