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ILLINOIS STATE BEE-KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION 



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names of the five Vice-Presidents who 

 are now in office be given: 



Aaron Coppin. 



Dr. A. C. Baxter. 



A. L. Kildow. 



J. W. Boowen. 



Kennith Hawkins. 



(Kennith Hawkins refuses to be 

 Vice-President another term). 



Mr. Dadant — ^I move that we pro- 

 ceed with the ballot for the five Vice- 

 Presidents. 



Motion seconded and carried. 



President Baxter — I will appoint on 

 the committee for the use of honey in 

 homes and to be brought before the 

 public schools: Messrs. King, Dr. 

 Baxter and Williams. 



I will appoint on the committee on 

 the Revision of the Premium List: 

 Messrs. Dr. Baxter, J. A. Stone, and 

 E. J. Baxter. 



I will appoint on the State Fail Com- 

 mittee: Dr. Baxter, Messrs. Withrow, 

 Kildow and Pyles. 



The Building Committee to remain 

 as it was before: Dr. Baxter, Messrs. 

 Kildow and Coppin. 



The Resolution Committee: Messrs. 

 Dadant, Coppin, and Kildow. 



President Baxter — ^We now have the 

 report of the tellers: 



First Vice-President, Dr. Baxter; 

 Second Vice-President, Mr.. Williams; 

 Third Vice-President, Mr. Coppin; 

 Fourth Vice-President, Mr. Heinzel; 

 Fifth Vice-President, Mr. Withrow, 



President Baxter — ^^Thfe nanle of 

 James A. Stone is nominated for Sec- 

 retary. I hereby cast the ballot of this 

 Association for Mr. James A. Stone for 

 Secretary for the ensuing year. 



Mr. Stone — I move we cast the ballot 

 of the Association for Mr. Becker, and 

 that the Secretary be instructed tb cast 

 the ballot of this Association for Mr. 

 Becker for Treasurer. 



Motion seconded and carried. 



President' Baxter — Before we ad- 

 journ there is another matter we want 

 to take care of, and that is in regard 

 to offering medals for exhibits of 

 honey here at our next annual meeting. 

 What is your pleasure in the matter? 



How many of you think it would be 

 a good proposition? 



President Baxter — Are we prepared 

 to have any exhibits of honey here at 

 our meeting? Do you think it would 

 be an attraction and for the good of 



the bee-keepers present? That is for 

 you to decide. 



The question of offering medals for 

 honey for our annual meeting is be- 

 fore the house. 



Mr. Coppin — I make a motion we 

 have it; I think it would be of In- 

 terest. 



President Baxter — To what extent? 

 Like they have in Michigan? 



President Baxter — They have two 

 medals; that is what they have had 

 heretofore. I believe this year they 

 have four or six. If we begin at two, 

 I think it would be enough. 



Mr. Dadant — I move the com^mittee 

 be appointed to discuss this subject, 

 with power- to act — a committee of 

 three. 



Motion seconded and carried. 



Mr. Pyles — This question, I think, is 

 of very vital importance. It is a ques- 

 tion in my mind whether we wish to 

 turn over the Association to this kind 

 of work, or keep it a matter of educa- 

 tion, as we are doing. 



It seems to me, as this Convention 

 has been handled, this ofte has been 

 one of the best we ever had. 



I remember that once or twice,' here, 

 we have had samples of honey, and 

 the men are so interested in that, and 

 in the contracting of sales, that they 

 want to be talking all the time — it 

 makes no difference who is on the 

 floor — about their honey, and they want 

 to be showing it to some one. 



,1 believe an exhibit will take away 

 the interest from the educational fea- 

 ture of our ^Conventions. Personally, I 

 would oppose it on that ground. 



Mr. Dadant-^The question is still 

 open for discussion. I want to say I 

 have been at conventions where they 

 have that feature all the time and pre- 

 miums on honey. 



Take the Quebec Bee -Keepers' French 

 Speaking Association. Tl^y have 

 honey, a number of samples from bee- 

 keepers. They have that in a separate 

 room or in the corner of the main 

 room, and no one is permitted to stay 

 with it during sessions. 



Between sessions they can discuss it 

 as much as they please. 



People are called away from exhibits 

 that do not belong to the discussion at 

 our sessions. That can be done here 

 just as well. I believe it is a good 

 method, and it attracts bee-keepers to 



