The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-02-14

The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders Of the BoSSier Parish Fair
Association was held at BOSSier City
at two o'clock pm. Tuesday. February
18th, on schedule time, and of the APP
proxinate number of 400 shares the
approximate number of $50 were rep
resented at the meeting. which was
held in the City Hall in Bossier Par
| ish's metropolis. and a very enthusiasts
tic hearty and Sanguine meeting was
enjoyed. everything moving off with
extraordinary SmOothness. being quite
confined to stern and sturdy business,
however. hut practically every move,
every nomination and every election
| by this we mean the election of every
| officer. Superintendent. etc.-being by
reclamation. and the most hearty good
will and evidence of solidarity was ev
| ident from start to finish.
The old true and tried war horse
Nj. s. Bolinger, President of the assO-
citation for about hall Il score years
| past. one who has been tried in the
fiery furnace of experience. and never
|
dertoOk to .See it through when it
comes to keeping parish fair from
dissolution and diSintegration can tes-
tifysthe test is a crucial one, both tinan-
ciaily and maintenance of some REM
nant of once abundant patience) was
| by one acclaim chosen Chairman Of the
stockholders meeting Each person
present at once became spontaneously
competitive in an endeavOr to furnish
something of value to the meeting. to
the association. and our beloved parish
at large In like unanimous accord
Mr.. 7. }. Fullilove was chosen Secre-
tary of the meeting and the evidence
of life. the handspring of the move
ment. the hub around whic. the agri-
cultural interests of BosSier Parish re-
volve was imbued with new life, firmly
planted. and then set in motion.
\ resolution was unanimously adopt
ed changing the constitution and by
laws to stipulate the number of di-
rectorS of the organization as eleven
instead of nine, as heretofore and the
requirement for Il quorum as six. in
stead of five. as formerly.
| The report of the Board of Directors
for the preceding year was then sub
mitted, showing that when all pledges
| were collected, and all debts paid, the
association should be very nearly even
with the world" which was very
great source Of satisfaction to every
one. when the fact was taken into con-
sideration that the decision to move
the fair to it's present site was not
reached until two or three weeks be-
fore the exhibition for 1917 was due to
he staged. and an improyiSed.. hurried
and almost mad rush was necessary to
keep the institution alive at all long
enough to eject new blood into it in its
present location. and by this tranSfu-
sion save BoSsier Parish from igno-
nliny and oblivion i'll the galaxy of par
ishcS in our grand state. which have an
organized means of showing its reSour-
ceS to the world. BoSsier Parish. that
grand old member. one Of the richest
members. one of the Oldest members.
at the very gates of LOuiSiana's great
est State Fair-lpeer of all fairs of the
Soutll-neiyhbor of the second largest
city of the great state of our domicile,
again proved equal to the emergency
arose to the occasion and firmly plant
ed her banners to the breeze The re-
port was cordially received, and the
stockholders proceeded to the election
Of the new Board of Directors.
One by one the following were nonli-
mated. and without friction. discord or
dissentiOn. unanimously. and Ivy ac-
elimination elected members of tie
new board: MesSrs. M. s. Bolinger.
w. NJ. Mccall. Tom Hickman. J. =.
Fullilove. L. w. Hutchings. J. A. Bum
gardner. y. W. Sentell. Il. s. Burt,
Leon Sanders, WI. Fullilove and W. l.
Ratcliff.
Immediately after adjournment of
the stockholders meeting, the Presi-
dent formally opened Il session of the
Board of Directors. as per schedule.
and promptly declared nominations in
order for the necessary officers. re-
quired by the regulations of the organi-
zation to be drawn from the Board of
Directors. and almost before the es-
cape Of the announcement from the
lips OF Mr.. Rolinger. Mr.. Tom HEX
man. one of BoSSier City's most live.
wide awake. progressive and prosper
Gus merchants, one of the greatest
boosters, well wishers and promoters
the fair has ever had. was placed in
nomination. and as promptly elected by
unanimous vote. 0nd hearty good
wishes. and expressions of confidence
in his directing ability to seize the
helm aud steer the worthy enterprise
to the desired goal of abundant sue
cess
In addition to being prosperous
merchant. now of BoSSier City. Mr..
Hickman has for many years been one
of the very successful planters of Bos-
sier Parish. and is well and favora,Dly
known practically all over the parish.
having been at the helm Of a planta-
ton on Red Chute some years. after
wards successfully conducting bust
ness and plantation near Allendale. all
in Bossier Parish. and is thus emf
nently qualified for the high position
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