The billboard (July-Dec 1897)

* * j J. t'-l 1 ' 6 THE S1L1B6ASD The Power of Organization. '- To the thoughtful mind it would seem that the m^rch of civilization emphasizes one very important fact, namely c That as the human race advances toward the higher stratas of civilized life the indi- vidual members, which we collectively call mankind, become self-reliant and are more dependent one upon the other. Reasoning further along these lines, we will find that civilization, which really means the permanent adoption of a friendly code of ethic?, strengthens, broadens and improves mankind at the slight sacrifice of a few individual rights- As a consequence, men lean one ujo i the other for support. The foregoing assertion is a brief com- pendium cf philosophic facts. They prove beyond doubt that if the individual rights of any class of men are to be pro- tected, organization is indispensable. Advertising distributors have in the past few years been lifted from frauds, or secondary makeshifts, to the high posi- tion of representative business men. Of course, this position so occupied, by dis- tributors can chiefly be attributed to the great interest that the advertisers in gen- eral are taking in regard to outdoor pub-, licity. But it has been left to an organi- zation known as the International Asso- ciation of Distributors to lift this particular branch of outdoor publicity upon a higher plane than ever attained before. Among the many things which this association has done is to bring together into an organization a body of men whose char- acter and honest methods have won merited approval at the hands of the general advertiser, so that to-day the influence it is asserting is a power for good. The convention that was held in July drew together as fine a; body of business men as ever assembled, the presence of the representatives of several advertisers clearly demonstrating the fact that the advertisers in general are watch- ing it and its methods. Thus, it behooves every member to bestir himself, so that the incoming year may be one of great benefit to the cause. Bat is that all? Is there no higher pinnicle to which we may aspire than to simply bestir ourselves? What means this vast conti ent, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from the lakes to the gulf, with its hundreds of men yet unheard of in the cause of outdoor pub- licity, and are only waiting for the touch of friendship's hand, or an encouraging woid, ready to launch out and take hold of the possibilities and opportunities of making for themselves an honest liveli- hood as distributors and promoters of out' Joor publicity all over this broad land? Brethern of the I. A. of T>., herein lies 'the secret power of organization; herein is the glowing fire of fraternal brother- hood. Let us one and all, hoMing as it were the key which will unlock the flood- gates of one of the highest ideals of a business enterprise, seek to strengthen our ranks with the noblest and best of our race. Edw. B. Bridger, Southern Press Agent Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 6, 1S97. The International Association of Dis- tributors is now a successful organization —an accomplished fact Its members have succeeded in establishing themselves and their association on a firm basis. They have won the appreciation and con- fidence of advertisers, and they are now beginning to reap the reward of their efforts. Last month