The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-01-25
THE COLUMBIA COUNTY FAIR
ASSOCIATION.
Its Annual Meeting, Election, &c.

On Saturday afternoon, the roth
instant, this association met in regular
annual session in the Court. House.
President Ellis Ewes, of Millville,
called the meeting to order stating its
objects, &c, briefly.
The nomination of a Chairman
being first in order, Professor G.. +.
Wilbur was the unanimous choice.
For the honor thus conferred the pro-
fessor very happily expressed his ap.
probation and accepted the Office,
saying he felt quite at home among
farmers and those whose sympathies
ran in that direction.
From among number named as
Secretaries, Messrs X. c. Ent and +.
B. Hartman were duly elected while
for Recording Clerk Mr.. A. N. Yost
was elected without opposition. The
organization being thus effected, the
minutes of last meeting we're ordered
read. There being no objection, they
were approved as read.
The roll call revealed IsS members
present, and business was proceeded
with at once.
A motion to read the treasurer's
statement failed to carry at this junct-
ure.
AS to free tickets, the following
was submitted "We, the under
signed, majority of the members of
the committee appointed to inquire
into the question of the Society issuing
free tickets for the annual exhibition
to all life members beg leave to report
that 9fter due and careful considera-
ton of the matter we are of the opin-
ion that such free tickets should be
issued, and that the small decrease
which might result in the receipts for
tickets sold will be more than recon-
pensed by the additional number of
life members which such step will
bring to the Society"
FRED. KELLER.
w. NJ. MONROE.
Though the report was received,
Mr.. c. Ewes moved the postponement
of the matter for one year. So order
ed by vote of 70 in affirmative
against 55 negative votes.
The proposition to increase the
petualmembership fee was also
side tracked for one year.
The bonds of the Secretary and
Librarian were next looked after.
Sections a and S of Article VI were
amended and made to read: "and
they shall give such security as the
Executive Committee may require"
A proposition from Aaron Smith
looking to the reduction Of official
salaries tailed, 1t being the most diff
cult species OF legislation. The official
salaries were permitted to remain as
before. AS to free tickets, w. Nj.
Monroe preferred a complimentary
pass for perpetual members. But c.
L. Sands entirely ruined the PROPOSE.
ton by amending as follows sand
that each one receiving said pass
shall pay the sum of ST." The motion
and amendment were punctually
tabled. But the dead head business
being rather knotty question there |
was considerably more of it pro and
cen before it settled itself down quiet
ly. The individuals more particular
ly participating in the free-pass con
troversy were w. M. Monroe, c. L.
Sands, Aaron Smith, A. P. Young,
S. S. Conner, J. K. Grotz, ]. c.
Brown, VIM. Krickbaum and H. V.
White. The argument finally cul-
minated in motion from r. r.
Little to the effect that the important |
matter of passes be hereafter left to |
the discretion of the Executive Com
mittee, and that this committee be |
required to report at the next annual
meeting the names of all individuals !
to whom passes were given. This |
motion prevailed, and the Executive |
Committee was defined as the three |
persons duly elected as such when
acting in conjunction with the entire
board in this delicate matter.
The election OF officers being now
in order ID. r. Coffman nominated |
John S. Mensch for President There
being no opposition Mr.. Mensch was
declared elected. He responded in
few grateful and appropriate re-
marks.
The following named gentlemen
were duly elected by acclamation;
]. c. Brown, treasurer w. B.
Allen, librarian VIM. Masters, Louis
Lowenberg, and J. B. DeLong, au-
ditors.
For presidents A. B. Croop,
r. w. Smith, A. C. Greasy, A. B.
Hartman, J. T. Reeder and Samuel
Hidlay were named; for executive
Clinton Crawford, Levi
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