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the top of it and strike down and make 

 it worse than if there was no fence 

 there; I don't think so, but there are 

 always people of different minds. 



Mr. Pyles — It must necessarilj- go all 

 the way around the yard, and not have 

 it open on two sides, because then the 

 wind will wipe around the fence. It 

 does not do that way with a hill when 

 it comes over. Sometimes the ther- 

 mometer is colder at the foot of the hill 

 than at the top or even when it strikes 

 again. 



Pres. Huffman — What is your pleas- 

 ure, will you have a session this after- 

 noon? 



Mr. Dadant — I think we might just 

 as well have a' short session. 



Mr. Pyles — That suits me all right. 

 I move that we meet at one-thirty this 

 afternoon. 



Motion seconded and carried. 



Convention adjourned to meet at 1:30 

 p. m. 



Convention convened at 1:30 p. m.. 

 President Huffman called the meeting 

 to order. 



Pres. Huffman — The first thing in 

 order, I believe, is the report from the 

 Committee on Resolutions; the chair- 

 man of the committee is not here — Mr. 

 Dadant will read the resolutions. 



Chicago, Illinois, December 19, 1912. 



Be it hereby resolved that we. the 

 members of the Chicago -Northwestern 

 Bee-Keepers' Convention assembled, do 

 tender a vote of thanks for the use of 

 the hall so kindly donated by the man- 

 agement of the Great Northern Hotel. 

 P. B. Cavanagh, 

 C. P. Kannenberg, 

 'W. B. Blume. 



Chicago-Northwestern Convention 

 Assembled. 



Chicago, Illinois, December 19, 1912. 



Be it hereby resolved in behalf of 

 our former President, George W. York, 

 that we hereby express our apprecia- 

 tion for the years of faithful service. 

 "We missi you at our convention, but our 

 best wishes and brotherly love follow 

 you to your present home. 



F. B. Cavanagh, 

 C. F. Kannenberg, 

 W. B. Blume. 

 Committee on Resolution. 

 Chicago, Illinois, December 20, 1912. 



Be it resolved that we, members of 

 the Chicago -Northwestern Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association, do hereby express our 



appreciation of our brother bee-keeper, 

 Mr. N. E. France. 



As the late manager of our National 

 Association, his servces- have been effi- 

 cient, faithful and untiring. Further- 

 more, we appreciate the work which 

 has been done gratis and without finan- 

 cial consideration. We tender our sin- 

 cere gratitude for the many personal 

 favors to which our Mr. France has so 

 freely given his services'. 



F. B. Cavanagh, 

 C. F. Kannenberg, 

 . W. B. Blume. 



Committee on Resolution. 



Chicago -Northwestern Convention in 

 Assembly, December 19, 1912. 



Be it hereby resolved. That we, as a 

 Convention, individually miss and real- 

 ize a loss from the absence of our Dr. 

 C. C. Miller. We send you greetings, 

 Doctor, and trust your presence may 

 grace our many future meetings. 

 F. B. Cavanagh, 

 C. F. Kannenberg, 

 W. B. Blume. 

 Committee on Resolution. 



Pres. Huffman — You .have heard the 

 report of the Resolution Committee, 

 what is your pleasure? All in favor 

 of the reports, manifest it by saying, 

 aye. It is so ordered. 



It has been suggested that it will be 

 in order to elect a delegate to the Na- 

 tional Convention. As we have 25 

 members, we are entitled to one dele- 

 gate, and for an extra delegate for 

 every fraction thereof; and I think 

 while we are electing a delegate it 

 would be well to elect an alternate; 

 then in case the delegate cannot at- 

 tend the Convention, the alternate may 

 be able to go. 



Whom will you have for this dele- 

 gate? 



We might put it in thig way; do we 

 want a delegate? 



Mr. Kannenberg — I think we ought 

 to have one; we are entitled to one. 



Pres. Huffman — What is your opinion 

 in regard to the delegate? 



Mr. Kannenberg — How should this 

 delegate be elected, by vote or by 

 nomination? 



Pres. Huffman — That is up to you; if 

 you elect a delegate you can vote by 

 ballot or by acclamation. 



Mr Cavanagh — Mr. President: Of 

 course we want a delegate; what are 

 we here for? We want a delegate; we 



