Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-04

Arthur D. Lathrop for president and the choice was unanimous. The com p1ete election of officers resulted as follows:
 President Arthur D. Lathrop, Nor wich.
 Vice Presidents James B. Palmer of Lisbon, Norwich P. O., Edwin E. Lathrop of Bozrah, Russell M. Brown of Griswold, Elmer R. Pierson of Nor wich, James F. Mason of Franklin
 Samuel E. Holdridge of Ledyard.
 retary-Charles D. Greenman of Norwich.
 Treasurer-Frank w Brewster, Nor wich.
 Directors Judson Miner, Fitch ville pr. Nathaniel Foote, Colchester;
 James A. Way, East Lyme: George A. Kahn, Franklin; Simon Brewster Griswold; E. A. Hoxie, Lebanon; Au- gustus F Reade, Lisbon; Ray liar ding, Lyme; Dan D. Home, MontvilIe; Ring, Norwich: George A. Pendleton, North Stonington, and Charles S. Woodmansee, Preston Griswold H.
 Morgan, Salem; Allison B. Ladd, Jr., Sprague; F. Byron Gallup, Voluntown; Thomas B. Collins, Stonington; sam uel E. HoIdridge, Ledyard. Auditors-W O. Rogers. Gilbert s. Raymond, Richard T. Bushnell. Nor wich.
 Would Not Let Secretary Greenman Secretary Greenman stated that the office of secretary requires consider 1 able time and he thought it would be | best that the society secure someone who could give more time to the of fee than he could. After a short dis cussion on the subject of securing a 1 to cast a ballot for Mir. Greenman and 1 he then accepted the office. l It was suggested by M E. Ring that | persons applying for membership be voted upon rather than simply paying i their money and being admitted He | desired to have some. regularity made 1 in the admission of members and that l names presented be recorded when aC- l cepted. After some discussion it was moved and voted faVorably upon that the chair appoint a committee to draft l suitable amendments to the bylaws and submit a report at the next an nuaI meeting. Mir. Ring also spoke | of the absence of a form for the con duct of meeting and he believed that 1 this should be provided for by the 1 bylaws. The motion was withdrawn as the matter was not carried to an issue.
 Delegates to Hartford. 1 The chair was authorized to appoint l two delegates ta the agricultural as
 sociation meeting to be held in Hart
 ford and James B. Palmer and G. A.
 Kahn were appointed.
 Next Year Better Than Ever.
 The matter of improvement to the track was presented by M.s B, Ring
 but he was informed that the matter 1 of the property of the society was in the hands of the executive committee It was then advocated by MT. Ring that all the members exert themselves to their utmost to make next years l fair one of the best in the state II l the arrangements contemplated by the i officers are carried through and with a working capital of about $1,000 in dications point to a bigger and better l fair than ever, next fall.
 | Those present at the meeting were l as follows Arthur D. Lathrop, Charles l D. Greenman, Frank w. Brewster Francis D. BeckWith, Edward Cook l George A. Sydleman, Michael B. Ring Lyman L. Chapman, Richard T. Bush nell, Sherwood Raymond, Elmer R i Pierson, William B. Wilcox, Ruther-
 ford c. Plaut, Thomas F. Burns. Al bert w LilIibridge, C. L. Swan, Nor Wich; George o. Gadbois. LeffingweL; | James B. Palmer, Lisbon; James F
 Mason, Franklin; Dan D. Home, Mont
 vile; Simon Brewster, Griswold; sam
 uel E. Holdridge, Ledyard; George A
 Pendleton, North Stonington; Russell M. Brown, Jewett City; E. A. Hoxie | Lebanon.