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Importance Of Dates;
Admonition to Members
ponr childron Of the club.


rn,. q, ia arst dnv nf Soptember.
-, 49, faces are turned toward the
a,.,,n, ~ Tho winter that is still a
49,. ,,.o,. IN M the members or the
ni,,h raaIt-o tha, there was one dues-
IT,, as,,a5 ,ho,,t nm August date that
80 80, = ;, s,,,nrea9 This was the que s.
49,, ,,f,sn you tell what makes Au-
80, ,att i, ,mnortnnt date in Amer,
',.a, bistnry9 y, the answer is: because
rianila sI,rrendered to the Americans
~, 40, dnton Now. don't forget this,
a., ,ocont events are important in their
int,,nnre and bearing. and should be
ni,yavs talten into account from the
sts,,dnoint OF history.
sentember is rich in dates What
,nnnrtant events can YOU reckon UP
na having happened on September G.
sao, -" on sa,t ap,,,ar 10 1874. september,
49, sa,,..,,,tor. ~ tsso and septcmber
10 and 90. 1863?
What flower, In the minds of boys
and girls, is most associated with Sep
TENDER? Can't you tell a story about
the flower and illustrate it?
The editor desires to deliver another
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Letters From
Our Children.

Dear Editor.--1 send you drawing.
road the chldrens page every Sunday. ona
OF tho new members, Julian George, is nv
Arc not we getting In new nembers fastf
An old member. s.. Har,r
400 East Tenth Street, Charlottesville. ya.
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Elkhorn. w. v

Il r fs.--Flease excuse this writing, as the
pen Is very bad. When I started the pic
ture had no idea Of sending it to the Y.
turs on the other side, and us / tried to copy
1T. hut could not. / Will have to send 1t as
it is, but hope that II Will make no diff
ference. but am very sorry, nevertheless.
If 1T can't ba printed i send return hostage.
please excuse haste. ANNE II. =,
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Dear Editor--I did tho best could ON
with II. AS 1t is original hone n viii
be published In the T. ID. C. c. was so
glad to 500 my two drawings in the sun
days paper. but did not got a badge. Hop
ing 70 got ono soon, your member
HESTER TABB GOODBYE.
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WHO BECAME KING OF birds.
Ono 1da,, Tho hirdc IL "a ma tnpet b e

The eagle was strong bird. He
loved sweet sounds. Let the finest
singer be king" he said.
But the Canary was frightened at
this. She knew that she would be
asked to sing. She did not mind sing
Ing at home in her cage. She was
about to hide away, when the sparrow
spoke up. He was a very concelted
bird. He sald .Let the best fighter
be king He thought that would be
himself. But Cock Robin said. IN o,
indeed; we don't want king that will
not keep the peace. Let the wisest bird
Now. the owl was too wise to be
king. He thought he would rather be
at home. He wanted time to be quiet
LET the one who can fly the highest
be king" It was the hen who said
this. She can scarcely fly at all. So,
of course, she admires the birds Of the
sky.
The owl said, "That was very SEN
sble remark. We want king that
can rise above us all" So 1t was
agreed, and the race began.
Cro Be Continued)
JULIA LEWIS.
No. S04 Williams Street, city.
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A MOTHER.

Isn't 1t nice to have mother
That is all in oil to you,
Always ready to do this thing or the
other,
Which ever you wish her to do?
Isn't 1t nice to have a mother.
That makes your dresses
This way or the other,
And makes them nice?
Isn't it nice to have mother,
That comforts you in your grief,
Always doing this thing or the other,
And. crowns you with a wreath?
Composed by GERTRUDE GARY.
No. l03 last Main Street. city.
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Box II. ocean View. Va

Dear Editor,-I thank you many times
for printing my poem and letter, as 1t al
ways pleases me greatly to see that I am
IT. ID. C, c. i1close a drawing (originaD
and trust 1t may be printed, as really like
to see my drawings In the paper better
than anythlng they always look so much
better when they are in the paper shall
ba very glad when begin taking drawing
lessons, as l have never taken any. Don't
BERG who go to the Jamestown Exposition
would wear their medals or badges SO that
wa might know our members when we see
thcm? r. you cannot print this drawing
black when it left here but perhaps it will
have turned black by the time It reaches
YOU'D, inclose a two-cent stamp to return
with. but !. Will be sorry, to see 1t come trot-
ting back, so Il hope 1t will be in print.
Your loving member
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THE ADVENTURES OF "A DIAMOND
RING.

