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reduced rates (one and one-third fare), 

 but there must be 100 persons present. 

 Should there be less than 100 present 

 holding railroad certificates, the reduced 

 rate would be withheld. Should we 

 adopt the certificate plan, and then the 

 attendance be less than 100, there 

 would be bitter disappointment and loss, 

 as, had the members not expected to re- 

 turn at one-third fare upon presentation 

 of their certificates, they would have 

 taken advantage of other reductions. 

 As it now is, those living on roads lead- 

 ing into Washington direct will be all 

 right, while those coming over more 

 than one road can manage as suggested. 



PROGRAMME. 



First Day— Tuesday, Dec. 21, Afternoon 

 Session— 2 :00 P. M. 



Payment of annual dues ; reception of 

 new members, and distribution of 

 badges. 



President's Address — Eugene Secor, 

 Forest City, Iowa. 



Discussion. 



Grading Honey— Dr. C. C. Miller, 

 Marengo, Ills. 



Discussion. 



Question-box. 



Evening Session — 7:30 P. M. 

 Self-hivers— E. R. Root, Medina, O. 

 Discussion. 

 Question-box. 



Second Day — Wednesday. Dec. 28, Morn- 

 ing Session — 9:30 A. M. 



Detecting the Adulteration of Honey 

 — Prof. A. J. Cook, Agricultural Col- 

 lege, Mich. 



Discusssion. (Prof. H. W. Wiley, 

 United States Chemist, is expected to be 

 present and join in the discussion.) 



Varieties of Bees and their Character- 

 istics — Frank Benton, Washington, D.C. 



Discussion. 



Question-box. 



Afternoon Session — 2:30 P. M. 



What the Department of Agriculture 

 Ought to Do for Apiculture — P. H. El- 

 wood, Starkville, N. Y. 



What the Department of Agriculture 

 Has Done and Can Do for Apiculture — 

 C. V. Riley, Government Entomologist, 

 Washington, D. C. 



Discussion. 



Question-box. 



Evening Session — 7:30 P. M. 



Shall the Scope of the Bee-Keepers' 

 Union be Broadened ?— Thomas G. New- 

 man, Chicago, Ills. 



Discussion. 



Question-box. 



Third Day— Thursday, Dec. 29, Morning 

 Session. 



Selection of place for holding next 

 meeting. 



Election of Officers. 



Reports of Committee's. 



Completion of Unfinished Business. 



Question-box. 



Adjournment. 



Just a word in regard to the fewness 

 of the topics : Some of the topics are of 

 unusual importance, and deserve most 

 thorough discussion. It is very unsatis- 

 factory to have an important discussion 

 in full blast cut off short, and perhaps 

 referred to a committee in order to give 

 room to the next topic. A full conven- 

 tion can bring out all the points much 

 more fully than a few men in a commit- 

 tee room. One suggestion leads to 

 another, and " in the multitude of coun- 

 selors there is wisdom." 



The questions in the question-box 

 (often of importance) are frequently re- 

 ferred to a committee to be answered. 

 A discussion in full convention is more 

 likely to bring out the truth. 



If any one has any topic or question 

 that he would like discussed, and will 

 not be present to ask for its discussion, 

 let him write to me at once, and I will 

 see that the matter is brought to the 

 notice of the convention. The discus- 

 sion of a topic often leads to another 

 which wonld be very desirable to discuss, 

 but lack of time prevents. It is believed 

 that the above programme will allow a 

 reasonable time for the discussion of 

 these interesting side-questions that are 

 continually springing up. 



W. Z. Hutchinson, Sec. 



Wisconsin Bee-Keepers.— 



We have received the following letter 

 from Dr. Vance, which he desires all 

 bee-keepers in Wisconsin to read, and 

 then write him : 



I desire, through the medium of the 

 American Bee Journal, to ask its 

 Wisconsin patrons and readers, who 

 contemplate making an exhibit of honey 

 at the World's Columbian Exposition, to 

 write to the Corresponding Secretary of 

 the Wisconsin State Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation— J. W. Vance, 208 S. Fairchild 

 Street, Madison, Wis.— signifying their 

 intention. Those who do so will receive 

 by return mail important information 

 upon the subject. Please write to the 

 Secretary at once. 



J. W. Vance, Cor. Sec. 



