ILLINOIS STATE BEE-KEEPERS' ASSOCIATIOX 



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PROCEEDINGS 



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Chicago, Illinois, November 30 and December 1, 1910. 



The opening session was held 

 Wednesday, Novemher 30, 1910, at the 

 Saratoga Hotel, at 10: SO a. m.. Presi- 

 dent George W. York, of Chicago, oc- 

 cupying the chair. 



Pres. York called the meeting to or- 

 der, then the following invocation was 

 ofCered by Rev. R. .Scott Hyde, of the 

 Ravenswood (Ohicdgo) Methodist 

 Episcopal church: 



"O, God, the God of our fathers, in 

 wlhom they trusted and were not con- 

 founded. We look to Thee for Thy 

 blessing; Thou art our Father; we are 

 Thy chdldren; miay we appreciate, dear 

 Father, the fact that if we are in the 

 business that we ought to be, we are 

 in league with Tihee toward the ac- 

 complishment of the higher ends of 

 life and of being. We are workers to- 

 gether with God for the good and the 

 welfare of humanity and the world. 

 We pray Thy blessing upon this Con- 

 vention assembled; upon all the inter- 

 ests that are to be considered; upon 

 each individual member; bless the 

 homes which they represent, and dur- 

 ing their absence from their homes 

 may the protecting care of God be 

 manifest. Hear us for all Thy bless- 

 ings. Hear us for Thy blessing upon 

 all the interests' flhat lie near our 

 hearts as men and women, and as a 

 Convention. Wilt Thou manifest 

 Thyself 'here today? and may we all 

 recognize the fact, O, God, that we are 

 Thine own, • and that we are at our 



best; that we can do our best when 

 God is consciously present iwith us. 



Hear us for Thy blessing again, we 

 pray Thee, upon this Convention; par- 

 don our sins, and in heaven save us, 

 for Christ's sake. Amen. 



Pres. York — ^We are at the opening 

 of this session without a Secretary. 

 The Secretary, Mr. Louis C. Dadant, 

 is not able to be here. What shall we 

 do for a Secretary? 



On motion, iMr. iMaurice G. Dadant, 

 who was present, was elected as secre- 

 tary during the Convention. > 



Pres. York — There is a matter I 

 think we should take up first, that was 

 brought forward at the last meeting, 

 touching the question of dues. I will 

 ask the Secretary to read that part of 

 the minutes of the last meeting. 



Acting Secretary I>adant then read 

 said part of the minutes, as follows: 



"It is order that the iSecretary notify 

 all members 30 days before the next 

 annual meeting, that it is proposed to 

 change the dues of this Association 

 from $1.00 to $1.50 per year." 



Pres. York — I believe notice of this 

 was sent out 30 days before this meet- 

 ing, according to the requirements of 

 the Constitution. The reason for this 

 was that we send 50 cents per mem- 

 ber to the National, making each mem- 

 ber here a member of the National. 

 The dues to the Illinois .State Associ- 

 ation have been raised from 25 cents 



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