lived in a beautiful little box.
lined inside with velvet, In large
store. Everybody who came in the
store would open the top TO
my box and say how beau,
tiful was and how they wished
they had me. One day a lady came
in the store and opened the TOT top :, Of !.
my house and took me out and put me
on her finger, and paid for me, and
Everybody she saw she. would say.
'Isn't it beautiful?" So ! became very
vain indeed, One day the lady was
washing her hands, and left me IN the nc,
out, She threw me out In the grass.
And there I lay for years.,antd a. every y,
would step on me and bury me deeper
In the ground,
One day the lady whom belonged1
to was making hole In the ground
TO plant flower, and there she found
me, She rubbed me up and put me n.
back of her finger, and said she never
was going to take me off again.
BY LUCILLE BELL. 4
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Chnrade.

Petersburg, Va.
Chnrnde.
My first is In vein. but not in rein.
My second is in sin. and also in tin.
My third is in ran, but not in pan.
My fourth is in game, but not in fame.
My nth Is In tin. and also in sin.
My sixth is in and. but not in end.
My seventh IS in sit. but not in sat
My eighth is In an, and also In ran
My whole Is State which all of us love
BLANCHE r. WILLIAMS.
Church Road. Va.
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Dear Edltor.-I would like very much 10
become member OF your club. 1ncIosed
IND drawing of a horse. Please send me 4
badge beg to remain yours very truly
MABEL II. BRINGK
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Dear Editor.-I received my badge yes
terday and thought II was beautiful.
sent charade in for last Sunday, but I
guess II got there too lnts to be printed.
but hope TO see It in next Sundays paper,
Wishing all tho club members success I
am your member.
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Dear Editor.-f was so much encouraged
With my composition and letter / Will try
again. Enclosed find drawing and sketch
of Augustus Caesar" 1t is not very long
Sc do not know II 1t is called "seIected'.
or not. Hoping all the members success.
VIII close. Your member,
ELDER SUMMERS.
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Puzzle Department.
Clinradc.

Chnrnuc.
Ny first is IN that, also in bat.
Ny second Is in dog. but not in log.
My third is in cat. but not in mat.
My fourth is In can. but not in pan.
My whole is what all children delight in
VIRGINIA. y. MORTON.
Dundee. Hanover county. Va.
Animal Charade.
Ny first is in egg. also in peg.
My secoad is in leg. but not In peg
Ny thitd Is In eat. also In meet.
My fourth is In pain, but not In lane.
My fifth is In ham. also in sham.
My sixth is in ape also In cape
My seventh is in nap. but not In sap.
Ny eighth is In tap. but not in cap.
My whole Is an animal.
JOSEPHINE DUPUY.
ao1 Forest Road. Lynchbirg Va
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Dear Editor,--T thank you very much for
sending me n badge, and for having my
letter and poetry in the paper Inclosea
you VIII md the answer to tumble girls
names. ! am going to the exposition coon.
and when come back I will tell you about
my trip. 1 VIII close with much love 10
you and our members. I am your friend.
JOSEPHINE MASsEI.
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Dear Editor,-I will at last write to you
reckon you have almost forgotten that
ever Joined dear old Il. D. c. c. The reason
why have not written before this was be-
cause ! have been boarding and taking
music lessons. but I Will start now and
write real often. as have vacation. In
closed you will find drawing and jumbed
dishes. l hope they Will escape the waste
baGket. 1 will close. as I am making this
letter too long. With love to all the mem-
bers OF our club I am your member,
JOSEPHINE C. SPINDLE.
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ELDER SUMMERS.

Dear Editor--I want to thank you ever
so much for the beautiful badges you sent
think they are perfectly lovely i want
to tell you that you sent two instead OF one
and thought maybe you didn't mean me To
have two. Will be delighted to have two
Though II you want me to. i expect to 20
to the mountains and will write when get
there. Your little friend.
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Dear Editor-1 wish TO become a metnb,r
o. the !. D. G. G. Please send mo q badge
incloaed you Will find n story of "Ad.
tho waite basket. Much love to yo,, and
the members. your new member.
Belisyille Va. LAURA a. cRoWDER,
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Loretta, Va.

