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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



'File Illinois State Bee-Keepers' 

 Association held sessions, aS previously 

 announced, on the grounds at the Fair, 

 at Springfield. On account of a previous 

 engagement, we were more than a 

 thousand miles away, and had to deny 

 ourself the pleasure of meeting our 

 friends, and taking part in the delibera- 

 tions. It is a matter for congratulation 

 that the association is in the hands of 

 eificient officers who attend to the neces- 

 sary business promptly, and look after 

 the interests of the members of our 

 great State. 



The report of the Secretary comes 

 Just as we are closing the forms of this 

 JorRNAL, and we give it a place here: 



At my earliest opportunity I desire to 

 inform the readers of the Bee Jourxal 

 of our meeting at the Fair ; and also of 

 our fine display of honey (both comb 

 and extracted) : also, candied honey, 

 beeswax, bees in observatory hives, 

 queen bees, hives, complete for comb 

 or extracted-honey, bee-escapes, comb- 

 foundation, etc. 



Among the displays at the Sangamon 

 Fair was that of Hon. J. M. Hambaugh, 

 of Spring. He had, in a large show 

 case, a miniature apiary in one part of 

 the case, and in the other end a very 

 fine collection of squashes (small ones), 

 pears, plums, eggs, etc., all made of 

 beeswax of different shades, and ar- 

 ranged on glass plates of one color, on 

 paper of another, with very fine effect. 



Mr. Hambaugh had in his display a 

 very nice showing of extracted-honey. 



Mr. T. S. Wallace, of Clayton, made a 

 fine showing of Italian bees in observa- 

 tory hives, and also a large display of 

 very fine queens. 



There were many lots of fine comb 

 and extracted-honey, but the other 

 exhibits were made by residents of the 

 county, and much credit is due to them 

 for the interest they took in making so 

 good a show of honey in such a poor 

 year. 



As there was some misunderstanding 

 in regard to the time of holding our 

 meeting, it was thought best to hold it 

 on both days, which was done. 



The Illinois Bee-Keepers' Association 

 was called to order on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 

 at 1 p.m., by the President, P. J. Eng- 

 land, at the Sangamon Fair Grounds at 

 Springfield, for the purpose (as before 

 stated in notice given) of taking steps 



toward the formation of a programme 

 for the next regular meeting in December. 



The roll was called, and a quorum 

 declared to be present. A motion was 

 made by Col. Chas. F. Mills, that a com- 

 mittee of three be appointed by the 

 chair to formulate a programme for the 

 coming meeting. The motion prevailed. 



The chair appointed as that committee: 

 Jas. A. Stone, of Bradfordton ; Thomas 

 G. Newman, of Chicago ; and C. P. 

 Dadant, of Hamilton, Ills. 



A motion was made (which prevailed) 

 that Col. Chas. F. Mills be appointed a 

 committee of one, to draft resolutions 

 expressing the gratitude of the Illinois 

 State Bee-Keepers" Association to the 

 Hon. J. M. Hambaugh, and others, who 

 worked so faithfully with him in behalf of 

 this association in the last Legislature. 



Three new members were enrolled by 

 the Secretary, and a list of 25 more 

 were handed in by A. N. Draper, of 

 Upper Alton. Can any other member 

 hand in such a list as that ? One dollar 

 fees were paid by each. 



Many discussions were had in regard 

 to the subjects that should be embodied 

 in our next programme. 



The meeting adjourned until Wednes- 

 day, the yth inst., when the same subject 

 was discussed through the meeting until 

 it adjourned sine die. 



Jas.. A. Stone, Sec. 



Are You Ooing' to the Illinois 

 State Fair ? If so, it will be pleasant to 

 meet other apiarists there. It will be 

 held at Peoria from Sept. 28 to Oct. 3. 

 That is the home of Mrs. L. Harrison, 

 and she writes us as follows concerning 

 where she may be found : 



I will be very glad to meet bee-keepers 

 and other friends around the honey 

 exhibit ; when not there, I may be found 

 at the American Cottage, just south of 

 James Selby & Co.'s, Machinery Hall. 

 Mrs. L. Harrison. 



Peoria, Ills., Sept. 14, 1891. 



An Amateur bee-keeper of Maine, 

 while working in the apiary, by accident 

 upset a hive of bees. Being protected 

 by a veil and loose overalls, he was 

 amused at the frantic attempts of the 

 bees to sting, until he stooped to pick up 

 something, when his loose overalls did 

 not protect him from the angry bees, 

 and then it was not quite so amusing. 



