The record-union., 1892-03-25
PREPARING FOR THE SHOW.
A Sacramento County Worlds Fair
Association Organized.
Work VIII Commence at Once-Ar-
rangemeuts for Mass Meet
ing Next Week.

In accordance with a call issued by
Mayor Comstock large number of prom
inent citizens of this city and of the
county met in the Supervisors chamber,
in the Hall of Records, last evening, for
the purpose of taking steps toward or
ganizing County Worlds Fair Associa-
ton
Among those present were noticed
Mayor Comstock, Geo. G. McMullen, Su-
pervisors Greer, Bates, Black, Miller and
Jenkins, w. w. Coons, l.. L. Lewis, c.
H. Cummings, w. w. Greer, Robert
Greer, David Lubin, H. NJ. LaRue, David
Reese, p. c. Drescher and others.
An informal talk was INDUCED in be-
fore the meeting was called to order. The
Mayor finally called for order, and on
ganize permanently as the Sacramento
County Worlds Fair Association.
Supervisor Greer was nominated for
permanent Chairman, but declined, as he
thought he could do better work for the
cause on the floor rather than in the
chair. Supervisor Bates was then nomi-
mated and elected.
Mr.. Bates made a graceful speech in
taking the chair, thanking the meeting
for the honor conferred upon him.
w. w. Greer was unanimously chosen
permanent Secretary, and c. II. Cum
mingS was elected Treasurer.
Mr.. Lubin said there was a movement
on foot to consolidate the counties OF
Northern California in one grand display
of county exhibits, as had been done in
| Southern California. At the Worlds Fair
District meeting, held last Saturday at
the Golden Eagle Hotel it was decided to
hold convention Of representative OF
the northern counties on April 9th, and il
was agreed that each county and district
! Worlds Fair Association in the north
should send five delegates to the conven-
ton. He thought that the meeting should
! proceed at once to select five to represent
Sacramento County.
The suggestion was acted upon, and the
delegates selected as follows: D. Lubin
E. Greer, p. G. Drescher, David Reese
and III. NJ. LaRue.
Supervisor Jenkins moved that an
Executive Committee be appointed. The
motion was carried. and it was decided to
| have the committee consist of twenty
members-twelve from the outside dis
tricts and eight from the city.
| A committee consisting Of Messrs
Greer, Jenkins and Drescher was then
| appointed for the purpose of selecting the
| Executive Committee. The nominating
| present the names.
| Mr.. Greer moved that the membership
roll of the association be opened and
| signed, and that each signer be assessed
81. The motion was carried and all pres
ent signed. 1t was agreed that the list
should remain in the Secretary's hands,
and that it should be open for signatures
from all parts of the county.
committee consisting of D. Lubin
and w. w. Greer was appointed for the
purpose of drawing up the constitution
and bylaws of the association.
An adjournment was then taken until
April I'd, at l. P. NJ, the understanding
being that the gathering will be made a
sort of mass meeting. Good speakers
will be in attendance, and the public will
| be invited. An effort will be made to
have William ii. Mills and Secretary
Thompson, of the State Worlds Fair
Commission, address the meeting.
| In the meantime the Executive Com
mittee will have been selected, and will
organize and divide itself off into sub
committees on agriculture, horticulture
viticulture, forestry, Horticulture, etc.