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nual g-athering- there, so those two need 

 hardly be looked after, but in parts 

 of the state we need some field meets. 



These field meets are as essential as 

 these meetings. We do more business 

 here, but there, the bee-keepers get to- 

 gether and discuss topics and get ideas, 

 and I know from experience I have had 

 that they are very good, and are some- 

 thing we ought to have. 



I was not able to get to any more 

 this fall. I think the idea of having a 

 committee look after these things, and 

 confer with parties in different locali- 

 ties, will be of great help. 



Pres. Baxter — Has any one else any- 

 thing to offer? 



Some of you who were here last 

 fall will remember that Mr. Duby was 

 verj- anxious to have the Illinois State 

 Association take up the question of 

 holding field meets and send one or two 

 men to help them along- at St. Anne 

 and different places where we might 

 decide to hold them. If we decide to 

 have these field meets, they will be 

 very glad to have our assistance and 

 help conduct the meetings for them. 

 If we decide to have three or four 

 meets we can include these two as weil 

 as others for which we can make pro- 

 vision. 



If you see fit to do so and desire these 

 meets it would be well to make a mo- 

 tion authorizing the Executive Com- 

 mittee to have as many as you see fit, 

 or give to them the privilege of using 

 their discretion as you see fit, and the 

 meets will be provided for and plans 

 made to carry them out. 



Mr. Coppin — How is it about those 

 meets? Does it cost the Association 

 anything? 



Mr. Baxter — It has not so far, but if 

 this Association takes hold of it it will 

 cost them something. Somebody has 

 to take charge of these meets. T.ou 

 will have to designate one man, either 

 your President or Vice-President or 

 somebody to look after these meetings. 

 In Iowa last year they were conducted 

 by Mr. Pellett, President of the Asso- 

 ciation. I think they had seven or 

 eight of them. I attended two of them 

 and found it very profitable; they have 

 a pretty good attendance, all of them, 

 and I think they do a good deal of 

 good. Don't you think so, Mr. Moore? 



Mr. Moore — They are a very fine 

 thing. 



Pres. Baxter — In my recommenda- 

 tions, I recommended that you have 



one man take charge of these field 

 meets; I named the President; I didn't 

 know I was to be the'coming President. 

 I provided that he receive no pay what- 

 soever except actual expenses. 



Mr. Kildow — I think whoever was at 

 the St. Anne Conventions would say 

 that, next to this meeting, they had the 

 largest attendance and interest. We 

 have a thousand dollars to spend for 

 the education of the bee-:keepers and 

 for promoting- the cause, Why not 

 spend it in some field meets, in that 

 way? In this way we can work up 

 successful field meets; we will get more 

 members and create more of an inter- 

 est and it will be a help to us in this 

 state meeting. 



Mr. Hoyne — I am one who went to St. 

 Anne; I went there before your last 

 year's meeting; they had Qiuite a meet- 

 ing there, but no leader, but they went 

 out to the apiary, and there is where 

 I learned about foul brood, first. We 

 had an example there in the hive. We 

 marched out to the apiary everywhere 

 they met and we profited by doing this 

 very greatly. I think we had such a 

 meeting probably as you have here, 

 just about such a meeting- in number. 



Mr. Kildow — The St. Anne meeting 

 was larger than any I ever saw, here; 

 there were about 75 there this year. 



Pres. Baxter — Do you want to take 

 any action in the matter? 



Mr. Moore — I make a motion that 

 the Executive Committee, — that the 

 President — arrange for a series of five 

 field meets during the coming season, 

 incluKiing the one at Hamilton. As I 

 was appointed at Mt. Pleasant to handle 

 the Illinois end of it I will transfer it 

 over to the President, so that he can 

 go on and look after that along with 

 the rest. 



A member — I second the motion. 



Pres. Baxter — I would rather it would 

 be left with the Executive Committee 

 and, if you wish j'our President to man- 

 age them, that will be all rig^ht. 



Mr. Moore — I think it would' be bet- 

 ter; it takes too much time to write 

 back and forth with other members of 

 the Executive Committee; I think the 

 President can keep in touch with the 

 Foul Brood Inspector and arrange what 

 is best. In case there is one in my 

 neighborhood I can go and help, and 

 any one else can do this. 



Mr. Stone — Mr. President, would it 

 not be well to place the number at 

 two to start with, and not; five? 



