ILLINOIS STATE BEE-KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION 



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Mr. Stone — I don't see why it could 

 not be put in there just as we first 

 talked about it, to have the year end 

 with the first day of July; all that 

 came in after that, that would be for 

 the ensuing year, get next year's re- 

 port. 



Mr. York — ^We migl^t try that. 



Mr. Moore — Tou can change those 

 dates any time you like. 



Mr. York — ^If Mr. Stone thinks that 

 from July 1st to July 1st will be better, 

 we might try that this year and 

 change it next. 



"Resolved, That the fiscal year of 

 this Association in the payment of 

 Liues be amended to read from July 1st 

 to July 1st." 



Mr. Kluck — If in next September or 

 October we join, we would be cut out 

 for 3 months. 



Mr. Yorki — You would not get any- 

 thing any way those 3 months; you 

 wouldn't get the Report. 



Mr.. Moore — Your dues are paid until 

 next October; your members will all 

 get a copy of this year's Report and 

 those that come in next year in Oc- 

 tober would get a copy of next year's 

 Report. 



Mr. Pyles — It seems to be a pretty 

 hard matter to suit everybody. If you 

 have it from the first of July to first 

 of July, it will carry us to the first 

 day of July; if you say from the time 

 the convention meets, your dues will 

 last from one annual meeting to the 

 next. 



Mr. Stone — ^I "believe it is the best 

 the way that resolution reads. 



Pres. Bowen — ^I would suggest you 

 table this resolution, and let the Secre- 

 tary use a little common sense in 

 sending out the Reports^ ' 



Mr. Moore — I think the way We have 

 been handling it in the past is as good 

 as any — a few extra Reports don't 

 amount to a great deal. 



Mr. Stone — ^If this meeting takes ac- 

 tion, we can have our letterheads, etc., 

 printed in a way bee-keepers will un- 

 derstand, and they will know when 

 they are paying their dues what Re- 

 port they will get. 



Mr. York — ^You might try this for a 

 year. 



Mr. Kildow — ^I think it will have to 

 be, from one annual meeting to an- 

 other. 



Pres. Bowen — Let the report stand 

 as it is: ^ 



"Resolved, That the fiscal year of 

 this Association in the payment of 

 dues be counted from one annual 

 meeting until the next; that is, those 

 paying dues today and between now 

 and the next annual meeting, be en- 

 titled to the published Report of this 

 meeting only." 



Resolution passed. 



Mr. Moore reads second Resolution: 



"Seeing that delegates having their 

 railroad fares paid from affiliating so- 

 cieties has not resulted as expected; 

 therefore, be it 



Resolved, That for the future the 

 rule be dispensed with, except so far 

 as the Executive Committee may in- 

 vite them to take a place on the pro- 

 gram." 



Resolution was adopted as read. 

 • Mr. Moore reads third Resolution: 



"Resolved, That we express our ap- 

 preciation of the attendance of Dr. E. 

 F. Phillips, representing the Apicul- 

 tural Investigation of the Bureau of 

 Entomology of the Department of 

 Agriculture, Washington, D. C; his 

 wise and helpful suggestions, and also 

 offers of government co-operation in 

 everything relating to bee-keeping, 

 and the ridding of our State of the 

 devastating disease of foul brood 

 among bees." 



Resolution adopted unanimously. 



Mr. Moore reads fourth Resolution: 



"Resolved, That we respectfully ask 

 the State Agricultural College and 

 Experiment Station to take up bee- 

 keeping as a line of teaching and in- 

 vestigation, with special emphasis _on 

 bee-diseases." 



Pres. Bowen — ^If there are no objec- 

 tions the resolution will be adopted. 



"Resolved, That the committee on 

 legislation of this Association confer 

 with the State Entomologist in the 

 preparation of the Bee-Disease Bill to 

 be presented to the Legislature during 

 the coming session." 



Resolution adopted. 



"Resolved, That it is the sense of 

 this Association that the bee-disease 

 inspection rightfully belongs in the 

 office of the iState Entomologist, and 

 that we urge the State Entomologist 

 to give us his aid, both during the 

 preparation and the passage of the 

 proposed Bee-Disease Bill in the next 

 session of the legislature." 



Pres. Bowen — ^If there is no objec- 

 tion to this resolution it will be 

 adopted as read. 



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