ILLINOIS STATE BEE-KEEPEES ASSOCIATION. 



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put a rim on the edge. Anybody who has 

 handled bees will think that it looks odd 

 t o see a cell with a sharp edge. Otherwise 

 I think this is very good. 



The President — i would recommend that 

 a motion be passed to adopt this seal and 

 make our incoming president, Dr. Baxter, 

 a committee of one to attend to the matter 

 and remedy this drawing as may be 

 necessary. Ii that meets with your views, 

 I would recommend a motion to that effect. 



Mr. Troutner — I move that we adopt 

 the seal, with whatever alterations may be 

 necessary. 



these certificates, or leave it to the Exe- 

 cutive Committee? > 



A motion by Mr. Klldow that the matter 

 be left to the Executive Committee was 

 seconded by Mr. Dadant and carried. 



Dr. Baxter — I have a telegram I would 

 like to read which has just been handed me. 



Washington, D.JC. 

 November 15, 1917. 



Illinois Bee-Keepers Assn., Leland Hotel, 

 Springfield, Illinois. 



Need for honey in nineteen eighteen is 

 exceedinglj^ great urge every bee-keeper 



DR. PHILLIPS. 



The President — You have heard the 

 motion, that we adopt this seal and that 

 we appoint Dr. Baxter a committee of one 

 to see that the alterations are made. 



The motion was carried. 



The President — -There is another thing 

 in regard to the certificates for these ex- 

 hibits that we have requested to have 

 made and have not been made. May be in 

 the future we maj- have an exhibit. What 

 is your pleasure? Do j'^ou want to adopt 



present to care for his bees now so as to 

 have bees for a big output next year. 



Phillips. 



A motion by Mr. Dadant that the tele- 

 gram be received and placed on file was 

 seconded by Mr. Troutner and carried. 



The President — I believe that that con- 

 cludes all of our routine business unless 

 there is something else that has been 

 neglected. 



