The record-union., 1893-05-23

month salary. She had understood it was
| to remain at that figure only until the ex-
hibit should be in place
| Mrs: Jackman thought the salary
| should be reduced after this month, and
| if Mr.. McMullen did not want to remain
at $3.50 month other members of the
/ Executive Committee could take turn
about in managing the exhibit.
! Mrs. Greer said it was understood that
| the association was to send different per-
| sons to take charge from time to time.
a reference TO the minutes showed that
| two members of the Executive Commit
tee were to be selected to go on at the ex-
piration of May 30th, and remain one
month, they to give place to two others at
the end of one month, and so on.
Mr.. Greer thought that as there had
been unexpected delays Mr.. McMullen
| should not De recalled until his work OF
completing the exhibit IS finished. Let
the salary of Manager be reduced to $3.50,
he said, and keep Mr.. McMullen there,
and then let one member of the commit
! tee each month, instead of two, go and
help him.
Chairman Bates again urged that moth
ing should be done until Mr. Mem ullen
could be heard from.
M'MULLEN Is SAFE,
Mr.. Reese here moved that Mr.. Nc
! Mullen be retained as Manager another
month.
Mrs. Hull moved to amend by adding
that the salary be reduced to $3.50 pei
| month after the lst Of June
/ a warm debate ensued over the amend
ment, and it was finally lost.
lied. 0''-
Mr.. Reese then moved that the Mana
I ger be instructed to employ an assistant
at less than $50 Per month, but the mo-
ton got lost in the shuttle that followed
! IGNORING THE LADIES.
! Mrs. Kerr sharply criticised the dis
| position manifested TO keep men in the
employ OF the association to the exclusion
OF the ladies'.
Mr.. Greer replied gallantly that the
preliminary work at Chicago was not
such as the ladies should be required to
40. II was hard, disagreeable labor, and
III only lor men. After the exhibit shall
De III place, and everything running
smoothly, then the ladies should be gwen
a chance.
! Mrs. Kerr said it would at least be
gratifying to the ladies to have an opDor-
tunlty to decline an invitation to 90 to
Chicago.
A REPORT DEMANDED.
On motion OF Mrs. Jacllman, the Secre-
tary was instructed to write to Mr. Nc
Mullen, aud demand that he report at
once TO The association direct the exact
cohdltlon OF the county exhibit, and TO
explain the cause OF the delay in getting
/ it in place
/ IN addition thereto the Chairman was
/ directed, on motion Of Mr.. Greer, to lele-
! graph at once to Mr.. NcNullcn for a briel
/ report.
| WHAT A WOMAN WOULD DO.
| MIR. Greer said he had forwarded cher
ries ana Strawberries to Mir. McAlullen.
anu the latter teIeIraphed back to hiu
not 20 SEND any more, as he had no place
/ To put them.
Mrs. Jackman pungently declared that
sne would nave put those cherries and
slraWDerIles on exhibition if she had tC
place them on table IN the midst ol
tne BOXES ana barrels. Michigan and
tennessee and other States had early
fruits on exhibition, and it was a sbanC
that California should have nothing tc
snow for her boasted advantages as a
Iralt- raising State. 1t did not look right
| Ior man to go to Chicago with Il thOu-
SAND dollars in his pocket to have a good
tllne while the building was being got
ready; and it looked worse still for the
manager not to have sent one line to the
association by way OF reporting what he
! is doing.
| FRESH FRUIT SUPPLIES.
Mr.. Greer said he was in favor of send
ing on choice fruit and demanding that
the Manager place it on exhibition in the
State building, showing that it came
from Sacramento County. 1t should be
! there and be seen, even though it had tC
/ be thrown away the next day.
| Mrs. Shields said that Nj. Studarus
and others along the American River had
informed her that they would give sam
pies Of their best fruit for the exhibit free
OF charge.
Mrs. Kerr thought there should be
fresh fruit on the Sacramento tables in
the exhibit every morning during the
fair.
This subject was discussed at some
length, but no particular plan was agreed
upon for collecting fruit.
The association then adjourned to meet
again at the call of the chair.