AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



79 



Report of the IVortli American 

 Bee-Keepers' Convention. 



Written for the American Bee Journal 

 BY W. Z. HUTCHINSON. 



The North American Bee-Keepers' 

 Association held its 23rd annual con- 

 vention on Dec. 27th, 28th and 29th, 

 1892, at the Randall House in the city 

 of Washington, D. C. 



The meeting was called to order at 2 

 p.m., with President Secor in the chair. 

 R. F. Holtermann opened the exercises 

 with prayer. The following members 

 then paid their dues : 



Prank Benton, Washington, D. C. 



Ralph Benton, Washington, D. C. 



Henry E. Bliss, West Winfield, N. Y. 



J. P. Brown, Colora, Md. 



Chas. Dallett, West Chester, Pa. 



C. E. Dieffenderfer, Martinsb'g, W.Va. 



C. D. Duvall, Spencerville, Md. 



P. Eberiy, Strasburg, Va. 



H. Frickey, Bishop, Calif. 



O, L. Hershiser, Buffalo, N. Y. 



J. E. Hetherington, Cherry Valley,N.Y. 



Wm. Hislop, Strasburg, Ont. 



R. F. Holtermann, Brantford, Ont. 



A. C. Hoopes, Washington, D. C. 



W. Z. Hutchinson, Flint, Mich. 



W. L. Kemp, Farmington, Pa. 



T. F. King, Landover, Md. 



W. H. Laws, Lavaca, Ark. 



E. M. Pittman, Centerville, Va. 



J. W. Porter, Charlotteville, Va. 



H. Segelken, New York, N. Y. 



Geo. Sharpless, London Grove, Pa. 



E. A. Stratton, Horseheads, N. Y. 



R. F. Wier, South River, Md. 



George W. York, Chicago, Ills. 



LIFE MEMBERS PRESENT. 



A. N. Draper, Upper Alton, Ills. 

 A. I. Root, Medina, Ohio. 

 E. R. Root, Medina, Ohio. 

 Eugene Secor, Forest City, Iowa. 



O. R. Coe, Windham, N. Y., became a 

 life member during the year, but was 

 not present at the meeting. 



LADY MEMBERS PRESENT. 



Mrs. H. E. Bliss, West Winfield, N. Y. 

 Miss Sarah E, Joslin, Cincinnati, O. 

 Mrs. W. H. Laws, Lavaca, Ark. 

 Mrs. H. Martin, Yonkers, N. Y. 

 Miss Ellen Reed, Cincinnati, O. 

 Mrs. A. I. Root, Medina, Ohio. 

 Mrs. Eugene Secor, Forest City, Iowa. 

 Miss Segelken, New York, N. Y. 

 Mrs. H. Segelken, New York, N. Y. 

 Mrs. Geo. Sharpless, London Grove.Pa. 

 Miss Jessie Wier, South River, Md. 

 Mrs. R. F. Wier, South River, Md. 



AFFILIATED SOCIETIES. 



The following societies paid their 

 affiliation fees : 



Connecticut State Bee-Keepers' So- 

 ciety. 



York (Nebraska) Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation. 



Iowa State Bee-Keepers' Association. 



Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion. 



The payment of dues being completed, 

 Mr. Eugene Secor then delivered 



The President's Annual Address. 



I wish, first of all, to express my sense 

 of gratitude to the all-merciful Father 

 who has permitted us to see each others, 

 faces again at our annual gathering. 



So far as I know, no member of this 

 association has been called to cross the 

 silent river since last we met. Abundant 

 labor and insidious disease may have 

 enfeebled some of our honored veterans, 

 and deprived us of the pleasure of their 

 presence and counsel, yet I am thankful 

 that they still live, an4 their interest in 

 apiculture will turn their thoughts 

 towards this convention. 



One of the pleasant features of an or- 

 ganized association is the thought of 

 meeting kindred spirits and renewing 

 old, or forming new, friendships. The 

 opportunities which these meetings 

 afford for social intercourse and personal 

 acquaintance should not be lightly 

 thrown aside. Life-long attachments 

 are created which are cheering and help- 

 ful to many a pilgrim as he nears the 

 sundown of life. These meetings, too, 

 bring us face to face with those whose 

 writings we have read, and I opine that 

 after we have become acquainted with a 

 writer we know better what value to 

 place on his dictum. 



Those who believe that bee-keepers' 

 conventions are only valuable In propor- 

 tion to the number and length of the 

 discussions on technical subjects, have 

 failed to take into account the socia 



