Weekly journal-miner., 1913-08-13
OFFICERS SELECTED AND PRELIMINARY PLANS ARE MADE AT THE CITI- ZENS MASS MEETING
DATE WILL PROBABLY BE SET TO FALL BETWEEN THE ALBUQUERQUE AND THE PHOENIX EVENTS
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

l he ChamDer or OOinneECe Was
 crowded last evening when Chair
 man Frank Whisman called the citi-
 zens' meeting to order. In a general
 way the chairman outlined the pur-
 pose of the gathering. He was fol-
 lowed by Mayor William H. Timer
 hoff, Judge E. w. Wells and T. C.. Norris. in interesting addresses, all
 concurring in the decision that the
 association to be formed be made of
 Northern Arizona limitations. in
 stead of merely county.
 To bring the matter to a head, 1t
 was proposed to formally launch the
 Northern Arizona Fair Association
 by the election of a president. To
 unit the assemblage decided upon
 R. N. Fredericks for the office-and
 MT. Fredericks was absent.
 Tn less time than it takes to tell, a
 committee composed of Chairman
 F. s. Clark. Judge E. w. Wells, Mayor William H. Timerhoff, H. w. Heap. John Lindell, E. A. Kast-
 ner and T. c. Norris. was named by the chair. Mir. Fredericks' where abouts was ascertained by means of telephone search. Advancing in solid body, the committee sur rounded Mir. Fredericks at the
 Yavapai Club and despite vigorous protest, succeeded in bringing their prisoner to the scene of action.
 There, Chairman Clark delivered the report of the committee amidst prolonged applause. Mir Fredericks expressed his appreciation but flatly declined the office.
 Then in an eloquent address, MT. Norris pointed out to the man se- lected that he owed this duty to his community and business should in no way enter into the question. In powerful conclusion. Mir. Norris so impressed the selected choice that he finally consented to accept. The volley of applause which greeted this decision fairly rocked the foundation of the Bank building.
 Mir. Fredericks was spoken of throughout the evening as the one man for the job. The interest he has manifested, coupled with the natural enthusiasm he puts forth in propositions of this nature, left no loophole open for any other selec- ton.
 Councilman Frank Whisman was elected vice-president; Malcolm A. Fraser, secretary, and Judge E. w. Wells, treasurer. The elections were all unanimous and attended by ela- borate tribute to the ability of each i and every one elected.
 T. C. Norris. Richard Lamson and E. T. Mitchell were appointed a committee to draw up set of by laws for the association. The naming of the other committees was left to the discretion of the president, while the election of the five members to the advisory board from this county was also postponed until a future lay.
 From all sides came most op- :imistic reports regarding the atti- .ude which is being assumed by the other counties relative to the fair Flagstaff was reported to be decidedly enthusiastic. The president will shortly appoint diff .erent committees to broach the sub ect more fully to the different County Boards of Supervisors, from whom it is expected some financial 1 id will be secured. Another pur- pose to be attained in interesting hese boards is the assurance of ex- iibitions from these counties at the air.
 While no exact date has been set, { is more than likely now that the week will be somewhere between ( October Is and November 1, thus z placing the local fair at a 'eriod in between the Albuquerque | nd Phoenix fairs. Several of the r of Commerce fair com s nittee have advanced so far into . he proposition as to advocate certain i rograms of entertainment. d
 The newly launched organization h djourned last night to meet again dmorrow night when a regular n of Commerce business ses- ( ion is scheduled. It is expected I hat all other Chamber business will h e for the time being set aside and [ he fair proposition substituted in C