ILLINOIS STATE BEE-KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION 



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to whether he is in favor of affiliation 

 or discontinuation. 



Mr. Kelley — I want to say if you lay 

 off a year or withdraw for a year there 

 is nothing to stop you going in again 

 providing these Directors get removed 

 or everything is all right. 



Pres. Baxter — Yes, it would be 

 better to go in and help them to rectify 

 things if you are going to continue. 

 The motion is that we discontinue our 

 affiliation with the National. The mo- 

 tion is a positive motion. 



A member — Change the motion — 

 That we continue affiliation with the 

 National for another year. 



Mr. Dadant— I want to say that if 

 we had a man like Mr. N. E. France 

 in today I would not for a moment 

 think of leaving the National; I don't 

 think we can place much confidence 

 in an organization that was conceived 

 by Mr. Tyrrell. 



Mr. Gates — To discontinue affiliation 

 with the National would detract from 

 the membership of your Association; 

 this question may be worth your con- 

 sideration. 



Pres. Baxter — Are there any mem- 

 bers who did not understand the situ- 

 ation and want to change their vote? 



Mr. Dadant — I believe, if we would 

 stay together and give instructions to 

 our delegate that they eliminate the 

 bad features and some of the officers, 

 that it would be well. 



Mr. Gates — Can any one say this 

 Association has not received some 

 benefit? 



Pres. Baxter — I do say that we 

 tried hard to replace this one Di- 

 rector; we may fail at the next meet- 

 ing but let us try. 



Mr. Stone reads the names of mem- 

 bers and vote is taken. 



Pres. Baxter — You will come to 

 order, please, and we will hear the 

 report of our Secretary on the vote. 



Mr. Stone — As the vote of this As- 

 sociation stands, this Association votes 

 to affiliate with the National. 



Dr. Phillips — As it stands now we 

 are to send a delegate to the National 

 Convention. I hope you will select 

 one who has the fortitude to stand by 

 the sentiment of the Association. I 

 am obliged to go. 



Pres. Baxter — We are going to do 

 that right away, now. 



The matter is with you now that 

 you have decided to remain affiliated 

 with the National another year; the 



next thing in order is your choice of 

 delegate to send to the Convention 

 next February. 



Mr. Kildow — Mr. President, as we 

 are to have a delegate — I move you 

 that our President be that delegate 

 and that he go instructed to do the 

 bidding of this Association with, such 

 instructions as they see fit to give. 



Pres. Baxter — Ladies and Gentlemen, 

 I have not been talking to be delegate; 

 that is not my purpose at all. I have 

 been saying just what I felt, what I 

 say, what I believe to be true; but I 

 would rather you would name some 

 one else as delegate. 



Mr. Kildow — I named you because I 

 think you are the best posted of any 

 one here on these things. 



Pres. Baxter — Are there any other 

 nominations for this office? If not I 

 will declare the nominations closed. 



Mr. Moore — I move that the Chair- 

 man be instructed to cast the vote of 

 this Association for Mr. Baxter to 

 serve as our delegate to the National 

 Convention at Denver next February. 



Motion was seconded and carried 

 and vote so cast. 



Pres. Baxter — Ladies and Gentlemen, 

 I thank you for the honor conferred on 

 me and I assure you that I am going 

 to do whatever you instruct me to do 

 primarily and outside of that I shall 

 do that which I think is for the best 

 interest of this Association and for the 

 welfare of the National. My primary 

 object will be to carry out your in- 

 structions but, if any question arises 

 that is not included in those instruc- 

 tions, I will have to use my own judg- 

 ment and I will do what I think is en- 

 tirely in the interest of this Associa- 

 tion, and for the best interest of the 

 National. 



Mr. Kildow — I believe that the Presi- 

 dent has heard what we have here 

 threshed over and has a good idea of 

 what this Convention wants and if he 

 uses his judgment he will do the wish 

 of this Association; he has the sense 

 of this Convention and can act ac- 

 cordingly. 



Pres. Baxter — I would rather have 

 some specific instructions. In my 

 recommendations in my address I said: 

 There is one subject I want to bring 

 to your attention which should in- 

 terest every bee-keeper in Illinois and 

 which should receive his best thought 

 and undivided attention — That is — 



