Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-17
BUSINESS SESSION
ENDS Meeting OF
maine FAIR ASSN

The annual meeting Of the Maine
association of agricultural fairs
closed with n business session in the
city building yesterday morning at
which the 70 delegates present eN-
pressed themselves unanimously in
favor of horse and oxen pulling at
! the fairs in the state, adopted a con-
stitution and by laws as drawn up
by George Plummer of Skowhegan.
elected officers for the coming year
and came to an agreement that will
equalize the collection of entrance
fees at races.
DIR. Paul II. Baird of Waterville
was elected president of the associa-
ton for the year 1925 and the other
! officers elected We're: George w.
| Wascott of Bangor, first vice presi-
dent; Nathan Perry of Pressure Isle.
second vice president; f. F.. Robinson
of Ellsworth, secretary and Frank +.
| knowlton of Pennington, treasurer.
! Walter p. Ordway. George II. Plum
mer and Walter Hight, all of Show
hogan. were named as the executive
committee while the legislative COM
! mlttee consists of the secretaries of
| all the fair associations. The NOM
| mating committee was made up of
Mr.. 'Plummer. +. =. Peacock of Read
field and Joseph Stewart of Bangor.
| The constitution was presented by
(, Walter p. Ordway. chairman of a
! committee appointed at the first ses-
sion Thursday to consider the mat
ter, and its text is as follows:
| Article !. The name of the asso-
| citation shall be the Maine Associa-
ton of Agricultural Fairs.
Article .. The object of the AS
ISOLATION shall be to promote good
fellowship and the spirit of unity
among the officials of our Agricul-
tural Fairs, to encourage an inter
change of ideas, to stimulate CO.
op ration and to Great" a deeper i'm
preston of the Importance of our
annual agricultural fairs that their
conditions may be materially i'm
proved.
Article 3. This Association shall be
open to membership to any Agricul-
tural Fair of the Stat of Maine.
Article 4. The officers of this AS
ISOLATION shall be: President first
vice president. second vice president
6 cretary and treasurer There shall
be an executive board o. five direc-
tors which shall consist of the five
officers above mentioned.
-. biNlS ne ANNUAL injecting
shall be held in the month of Jan
uary at Such time as the directors
call same and at the place voted al
tie last annual meeting. Specia
meetings may be called at any time
and place by the board of directors
Article 6. a quorum for meetings
shall be representatives from any five
Agricultural fairs of this association
A quorum for the board of direc-
tors shall he three members.
ARTICLE Z. This constitution anG
by laws may be amended at any reg.
ular annual meeting without writ
ten copy of the proposed amendment
being submitted to the fairs belong
ing to the association.
! article s. The officers of this as.
sociation shall be elected by writer
ballot at the annual meeting. They
shall serve one year or until THEN
> successors are elected. Officers shall
> be nominated by n nominating com.
; mittee consisting of three members
appointed by the chair.
Article O. There Shall be the fol.
lowing standing committees annual!
appointed by the chair consisting o.
three members each: legislative, pro
gram and entertainment. The pro-
:. gram and entertainment committee.
: shall consist of memters OF the en-
. tire association.
Article 10. The annual dues o
, this association shall he So from eacl
, fair belonging thereto. Dues shall
be paid annually in advance and a
the time of ;rc annual meeting.
article II. All routine bushes.
of this association shall be decided
by majority of representative
present unless objections are offered
in which case the chair shall rul'
that each association he limited Il
; one vote and a majority of aye anC
nay votes shall decide thu question.
After the constitution had beer
r read and accepted motion wa
passed that it be enforced durins
this year and that a copy of it b.
sent TO ali the agricultural associa
tons of the state.
1t was voted that all associations
will collect one per cent of entrance
: money on stake races at the. time o
, entrance and the delegates went OF
record as opposed to the money win
ming plan of racing.
ii Resolutions of thanks were sent L
, the amusement companies that sup
piled the entertainment for the ban
= uuet. the National TrottinS associa
ton for the support it had given ant
to the Waterville and SkowheGal
fair associations which We're host
Of the convention.
The dates of the following fair
were announced: Bangor, Aug. 24-2S
Waterville, Sept. ID; Ellsworth
Sept Is; Lewiston. Sept. 10; Cor
ham. Sept. 10; Skowhe"an. Sept
15-1S; South Paris, Sept-15-1S
Pennington, Sept. 2224. Other date
will be announced later in the year