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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



Mr. J. M. Buchanan read his 

 paper on Direct Introduction of 

 Queens. 



Dr. Burton N. Gates gave his 

 paper on the Standardization of 

 Bee-Keepers' supplies. Discussion 

 followed. 



A Standardization Committee 

 with Gates as Chairman was voted 

 to be appointed. 



Demonstration of the National 

 Grading rules was given at the 

 close of the morning session by 

 Wesley Foster. 



Adjournment at 12:15 p. m. to 

 2:00 p. m. 



Afteniooii Se.ssioii, Febriiai-y 19, 

 1914, 1 p. m. 



DELEGATE SESSION 



Dr. Burton N. Gates, Presid-^nt, 

 called "he Session to order, and 

 after roll call, the report of the 

 Resolutions Committee was read by 

 Dr. E. P. Phillips for Dr. Bohrer, 

 Chairman. 



Resolved, That the National Bee- 

 Keepers' Association through its 

 meeting of delegates in session at 

 St. Louis, Mo., expresses the deep 

 regret of the bee-keepers in the 

 untimely death of its director, Mr. 

 F. B. Cavanaugh, and extends to 

 his bereaved family the deepest 

 sympathy. 



Resolved, That we extend to 

 Mr. R. A. Holekamp, of the local 

 committee, our hearty thanks for 

 his untiring efforts in making our 

 meeting one of the most pleasant 

 in the history of the organization. 



Resolved, That we extend to the 

 management of the Planters' Ho- 

 tel our thanks for their many 

 courtesies. 



Resolved, That we extend to The 

 Blanke and Hauk Bee Supply Co., 

 our thanks for sending out notices 

 concerning the meeting. 



Resolved, That we extend to 

 the families of Mr. A. A. Ledington, 

 Wm. McEnvoy and Oliver Foster the 

 sympathy of the membership of 

 the National Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation on their deaths. 



Signed, 



DR. BOHRER. 

 W. B. MOORE, 

 E. F. PHILLIPS. 



The report of the Resolutions. 

 Committee was received and adopt- 

 ed and the Secretary instructed 

 to copy resolutions and mail them 



to the families of the deceased. 



The election of two directors for 

 two years and one director for one 

 year was taken up. 



Mr. Geo. W. Williams was elect- 

 ed for two years. 



Mr. E. G. Carr was elected for 

 two years. 



Mr. J. M. Buchanan was elected 

 for one year. 



Mr. E. D. Townsend and Mr. 

 Foster hold over one year. 



The resolution that Mr. Town- 

 send's recommendations concern- 

 ing paper and print for the Review 

 be unanimously approved was pass- 

 ed. 



The matter of incorporation was 

 taken up and proposed articles of 

 incorporation were read. 



Motion made and carried that 

 "Executive Committee" be subsi- 

 tuted for Board of Directors. 



Moved and passed by common 

 consent that all the duties of the 

 officers be put in the By-Laws. 



The following Resolution was 

 also passed by common consent. 



Resolved, That roi:tine business 

 and executive duties shall fall to 

 the Executive Committee consisting 

 of President, Vice President, and 

 the Secretary-Treasurer; and that 

 special and new business within 

 the province of the Association and 

 consistent with the Constitution 

 and By-Laws shall fall to the Board 

 of Directors through their proper 

 committee. Further that matters 

 of new policy shall come before the 

 delegate body or be referred back 

 to the affiliated body. 



The report of the Committee on 

 Purchase and Sale was taken from 

 the table and action upon the re- 

 port indefinitely postponed and 

 the Committee discharged. 



The report of the Committee on 

 Publicity was handled in the same 

 manner and the committee discharg- 

 ed. 



The Standing Committee on Code 

 having reported was discharged. 



The report of the Committee on 

 Policy and Extension was accepted 

 and report considered as final pol- 

 icy of the Association. Committee 

 discharged. 



The Crop Report Committee re- 

 ported: 



We, your Committee on Crop Re- 

 port, suggest that it would be to 

 the advantage of many bee-keepers 



