American ^ee Journal 



November, 1910. 



prominent in beedom. Discussions of pa- 

 pers. Question-Box, business and sociability 

 will make this one of the best meetings the 

 Association has ever enjoyed. 



Do not forget the date. Make your plans 

 to be present so as to give your own experi- 

 ences as well as to get suggestions from the 

 papers and discussions. We need your help, 

 and we will try to help you. 



Hamilton. III. Louis C. Dadant. Sec. 



Mr. C. P. Dadant, Dr. C. C. Miller, 

 Miss Wilson, and many other promi- 

 nent bee-keepers are expected to be 

 present. We hope all will come who 

 can do so, and help make it the banner 

 convention of the year. 



The lUiuoi.s State Convention 



The 20th annual session of the Illinois 

 State Bee-Keepers' Association will be 

 held at the State House, Thursday and 

 Fridav, Nov. 17 and 18, 1910. 



We expect to have a number of the 

 most prominent bee-keepers of the 

 State, among them our worthy presi- 

 dent, Mr. C. P. Dadant, as well as 

 others outside our own State. 



Among the other things that will be 

 on the program will be the report of 

 our foul brood inspector, A. L. Kildow, 

 of Putnam, 111., who will show on a 

 map all the counties of the State where- 

 in foul brood exists, as far as discov- 

 ered. 



Regarding hotel and railroad rates, a 

 notice will be sent to all the members 

 of the Association not later than Nov. 

 1st. To any not members, who wish 

 to attend the convention, if they will 

 notify the secretary, a like notice will 

 be sent to them. Make up your mind 

 to come and have a good time. 



Jas. A. Stone, Sec. 



Rt. 4, Springfield, 111. 



Convention Proceedings 



The Albany National Convention 



No doubt all the readers of the 

 American Bee Journal who were not 

 at the Albany convention of the Na- 

 tional Bee-Keepers' Association are 

 anxiously waiting to hear something 

 about it. It was held Oct. 12 and 13, 

 as announced. The Albany City Coun- 

 cil Chamber, which holds about 250 

 people, was filled, and at some of the 

 sessions there was quite a number of 

 persons standing. It was a live meet- 

 ing from start to finish. The program, 

 as published in these columns in Octo- 

 ber, was carried out to the letter, with 

 the exception of two papers in the 

 morning session of the second day, 

 which failed to appear. However, the 

 Question-Box always filled in nicely 

 whenever there was a shortage of 

 papers to discuss. 



Owing to a change in railroad rate 

 at almost the last minute, the special 

 car from Chicago did not contain as 

 many bee-keepers as there would have 

 been had the rate as first announced 

 been sustained. As it was, there were 

 12 or l.j from Chicago and westward 

 who enjoyed the trip together to Al- 

 bany. It was a lively little bunch 

 which were thus permitted to begin the 

 41st annual convention of the National 

 24 hours in advance of the published 

 program. Those on the special car 

 were as follows : 



N. E. France and Jacob Huffman, 

 from Wisconsin; Jas. A. Stone and 

 wife, Henry Dadant and wife, the Edi- 

 tor of the American Bee Journal and 

 wife, from Illinois; E. L. Hofmann 

 from Minnesota; Messrs. Dittrich and 

 Swails from Indiana; Dr. J. A. Smith 

 from Iowa; and E. Davison from Kan- 

 sas. 



There were in attendance at the con- 

 vention many of the largest and best 

 bee-keepers of the East. Among the 

 old-times were L. C. Root, of Connecti- 

 cut ; J. E.Crane, of Vermont; F. H. 

 Cyrenius, Chas. Stewart, N. D. West, S. 



D. House, O. L. Hershiser, Geo. B 

 Howe, W. L. and D. H. Coggshall, and 

 many others, " too numerous to men- 

 tion," from New York State ; J. L. 

 Byer, Morley Pettit, Wm. McEvoy, R. 

 B. Ross, Jr., and J. J. Hurley, of On- 

 tario, Canada ; Wm. A. Selser, of Penn- 

 sylvania. But it is impossible to recall 

 very many of the large number present 

 without having a list of the names. At 

 any rate, there were plenty of good 

 convention men to make it an interest- 

 ing meeting. 