they made the first pay- ment under their famous guaranted ser- vice act. McLaughlin, of Cripple Creek, while a member of the organization, col- lected for service which he failed to ren- der. The Dr. Miles' Medical Co., of Elkhart, Ind., were pie sufferers. They made claim for the amount of their loss, and filed same with"the secretary, Mr; tV. H. Steinbrenner. The matter was promptly inves igated by the Executive Committee, the loss properly appraised and the claim ap- proved. It was paid immediately and in full. And now comes the happy termination of the incident The Dr. Miles Medical Co., through its vice-president, Mr. E. C. Beardsley, accepted the reimbursement for their loss, but in'the following grace- ful letter to the secretary donated a like amount to the^ssociation: Elkhart. Ind-, October 8, 1897. W. H. Steinbrenner, Secretary-Treasurer, Cin- cinnati, Ohio. Dear Sir—We have watched for the past year with much interest, the efforts of your associa- tion to lift the business of distributing from the mire and muck of- happy-go-lucky dishonesty and place it upon a plane of respectable busi- ness integrity, and congratulate you upon the fact that the progress you have made indicates that the work is in the right hands and that you are pursuing the right methods. In evidence of our appreciat2on of your efforts to'promote honest distribution, we enclose you herewith New York draft for twenty-eight dol- lars and eighty five cents ($28.85\ with our com- pliments, which we ask you to accept and de- vote to the furtherance of the good cause, in which you ar«-engaged. In explanation of the seemingly '•odd" figures, we beg ^to say that it is the exact amount re funded to us by an organization of honorable men in payment of loss incurred through the temporary (we hone) aberration of oue of their number. With best wishes for your success, believe us. Yours very truly. Dr. Mii.es Medical Co, E. C Beaudslkv, Vice-President. The Christmas issue of The Billboard will be the finest special number we have ever issued. Out November 28. Last form closes Novemb r 25. W. H. Case, soliciting secretary of the I. A. D., reports business good. His new letter head gives the names of all the leading advertisers in the United States as patrons. Case does all the railroad woik at Fort Wayne, Ind. Geo. W. Vansyckle made a trip to Chi- cago recently. Van. got what he went after—money and more jvork. The Billboard has the largest circu- lation of all the advertising papers. Here are a few abstracts from letters that officers of the I. A. D. are receiving almost daily: "I have placed contracts with your Watertown and Appleton, Wis., members, and before many months go by we will have a good big list of I. A. D. members. W. H. S. says that all the boys are satisfied to pay the Dr. Miles claim; that is one. reason I am giving t our members the preference. I always f ;el safe to place my work in their hands. H. T. Hayes, General Manager Adv. The Dr. Chase Co." "Thanks for sending us the list of dis- tributors, as we intend to place our work with members of a reliable association in all cases where we can. L. E. Pinkham Co., per Hunt." - "Several of your members lost my work by not answering my letters promptly; most of them are terrible slow. H. T. Hayes, General Manager Adv. Dr. Chase Co., Philadelphia. Pa." Why members do not answer letters promptly from a possible customer is what I don't understand. You