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FIFTEENTH ANNUAL, REPORT OF THE 



I believe it would be better that we 

 hold these Questions, and make to- 

 morrow's meeting begin early. I am 

 one of those unfortunate fellows who 

 was brought up on a farm and get up 

 early. Let us stand adjourned, but 

 come early in the morning. 



MORNING SESSION. 



December ISth, 9:30 a. m. 



President France — The business por- 

 tion of our meeting need take but 

 little time this morning. If our Sec- 

 retary is ready with his report we will 

 hear it at this time. 



Mr. Bruner: 

 Received from the former Sec- 

 retary $ 5.36 



Mr. Charles Becker, for stamps 

 and other expenses that the 



state paj's 17.75 



Dues from members to date.... 42.50 

 (That includes those received up 

 to this moment.) 



Total receipts $65 . 61 



Of which $3.00 have been trans- 

 mitted to Mr. Stone for dues in the 

 National; the balance still in my pos- 

 session. 



There has been nothing paid out; I 

 have the bills: 



For stamps $21.01 



For printing $23.50 



President France — Just a Avord in 

 explanation:. How much dues per 

 member are you taking? 



Mr. Bruner — $1,50, of which I under- 

 stand $1,00 goes to the State and $.50 

 is retained by the Chicago-North- 

 western. 



President France — No dues for the 

 National? 



Mr. Bruner — This is as I understand 

 it. 



Mr. Kannenberg — We have not de- 

 cided what we are going to do about' 

 joining the National or State. 



Mr. Bruner — It is for the members 

 to say what they are going to do with 

 the dues that have been paid in; I 

 have the dues, $1.50. 



President France — These series of 

 meetings — State Conventions: There 

 have been within the last two weeks 

 Conventions in Kansas, Nebraska, 

 Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and the 

 Illinois State and the Michigan; they 

 have all withdrawn from membership 

 in the National. 



They do not seem to be much in 

 sympathy with continuing membership. 

 We are really a part of the Illinois 

 State, yet we have been an independ- 

 ent branch of the National, sending' 

 delegates from he^e direct to the last 

 National meeting. 



Mr. Wheeler — My dues run out in. 

 February for the National, so I am 

 really a member of the National yet, I 

 suppose. 



President France — So long as you 

 are paid up to — 



President France — The report as 

 read will be turned over to the Audit- 

 ing Committee, who can look it over 

 and report before the close of the 

 meeting. 



Mr. Kannenberg — Mr. Coppin — Mr. 

 Wheeler — Auditing Committee. 



President France — A letter from 

 Doctor Miller, which has come in, in- 

 cludes $1.50 to pay his dues — so you see 

 he is not a National member under 

 that condition; $1.00 to the State and 

 50 cents to the Chicago -Northwestern. 



He says: "Until today I had not 

 given up the hope that I might be 

 with you. I am just getting over three 

 weeks' siege of the grippe and I don't 

 dare to go. Greetings to the crowd. 

 How I would like to see you all. 



C. C. MILLER." 



President France — I would suggest 

 that our Resolution Committee remem- 

 ber Dr. C. C. Miller in their report. 

 Also the Dadants. They would have 

 been here but there is sickness in their 

 family and they cannot get away. 



One other thing that has come to 

 us that perhaps it would be well at this 

 time to consider: 



When better living — more economic 

 living — is being given consideration, 

 and the manufacturers of our different 

 food products are taking advantage of 

 these conditions; and are seeing that 

 their line of food is among those which 

 are considered by our economic in- 

 structors : I don't think there has been 

 any effort made to bring to their view 

 the fact that honey should come into 

 that list. 



Syrups of different types — ^breakfast 

 foods and other articles of consump- 

 tion are being pushed and attention 

 to them is being brought to bear on 

 these economic instructors. 



I believe the time is ripe when honey 

 should have its place among and in 



