THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



President Gates opened up the 

 matter of incorporation by reading 

 letters from a lawyer he had con- 

 sulted and also from the Attorney 

 General of Illinois. 



After considerable discussion Mr. 

 Moore moved that the National 

 Bee-Keeners' Association incorporate 

 as a fraternal and educational As- 

 sociation. Mr. Bohrer seconded the 

 motion. '' | '^ 



A motion was made to amend 

 the original motion to include and 

 add the words, Co-operative Asso- 

 ciation without profit. The motion 

 to amend the original motion was 

 lost. i 



A motion was then made to 

 amend the original motion by in- 

 serting the words "Co-operative As- 

 sociation." The motion was lost. 



A motion was than made, viz: 

 Moved that the National Bee- 

 Keepers' Association proceed to in- 

 corporate as a fraternal and educa- 

 tional association and to continue 

 the publication of the Review and 

 the handling of supplies as in the 

 past. The motion carried by a vote 

 of 23 to 16. 



A proposed amendment to the 

 original motion was then made to 

 read 'as long as necessary to dis- 

 pose of the goods already ordered 

 and to dispose of the Review.' The 

 proposed amendment was laid _ on 

 the table. ' ' f 1"^ 



A motion was then made to amend 

 the original motion by inserting 

 the following: 'provided, however, 

 that the Board of Directors shall 

 have the power" to discontinue the 

 publication of the Review and the 

 purchase of supplies for its members 

 whenever they deem the same 

 will be for the best interests of 

 the Association.' This amendment 

 was accepted by common consent. 



The original motion with the 

 accepted amendment then passed 

 by a vote of 32 to 1 against. 



The proposed constitution as pub- 

 lished in the Review was taken up. 

 Section 1, Article 4. 



Section 2. 



Section 3. All rejected. 



Article 4, passed. 



Articles 5, 6, 7, by general con- 

 sent were laid on the table indefi- 

 nitely. 



It was moved and carried that 

 the Delegate Body go into Execu- 

 tive Session to revise the Consti- 

 tution. 



Moved that the Chair appoint a 

 committee of three on Constitution 

 to make a draft of a Constitution 

 and report insofar as drafted at 

 close of evening session to a com- 

 mittee of the whole. Carried. 



The Committee on Constitution 

 here was specified to consist of the 

 President, Vice-President and 

 Secretary- Treasurer. 



Evening Session, Febiniary J 8, 1914 



Dr. Burton N. Gates called the 

 Convention to order after a photo- 

 graph of the delegates and attend- 

 ing bee-keepers had been taken. 



Mr. C. P. Dadant spoke of Bee- 

 Keeping in Europe. 



Dr. E. F. Phillips showed the 

 film "The Honey Bee Illustrated." 



Prof. Morley Pettit showed lan- 

 tern slides illustrating bee-keeping 

 in Canada and especially the work 

 of the Ontario Agricultural College 

 in Apicultural education. 



Mr. Wesley Foster illustrated 

 Colorado bee-keeping with forty 

 slides. 



Entertainment film (Western) 

 courtesy of Mr. Holekamp. 



Comedy film, courtesy of Mr. 

 Holekamp. 



Rerun of the Government film. 



Music furnished by the courtesy 

 of Mr. Holekamp. 



A rising vote of thanks was ex- 

 tended Mr. Holekamp for the roy- 

 al manner in which he entertained 

 us. Adjournment. 



3Iorning; S^es.sion, Februarj- 18, 1914, 

 9:30 a. m. 



Dr. Gates called the convention 

 to order. 



Mr. E. S. Miller, of Valparaiso, 

 Indiana, read his paper, "The Per- 

 fect Bee Cellar." 



Questions and general discussion 

 was brought out by Mr. Miller's 

 paper. 



Dr. E. F. Phillips read his paper 

 on Humidity and Wintering, which 

 was followed by active discussion. 



It was moved and seconded that 

 the delegates withdraw and sit in 

 Executive Session. Motion lost. 

 General Session continued. 



Mr. Crane's paper read by title. 



Mr. J. J. Anderson's paper read 

 by title. 



Mr. F. W. L. Sladen read his 

 paner on Nectar Secretion. 



Discussion followed the reading 

 of this paper. 



