Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-15
THE CITRUS FAIR.
A MEETING YESTERDAY OF THE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Considerable Routine Business Trans
aoted-Premiums for the Best Exhibit
of Citrus Fr uits-Chamber of Com
merce Notes.

The first regular meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Citrus Fair
association for 1892 took place yesterday
aft ernoon at the rooms of the chamber
of commerce. There were present E..
w. Holmes of Riverside, E. F. @.
Klokke of Los Angeles, and George w.
Ford OF Santa Ana. E. w. Holmes
occupied the chair. @. D. Willard
acted as secretary.
The resignation of Eugene Germain
from the committee was read and ac-
cepted with regret. e. f. G. Klokke
moved that the vacancy be filled by
the election of John Scott, of Duarte,
it having been represented to the COM
mittee that the San Gabriel valley Sec
ton was desirous of having some mem
Der on the executive committee. The
motion of Mr.. Klokke was ca rried and
Mr.. Scott was called in to assist the
deliberations of the committee.
1t was moved and carried that if, here
after, quorum of the committee failed
to be present at any meeting, less
number might act and the record of the
proceedings be sent to absent members,
and the same should constitute the ac-
ton of the committee, if it received the
sanction of two-thirds OF the members OF
the committee.
Two communications were read with
regard to the ice-cream privilege at the
coming fair, one from the ladies of the
Chrysanthemum Fair association and
the other from the ladies' annex. 1t
was found that the application of the
-, = , fotr 0f u. !
| than the other, and it was therefore de-
cided to accept that, and E. F. G. Klokke
and the manager and the superintend-
ent were appointed a special committee
to confer with Mrs. R. M. Widney about
the assistance the ladies should render
in the decoration of the building. 1t
was decided to ask the ladies' annex to
accept the lunch privilege.
| The secretary stated that the chamber
| OF commerce had decided to loan the
Citrus Fair association the sum of $3.50
| forSpreliminary expenses.
1t was decided to supplement the pre-
MUM list by the addition OF $40 for the
best samples OF the fruit of the guava,
and So for best samples OF the products
made from the guava.
1t was decided that no cards or
printed matter of any kind be allowed
on the exhibits except those provided
by the committee. Also that no district
be allowed to adopt any form or color in
the sign to 60 over its exhibit without
consultation with the committee and
general manager.
E. f. @. Klokke and the general man.
ager and the superintendent were ap-
pointed special committee to decide
upon what colors should be used in the
decorations of the building.
1t was decided to offer three premiums
for artistic display of citrus fruits in the
sums of 500, $50 and $25.
The date of the next meeting was set
for January Goth, at 1890 a. m., at
which time the matter of the selection
Of judges will be the special order of
business.
The matter of the adoption of defin-
lite standard for the Judging of California
citrus fruits, to be adopted at some later
date by the Citrus Fair association, was
referred to the Southern California
members of the committee appointed for
the same purpose by the Marysville
horticultural convention.
The two meetings at the chamber of
commerce, which were set to take place
yesterday--the meeting of the board in
the afternoon and of the chamber in the
evening-were both postponed out of
respect to the memory of Major Toler.
Members of the board and of the cham
ber, who wish to attend the funeral of
Major Toler, are expected to meet at the
chamber at IL: 80 p. m. today.
The first regular meeting of the new
board of directors of the chamber will
take place this afternoon at O'Clock.
The date for the annual meeting of the
chamber, at which time the officers will
be inaugurated, will be set at that meet
ing.
The exhibit room of the chamber will
be closed from II 80 to p. M, out of
respect to the memory of Major Toler.
The San Diego exhibit was replenished
with fine samples of oranges, pears, ap-
piles and pumpkin weighing 175
pounds; also lot OF printed matter.
Pasadena sends in two cases of or
anges and lemons for her table.
The chamber sent to Chicago yester-
day four cases OF oranges. lemons and
vegetables, also eight packages printed
matter.
BEEcHAMs. PILLS are faithful friends.