certainly don't expect traveling agents to stop in one town until it pleases your royal high- ness to write. There are other distribu- tors, you know, and if you want to make a success yon must attend to business. Don't get it into your head that all there is to it is to join the I. A. D.. and work will come into your office. It won't; you have to get up and hustle. We recom- mend and guarantee your service and help you wherever we can; when we have done that, our duly as officers is done. I hope no such complaint will ever be heard again. J. T. Hudson, of Pittsburg, Pa., has re- turned from a successful business trip to Detroit, Mich., Toledo and Cleveland, Ohio, and Buffalo, N. Y. The edition of the Christmas BiLL- board will be 15,000 copies. Use every man with whom you have business as a gentleman until he proves otherwise, then have nothing further to do with him. The following matter has recently been distributed in Cincinnati: Merrill, Soule Co., "None-Such Mince Meat," folders; Dr. Kilmer Co., books; Howard Drug and Medical Co., circulars; Lydia Pinkham Medical Co., booklets; Dr. Chase Co., Food Cure, circulars; Wells & Richard-' son, books; A. C. Meyer & Co., pocket memorandum; Emerson Drug Co., mem- orandum book. Several local houses are doing work through the D. T. Co. mes- senger boys' service. Enough said. Gottrill Bound for ftemdyioe. Attorney Alexander Young and W. R. Cottrill, the retired bill poster, are making arrangements for a gold mining expedi- tion to Alaska in the spring. They are working upon a scheme which contem- plates the mining of the bed of the Yukon river. It is their belief that the bed of that great stream would furnish a more prolific source of gold than any yet dis- covered in the land of ice and snow. They will not attempt to dredge or shovel up the bottom of the river, as many have proposed, but will go about it in a more thorough and systematic manner. Their scheme contemplates the con- struction of a boat equipped with a cais- son, modeled after those used in finding bed rock for the foundation of bridge piers. On the presumption that the free gold lies hidden at the bottom of the river in the crevices of the bed rock, the cais- sons will be sunk at points considered favorable. It is estimated that millions of dollars could be cleaned up in that man- ner of mining during the summer months. When winter comes the party could pull out of the country and run down to San Francisco with a paltry $50,000,000 or $ioo,oco,ooo on board. Mr. Young is of the opinion that the caisson method is the only practicable one for mining in the bed of the Yukon river. All other schemes which have in view the dredging of the river he consid- ers impracticable. "Dredge boats and sand pumps will not hit the spot," said Mr. Young to a re- porter. '-In the first place, a dredge boat will not reach bed rock, where the gold is always found in large and paying quanti- ties. A sand pump which sucks up rocks will be of no more avail than the dredge To get at the gold which must lie at the bottom of the Yukon, it is necessary that it be mined as systematically as the claims in the diggings. The caisson which we contemplate using will cover about fifteen square feet. "In some of the mines already worked as much as $45,000 has been taken out of a shaft about 15 feet square. On the the- ory that the bed of the Ynkon is twice as rich as the adjoining creeks, we