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FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF T^HE 



spring. So let us take courage and 

 hope for the best. 



"Still achieving, still pursuing, 

 Learn to labor and to wait. 

 Heart within and God o'erhead." 

 I thank you, my friends, for your 

 kind indulgence. 



Mr. Moore — Our President's address, 

 I think, makes some very good recom- 

 mendations for our consideration. Sev- 

 eral points raised we will bring up 

 later. 



In regard to the work of the Na- 

 tional — I think it would be well to let 

 the discussion on that subject wait un- 

 til we have heard from Dr. Gates, who 

 will be here tomorrow. 



Pres. Baxter — We will have the read- 

 ing of the Minutes of the last meeting, 

 which should have been read before the 

 address of the President. 



Minutes of the 1913 Meeting, Novem- 

 ber 5th and 6th. 



(23d Annual Meeting.) 



10 a. m. November 5th. 



Meeting called to order by the Presi- 

 dent, E. J. Baxter. 



Prayer was offered by the Rev. E. S. 

 Combs, of the Douglas Avenue 

 Methodist Church. 



The Minutes of the previous meet-' 

 ing were read and approved. 



The President in a short address 

 spoke of the extremely bad beginning 

 of the year for bee-keepers and of the 

 very favorable ending of the season. 



The Secretary's Report was read, 

 accepted and placed on file. 



The President named the following 

 Committees: ' 



Committee on Resolutions: Messrs. 

 Pyles, Coppin and King. 



Auditing Committee: Messrs Moore, 

 Duby and H. C. Dadant. 



Premium List Committee: Messrs. 

 Stone, Coppin and Becker. 



On motion of Mr. Moore, the Ex- 

 ecutive Committee was made the 

 Legislative Committee, with power to 

 call any member of the Association to 

 their aid. 



After quite a discussion it was de- 

 cided by. the President that a member 

 had the right to join only the State 

 Association if he so chose, and as the 

 Constitution, Article III, Section I, 

 says the fee shall be $1.00, we cannot 

 debar any one who offers his fee of 

 that amount. 



Mr. Kildow was appointed to con- 

 duct the Question Box. 



The Convention took a recess long 

 enough to go to the north front of the 

 State House to have a group picture 

 taken. 



No night session was held, as many 

 of the members desired to go to 

 see the moving pictures of Dr. Scott's 

 trip to the South Pole. ' 



Second Day. 



The matter of prizes offered for es- 

 says was taken up, and, after consid- 

 erable discussion, it was voted that the 

 prizes offered should remain the same 

 as before, viz.: $5.00, $4.00, $3.00, $2.00, 

 $1.00, and the essays to be along a 

 practical line. 



On motion the Convention proceeded 

 to the Election of Officers, with the 

 following result: 



For President for the year 1914, the 

 Secretary was instructed to cast the 

 ballot for Emil J. Baxter. 



The balloting for five Vice-Presidents 

 resulted as follows: ; 



1st. Aaron Coppin. j 



2d. W. B. Moore. j 



3d. H. S. Duby. ! 



4th. I. E. Pyles. 



5th. H. C. Dadant. 



For Secretary the President was in- 

 structed to cast the ballot for James 

 A. Stone. 



For treasurer the Secretary was in- 

 structed to cast the ball6t for Charles 

 Becker. 



A motion prevailed that the Secre- 

 tary be allowed $50.00 for his. work in 

 connection with the publishing of our 

 Annual Report. 



The First Prize for Essay was 

 awarded to James Poindexter. 



Voted: That the Executive Com- 

 mittee fix the date for the next meet- 

 ing. 



A motion prevailed that the Execu- 

 tive Committee invite speakers to our 

 next meeting from outside the state. 

 Hon. N. E. France and Dr. Phillips 

 v/ere named. 



At 2 p. m. November 6th, sine die 

 adjournment was taken. 



James A. Stone, Secretary. 



Pres. Baxter — Ladies and gentlemen, 

 you have heard the reading of the 

 Minutes. Are there any corrections or 

 objections? 



Pres. Baxter — We will consider the 



