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FIFTEENTH ANNUAL. REPORT OF THE 



Review, the whole $1.50 would go to 

 the general fund. 



The Constitution, as it is, will not 

 be amended this year because there has 

 been no notice of amendments given 

 out; so the Constitution, as it appears 

 in the Review in December, is the Con- 

 stitution of the National as it now' 

 stands. 



I think most of you have seen that 

 and understand it as well as I do; I 

 do not know that there is much else to 

 report. 



President France — What was the ac- 

 tion of the National, as to when and 

 where the next ■National would be 

 held? 



Mr. Bull — There was no definite ac- 

 tion taken; as far as I can recollect, 

 the sentiment seemed to be for the 

 east; Washington, I think, was men- 

 tioned as one place; that was left to 

 the Board of Directors to decide. 



The next meeting will be in Chicago 

 February 22d, 23d and 24th, I believe, 

 are the dates. 



What becomes of it remains to be 

 seen; I leave that to you to judge. Are 

 there any questions you want to ask? 



President France — If the Chicago- 

 Northwestern decides not to be affiliat- 

 ed with the National, does the North- 

 western Association care to have a 

 delegate at the National meeting? 



I understand it is proposed now to 

 hold it the days Mr. Bull has an- 

 nounced, here in Chicago. 



Mr. Bull, as a delegate from the 

 Northwestern to the National the last 

 meeting, what would be your sugges- 

 tion as to a delegate being at the Na- 

 tional meeting this year? 



Mr. Bull — Michigan and Indiana have 

 dropped out, and I understand several 

 other states have withdrawn their sup- 

 port from the National; if they all drop. 

 out, that means there is no National. 

 The National is made up of several 

 affiliated associations; if the associa- 

 tions do not affiliate, that means we 

 have no National, and I don't know 

 of any that have affiliated. 



I think Doctor Phillips could tell us 

 something about that; he has been on 

 this Convention tour for about a month 

 now. 



Doctor Phillips — I have nothing to 

 say on that, Mr. Chairman. I would 

 assume that if the associations were 

 affiliated they would remain in that 



condition until they withdraw, and in 

 that event there must be a number that 

 are still affiliated. Mr. Williams ought 

 to know; he is a Director. I should 

 assume that a number of them were 

 still with the National; of course some- 

 have withdrawn within the last few 

 weeks. 



Mr. Williams — There is another 

 member of the Board of Directors here 

 who is probably better qualified to an- 

 swer that than I am. My understand- 

 ing is: You know the old National 

 Bee-Keepers' Association was not in- 

 corporated, was composed of various- 

 local Bee-Keepers' Associations, but I 

 understand, having become incorpo- 

 rated, this is changed somewhat, and 

 is now composed of separate individual 

 members and also various associations 

 that wish to be affiliated. Am I right, 

 Mr. Baxter? 



It is a rather mixed up affair in my 

 mind; I would like to hear from Mr. 

 Baxter, what his idea is in the matter. 



President France — Mr. Baxter, can 

 you unravel this tangle? 



Mr. Baxter — What do you want to 

 know ? 



Mr. Bull — Who are members of the 

 National? 



Mr. Baxter — According to' the new 

 Constitution, all of the old affiliated 

 Associations that apply for re-instate- 

 ment are members; and provision 

 made for direct membership of indi- 

 vaduals. 



In regard to the point Doctor Phil- 

 lips raised: Those who did not with- 

 draw would still remain members; that 

 depends on the Constitution of that 

 Association. Now, Illinois would not, 

 because Illinois is an incorporated As- 

 sociation, and they can only affiliate 

 by resolution and if they fail to re- 

 affiliate they are out; but the Illinois 

 State decided, by direct vote of its 

 members, that they would not affiliate 

 any longer. 



That Constitution and By-Laws were 

 published in the Review. 



I question its correctness. I have a 

 copy of the proceedings that were tak- 

 en direct out there; and I think that 

 there have been errors made; I do not 

 believe that is exactly the way it should 

 read, but that is the provision made 

 for membership at least. 



Mr. Bull — I know Mr. Baxter is ex- 

 actly right; it is up to the Associa- 



