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tion; or rather, when the National 

 Association was incorporated, they 

 put the old National out of business, 

 and they have a new Association, 

 and they voted through the delegates 

 to accept all the different affiliated as- 

 sociations into the new Association; 

 those that were already paid for. If 

 I understand it right, they are affili- 

 ated as long as they pay their dues. 



The different Associations have to 

 vote as to whether or not they will 

 affiliate, but any individual member 

 can come in and be a member of the 

 National. The entire Association will 

 not be members except they vote to 

 affiliate and pay. their dues, which is 

 to be $1.50 in addition to their local 

 dues. 



Mr. Baxter — The $1.50 was supposed 

 to be $1.00 for the publication fund 

 and $.50 for the general fund; that 

 $1.00 was supposed to go to the Re- 

 view; those who wanted to join for 

 $.50 and not receive the Review, it 

 was optional with them; it would be 

 $.50 in addition to their local dues. 



Mr. Bull — This point I raised at that 

 Convention and tried to get an under- 

 standing but I failed. I confess I 

 don't know. 



That Constitution — it would take a 

 Philadelphia lawyer to interpret it, 

 and no two would get the same mean- 

 ing out of it. 



Mr. Kannenberg — That means the 

 National wants an extra $1.50 per 

 member if we stay with the National. 



I make a motion that we do not 

 join the National again. 



Motion seconded and unanimously 

 carried. 



President France — I have been re- 

 quested not to take up the subject 

 of Bee Diseases until after dinner. 

 When we get on to that subject of 

 bee diseases, there is no end to in- 

 terest and discussion of it. 



Mr. Bruner — I move you that we 

 join the State Association as a body 

 as we have done heretofore. 



Motion seconded and carried. 



Mr. Wheeler — Do we pay $1.00 extra? 



Mr. Baxter — Is it $1.00 extra? I 

 don't believe that is correct, Is It? 

 $.50 for the Chicago-Northwestern 

 and $1.00 more to the Illinois State, 

 making $1.50 total dues. 



Mr. Kannenberg — We pay $.25 to the 

 National and $1.00 to the State As- 



sociation; that left us a quarter and 

 we were always without some money. 



President France — Retain $.50 for 

 the support of the Chicago -North- 

 western and $1.00 for the Illinois State 

 Association; that will entitle you to 

 the Annual Report of the State As- 

 sociation and the Chicago-Northwest- 

 ern; that book is worth what it costs. 



President France — I will appoint Mr. 

 Bull and Mr. Kildow tellers for elec- 

 tion. 



Mr. Wheeler — Mr. Chairman, I name 

 Mr. N. E. France. 



Nomination seconded. 



Mr. Wheeler — I move that we make 

 the nomination unanimous. 



Mr. Wheeler — It has been moved 

 and seconded that Mr. France's nomi- 

 nation be made unanimous. 



Motion carried. 



Mr. Bull — I move the Secretary be 

 instructed to cast the ballot for this 

 Association unanimously for Mr. 

 France for President. 



All in favor of the motion, say aye. 



Motion unanimously carried. 



President France — Who is j'our 

 Vice-President nomination for next 

 year? 



A member — I nominate Mr. Bull for 

 Vice-President. 



Nomination seconded. 



A member — I nominate Mr. E. S. 

 Miller. 



Nomination seconded. 

 Votes cast— 19: Mr. Miller, 13; Mr. 

 Bull, 6. 



President France — For your Secre- 

 tary and Treasurer. 



Mr. Kannenberg— Mr. President, in- 

 asmuch as our Secretary for the last 

 year has done so well, I think he 

 should stay in office for another year. 

 I name Mr. Bruner. 



Mr. Bruner — I nominate Mr. Bull. 

 I have about all I can swing. This 

 Secretary job is a little strenuous; I 

 don't think Mr. Bull is quite as deeply 

 in as I am; he has been at Conven- 

 tions and knows the proceedings; I 

 don't. This is the first Convention I 

 have attended regularly. Mr. Bull is 

 the man who would make you a good 

 Secretary. 



Mr. Bull was nominated as Secre- 

 tary-Treasurer and elected. 



