Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-21
FAR ASSOCIATION
S10CkHol DER$ HEAR
OFFICIAL REPORTS

An Adjourned meetinS OF the stoSA
tolce.s ef the Central Maine Fair As
ISOLATION for the purpose Of listening u
the reports Of the president. directors,
secretary and treasurer was held In tne
law ofiee of the late ". 7. Haines
Mon FAY forenoon At leSa A quorum
being present, the meeting was called
to order By President Harvey D. Eaton
The records O. the last annual meeting
we're read and approved. President Ia
ton stated that he had no report 70
make other than was well known TO
everyons present: that the continuous
rain for the 1--WE Gays Of the fair in Sep
.smber had placed = large deficiency
upon tie fair association for which no
blsme could be placed upon anyone;
that the fair management had arfaneed
q most excellent program and had the
weather been good he was confident the
fair would have been . financial sue
cess. He believed that the fair aseo-
citation should put en- . bigger and bet
te- fan each year He then called TO.
q report from r. N. Gilmore. the seore-
tary end treasurer who gave the re-
ceipts from the severai departments 10:
each car Of TIE fair ana . list OF the
I'm. cved. He stated that some bills
had not been presented while others
Rad been rsceipfed without the payment
o. the tame. the parties donating tnc
amount owed to the fair.
Thu meeting was then opened for
general eis-uesicn witch was part cipat-
ei in By several of those present. { L
Berry. one of the stockholders present
yeced his sentiment that the far was
a wa.erville institution and that its fu-
ts,e success Lar In the hearty coopera-
ton Of IL, OF Waterrilie's people He
advise the increase in number in the
board of directors. that the fair be d.
videi into separate Departments. each
depa- m NJ re pons;ble for it's own op-
ersticn-. He stated that no secre.ar.
corld have charge Of the Midway. coli
scum. and 60 Tire work OF many OF the
other separtments and obtain good re-
suits. NJ. Berry believed that all OF
tros- who contributed - Or more -
the hsid cay fund should be given one
share II stock for each - contributed
He did not relieve That any tickets OF
Passes 70 the fair should be issued -
the stockholde- or their families. This
opened up a dis,sss.on relative to thu
matter of free rasses 20 the fair which
has been much abused in the past On
rnosisn Of NJ. Berry It was voted that
stock lie ISSUED TO those who had con-
tf5atei 81 or mcre, which motion vac
carried.
M Berry suggested that the eiectiol
Of directors and of6cera for the ensu-
ing year he POSTPONED Until some future
M etine a. which al Of those TO whon'
rev stock was 10 be Issued could be
present.
8. E. Whi;comb. who was chairman
of the benefi. field day. stated that ap-
proxinnately S5Wo was raised and that
reveral eubscri ptions were still in the
hards Ct the committee to be added.
III. whitccno. who II q past presi-
4 1t of tie far. stattd his belief tina:
an advisory committee would be Of ben.
eft. tut that It had not been in evil
dence fer the last two years.
Dr.. A. Jolly state. that there shouI ]
be some changes in the bylaws ans
r,ored that committee Ct three be ap
pointed to suggest to some furturs
mcetiny Of stockholders such changes
as they deemed expedien'. The motion
being carried. Mr.. Eaton appointed DR..
Jolly chairman OF that committee. 1t
was voted 20 adjourn to TO Monday
evening. Oct q. the meeting to be held
at TIE Chamber Of Commerce rooms.