would clear about $100,000 every time that the caisson was sunk to the bed rock. "When it is considered" that all of the creeks emptying into the Yukon contain more or less placer ore, it is very reason- able to suppose that the river, into which all these creeks empty, flows over a bed of golden ingots. For centuries the ad- joining creeks have been pouring their golden store into the river, and the big stream in turn has no doubt sent millions and millions of dollars into the ocean "— SI. Louis Republic. The Billboard has more paid in-ad- vance subscribers among -fair managers than all other papers combined. Advertise in the Christmas edition of The Billboard. The Billboard has more paid-in-ad- vance subscribers among distributors than all papers* combined. The Billboard has more paid-in-ad- vance subscribers among sign painters than all other papers combined. tf I LIST OF 1897 FAIRS. This list Is revised and corrected month- W ly. Secretaries are urgently requested to * s -nd in their dates at the earliest possible W moment alter they are claimed, and to w noiifv us promptly as to any change, w f Rosters and dates are published abso- w lutely Free of Charge. jg M Copyrighted 1S97. All rights reserved. $ ^5 e€C C C C CC CC C€CCCCC€€ €e€g 1? ALABAMA. Aimiston Cilhotin county Hair Nov 9 to 12 ARKANSAS. Monticello Monticello Fair Oct 13 to 16 J J Whitaker see pine Bluff Pine Bluff Fair Oct 10 to 22 CALIFORNIA. Fresno Oct 12 to ao t. Rock man manager FLORIDA. Lake City Tobacco Fair Oct 27 and 28 GEORGIA. Atlanta State Fair Pope Brown pres Hawkins- ville Dr Sam Hapc sec Lawrenceville Gwinnett county Fair Oct 1910 22 Maj W E Simraons'pres W G McXelley sec Waycross Waycross Fair assn Nov 2 to 6 W W Sharp sec IDAHO. Boise Inter-Mountain Fair Oct 12 to 17 ILLINOIS. Carrolltou Green county Oct 12 to 15 S E Simpson sec Eldorado Oct 12 to 15 J N Elder pres C M Westbrook sec KENTUCKY. Gree-ville Muhlcnhnrg county Fair Assn Oct 12 to 16 Dr T J Slayton pres W L Phillips sec MARYLAND. Frederick City The Frederick Fair Oct 19 to 22 Harry C Keefer sec Hagerstown Oct 12 to is MISSISSIPPI. Natchez Natchez Hair assn Nov 15 to 20 Yicksburg West Mississippi Agr society Nov 8 to 13 J A Conway sec MISSOURI. Cape Girardean Southeastern District Agr Socy Oct 12 to 16 EH Engelmann sec MONTANA. Dillon Dillon Fair and Racing assn NEW MEXICO. Raton Northern New Mexico Fair assn NEW YOBK. New York: City American Institute Fair Sept 30 to Nov 4 Madison Square Garden Mr Chasseaud gen) manager NORTH CAROLINA. SH Burlington The Alamance Fair Oct- Webb sec Fayelteville Cumberland county agr assn Nov 10 to 12 G \V Lawrence sec Maxton Border Exposition Oct 27 to 29 M McNair pres W B Harker sec Raleigh State Fair Oct 18 to 13 John Nich- ols sec Bennehan Cameron pres Rocky Mount Rocky Mount Fair Oct 27 to 29 W S Wilkinson sec Richard H Battle pres Rutherford Oct 27 to 29 D F Morrow sec Shelby Rutherford county Fair Oct 27 to 29 D F Morrow sec Winston Tobacco Fair Nov 4 to 6 PENNSYLVANIA. Utoomsburtc Columbia county A«r society Oct 13 to lfi R W Smith pres J C Brown treas A N Yost sec Philadelphia Penn Horticultural society Nov 9 to 13 David Rust *ec SOUTH CAROLINA. Columbia South Carolina A and M Fair Nov 8 to 12 Cheraw Cheraw Agr Fair Nov 22 to 26 R C Watts pres T S Gregory sec Charleston Oct TEXAS. Ben D Beton Bell county fair assn Nov Lee pres L K Tnrver sec Corsicana Corsicana fair assn Oct 12 to 15 T 11 Roberts