Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-14
FAIR DATES ARE
ANNOUNCED AT
CoNvEN TI0NS.
Parent Body and New Asso.
citation Hold Meetings
In Chicago at Same
Time.

Chicago, Dec. l3.-Dates foi
state fairs and expositions to be held
in the United States and Canads
during 1920 were announced n
meetings Of two associations in Chi
cago. The two associations were
formed a. the result of = split in
the parent organization here last
February, out of which the newer
association was formed.
These associations are the Ameri-
can Association of Fairs and Expo
sitions, the parent body that met in
the Hotel Sherman, and the Interna-
tional Association of Fairs and Ex-
positions, the offspring, that held its
first annual meeting at the Audito-
rum hotel. About 100 fairs were
represented at the two conventions.
B. M. Davidson of Springfield, ILL.,,
manager of the Illinois state fair,
was elected president of the Ameri-
can association, while w. H. STRAIT
ton Of Dallas, Tex, secretary of the
state fair Of Texas, was named pres
ident Of the international associa-
ton.
Dates selected for the leading fairs
Set Nsbraska Date.
American Association OF Pairs and
Expeditions:
Assrst lc;il-xaahahss I.tsssaass fails.
1sSust is.si :, Angus. - I. s.p..mb.r
dats y b chosen b. the fs,r manage
Aas.ss ss-ss-uHneis STAT. IN. Spring.
August St-ss-Nerthwsstss, oAis state
August iS-,s-Br4. .xpoat,ea, Erie. Pa.
n az ~ to September @-1l'noi'-lndiana
August 80 to September 4-ohle state
fair at Columbus
Vehicle show. Peoria. III.
September s-lo-Nebraska state fair,
September s-il-Indl.na stat. fair. In
septemb.s s-1l--wsst virgins state
ssptsmSsr is-ls-x.ns.s Ere. stat. fair.
september ls.ls-K.ntuehy stat. fair.
:, ssptsmo'r ss-ss-rsnn..... stat. fair.
Sptemb:r .s-,s-Midi.nd Empire fair.
,. September nS;.,o 81 :: October ,.East Ten
September Is to October a--Tri-stats
ssptsm0sr n to October Stat. fair
October 4-s-AIasama state fair. Birm-
inshan.
October s-,+-st.t. fair Of Texas.
october - to November l4--r.x.s Cot
ton Palace. Waco.
insurgents Set Dates.
- International Association Of Fairs ana
July is.i7-North Dakota stat. fair,
July ,c-.+-orand Forks fair. Grand
August 7-i4-Missouri Stat. fair. Sc
August Is to September s--Iova state
September i-l1-Michigaa state fair,
ssptemSsr t.1l-Minnesota state fair.
september ls-ls-Montana State fair.
September ls-a4-Kansas state fair.
September Is-9s--Eastsrn State expo
sition. Springfield, Mass
September 1s-2s-Colorado state fair,
September ls-1s-south Dakota State
September ao-,s-1ntsrstats Live Stock
'As September se9aB e: 3 to October ,-okl.hom.
Free State fair. Muskoges.
October 2-9-Chattanooga Interstate
fair, Chattanooga, Tenn.
October 11-l6-Alabama State fair,
Birmingham.
October 1s-3s-southeastern Fair ASSOC
citation, Atlantis, Ga.
October 18-23-Mtssissipp State fair,
Jackson.
October 2s-November Georgia State
fair, Macon.
October 2S-November state Fair OF
Louisiana, Shreveport.
October 4-1e--Wheat Show. wichita,
Kan.
November 1-5-western Royal Live
Stock Show, Spokane, Wash.
November 7-12-Northwest Live Stock
Association at Lewiston, Idaho.
November S.l3-Tri-State Exposition at
Savannah. Ga
November 13-30-pacific International
Live Stock Exposition. Portland, Ore.
Both organizations win meet IN Chi
eago, December, 1920.