The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-03
LIVELY SESSION OF THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS.
THE SUNDAY OPENING
Was Threshed to Finish-Some Sharp
Tilting of Words-Election of Presi-
dent Deferred to February-Commit-
tee Report on Bolinger's Resignation.

The session of the board of directors
of the State Fair of Louisiana, held at
their headquarters Monday afternoon
beginning at q o'clock, was as lively as
could have been expected especially
when the Sunday issue was dominant
1t was then that there occurred some
sharp tilting of words. The Sunday is
sue, SO to speak, was fought out to a
frazzle and prevailed by a vote of fifteen
| to four.
The board met with Vice President
McCloud presiding and l. N. Bruegger-
hoff, secretary, and Directors Leon r.
Smith, v Grosjean, R, R. Emery. John
R. Jones, ]. H. Jordan, c. F. Gordon,
w K. Henderson, A. Querbes, George
Freeman Jr., ]. E. Johnston Jr, S. H.
Bolinger. L. c. Bulk1ey, c. C. Hard
man, Z K. Smith, F G. Snyder, John
Jenkins and Samuel Dreyfuss.
The first order of business was the re-
port of the committee assigned on the
Bolinger resignation. The report fol-
lowing was adopted by rising vote;
Shreveport, La, Jan. 2, 1910.
To the Directors of the State Fair of
Louisiana:
Gentlemen-Your committee to whom
you have assigned the drafting of for
NAL expression of your regret over the
resignation of S. H. Bolinger, president
of the State Fair of Louisiana, deem it
unnecessary to indulge in a multiplicity
of high-sounding phrases in resolutions
in the fulfllment of this duty.
Indeed, it is in brevity that we can
best convey and emphasize the keen dis
appointment which we have experienced
in the final and irrevocabie determine
tien of our most esteemed president to
surrender his trust, in the discharge Of
which he has exenplifed his ability, his
energy and his loyalty frequently at the
sacrifice of his business and personal
interests and under the most trying of
ordeals.
1t is true that he has been given the
cordial and earnest cooperation of his
associates, but he has had to assume and
carry the burden of the responsibility.
Under his management the Fairs of
1909 and 1910 have proven successful.
When the presidency of this associa-
tion was thrust upon him, as the sue
cessor of Hon. {. c. Allen, our lament
ed friend and associate, the Fair was as
a child in the crawling stages of its ca
reer. It was with careful and constant
nursing and watching that it has now
reached the more vigorous, interesting
and encouraging period of getting on
its feet and is now fairly walking
without eoaxing and is, with confidence,
progressing to the usefulness of a vig-
orous manhood and it is hoped to years
venerated with a record of glorious
achievements.
It is in this promising condition that
President Bolinger has relinquished his
trust, with clean hands and a fair re-
cord, and therefore, in accepting his
resignation, we would tender him,
personally and collectively, our FULL
est appreciation Of his efforts, re-
GREETING that he could not continue as
the head of this association, but are
comforted in the realization that he will
give as a director all the time he can
spare, and all the energy and influence
he can command towards contributing
to the greater success of the Fair
therefore, be it
Resolved, That this report be made
record of the minutes tnd that an Off
cially authenticated copy hereof be
transmitted to the retiring president, S.
H. Bolinger, with the New Year greet
ing and the best wishes of this direc-
tory, as well as of the members of the
association.
V GRosJEAN.
LEON R. SMITH.