pres T D Hlghtower sec JJallns State Fair and Expo Oct 16 to 31 L M Knepfly prea Sydney Smith stc and mgr J B Adone treas. « Houston Fruit Flower and Vegetable Festiva 1 Dec6ton New Braunfels Comal countv fair assn • Oct or Nov H Lands pres F Simon sec Victo.ia Southwest Texas fair Nov 2 to 5 L D Heaton pres L N Hofer sec Lynchburg; VIRGINIA. Oct i> to 15 The BiLLMAftb Races. Rich wood O Oct 12 to 15 Medford Mass Com Park Oct 12 to 15 Uloomsburu Pa Oct 13 to 16 Morris Park N Y "Westchester Racing assn Fall meetinng Oct 14 to Nov 2 Medford Mass Oct 19 to 21 Raleigh N C Oct iS to 23 Saugus Mass O .t 26 to 30 Lexington Ky Oct 5 to 16 • Aberdeen S D State Fair Oct 11 to 16 Medford Mass Oct 13 to 15 Louisville Ky Oct iS to 20 Expositions. Nashville. Tenn. 1897. Mav 1 to Oct. 31. Niagara Falls N Y Pan-American Exposition 1S99 R C Hill sec Omaha. Neb. Trans-Mississippi and Interna- tional Exposition, June i-Nov. 30,1898 Poultry Shows. Ansonia Conn Ansonia P and P Assn Jan 26 to 20 G A Hill sec Ashley O Ashlev P and P S Assn Nov 22 to 26 H A Bridge j H C Sipe sec Asheville N C Jan. 4 to 7 1S9S FE Hege sec Raleigh N S Amesbury Mass Amesbury Poultry and Pet Stock Assn Nov 30 to Dec 3 M H Sands secv Ashland O Ashland Co P Assn Dec 22 to 25 H AMykrantzsec Auburn Neb Nemaha Valley P Assn Nov 30 to Dec 3 Rhodes J L L Alspaugh sec Bloomington 111 Bloomington P Assn Dec 14 to iS B N Pierce J I D Shiplev cor sec Normal 111 Bluffton O ' onsolidated P Assn Feb 1 to 5 H A Bridge J D J Kohli sec Boston Mass Jan 17 to 21 A R Sharp supt Taunton Mass Buffalo N Y Erie Co P Breeders* Assn Jan 3 to 8 E C Pease sec Hamburgh N Y Canton O Canton P Assn Jan 4 to 7 F H Shella- barger j Wm Friedman sec Cedar Rapids la Linn ■ o P Assn Jan 10 to 15 BN Pierce J Chas H Plavter sec Charlotte N C Charlotte Poul Assn Jan 12 to 15 W M Barringer sec Chicago 111 National Fanciers* As*sn Jan 24 to 29 Chas S Weaver sec 100 Washington street Cleveland O Northern O P and P S Assn Dec 6 to 12 F R Hunt sec Clinton Mo S W Mo P Assn Dec 14 to 17 W H Talbert sec Coulterville 111 Egyptian P assn Dec 14 to 16 Samuel-Eyre sec Dallas Tex Dallas P P and P S Assn Dec 7 ton H M Skelton sec Davenport la Eastern Iowa A Pand P S Assn Jan 17 to 20 T B Voss sec Danbury Conn Danbury and Bethel P Assn Dec S to 11 F Bowman sec Detroit Mich Michigan State P and P Assn Jan 3 to S F \V McKenzie sec Concord Mich Dixon 111 Rock River Valley Poultry Assn Dec 14 to 18 Shellabarger J F"\V Fargo sec Elmira N Y Dec 6 to 11 E W Andrews *ec Erie ?a Northwestern P and Pet Stock assn Dec 2S to Jan 1 A E Blethan sec Fall River Mass Decit04 HS Winslowsec Favetteville Ark Jan 20 to 24 John C Snyder judge J W Butler sec Fitchburg Mass Fitchburg P and P S Assn Dec aSto-si J D Brown sec Geneseo 111 Eeneseo Poultry Show Jan 3 to 7 WS Russell j Win G Warnoct sec Glasco Kan Cloud Co Poul Assn Dec 27 to 29 M E Potts sec Gloucester Mass Cape Ann Poul Assn Jan 11 to 15 F H Abbott sec Grand Ridge 111 Grand Ridge Poul Assn Dec 2S to 31 L W Robinson secy Guthrie Okla Oklahoma State Show Assn Jan 3 to 6 H B Savage j L F Laverty sec Hackensack N J Hackensack Bantam Show. Dec S to 10 John A Gamewell sec Hamilton Va Old Dominion P and P Assn of Loudoun Co Nov 2 and 3 R J N Reed sec Hartford Conn Jan 10 to 15 Geo P Merritt sec P O box 789 Haverhill Mass Merrinack Valley Poultry Assn Dec 2S to 30 Geo H Greenman sec Henry 111 Illinois Valley P Assn Jan 31 to Feb 3 B N Pierce