In n good while. and thought I would
write now. as have n chance.
send n drawing of e"The Little Garden"
which I hope to SEQ In print, for I have
never hsd drawing printed, am trying
very hard to win a prize, and am going to.
try for the September medal, am going
to write every week. and do 1t as nicely
as l can I2have been to the exposition
Aye times. and the last time I went saw
an Egyptian mummy which had been enl-
balmed for five thousand years have
been to SEQ Iliralfy's Hippodrome, and it
Is tho best show ever saw.
1t IL a little cool down here at Ocean
View. and 1t is real rough out in the ocean.
and / think 1t is grand to go out and swim
and float on the big waves. guess have
told you all i know, so i will say good-by.
From your fond member.
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Dear Editor,--Inclosed please find answer.
to. 1umbied large cities of United state.
which hope to BIO published In the next
sundays paper. take great Interest IN
our page, ana always love to see my letter
on there. I will now close. wishing ali n,
the members great success. / remain your
true member, VIOLA JAMEs
Richmond. Va.
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Dear Editor.-I received my badge and
thank you very much for 1t. / will write
and tell you what do through the day. In
the morning get up at 5 o'clock and milk
three cows and then have to drive them
to the pasture, and when come home I
feed the calves and chickens. We milk
seventeen cows in all. Editor. you ought
to be here and help us eat canteloupes and
watermelons. We have lots of them. Well,
I rnust close. Hoping to see this in the
paper. From your little member
News Ferry. Va WALTER BOELTE.
p. ST. am ten years old.
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PUZZLE ANSWERS.

Answer to Picture Puzzle.
NO. V General Wheeler.
No..t7i2.8 General Washington.
No. 8. General Stark.
No. a. General jackson (StonewalD.
LEWIS 4B. STATION.
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Dear Editor.-I was very glad to see my
drawing ana letter on tho children's page
ana VIII try to scnd in something every
week would like very much TO earn
medal or prize. an sending Il story
about Augustus Caesar and hope Il viii
be printed. remain your member,
NADINE MOEsCHLER,
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Dear Editor.--I received my badge to-day
and was glad TO get 1t. Think 1t IL real
nice ard thank you for 1t Enclosed you
WIN hnd poem entitled Going to School"
Hope 1t will escape the was,e-basket nm
going on our Sunday-schooi picnic next
week. and will write you about It. Well,
VIII close. From your member,
LILLIAN LAYSE
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1911 west Main. city,
Trees.

Trees.
l. Oak.
Q. Chestnut.
3. Elm.
A. Hemlock.
g.. Sugar tree.
g. Blnckgum.
Z. Dogwood.
g. Wild cherry.
o.. yellow pine.
TO- blackberry.
castlewood, Va,
To Charade.
BLANCHE r. WILLIAMS, +
Church Road. Va,
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ALMA S. BoELTE.
News Ferry. Va.

What eleven names does the puzzle above
spell? ESTELLE e. GATES.
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~, JUSEP1fINE UUPUY. Z
6Vl torest Road. LynchburX, Va
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Turbevlle. halifax county. Va.

Dear Editor,--As I have not written to
you for some time. 1 will wrias 10 you and
send you drawing which fApa will cs-
cape tho waste basket.
You VIII please excuse me for not writina
10 yon every week. for l have been very
busy helping mother.
Well. Will have to close, hoping my
drawing will be satisfactory remain.
your old club-member,
TERESA DOMINICA.
b,s North Twenty-Arst Street. Richmond.
Va
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Gordonsy,Ile. va. -'-''''.

Dear Editor.--I have not received nv
medal yet. but hopo to get IL soon was
very glad to see my drawing and poem In
the paper this week. and hope to see them
In next week also Well. must close for
THIS time Wishing tho members of the r
d. c. C. great guccesy, I remain your mem
per- ALMA S. BoELTE.
s.-The flower puzzle that / sent /
made up by myself. Hope to see It in print
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-17
Fitzsimmons Again Gets the Fight Fever and
Agrees to Battle Young Heavyweight
in the Quaker City.

NEW YORK. January 1s.-Now may
the sports gather round and wonder,
for though the age OF miracles has
passed. the makers of miracles have not.
Once mere is the wonderful Robt. FitzHm-
mons. known the world over as the gam
est and best of the hcavyweights for sew
eral years. to step inside the roped eouare.
to swing those wonderful arms of his.
and, possibly. to land blow on his
opponent that viii mean undressing
sleep for the count of ten.
Only month or so ago there were
those. and few enough they were. who
said that tho great old fellow would again
be seen in the ring. And then arose the
snarls and 1eers and literary catcalls OF
the greater mob. who classed Fitz with
the corpses. the ulummies and fossils.
Even while they were snorting their de-
light over his interment, Fitz was mani
Testing the usual signs of the Infectious
ness of the ring fever. He was telling how
anxious he was to secure a fight with
one or any one of the heavyweight near
champions who SO carefully kept out OF
the path trodden by the great JeYries.
Fact in this case as in thousands of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-17
MARYLAND MAN
To RACE BRENT
Lang, Of Baltimore, Will Give
Local Racer
Tussle.

