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somewhere, the State Association will 

 furnish good speakers and pay the ex- 

 pense of that trip, if they will get up 

 enough enthusiasm and interest to 

 have such a meeting, an-d find the place 

 to hold the meeting. 



I cannot say more than this. I can- 

 not talk when I get up; when I am 

 down home I can think of a hundred 

 things to say, but here I am no good. 



President France— I want to say one 

 thing in behalf of these field meetings. 

 Do not forget that they are for the 

 ladies as well as the gentlemen, and 

 that you take along the picnic lunch. 



Now I realize, as perhaps some of 

 you may not, that a field picnic meet- 

 ing, where there would be more than 

 there are here, coming by surprise 

 upon some bee-keeper, and no provi- 

 sion for dinner — what this would 

 mean. 



If you please, imagine that this 

 crowd would, next summer on the 20th 

 of June, pop up at your home for a 

 field meet, and your Mrs., not know- 

 ing they were coming, and no prepara- 

 tion for dinner! Worst of all, to im- 

 pose upon that good housewife with 

 our coming there as boarders. Don't 

 do it! Have field meetings, but have 

 a picnic lunch brought with it. 



We had a convention of over eighty 

 that continued three days in succes- 

 sion, but my neighbors turned in and 

 there was lots of baking being done, 

 but it meant a lot of extra work. 



It is more easy for each of us to 

 bring our own share and the picnic 

 feature of it is enjoyable. 



Why, in New York, they figure that 

 it is worth more than the winter meet- 

 ings. 



So far as furnishing the place of 

 meeting: I believe there are lots of 

 places that want field meetings in this 

 state. I know there are a good many 

 in my state. 



I am going to ask an expression here 

 — ^who would like the field meeting in 

 your neighborhood? 



Mr. Kildow — The President of the 

 Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Association 

 is figuring on having five field meets 

 throughout the state this summer, if 

 they possibly can. 



We are going to have this tri-state 

 meeting of Missouri, Iowa and Illinois, 

 and I think it will be in the northern 

 or northwest corner of the state. 



We want one on Fox River, some- 

 where near Aurora. 



Mr. Damon — I want to say for Fox 

 River: We are going to do our best 

 to have one this coming summer. 



Mr. Kildow — We want another one 

 close to Chicago. We have enough 

 bee-keepers here to furnish members 

 enough to beat anything in the state if 

 they will come out — if we can get a 

 bee-keepers' yard where we will have 

 a little room. 



The Rockford Convention is a year- 

 ly concern — the day is not set — that 

 is left with the committee. 



If they can get these field meets 

 throughout the state it will boost bee- 

 keeping and put it on a pretty high 

 plane. 



Mr. Brunner — If there are members 

 living in Chicago and vicinity who are 

 interested in field meets and who want 

 a field meeting there undoubtedly arc 

 others. 



I would like to have it settled that 

 we are going to have a field meet in 

 Chicago, either under the auspices of 

 this Association or independently. 



I would suggest that now is a good 

 time to begin to plan for that. If we 

 want such a committee, let us have a 

 committee of three or five or what- 

 ever is necessary, appointed now to 

 make arrangements to plan for that 

 field meet. 



There is more of an opportunity for 

 field meetings here in Chicago than 

 anywhere in the state; we have such 

 transportation facilities that we can 

 get anywhere; any of us who are 

 keeping bees 50 miles from Chicago 

 can get to field meets here in Chi- 

 cago conveniently. 



I would like to see it arranged for 

 right now, and have a committee ap- 

 pointed who will give a little time to 

 look into it, to get notices to people 

 likely to be interested, and all other 

 work necessary in connection with it. 



Mr. Kildow — It would be a great 

 help to the State Association if these 

 meets were planned ahead, so that it 

 will give them time to pick out men 

 to go there; it would be of great ad- 

 vantage to the State Association. 



Mr. Kildow — They have monej- to 

 spend for this; all we want is the 

 place. 



Mr. Bruner — What time would such 

 meetings best be held so far as you 

 know, here in Chicago or vicinity? 



Mr. Kildow — I don't know as it 