judge A G Humphrey sec Indianapolis Ind Indiana State P Assn Jan 10 to 15 Thos W Pottage sec Independence Mo Jackson Co P Assn Nov 25 to 27 Theo Hewes j -Wm Bostasn Sec Johnstown N Y Adirondack Poultry and Pet Stock Club Nov 24 to 27 Frank Randall pres H J Quilhot sec Kalamazoo Mich S W Mich P Assn Eec 2S to 31 H A Bridge j C \V King sec Kansas City Mo Mid-Continental P Assn Dec 23 to 30 F M Slutr sec Kirksville Mo North Mo P and P S Assn Nov 15 to 17 EM Durham sec La Plata Mo Lanarck 111 N W III Poul Assn Jan 3 to S G W Sword sec Lansing Mich Central Mich P Assn Dec 20 to 25 H A Bridge j Chas A Crane sec Leavenworth Kas Nov 24 to 26 T W Southard j H C Short sec Lebanon Mo Laclede Co P Assn Nov 29 to Dec 4 F W Hitchcock J Geo H Hinds sec Lenox Mass Berkshire Co P P and P S Assn Jan 11 to 13 L H Peters sec Lincoln 111 Logan Co P P and P S Assn Dec 21 to 24 A B Shaner j E A Hickman sec Lisbon O Beaver Falls roul Assn Jan 25 to 2S Setll P Scott sec Little Rock Ark Arkansas Poultry Assn Dec 1 to 4 HB Savage j W H Westbrook sec ri. e Bluff Ark Lo'gansport Ind North Central Ind Pand PS Assn Jan igto 25 S D Brandt sec Los Angeles Cal Los Angeles Co Poultry Assn Jan 10 to lfi Henry W Kruckeberg sec Louisville Ky Kentucky State P Assn Jan 10 to ij H A Bridge J Y Bicknell JJ JR Mouut sec Lagrange Ky Mansfield O Mansfield P P and P S Assn Dec 39 to Jan 1 C W Elx sec Miamisburg O Miami P Assn Dec t to 6 HA Bridge J Oliver L Dosch sec Milford N H Milford P and P S Assn Jan 10 to 12 WD Sargent sec Milford Mass Norfolk Co Poul Assn Dec 14 to 17 W H Pyne secy Moline 111 Western III P and P S Asfn Nov 23 to 27 Chas F Kamnierer sec Rock Island 111 Mt Ayr Iowa Ringgold Co P Assn Nov 24 to 26 W s Russell j W E Burleigh sec Nashville Tenn Tennessee Poultry Pigeon and Pet Stock Assn Jan 11 to 15 J M Hopkins shc New Haven Conn New Haven Poultry Assn • Dec 20 '87 to Jan 1 '9S N D Forbes sec Monto- wese Conn New London Conn Eastern Connecticut P Assn Dec is to 18 ChasB Smith acting sec Northville Mich Northville Fancy Poul Assn Dec 5 to 11 A D Brooks sec " North Adams Mass Hoosac Valley P and PS Assn D«cito4 A G Nichols cor sec Oakland Cal Pacific Poultry and Pigeon Assn Dec 9 to 14 1897 Frank Seed sec San Francisco Oneon-a N Y oneonta P and P S Assn Nov 30 to Dec 3 Arthur J Kelvea cor sec Ottawa Kau Franklin Co P Assu Dec 30 to Jan 4 John C Snyder j Mrs D F Heiser sec Ottumwa la Des Moines Valley Poul Assn Dec 17 to 24 C W Wixey secy Owensboro Ky Owensboro Poul Show Dec 29 to Jan 1 Hugh A Gilbert sec Oxford O Oxford Poultry Assn Nov 23 to 26 Henrv D Gath sec . Palmyra 111 Palmyra H Club Dec 21 to 24 F W Hitchcock j S A Rigg sec Paola Kan Miami Co P Assn Dec 8 to 12 J W Walej EE Johnson sec Parsons Kas Parsons and s E P Assn Dec 7 to 10 B N Pierce J J R Alexander sec Peabody Mass Essex County Foul Assn Jan 5 to 8 Peoria Ills Peoria Feathered Stock Assn Jan 4 to 8 Dr J Oglesbev Gahle sec Peoria 111 Peoria 111 Peoria Pand P Assn Jan4 to8 Geo' O Brown j T A Godel sec Pittsburgh Pa Pittsburgh Fanciers Club Jan 10 to 15 W F Barclay sec 1520 Fifth ave Princeton 111 Central Illinois P Assn Dec 20 to 25 A C Best sec Prophetstown 111 Rock River p Assu Dec 7 to 11 WWMoversec Providence R I Rhode Island P Assn Dec S to 11 H S Babcock secy Riverside Cal Riverside County Poultry Assn Dec 9 to 11 1S97 V Tresslar sec Riverside Rochester N Y Rochester P P & P S Assn Jan 10 to is John J Beveridge sec 88 Lowell street