Mr.. Charles Lang, winner of the recent
six hours roller-skating contest held in
Baltimore. which gave him the title
of the champion of Maryland. will be
Brent's opponent in what promises to be
tho fastest contest ever held in the big
rink at lakewood on Friday night. Lang
Is hero with his trainer, Mr.. Priddy, Of
tho Monumental City. and together will
go against Brent and Newberry In a mile
and half relay race on Saturday night,
making Berries of contests that will
eclipse anything ever held on the roller
Kinks IN this State.
In the six-hour race in Baltimore Lang
went eighty-seven miles fiat in six hours,
or at the rate of over fourteen and q half
miles an hour, which is exceedingly fast
time. Taking into consideration the fact
that not O. stop was made during the six
hours OF continuous skating, i would
only take a seconds thought to see that
Brent will be up against O proposition in
the one-mile contest. There will also
be a hot preliminary event on Friday
night between Frazer. Ford and several
of the fast little youngsters of the local
crowd. who will make things lively. A
series OF new pictures will be shown be-
fore the contests that promise to be
among the best ever seen here.
With the fast preliminary and the
match race between Brent and Lang on
Friday night. and the relay race between
Lang and Prtddy. of Baltimore, and
Brent and Newberry on Saturday night.
the roller rink will offer what will with
out doubt DO the most spirited contests
Of the season.
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.SHAFFER BUNCH LOOK
LIKE FLAG winners
New outhelder Signed and Pitch.
ing Staff Looks Forrnid-
able Also.

Local fans are taking hear. for the
coming season, since Captain Charlie
shafer pictures in such roseate hues
the men he has gotten together. What
with the new men and the best of the
old. the first basenan and manager
thinks he is going to put out team
that will take the rag even from
Iynchburg. Therefore. the fans feel en-
couraged and are anticipating with much
10Y the time when Shaffer will descend
upon the city with his aggregation and
begin marshaling his forces.
Shaffer has strengthened the in1eld
by the addition of two new men; he has
secured an outfielder in the person of
James Kelley, of South Amboy N. j..
and he has signed new catcher and
pitcher. The pitching staff should be all
to the good The captain thinks the
coming season will be the banner year
for Colonel Still, and Long, Cassidy,
Eokstone and Salve will also be here.
AS to his, batting forces, Shaffer says
he will put in the field such set Of
sluggers as the pitchers OF the other
teams WIFI find hard to fool with their
shoots and curves.
Mr.. w. B. Bradley. owner OF tho Rioh-
mond team, also feels greatly encour-
aged, so 1t looks as II there must be
really something good In the belief that
Richmond will have pennant-winning
team next spring.
Shaffer will be hero by the first OF
next month. He has arranged three
games with the Montreal Club. Of the
Eastern League, for March 80, April LIST
and April 2. The New York Americans
will be here on April 9Th and 9Th.
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ST. vO[MA' MADE
A RUNAWAY RAGE
Field in the Mile and
Quarter, and Won by Fiji
teen Lengths.

NEW ORLEANS, La. January 1s.-st
yolma won the Cosmopolitan Hotel hurdle
handicap, 400 added, one and one-ouar-
ter miles by fifteen lengths. at City Park
to-day. Summarizes:
First receive furlongs-sister Ida & to
y first, Kankankee Qs to 81 second,
Duchess OF Montebello 6 to y third.
Time, 1:01 1-5.
Second race-three furlongs: selling
whiskbroom q to 100 first. Blue Lee g
to y second, Hazel NJ. Is to ~. third.
Time, 30 is.
Third race-Cosmopoiitan Hotel hurdle
handicap; $500 added: one mile and a
ouarter-st. yolma e to 81 first: Aules e
to y second, Creolin q to y third. Time,
2:l7 2-5.
Fourth race-mile and slxteenth-Beau
Brummel 20 to y first. Juggler q to 81
second, Orbioular e to y third. Time.
Las 10.
Fifth race-six furlongs. -Bonart Il to 81
first. Billy Steitrees Oh to % second.
Mortlboy q to y third. Time. lib 10.
Sixth race--rnile and an eighth; selling
Orly II. e to b first F1avigny G. to y
second. Marvin Neal q to y third. Time.
1853 So.
Seventh race-seven furlongs; selling
Yves "a to y first, Creal Is to y second.
Devout e to b third. Time. 1877 Id.
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Supreme Court OF Appeals.

