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SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



Motion seconded and carried. 

 Mr. Stone — It remains for us to in- 

 struct our Legislative Committee, 



President Baxter — Are there any 

 other standing committees to report? 

 There is a Committee on Domestic 

 Science, placing honey in the schools. 



Mr. King — There has been nothing 

 done. 



President Baxter — Now we will hear 

 the Auditing Committee's report. 



Mr. C. P. Dadant — The Auditing 

 Committee have examined the report 

 of the Treasurer and find the vouchers 

 and everything correct; the only thing 

 for which we have no itemized account 

 is: Paid in by the Secretary from 

 members, $114.50. 



The Auditing Committee signs the 

 report as correct — with a balance of 

 $201.44 in the Association Fund; paid 

 J. A. Stone, $100.00; paid into State 

 Fund, $1,159.50; cash on hand in State 

 Fund, $1,176.51; total, $2,637.65. 



President Baxter — You have heard 

 the report of your Auditing Commit- 

 tee, what is your pleasure? 



Motion that the same be accepted, 

 seconded and carried. 



President Baxter — We have a few 

 minutes yet before we adjourn. Mr. 

 Pyles, we will have the Question Box. 



C. P. Dadant — Don't you appoint 

 committees in the forenoon? 



President Baxter — Yes; we should 

 have a Committee on Resolutions. 



Mr. Prather — Mr. President, may I 

 ask — Have you some kind of an organ- 

 ization in each county of the state 

 looking to the securing of membership? 



President Baxter — No, sir, we have 

 not. 



President Baxter — I do not know of 

 any provision for the appointment of 

 anything except the Auditing Com- 

 mittee; I think we should have a 

 Committee on Resolutions, a commit- 

 tee of three. 



Motion made and carried that a 

 committee of three be appointed to 

 draft resolutions. 



President Baxter — I will appoint on 

 that committee Mr. Dadant, Mr. Cop- 

 pin, and Mr. Kildow. 



Mr. Stone — If there is nothing else 

 on hand, I will present a matter rel- 

 ative to what the Michigan Associa- 

 tion did regarding the cost of medals. 



Michigan Affiliated Bee- Keepers' 

 Association. 



East Lansing, Mich. 



Oct. 13, 1916. 

 Mr. James A. Stone, 



Springfield, 111. 

 Dear Sir: 



Some time ago you expressed a wish 

 to know something more about the cost 

 of the medals such as the Michigan 

 Association are giving. 



Last year we gave challenge medals 

 with L. L. Langstroth's portrait shown 

 on one side, a cut of which appeared 

 in the different bee journals. Two of 

 these medals were donated to the As- 

 sociation, and one was given by the 

 Association itself. These medals have 

 to be won three times before becom- 

 ing the property of the bee-keeper. 

 This year, we are planning to give, 

 besides these three medals, a silver and 

 bronze Langstroth medal, for bulk ex- 

 hibits of extracted honey, the exhibit 

 to be about 150 pounds. 



Dr. C. C. Miller has sent us a good 

 photo, and we plan to give two Miller 

 medals for a bulk exhibit of about 150 

 pounds of comb honey. Four medals 

 are to be won outright. 



The cost of the die for each medal 

 will be from $35.00 to $40.00. The 

 silver medal will cost about $10.00, and 

 the bronze about $5.00. We are taking 

 this matter up with our Jeweler within 

 two or three weeks and, if you would 

 care to participate, we should be very 

 glad to hear from you within that time. 

 I am writing to three or four Associa- 

 tions and, if all take up the medal idea, 

 it will reduce the cost of the die to a 

 small amount each. 



We found the giving of the medals 

 a drawing card, and one much appreci- 

 ated by the bee-keepers, and we feel 

 sure that this year, with the giving 

 of the additional medals, and other 

 features which we are introducing, that 

 we shall have a successful meeting. 

 We should certainly be glad to have 

 you with us, and meet some of our 

 prominent bee men. 



Thanking you for your early atten- 

 tion to the medal matter, and with 

 best wishes for a successful conven-_ 

 tion. 



Very truly yours, 



(Signed) F. ERIC MILLEN. 



State Inspector of Apiaries. 

 FEM-MHC 