Rochester N Y Roches'ei Fanciers Club Dec 20 to 2; J F Tallingersec Rocfcford 111 Northern Illinois PAssn Jan 10 to 15 McClaveJ AH Currier sec Sacramento Cal California Stale Poultry and Kennell Assn Dec 1 to 5 1S97 Matt Coffey sec Sacramento Sandusky O Associated Fanciers Assn Dec 21 to 24 EG Rogers sec San Jose Cal raanta Clara Valley Poultry and Kennel Club Nov 22 to 27 1S97 C R Harker sec Santa Ana Cal Orange County Poultry Assn Dec 1S97 Mrs Flora McFadden sec Santa Ana Sedgewick Kas Harvey Co Poultry Assn Dec 6 to 11 W M Congdon sec CH Rhodes J Seneca Falls N Y Seneca Poultry ana Pigeon Seymour Conn Seymour P and P Assn Dec 22 to 25 H D Hendrick sec Shelton Conn Assn Nov 29 to Dec 2 Fred Hobel sec Shelby N C Dec 7 to 10 F J Marshall and F E Hege jndges RL Simmons sec Spartanburg S C Piedmont Poul Assn Dec 15 to 19 GeoHNorthrupandF I Marshall judges B W Getsinger sec Springfield O Springfield Fanciers Assn Dec 2StoJani C»ias-McClave j WHHolmessec St Louis Mo St Louis Fanciers'Assn Dec 13 to 18 JHAhrenssec Butterfield and Bridge J Sturgis Mich Sturgis P and P Assn Dec 20 to 25 St Johusburv Vt Vermont P and P S Assn Jan 25 to 28 F"M Ranney sec Tacoma Wash Tacoma PAssn Dec 26 to 31 Stephen Holbrooke sec Titusville Pa The Titusville Poultry Assn Dec 14 to 17 CM Haves sec Topeka Kas Western Pigeon Club Dec 14 to 21 F M Gilbert J M F Hankla sec Toronto Canada Toronto P P and P S Assn Dec 16 to 20 R Durston sec42 Austin ave Troy N Y Hudson Vallev P P and P S Assn Dec .9 to 1? Warren T Lord sec Waco Tex Texas State Poultrv Assn Dec 28 to 31 Felch Owen and Savage'judges R A Car- uthers sec Waco Tex H P Savage and A P Miller judges Nov 10 to 12 S K Ltrecker sec Ware'Mass Ware P and P S Assn Jan 5 to 7 W H Rivers sec Washington C H O Southern O P Assn Jan 11 to 15 WRDalbevsec West Chester Pa West Chester P and P Assn Dec 15 to 18 GO Brown and A E Warner jud- ges F D Reid sec Wichita Kan Associated Fanciers of the Arkan- sas Valley DecS to 11 Theo Hewes j J R Dutton si c Wilkesbarre Pa Wilkesbarre P P and P S Assn Dec 27 to Jan 1 E S Kirkhuff sec Winslow 111 Dec 6 to 11 Xenia O S W Ohio Poul Assn Jan 19 to 24 A G Spahr sec Dog Shows. Brooklyn N Y Metropolitan Kennel Clubs Thanksgiving week G M Carnochan sec pro tern Newton N C Eastern Field Trials Club Nov 15 SC Bradley sec Pawtucket R 1 Rhode Island Poultry Associa- tions Dog Show Dec S to 11 F Otto supt Horse Shows. Chicago 111 Coliseum Nov 2 to 13 Cleveland O Central Armory Nov 2 to 6 J B Perkins manager New York City Nov'15 to 20 Entries close Oct 23 £i '^m£mom!\ Tetts, Celebrations, €te. * — 4} Under this heading we publish free oj <R charge the dates of all notable events, which 4T& are hkely to attract large-.oncnursesof people {IS to any one particular city andfor this reason ^ prove of importance to advertisers, showmen, 9i streetmen, general passenger agents, etc. (IS The list is carefully revrsed and corrected |j^ monthly. €€€€< 5WWVX>*«£*«?*w Baltiomore Md Supreme Council t>f C*»osen Friends 3d Tuesday Sept 1899 S K Wagu»r supreme sec Phila Pa Boston Mass American Poultry Assn July 18 1S98 Boston Mass Sovereign Grand Lodge I O O F :ft)8 Boston Mass New England Sportsmen's Fxhi- bitinn March 14 to 26 sec 216 Washington St Boston Boston Mass Ancient Order Hibernians July 1898 Jas O'Sullivan nat sec Philadelphia Pa Buffalo NY W C T U Convention Oct 29 to Nov 3 Chattanooga Tenn National Educational Assu Feb 1898 Chicago. 