Club Minutes: Sandy Spring Pigeon Club, 1910-1913

and was very much awake, resulting in several lively discussions and a most frank expression of opinions by club members. Great hopes were expressed for the Show. Adjourned to meet at Gilpins.

24 January 6, 1911

After a meeting of Great Expectations at Shoemakers month 23rd, we met again at Gilpins with our hopes realized - the First Annual Poultry Show of the Sandy Spring Pigeonclubhad come to pass. Amid general congratulations and joy, Pres. Bentley called the Club to order and directed the reading of the minutes. These being adopted, unfinished business was called for. The Secretary responding with the Financial Report of the Show. The report showed a net balance of twenty three cents, and an actual balance of $2.74 thanks to the King donation of prize money. We pay deserved tribute to Pigeon Club Duck and the famous 40 Cent Banes Duck that saved the day. An auditing committee was appointed by the President as follows, Henry and Jack Shoemaker, Edward Snowden.

Pres. Bentley also appointed Slabler Bros., Wetherald Bros. and himself as a committee to report at the School house the next morning to store away the coops, which the Secretary had arranged for with the Lyceum Co.

The Secretary's and Treasurer's reports were requisitioned for next meeting and the new Treasurer was also appointed Librarian with full charge of books and papers.

A Resolution providing for a committee of Three in Programs for Meetings was offered and adopted. The program for next meeting was voted to consist of a "Review of the Years Work" by Pres. Bentley and an "Account of Our First Show by Secretary Brigham. The latter at this point offered a Pair of Frist Class Young Squab Bruders to the Club Member owning the pair of pigeons that shall produce the largest member of Squabs before Jan. 1, 1912.

Election of Officers by ballot now took place and resulted as follows.

GREETING.

The Sandy Spring Pigeon Club announces its first annual exhibition of poultry, pigeons, and eggs, which will be open to the public from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., December 29th and 8:00 a.m. to 8 p.m., December 30th. We wish to encourage a more profitable interest in farm poultry throughout the country. Bring us your chickens, your eggs, and yourselves and make this attempt a success.

ENTRY FEES.

Poultry, single specimens..........25c Pigeons............................10c

Eggs and Dressed Fowl free, provided exhibitors will contribute them to the show management to help defray expenses.

FREE LECTURE.

At 7:30 p.m. December 29th, Prof. Roy H. Waite, of the Poultry Department of the Agricultural Experiment Station, will give a practical talk on "Farm Poultry," in the Lyceum. Come prepared to ask questions. Professor Waite will also act as poultry judge for our show, and will award the prizes, with a view to utility as well as fancy standards.

POULTRY.

Class I - Poultry for Meat: Games, Brahmas, Coehins, Langsharns; all varieties.

Class II - Poultry for Eggs: Leghorns, Monofeas; all varieties.

Class III - Poultry for Meat and Eggs: Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes, Rhode Island Reds, Orpingtons; all varieties.

Class IV - Fancy: Any other breeds and Bantams.

PIGEONS. Class I - Squab Breeders: Homers, Dragoons Mondaines, Carneaux, Maltese Hens, Runts, Squab Breeding Crosses, White Kings, White Duchess.

Class II - Fancy: Fantails, Jacobians, Owls, Pouters, Pigmy Pouters, Clean Leg and Muffled Tumblers; and any other breeds.

CASH PRIZES. Cash prizes will be paid in all competing classes. By class is meant that there are four classes in each variety of stand bred poul-

The Secretary's and Treasurer's report were requisitioned for next meeting and the new Treasurer was also appointed Librarian with full charge of books and papers.

A Resolution providing for a committee of Three in Programs for meetings was offered and adopted. The program for next meeting was voted to consist of a "Review of the Years Work" by Pres. Bentley and an "Account of Our Frist Show" by Secretary Brigham. The latter at this point offered a Pair of First Class Young Squab Bruders to the Club members owning the [pairs?] of pigeons that shall produce the largest number of Squabs before Jan.1,1912.

Election of Officers by ballot now took place and resulted as follows;

President, Robert Wetherald; Vice president, Lea Willson; Secretary, Pryor Johnson; Treasurer and Librarian,* Stanley Wetherald; Executive Committee, Jack Bentley, chairman, Henry Shoemaker, Reuben Brigham; Program Committee, Tuck Janney, chairman, Douglas Gilpin, Hallet Stabler. This concluded our business for the evening. Brief speeches of appreciation for the past cooperation of club members with them, were made by the retiring president and secretary, the latter declaring that their help in making the Show a success, had given him the happest Year's End of his life. A vote of thanks was extended to both Pres. Bentley and Secretary Brigham and the Club adjourned to meet at Janneys.

* Changed to a committee to take charge of the Magazines.