Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-03
FAIR
ELECT OFFICERS
FOR YEAR 1921
Dates Of Each Exposition
Set For This Year; Next
Convention in Fargo.

North Dakota fair secretaries closed
their annual convention in Grand
Forks this noon with the election Of
4 rage OF Hamilton as president.
a. u. Beicher oi~F'easenden, vice pres
zadent and +. w. McItobeYls OF Fargo
as secretary and treasurer, for the
com ng year. Fargo was named as
f6hs convent on city for 1922.
declaring that the convention which
c-osea mere .uuay was the most sue
cessful ever held by he association,
resolutions were adopted expressing
the appreciation OF the fair men Tor
the welcome hat had been accorded
them by L. r. Montgomery, secretary
Of the North Dakota state fair, the
Commerce.. club and The citizens of
Grand Forks in general who aided in
the various programs that were gwen.
Discuss Racing.
The morning meeting today was
opened with a. discussion Of horse
racing as 1t relates to the entertain
meAt programs staged by the county
and district fairs OF the state. Uni
form entry blanks will be adopted for
all fairs within the state as a means
TO prevent confusion m classify .ng
all events and the entry fees for each
race.
M. Beatrice Johnstone. county su-
perintendent of schools. was the prin-
cipal speaker during the morning ses-
sion n she took for her subject the
Boys n Girls Encampment De-
partments and their value to the fair.
Miss tombstone old Of the interest
that has been shown in the boys and
girls club work IN this county and dis
played photographs showing how the
miniature city of tents vas established
to provide an outing for the young
people from the farms during exposl-
ton week.
To Invite Women.
Mrs. Andrew Johnson, s~uperintend-
ent of the home department Of the.
Bottineau county fair, vas also among
the speakers and she outlined the i'm
portance that u be attached to the
DEVELOPMENT OF this branch of each
fair.
Following Mrs. Johnson's address,
a motion was adopted. calling for an
invitation to be extended to all lead
ers OF the home departments of each
fair in the state, to attend the next
annual convention Of the association.
Early this afternoon the fair off,
Gals and other visitors attending the
convention were taken to J.. d. Ba-
cons Lilac Hedge dairy farm. where
departments. Late this afternoon
thee VIII be informal meetings at
which time attraction n advertising
men will have an opportunity to out
line their plans for supplying fairs
with maser.a. this year
Among the resolutions of import
ance adopted yesterday was the fol-
lowing recommendation made to the
North Dakota workmen's compensa-
ton bureau:
Resolution.
Whereas, The state, district, and
county agricultural fair associations
Of North Dakota are non-profit as
sociations, and
Whereas. The sole purpose and aim
of the various fair associations OF
North Dakota is the promotion and
advancement of the agricultural in
GusLry of the state; and
Whereas, The North Dakota work.
mems compensation bureau has seen
TT to collect an insurance premium
from all the far associations of the
state: Therefore
y y "esolved. by the North Dakota
Association of Fair Managers in an
ion assembled at Grand
Forks, North Dakota, the End and Bird
days ur March, 1921: That the work
mans compensation bureau of North
Dakota be requested to class our fair
ass''*'ia ions as, agricultural industries,