111. National Association Moulding and Picture Frame Manufacturers. Dec 15, Chicago 111 First Church of Christs Scientists Ndv 14 and 15 Chicago Illinois Agr Fair Coliseum November Cincinnati O Catholic Knights of Ohio 1S98 James A Dailey sec Toledo O Cincinnati O Grand Council R AM Sept 27 : 1898 Cincinnati O Grand Chapter Sept 28 und 29 1898 Cincinnati O National Embarmers* Assn 1898 Cincinnati O Supreme Council Ancient Ac- cepted Scottish Rites Sept 20 1898 Cincinnati O Beta TheUt Pi Fraternity Ar..iuat Convention July 1898 Cincinnati O National Laundry men's Assn 1898 H W Stoer sec Cleveland O Cincinnati O National Encampment G A R Cincinnati O Grand Court Ohio Foresters 1S98 Cincinnati O Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire- men Jan 21 J V Reynolds sec Cleveland O Cleveland O Brewmasters' National Assu Sept 1898 Columbus O Welsh Eisteddfod Jan 1 189S Columbus O International meeting Farmers' Institutes Oct 27am! 2S Cynthiana Ky National Fox Hunters' Assn Nov 15 F J Hagan sec Dayton O Southern Diocese of Ohio Convention Bishop Vincent Cincinnati chairman Dates not set Detroit Mien American Society of Civil En- gineers Inly 1898 Evansville Ind State Y M C A Nov 4 to 7 Grand Rapids Mich Railroad Master Black- smiiht's National Convention . 2nd Tuesday Sept 1898 D D Garrabrant sec Atchison Kas * Harrisbiirg Pa Patrons of Husbandry Novioiojo Indianapolis Ind Conclave of the Supreme Lodge K of P August 25 1808 Indianapolis Ind Convention of Christian ■. Church s Oct 14 to 21 Indianapolis Ind Convention Improved Order of Red Men Sept 1S9S Indianapolis Ind National Laymen's Conven- tion M E Church Oct 189S Indianapolis Ind National Convention Epworth League 1S99 Kansas City Mo Colored Baptists Sept 1898 Kansas City Mo American National Baptist Convention Milwaukee Wis Army of the Tennessee Oct 27 and 28 Milwaukee Wis National Builders'Assn Feb 1189S Wm H Sayward sec Boston Milwaukee Wis Episcopal Church Missionary Council Oct 19 to 21 Mt Clemens Mich Convention of Gas Men May 19 to 21 1898 New York City Commercial Travelers' Fair February 28 to March 5, iSoS Alfred Chasseaud manager Omaha Neb National Road Parliament 1898 Orlando Fla National Good Roads Congress Feb 2 1898 Paducah Kv Eclectic Medical Assn Nov 16 to 17 Peoria III Annual meeting Grand Lodge K of P Oct 19 to 22 Philadelphia Pa German American Journalists' Assn Date not decided Philadelphia -Pa National Convention Master House Painters and Decorators of the United States Feb 12 to 14 1S9S Philadelphia Pa National Assn of Agricultural Impliments and and Vehicle Mcnufacturers l?9» Philadelphia Pa New England Cotton Manu- facturers Association Oct 27 and 28 Pittsburg Pa Grand encampment of Knights Templars 2d Tuesday in Oct 1898 W B Melish Fr junior Warden Pittsburg Pa National Brick Manufacturers Feb 1S98 T A Randall sec Indianapolis Ind Richmond Ind Naticnat Conference of Friends Aug 1898 Rochester NY W C T U Nov first week San Francisco cal Northern Baptist Convention 1S99 Syracuse N Y Semi-Centenmal Oct u to 17 1F9S Toronto Can World's W C T D Convention Oct 23 to 26 To edo O Letter Carriers" National Con 1898 Toronto Can Canada W C T U Convention Oct 20 to 23 Washington D C National Convention Spirit- ualists Oct 191021 Washington D C National Board of Trade Dec 14 Wheeling W Va Reunion of the Society of the Army of West Virginia 1S98 Williamsport Pa Union Veterans Legion .md Wednesday Oct 1S98