ILLINOIS STATE BEE-KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION 



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to Providence for getting part of it 

 back? The question is, are we not, 

 who were members last year, members 

 uj) to the present time, and now? 



Mr. Dadant — I think Mr. Wheeler is 

 right; you are joining now for next 

 year. 



Mr. Miller — The difficulty in .ioining 

 the National individually instead of in 

 a body is that we are not represented 

 by delegates at the National. There 

 is nobody there to represent us and 

 give the opinions and the desires of the 

 members who belong to this Associa- 

 tion. 



I went to the National last year as 

 an individual; I had nothing to say in 

 regard to what was done. If we join 

 in a body we can be represented, 

 •otherwise not; I think we should be 

 represented in the proceedings of the 

 National. 



Now there is a new constitution to 

 be voted upon. Do we want that new 

 constitution or don't we? If we do not 

 send a delegate we cannot instruct 

 them. 



Mr. ' Kildow — You have no right to 

 charge $1.50 for next year. 



Mr. Dadant — I find in my minutes 

 November 30th and December 1st, 1910, 

 as follows: 



"On motion it was elected that the 

 dues of the Association be increased 

 to $1.50 per year, excepting those who 

 are already members of the National, 

 and those will pay $1.00 a year." 



Mr. Hawkins — It occurred to me 

 that, if we also are made members of 

 the State Association by paying dues 

 of $1.00, those who would not be rep- 

 resented by delegate if we do not join 

 the National in a body would be rep- 

 resented by delegate of the State. 



Mr. Bull — If we join the National by 

 this Association we get double repre- 

 sentation. 



Pres. Kannenberg — We will have five 

 minutes recess to pay dues'. 



Pres. Kannenberg — We have a letter 

 we will ask the Secretary to read. 

 My Dear Mr. Dadant: 



I am enclosing credential cards for 

 your representative to the National As- 

 sociation to be held in Denver in Feb- 

 ruary. Please fill out and return one 

 to me and the other to your delegate. 



You should carefully arrange that 

 the persons appointed w'ill attend the 

 meeting. Otherwise you will lose part 

 of your proper share of desired legisla- 

 tion. In the event that it is not pos- 



sible for you to secure one of your own 

 members to attend the Association, 

 you are privileged to appoint some one, 

 even outside of your state, to repre- 

 sent you by proxy. In such case you 

 should specifically instruct your proxy 

 as to the policy you wish to endorse, 

 the officers you wish to elect, the ac- 

 tion you wish him to take on the pro- 

 posed amendments, and any other ac- 

 tion you wish him to take for you. 



You are one of the component parts 

 of the Association and as such you are 

 entitled to a voice in all the actions 

 taken in this meeting. If the action 

 taken in your absence does not please 

 you it is your loss and you can blame 

 no one else for it. If you fail to be 

 represented you lose part of the bene- 

 fits of the Association. 



I would insist that every affiliated 

 Association send its representative in 

 person preferably, otherwise by proxy, 

 fully instructed as to your needs. Can 

 I have the assurance that you will at- 

 tend to this personally so that it will 

 not be neglected? Please return the 

 cards and advise me as to the actions 

 that have been taken. I remain, 

 Yours, 

 GEO. W. WILLIAMS, 



Secretary National Bee-Keepers'- As- 

 sociation. 



Pres. Kannenberg — There is a mo- 

 tion in order that we shall join the Na- 

 tional in a body. 



Mr. Hawkins — I move the method of 

 voting by ballot as I suggested. 



Motion seconded. 



Mr. Miller — This question is, I be- 

 lieve, still debatable. I think this sub- 

 ject should be more fully discussed. 



Pres. Kannenberg — The motion is 

 that we join in a body the National 

 Bee-Keepers' Association. Are there 

 any remarks on that motion? 



Mr. Hawkins — We will call the mo- 

 tion for vote by ballot. 



Mr. Miller — I rise to a point of order; 

 that this motion is still debatable; 

 there are other people who would like 

 to speak on this subject. 



Pres. Kannenberg — All in favor of 

 this motion to take a vote by ballot 

 signify it by saying aye; contrar5', no. 



The motion was carried. 



Pres. Kannenberg — The question is 

 open for debate. 



Mr. Bull — Mr. President, it seems to 

 me that if these other Associations all 

 quit the National and leave them out 

 in the cold — what 'is going to become 



