The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-11-05
~ :xHES TAR SOCIETY.
Information Bureau Hereafter at the
Fair Groun6s-Society Encour-
ages Intercollegiate Sports.

ages Intercollegiate Sports.
The South Carolina Agricultural
and Mechanical society met IN annual
session Wednesday evening III the
rooms of the Y. N. C. 4. building II
Columbia.
Mr.. J. G. Mobley Of Fairfield was
elected president to succeed Mr.. e. "A.
Guigenard. The vice presidents now
holding Office were unanimously re-
elected as follows:
A. T. Smythe, First congressional
district, Charleston; R. B. Watson,
Second congressional district, Ridge
Springs: T. J. Kinard, Third con-
eressional district, Ninety-Slx: John
D. Watts, Fourth congressional dis
trict, Laurens; T. L. Bulow, Fifth
congressional distWt' Rid@ew"y; D.
A. Spivey, Sixth, congressional dis
trict. Conway: J. L. Mimnau~h. Sew
enth congressional district, Columbia
Mr.. A. W. Love was unanimously
reelected secretary. as also was MI.
A. G. LaMotte. the present treasurer.
The executive committee was chos-
en- with the following membership
four former members being dropped,
and Messrs. J. n. Harper, Clemson
college; ". P. Harris, Laurens; }. r.
Floyd, Spartanburg, and }. Il. Hen
negar, st. Matthews, were elected to
succeed the retiring members. The
committee as now constituted. i7clud-
ing those mentioned above, is as fol-
lows:
Executive committee G. Hin
son, Charleston; R. NJ. Peeues. Kol-
lock: D. F. Efrd, Lexington: C. S.
Mccullough, Darlington; B. H. Boy
kin, Boykin; Wade Stackhouse' Dill
Ion: J. T. Douglas. Union: R. I. Man;
ning. Sumter; J. A. Banks, St. Mat
theVs: Richard Singleton, Acton.
Messrs. J. G.. Mobley, Iredell Jones,
F. B. Crayton and J. H. wharton are
the retiring members Of the commit
tea.
The salaries Of the secretary, as
sistant secretary and treasurer were
raised. The secretary from $500 to
$500 per year, the assistant secretary
from $3.50 to $500; the treasurer from
$3.50 to $500.
The office Of assistant secretary
made elective and he will hereafter
maintain a bureau Of information at
the fair grounds during the fair. Mr.
J. NJ. Cantey was reelected to this
office without opposition.
At the meeting of the executive
committee which followed Immediate
" afterwards a representative OF the
athletic association Of the University
Of South Carolina appeared before
tee committee and requested that the
usual fee Of $50 charged 70 all attrac-
tions at he fair be RENTED IN the
case Of the intercollegiate track meet
which is to be held today for the mrs.
time. II was pointed ont that TINS
was new feature and that encour-
arercr1 oe this sport would develop
into an annual event. The request
was granted rloag *ith 81 free adm1s-
si,ns for he t:.:c>als and contestants
in tine meet. ,
The meeting was largely attended
and there was much interest in the
work, the saociety reporting a healthy
condition as to finances.
About 40 or so new members were
elected.
The president pro TEN. and the gen.
eral superintendent will be elected at
meeting to be held today.
Resolutions were adopted thank
inc the retiring president for the et-
6cieat work he mas done during the
three years of his tenure.
The ex offcio members are:
+. B. Humbert, Princeton; K. A.
Love. Chester; D. P. Duncan, Column
bia; Thomas J. Moore, Moore; 1. D.
Cunningham. Chester; ". D. Evans
cheraw: F. P. Hamer, Jr., Hamer.