The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-14
]. G. PUTT DOOMED
AS COM'L CLUB SECY.
Carter Says Club Is Trying to
Get Someone else-Fair
Petitions Started.


man, as secretary Of the Commercial
Club, three of the club members last
night at the organizations Getting,
started a boom for John G. Putt of
Jackson, for secretary.
The Putt boom was headed by Pro
fessor H. l.. Roberts of the Normal
School, and it was given much I'M
petus in the meeting by County High
way Engineer Dennis ScivalIy and
Judge Edward D. Hays.
Judge Hays was intimately asso-
ciated with Mr.. Putt in connection
with the management of the Jackson
Home Corners Week and in his re-
marks, he declared that much of the
credit for the success of that event is
due TO Mr.. Putt. He declared that
Mr.. Putt is a tirelesS worker and said
his experience with him as an asso-
ciate proved that he is capable as a
club executive in the management Of
big events such as the fair.
Mr.. Putt is widely known through
out Cape county and the surrounding
counties, ard his acquaintanceship, to-
gether with his knowledge of South
east Missouri agricultural and bust
ness conditions, were urged as reasons
for his appointment as secretary of
the club.
Earl G. Granting, momber of the
special committee which has been
seeking a club secretary, declared that
Mr.. PUTS name will receive the COM
mittec's careful scrutiny.
President Sam VI. Carter announced
that the secretary committee met
Thursday afternoon and determined
to cndeavor to secure the services of
Mr. Martin on 4 six months trial.
The committeeman We're unable to get
into communication with him until
yesterday morning, when he was
found at Herculaneum, and 4 confer
cnce was arranged between Mr. Mar
tin and W. H. Stubblefeld Jr., who
went to st. Louis yesterday.
Mr. Leming, who for long time
had been considered By the committee.
gave the committee final word Thurs
day that he would be unable to devote
any of his time to the Job, since he
has moved his entire milling plant to
the Cape
The report of the clubs special
committee Investigating the organiza-
ton of a new fair association, made
by a. VI. Tinsley chairman and
Judge Edward D. Hays, was approved
by the club The organization is to
be non-commercial in character, and
petitions were started last night by
members of the committee seeking to
obtain memberships in the Organiza-
ton at the rate Of $40 membership
with annual dues not to exceed 81.
Several men last night signed the
petitions after they had been started
by Mr. Tinslcy.
The constitution and bylaws of the
fair association is to be drawn by
Judge Hays and O. A. knehans. The
organization will be called the Cape
County Fair and Park Association,
and promoters of the fair expect to
get between 200 and 300 members at
$40 each.
This fund will be used in financing
the fair project. The rental of $500
will be paid to the city for the use Of
the park for week. Mayor Rage de-
clared that the money received by the
city will be turned back into the
grounds in repairing the stables and
buildings in preparation for the fair.
The 81 family ticket principle with
the 25-cent single admission was APP
proved as suggested to the committee
men by Mayor Rage.
J. Y. Num-, who was delegated to
go to Kennett to attend meeting of
the Southeast Missouri and Northeast
Arkansas Circuit, yesterday wired the
club that the dates for the fair have
been arranged satisfactorily.
Mr.. Num- was to obtain the dates |
in advance of the fair at SikestOn and |
during the latter part of September
or the first week in September, if |
possible.
The club members discussed the
proposition of kicking out of the !
mystic circuit when it became known |
that the organization never paid any |
Of its obligations.
Among those who attended the |
meeting last night were: Emil Drusch-
DR.. D. H. Hope 4. NJ. Tinsley, Sam
Sherman, w. F. Bergman, DR.. J. S.
Lehr, Seth Babcock, Judge Edward L.
Hays, Sanl VI. Carter, f. G. u 9:,.iing,
H. L. Roberts, Graham Dempsey,
Dennis SC;vally and John F. Lilly.
uoor1, Pr;nl1onf RaDubIicap candi-