Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-11
Officers. Executive Committee
and Board of Thirty-six Di-
lectors Are Elected
w. Nj. CLARK is SECRETARY
j. 8. classen. of Vienna Township,
Chosen President and w. A. Nichols,
of State Center, Elected Vice-Presi-
dent-Put Secretary Under Control
of Executive COMMITTEES.

Officers. an executive committee. and
board of thirty-six directors. were
elected at the organization of the
Marshall County Fair Association,
held in the east court room Saturday
afternoon The organization of the
association, after weeks of delay, makes
ceed with the plans for the first of its
annual county fairs to be held some
time this fall in this city. Practically
all of the 500 shares of stock have
been sold. the county taking its 200 and
the city SOC shares.
The officers elected by the board OF
directors We're:
President--J. b. Classen, Vienna.
Vice President-W. "A. Nichols, State
Center.
Treasurer-C. c. st. Clair, MARSHALL
town.
Secretary-W. NJ. Clark, Marshall
town.
BY the associations articles of incor-
poraion, in accordance with which or
sanization was effected, the president
and vice president were to be nom
residents of this city
The board of directors also chose
from its members the following exec
utive committee, which has entire
charge of the business management
OF the association: s. B. Packard.
Linn; G. +. Stansbery. Greencastle; T.
P. Low, Marion, and Merritt Greene,
IF. Arney and c. H. Van Law, of this
city. The president is an ex-officio
member Of this committee.
At the meeting of the stockholders
held previous to the meeting of d.
rectors. the following list of thirty-six
directors. eighteen from the country and
the same number from the city, was
elected: s. B. Packard, Linn; w A
Nichols, State Center: John Smith
Jefferson; FL. NJ Weeks. Eden G. f.
Stansherry. Greencastle; n. o. Keene
LeGrand; L. p. Low, Marion; Ed Mon
ohon, Timber Creek; j. B. Cassen.
Vienna; Elias Bueghly. I4iscomb; A. c.
Diller. Taylor; d. S. Collins, Iowa: F.
c. Davis, Bangor j. w. Gaunt. Lib
erty; George Alexander Minerva; Hen
ry Goecke. Jr. Marietta; w. c. Smith,
Washington; Joseph Waltemeyer, Lo-
gan; and l.. c. Abbott. E. 7. Austin.
T. F. Arney, F. r. Benedict. D. w.
Norris. Jr., A. G. Click, George Greg
DRY, Fred Hopkins, F. h Houghton.
o. l.. Ingledue, e. r. Lay. Merritt
Greene, c. c. st. Clair, A. p. Strub, j.
E. Stanton, George A. Turner C. II.
Van Law and F.. NJ. Wilbur of this
city.
Of the thirty-siN directors elected,
twenty-five attended the meeting Of
the board. which chose the officers
and executive committee
Put Secretary Under Committee.
Realizing that the executive COM
mittee would have to work with the
secretary the board of directors pass
ed resolution. introduced by Mer-
rift Greene, that the secretary should
hold office at the pleasure of the exec
ltive committee, and that his salary
should be fixed by that committee. In
the election of secretary /. II. Forbes
name was presented in the informal
ballot, but on the first ballot Clark
received fifteen to Forbes seven votes.
The proposition submitted by I. S. |
Tinllle, for the lease and an option on
he Finkle park grounds. was passed
o the executive committee to investi-
gate and report to the board of direc-
ors. A meeting of the board will be
held soon, at the call of the presi- |
lent