32 EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



Our Legislative Committee reported to the Legislative Bureau 

 what we wanted to spend money for and we asked for $200 for the 

 shorthand reporting and for postage and stationery, $100 for printing, 

 $500 for expenses of meetings, and they changed that so it wtis $550 

 for printing, $200 for the shorthand and $50 for postage, and then they 

 put $250 on to the meeting. When they sent out to the Secretary the 

 bla,nks to be filled out to go to the Governor we sent them back and 

 told them that there was not any item there that we had anything 

 to do with and then they asked me to come to their office the first time 

 I was in town and they instructed me there to change those things and 

 change the headings and I did and they put down everything for oper- 

 ating supplies and expenses and office expenses, they put it all down 

 and had me report under those two heads, and at the end of the year 

 they went back and asked me to report the way in which we had asked 

 the Legislature to report under this head. Mr. Kildow is smiling, he 

 knows what a mix-up it was, but we got through all right. We re- 

 ported it, so that we will have it reported another year just as they 

 have it in the report. But it is not in there the way they have it. 

 They have put down $550 for printing, $200 for the shorthand reporter, 

 $50 for postage and $200 for annual meeting. 



The President. — Gentlemen, you have heard the report of the 

 Secretary. 



Mr. Ressinger. — I move that it be referred to the Auditing 

 Committee. 



(Motion seconded and carried.) 



The President. — I stated a few moments ago that I had ap- 

 pointed Mr. Seastream as Treasurer and it is impossible for him to be 

 here on account of the illness of his wife and I will ask Mr. Heinzel to 

 read the Treasurer's report. 



Geo. Seastream, Treasurer Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Association in account — 

 1918. • Dr. Cr. 



Nov. 1 — ^To amount from Becker Estate $458.99 



Nov. 1 — To amount from Secretary Stone 125.75 



Nov. 1— By Secretary's salary for 1918 $100.00 



Nov. 1 — To balance on hand 484.74 



Mr. Heinzel. — I might say that that $458.99 is what was in the 

 hands of Mr. Becker at the time of his death. Mr, Seastrom has not 

 asked the bank for the acknowledgment of the money on deposit, 

 but I can vouch for that. Mr. Seastream probably did not know that 

 that is required, but the report is correct nevertheless. 



On motion, duly seconded, the report of the Treasurer was referred 

 to the Auditing Committee. 



The President appointed as Auditing Committee Messrs. A. L. 

 Kildow, Frank Bishop and A. O. Heinzel. 



The President. — I think it would be well at this time to appoint 

 a Committee of Resolutions on Mr. Becker's death, and I will appoint 

 Mr. Dadant and the Rev. Warber. They will report tomorrow. 



We might take up at this time the question of the dues for the 

 ensuing year. There seems to be rather a tendency among the mem- 

 bers to raise the State Association dues, changing it to $L50 instead of 

 $1, and I personally think it will be well to make the dues of the State 

 society and the adjunct societies in the State the same, so that the 



