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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



Dec. 7, 1905 



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CONVENTION NOTICES. 



National Convention, Dec. 19, 20, 21. 



—The Fat Stock Show, upon which we have 

 depended for reduced rates on the railroads, 

 has been postponed two weeks, so the dates 

 for the convention will now be Dec. 19, 20 

 and 21, 1905. 



The place of meeting has also been changed 

 to Brunt Hall, in the Bush Temple of 

 Music, corner of North Clark Street and 

 Chicago Avenue (entrance on Clark Street,) 

 5 minutes walk north from the Revere House, 

 Southeast corner N. Clark and Michigan Sts., 

 which will be headquarters for the members. 

 W. Z. Hutchinson, *'«-. 



ThP Chicago-Northwestern Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association will hold a social session at 

 the Revere House, Dec. 19, 1905, at 10 a.m. At 

 3 p.m. the same day will be held the regular 

 annual election of officers. Any other busi- 

 ness coming before the meeting will be at- 

 tended to. Herman F. Moore, Sec. 



New York. — The annual convention of 

 the St. Lawrence and .Jefferson Counties Bee- 

 Keepers' Association will be held at Water- 

 town, N. y., Dec. 13 and 14, 1905. 



Geo. B. Howe, Sec, 

 Jefferson County Association. 

 Black River, N. Y. 



New York. — The annual meeting of the 

 Oswego County, N. Y., Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion will be held at Fulton, N. Y., Thursday, 

 Dec. 14, 1905. Dr. E. F. Phillips, who is «ur- 

 nishedby the Agricultural Department, is ex- 

 pected to be present and address the meeting. 

 Mortimer Stevens Pres. 

 Chas. B. Allen, Sec. 

 Central Square, N. T. 



New York Bee-Keepers' Institutes. 



— A series have been arranged to be held in 

 New York State as follows: Amsterdam, 

 Dec. 11, 1905; Syracuse, Dec. 12; Watertown, 

 Dec. 13; Fulton, Dec. 14; Auburn, Dec. 15; 

 Romulus. Dec. IC; Geneva, Dec. 18 and 19. 

 Dr. E.F. Phillips, Acting in Charge of Apicul- 

 ture, United States Department of Agricul- 

 ture, will attend and address these Institutes 

 on subjects pertaining to bee-keeping. 

 Romulus, N. Y. C. B. Howard, See. 



The New Y''ork State Association of 

 Bee-Keepers' Societies will hold its annual 

 meeting at Geneva, N.Y., at the Nester Hotel, 

 Monday and Tuesday, Deo. IS and 19, 1905. 

 New and interesting subjects are to be intro- 

 duced and discussed at this meeting, and all 

 bee-keepers of New York State should make 

 arrangements to be present. Good and rea- 

 sonable accommodations have been secured. 

 Headquarters will be at the Nester Hotel. 



Romulus, N. Y. C. B. Howard, Sec. 



New Y'ork.— A Bee-Keepers' Institute 

 will be held in the parlor of the Central 

 Hotel, Market Street, Amsterdam, N.Y., on 

 Monday, Dec. U, 1905. This meeting will be 

 held under the direction of the Bureau of 

 Farmers' Institutes of New York State De- 

 partment of Agriculture, by the Fulton and 

 Montgomery Counties Bee-Keepers' Society, 

 assisted by the United States Department of 

 Agriculture. Dr. E. F. Philips, Acting in 

 Charge of Apiculture United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, is expected to be present 

 and address this meeting, and a good attend- 

 ance is much desired. T. I. Dug dale. Sec. 



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