Manchester Home Building and Loan
Association ct als. VS.. Porter: fully ar
g1ed by Chas. l.. Page for plaintiffs In
error and Isaac Digs for defendant In
error, and submitted.
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
vs.. Carr by. etc: argued by r. NJ
Hughes. Jr., for plaintiff in error and A.
b. seldner and Sidney Teiser for de-
PENDANT in error. and submitted.
Newport News and Old Point Railway
and Electric Company vs. Mccormick
partly argued by Z. NJ. BraSton for plain
tiff in error. and continued.
Next cases to be caliad: Lee VI. La
prade ct ais. Southern Railway Company
VS.. jClarke, Wilcox VS.. Wilcox, and
Penn Iron Company. Ltd. by. etc, vs.
w. r. Trigg Company ct ala, being Nos
81 to 2. inclusive on argument docket.
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MILLION CHINESE
SUFFER FAMINE
Failure of Crops Causes starva-
ton in All North
China.
APPEAL FOR AID is CABLED
~
APPEAL FOR AID is CABLED
General Conference of Foreign
Missionaries Called to Pro-
vide Quick Relief.

The American Bible Society OF New
conference OF the secretaries OF foreign
missions, representing all denominations,
In regard to tile famine conditions In
China. The conference will be held on
Friday. January 18th, at the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel. New York. at 1 o'clock.
The following cabiegranl, received at
the Office Of the American Bible Society
peated by telegraph to. each of the for
eign mission boards of this country:
Shanghai. January l6. 1907.
Notify all boards Shanghai Mission
Associati9n "a members re fare,nn re
lief through all churches. Million and Il
quarter starving refugees already fiocked
to cities in this district. Three million
destitute. Many millions affected. many
deaths already, though five months.
committee. representing all interests In
this part of the East, unite In placing
the work OF relief entirely in the hands
Of responsible missionaries. Oppor-
'1''t@' hHYKEs. President
At the Office OF the Foreign Mission
Board of the Southern Baptist Conven-
ton in this city 1t was SAID yes 1 raa,,
received, and, while the officials We're
in full sympathy with the movement,
1t would not be practicable for any one
to 20 from here, owing to the vnrioue
engagements of the secretaries. 1t is
probable that as result Of the con
ference IN New York a general call for
contributions will be issued by the va
rious denomina tional mission boards.
The famine area extends through the
Yangste Valley and generally through
North China az result of complete
failure of last seasons crops. The
situatio cannot be materially relieved
until the rice crop comes in next sum.
| mer' and there are, therefore. four OF
| Ave months OF suffering and OF starva
in this area. The United States gov
ernment has already taken some actor
| in this matter, and the National Rec
! Cross Association lis moving towards
| some Organized and systematlo rellet.
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Property Transfers.

Richmond: Trustees OF G. f. U. o. OF True
Refornsrs 10 w. L. Taylor. 90 feet on Second
Street. southeast corner OF Jackson Street.
Mamie G. and r. c. Henry to Mary Robin
son Lincoln. surviving trustee: 10 L. feet on
north line Of Carr. Street, III IL feet west
Of Madison Street st,T3o.
Mary Robinson Lincoln. surviving trustee.
Mary Robinson and r. A. Lincoln. Rebscca
W. and ], g. Tinberlaks and Harriet r,
Annie c. and c. A. Robinson. 20 Henry g.
'wallerstein, same property described In deco
Henrieo: Lewis Ginter Land and Improvement
Company to AMMO l.. Constable. lot No. is. II
block N. plan OF Ginter Park; $1,000
A. G., t;oode special commissioner and FIT;
% In. Feitig and wife 10 Il. NJ Feitlg. i
acres on the New Bridge Road. about ono mile
east OF Richmond. 5000.
the New Market Road about six miles south
east OF Richmond. fl.S0
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Lexington Horse News.

LEXINGTON. KY. January 1s.-Tha
annual stockholders meeting of Ken
lucky Trottlng Horse Breeders Assoca-
ton was held In this city to-day, and the
following officials were elected to serve
for the ensuing year: r. G. Estil, pres
tdent; Richard G. Stoll and James p.
Clay. vice-presidents; Horace w. Wilson,
secretary: L. ". Harknes, Dr. John r.
Hagyard J. Will Stoll. Colonel John Al
len, Louis Descognets, directors,
This makes the twelfth year as secre-
tary for Wilson. In accordance with the
usual custom OF the association, no state
ment Of the. years business was made
public. but after tho meeting Secretary
Wilson said that in spite OF the general
belief OF the public TINT the association
had lost money last year. owing to bad
weather prevailing during October trots,
he was glad to state that there was a
balance on the right side Of the ledger.
and the association had made some
money.