All the papers read were of a high 

 order, and most of them were followed 

 by very interesting and helpful discus- 

 sions. The Question-Box was well 

 patronized, and many profitable facts 

 and suggestions brought out as a re- 

 sult. 



The President's Address, which ap- 

 pears in this department, seemed to be 

 well received, and important action 

 was taken thereon. It was hoped that 

 some of the suggestions made therein 

 would bear fruit in the near future, to 

 the great benefit of the National Asso- 

 ciation. Surely, the Board of Direc- 

 tors have an opportunity to act in sev- 

 eral directions which should be to the 

 advancement of the interests of all the 

 members of the Association. We be- 

 lieve they will be glad to do their part 

 in a way that will bring honor to them- 

 selves, and result in the National As- 

 sociation doing for its whole member- 

 ship what it should do to justify its ex- 

 istence and the hearty support of the 

 bee-keepers of this continent. 



A spirit of harmony and good-will 

 seemed to prevail throughout all the 

 sessions of the convention. It was a 

 brotherly, and, we may say sisterly, 

 meeting, as there were quite a number 

 of sisters present also, which lent a re- 

 fining influence to the gathering. Very 

 likely not every one present was en- 

 tirely pleased with everything that was 

 said and done, but no convention of 5 

 sessions is likely to be entirely free 

 from some unfavorable criticism. But 

 we believe, taking all together, the 



Albany convention was one of the 

 best the National has held in a number 

 of years, and that those who were per- 

 mitted to be present will count it a 

 memorable occasion. Surely, the meet- 

 ing and greeting of so many new faces 

 and friends interested in tlie pursuit of 

 bee-keeping will always be an inspira- 

 tion to those who were so fortunate as 

 to be there. 



A full report of the proceedings will 

 be published in pamphlet form, as 

 usual. Mr. Geo. -Angus, of Canada, 

 was the efficient shorthand reporter, 

 and we believe he "took down" every- 

 thing of importance as it came along 

 during the progress of the program. 

 We shall hope, from time to time dur- 

 ing the next few months, to print in 

 these columns the papers that were 

 read, so that all of our readers may en- 

 joy a large part of the program. But 

 we would like to have every subscriber 

 of the American Bee Journal become a 

 member of the National Bee-Keepers' 

 Association. The dues are $1.00 a year, 

 but when joining through a local asso- 

 ciation it is only .^i) cents per member. 

 Such membership not only brings with 

 it all the literature gotten out during 

 the year by the Association, but con- 

 nects one intimately with the largest 

 organization of bee-keepers in America. 

 General Manager N. E. France, of 

 Platteville, Wis., is ready at all times 

 to receive dues; and if some of the 

 recommendations made at the Albany 

 convention are carried out during the 

 next few months, Mr. 1* ranee should be 

 kept very busy enrolling members. 



During this month the annual elec- 

 tion of 4 officers and 3 directors will 

 take place by mail. Each member will 

 receive a list of the names from which 

 to select. This is a very important 

 matter, and should have the careful 

 attention of all who are entitled to vote. 

 The very best man should be selected 

 for each position. So far as we know 

 no one is seeking an office, but no 

 doubt whoever is selected will be glad 

 to render the best service of which he 

 is capable. 



We believe few would say that the 

 National Association has done all that 

 it might have done for its members for 

 some years past, but it seems to us that 

 what we all should do is to work to- 

 gether in a way that will result in the 

 National being placed in a position 

 where it will render the best possible 

 service to its members. This, we are 

 certain, can be done ; but it never will 

 be accomplished by pulling apart or 

 trying to weaken it. What is needed 

 is the hearty co-operation and the best 

 thought and action on the part of all 

 concerned. We are optimistic enough 

 to believe that within a year or two the 

 National can be so transformed as to 

 be unrecognizable even by itself. It 

 has a large number of enthusiastic 

 supporters, and we believe their efforts 

 to try to do things worth while will be 

 gladly seconded by the rank and file of 

 bee-keepers throughout the whole 

 country. The National Association 

 should be placed in a position where it 

 can be a real help to every member, 

 and also to the bee-keeping world as 

 a whole. To accomplish this is worth 

 striving for. 



Let us all do all we can to harmonize 



