January, 1916. 



American Hee Journal 



Convention ^ Proceedings 



Tennessee Field Meet. — We are in 



receipt of a letter stating that Mr. J. M. 

 Buchanan and Mr. W. E. Drane are en- 

 deavoring to arrange for a field meet- 

 ing of Tennessee beekeepers some time 

 next summer. We are promised an 

 announcement for our columns when 

 arrangements are completed. In the 

 meantime beekeepers who are inter- 

 ested in organizing for cooperation in 

 selling, or who will be interested in 

 making an exhibit at the 1916 Tri-State 

 Fair are requested to write to Mr. W. 

 E. Drane, 47 Union Ave., Memphis, 



Tenn. 



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Massachusetts Meeting The East- 

 ern Massachusetts Society of Beekeep- 

 ers will hold their January meeting on 

 the 8th at 3 p.m., in Room 15, Old South 

 Building, Boston. The regular speaker 

 of the day, Mr. Allen Latham, of Nor- 

 wichtown, Conn., will speak on " Build- 

 ing Up Nuclei into Full Colonies." In 

 addition, the American Bee Journal 

 will send Mr. Frank C. Pellett, of Iowa, 

 who will also address us at this meet- 

 ing, and also the Worcester County 

 Beekeepers' Association at their regu- 

 lar meeting at Worcester on the same 

 day at 8 p.m. Benjamin P. S.\nds, 



Secreiary. 



New York State Convention. — The 



beekeepers of New York State at the 

 Syracuse convention have appointed a 

 publicity committee which is to offer 

 premiums of $15, $10, and several of $5, 

 for sketches, snappy, comical, capti- 

 vating, on the subject of honey, to be 

 used on postal cards, with illustrations 

 showing some feature of honey pro- 

 duction. The beekeepers of course 

 are expected to assist in the distribu- 

 tion. Candidates for this competition 

 should write Mr. F. Greiner, Naples, N. 

 Y. Let the good work go on. 



Iowa Convention The 4th annual 



meeting of the Iowa State Beekeepers' 

 Association was held at Des Moines 

 Dec. 14 and 15. The meeting was well 

 attended and themembers enthusiastic. 

 The illustrated lectures at the evening 

 sessions were especially enjoyed. Mon- 

 day evening Dr. Phillips talked on 

 " Beekeepers of the United States," and 

 his pictures showed many familiar 

 faces from various States, as well as 

 those not so well known from Hawaii 

 and Porto Rico. Tuesday evening Prof. 

 L. A. Kenoyer, of Ames, talked on 

 " Insects and Flower Pollination," deal- 

 ing more especially with plants of eco 



nomic importance. By means of a 

 large number of slides he made clear 

 the different ways in which plants of 

 many kinds are ferlilized and the im- 

 portance of the honeybee for this pur- 

 pose. 



The question box was conducted 

 along new lines. This feature was ad- 

 vertised long in advance and the ques- 

 tions sent in were assigned to mem- 

 bers before the meeting so that there 

 might be ample time for preparation. 

 Unfortunately those who sent in ques- 

 tions were in few cases present to hear 

 the answers. 



Strong resolutions were adopted en- 

 dorsing the work in bee-culture at the 

 Agricultural College and the work of 

 the State bee inspector. The discus- 

 sions that followed the various papers 



were animated and interesting. 



Secretary S. W. Snyder was pre- 

 sented with an easy chair in token of 

 appreciation of his services to the asso- 

 ciation. Officers elected for the ensu- 

 ing year are as follows : 



President, C. E. Bartliolomew, Ames ; 

 Vice-president, B. T. Bleasdale, Des 

 Moines; Secretary, Hamlin B.Miller, 

 Marshalltown. Directors, W. S. Pang- 

 burn, Center Junction ; J. H. Schlenker, 

 Ankeny; J. I. Danielson, Fairfield. 



Idaho-Oregon Honey Producers' Asso- 

 ciation.-The Idaho Oregon Honey Pro- 

 ducers' Association held their annual 

 meeting at Ontario, Oreg., Dec. 7 and 

 8. The manager, P. S. Farrell, made 

 his report, showing the association to 

 be in good financial condition with 

 nearly all the honey crop of the men- 

 bers sold at satisfactory prices. The 

 following were elected directors for 

 the ensuing year: 



J. F. Weaver, Ontario District; C. 

 W. Nelson, Vale; H. M. West. Parma ; 

 P. R. Randall, Nampa; J. M. Stark, 

 Middleton ; Homer Cheney, New Ply- 

 mouth; C. E. Dibble, Payette. 



The directors organized and elected 

 C. E. Dibble as president of the asso- 



PROF. C. E. BARTHOLOMEW, PRESIDENT IOWA BEEKEEPERS' ASSOCIATION 



