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The National Convention. 



Southern bee-keepers are appreciat- 

 ing the location of the next National 

 Convention at Cincinnati, O., and are 

 getting quite enthusiastic over it. It is 

 many years since it was held near 

 enough to tempt their attendance. 

 Xow they are more than pleased at the 

 prospect for a grand reunion of Ameri- 

 can apiarists. It will be a rare treat for 

 many to meet with those with whom 

 they have become quite familiar 

 through their writings in the bee pa- 

 pers. Arrangements are being made 

 for a very interesting programme, 

 which will be presented in next month's 

 Bee Journal. The following letter 

 from Dr. J. P. H. Brown, making sug- 

 gestions, will be read with interest : 

 Augusta, Ga., July 5, 1880. 



My Dear Mr. Newman : I notice 

 that it is announced that the next Na- 

 tional Convention will be held at Cin- 

 cinnati Sept. 29, 80, and Oct. 1. Prov- 

 idence permitting I shall be there, and 

 will have a paper to read. 



1 have been much disgusted at the 

 action taken by the "Northeastern, N. 

 Y., Bee-Keepers' Society," in reference 

 to yourself, and also at their thrusts at 

 the National Convention. It seems to 

 me that every American bee-keeper 

 should feel proud of the existence of 

 a National Society and do everything 

 possible to sustain it. But we are told 

 that there were malcontents in heaven, 

 and of course we must expect them in 

 every secular organization. 



My advice to you is to gird on your 

 armor afresh for the tight ; panoplied 

 with truth and justice you need not no- 

 tice the barks of whelp nor puppy. — 

 See that all the deliberations of the 

 Convention are characterized by dig- 

 nity, harmony and good feeling, and no 

 bee-keeper need fear for its success 

 and permanency as an organization. 



A programme of the expected labors 

 of the ('(invention should be published 

 in time. It should embrace subjects of 

 not only the greatest interest to Amer- 

 ican bee-keepers, but also of such a na- 

 ture as to give character to our Society 

 abroad. 



An invitation should be extended to 

 all manufacturers of supplies to send 

 articles for exhibition— also to collec- 

 tors of new varieties of bees and bee- 

 curiosities. 



It might be a good idea for you to in- 

 vite some of your foreign bee-keeping 



friends to come and meet us in Conven- 

 tion. 



Friend Newman, I hope you will not 

 let that small dash of "cold water" — 

 dirty at that — thrown at you by the 

 Northeastern Convention cool your ar- 

 dor ; pay no attention to it, but go on 

 as of yore, sounding the call for the 

 meeting in Cincinnati. Be up and do- 

 ing " with a heart for any fate." With 

 the kindest regards I remain, very truly 

 yours, J. P. H. Brown. 



Having accepted the responsible po- 

 sition of Chairman of the Executive 

 Committee, nothing will swerve us 

 from our duty, which is to make the 

 next meeting a grand success— desiring 

 then to deliver up our trust to our suc- 

 cessor " with pleasure to ourself and 

 honor to the fraternity," feeling assured 

 that the Society is in a more harmonious 

 and prosperous condition than at any 

 period of its history. 



We have already especially invited 

 some of the prominent apiarists of Eu- 

 rope, and hope they may favor us with 

 a visit, and now we give a general invi- 

 tation to European apiarists to attend 

 and take part in our deliberations. 



Many questions of vital importance 

 will there be fully discussed, and in all 

 probability steps will be taken to make 

 the marketing and production of honey 

 more reliable and uniform. 



Mr. C. F. Muth has kindly offered to 

 receive articles for exhibition — taking 

 them to and from the hall free of charge. 



We expect short but pithy letters from 

 prominent apiarists all over the coun- 

 try, to be read at the Convention and 

 introduce the discussions that may fol- 

 low. We cannot write to each one, and 

 will here give a general and special in- 

 vitation to all who desire any subject 

 discussed, to either write a letter intro- 

 ducing the discussion, or to state the 

 subject to be considered, and send it to 

 us at o?ice, so that it may be included 

 in the programme to be published next 

 month. Do not neglect this. 



iggTBr. N. P. Allen, of Smith's Grove, 

 Ky., offers a special premium, at the 

 Bowling Green fair, for the best display 

 of honey. The doctor is a wide-awake 

 progressive apiarist. 



