THE BEEKEEPERS' REVIEW 303 



Michigan's 50th Annual Convention at Grand Rapids 

 December 15th and 16th, 1915 



As previously announced by Secretary Millen, this meeting will 

 without a doubt be one of the very best ever held in the state, if not, 

 it will not be the fault of our Secretary, for he is working hard to 

 that end. One of the new features for this year's meeting that is 

 hoped to work out, is the giving of medals for best display and 

 samples of honey exhibited at this meeting. We copy from a cir- 

 cular letter being sent out to some of the prominent beekeepers of 

 Michigan as follows: 



"You know the next meeting of the Michigan Beekeepers' 

 Association is to be held at Grand Rapids on December 15th and 

 16th, next. This is the fiftieth meeting of the association, and we 

 are planning to make it a little out of the ordinary. 



One phase of the meeting is the exhibit. If we can get a few 

 of the most prominent beekeepers to promise an exhibit of comb 

 or extracted honey, beeswax, and other apiary appliances, we plan 

 to provide medals as prizes. The first one would be a gold medal, 

 provided by manufacturers of bee supplies, and to be won three 

 times before becoming the property of the beekeeper. This would 

 be given for the best all around display by a beekeeper. 



Then we may provide silver medals for the best exhibits of 

 comb honey and extracted honey ; and bronze medals for secondary 

 places. 



Of course it will be useless for us to attempt this unless a few 

 of the prominent beekeepers, like yourself will promise to send in 

 an exhibit. By letting you know at this date you will be enabled to 

 prepare and save the choicest of your crop. If we can get a good 

 exhibit, I am sure it will add much to the meeting and will give the 

 beekeepers quite a little advertising. 



I should be glad if you would send me an early reply, so that I 

 can go ahead, and if sufficient number of beekeepers promise to do 

 their part, we will go ahead and do ours." 



Very truly yours, 



F. ERIC MILLEN, 



Dishonesty in Advertising 



Dr. A. F. Bonney, Buck Grove, Iowa 



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