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YoLXIIX. June 23, 1892. 1.26. 



Volume XXIX of the American 

 Bee Journal is completed with this 

 number. Another milestone in the 

 "Old Reliable's" journey onward is 

 reached ; the twenty-ninth book of its 

 progressive record is written — it is now 

 historical, like its predecessors, and will 

 increase in value as Time, in his unceas- 

 ing " tramp, tramp," keeps step with 

 the coming and the going of the years. 

 Over 30 years ago the Bee Jouenal 

 was born, and, like a dear "old-maid 

 sister," it has grown sweeter and better 

 with each added year of its meritorious 

 existence. Let us hope that there may 

 be, on the part of its supporters, as well 

 as its editors and publishers, renewed 

 efforts to make the succeeding volume 

 one that may reflect credit upon not 

 only those interested in it and the pur- 

 suit, but bring to the great industry 

 which it I'epresents, both honor and re- 

 spect throughout the entire world. With 

 united and harmonious endeavor and 

 action, such may be our mutual reward. 



Xlie World's Fair Women, 



who are members of the "Committee on 

 Bees and Bee-Culture," are not known 

 as bee-keepers, and thus it seems rather 

 strange that when there are many capa- 

 ble and practical women apiarists to be 

 found, not one of them was selected 

 upon that Bee Committee. Mrs. L. Har- 

 rison, who is perhaps the most promi- 

 nent woman bee-keeper and apiarian 

 writer in America, wrote to Mrs. 

 Palmer, the President of the Lady Man- 

 agers, and received the following reply, 

 which appeared recently in the Orange 

 Judd Fanner : 



The Board of Lady Managers is com- 

 posed of two members and two alternates 

 from each State, recommended by th«> 

 Commissioners from those States, ana 

 appointed by President Palmer. The 

 women appointed in every case were 

 endorsed by the Governors and represen- 

 tatives of their States, and are women 

 whose abilities especially fitted them to 

 hold such a position of responsibility. 



After the Board was organized, com- 

 mittees were appointed to represent the 

 various departments of the classifica- 

 tion, and each member of the Board 

 was requested to name her preference 

 in order that each might secure, if pos- 

 sible, the work most congenial to her. I 

 regret that none of our members are 

 practical bee-keepers, but since the com- 

 mittee must necessarily be composed of 

 members of the Board, I endeavored to 

 make the wisest selections possible, and 

 I assure you that the ten members of 

 the committee on bee-keeping are very 

 enthusiastic over this department. We 

 are very anxious to secure the co-opera- 

 tion of women who are successful and 

 practical workers in this line, and will 

 be glad to receive any suggestions. 



Please write to Mrs. Charles H. Olra- 

 stead, Savannah, Georgia, in regard to 

 the matter. 



Bertha M. H. Palmer. 



The Complete Index to the 



subjects, correspondents and illustra- 

 tions in A^olume XXIX may be found in 

 this issue. We point with pardonable 

 pride to the index to each volume of the 

 American Bee Journal, as we know 

 that, to those who preserve the numbers 

 as they come from week to week, a 

 copious index is invaluable 



