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SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



Formation of the Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Association 



Springfield^ III., Feb. 26, 1891. 



The Capitol Bee-Keepers' Association 

 was called to order by President P. J. 

 England. 



Previous notice having been given that 

 an effort would be made to form a State 

 Associaiion, and there being present bee- 

 keepers from different parts of the State, 

 by motion, a recess was taken in or- 

 der to form such an Association. 



P. J. England was chosen temporary 

 chairman, and C. E. Yocom temporary 

 secretary. On motion, the Chair ap- 

 pointed Thos. G. Newman, C. P. Da- 

 dant and Hon. J. M. Hambaugh a com- 

 mittee on constitution. 



Col. Chas. F. Mills addressed the 

 meeting on the needs of a State Asso- 

 ciation, and stated that it was his opin- 

 ion that the bee-keepers should have a 

 liberal appropriation for a State Apiar- 

 ian Exhibit at the World's Columbian 

 Exposition. 



.A motion to adjourn till i :30 P. M. 

 prevailed. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



The Committee on Constitution re- 

 ported a form for same, which, on mo- 

 tion, was read by the Secretary, by 

 sections serially. 



Geo. F. Robbins moved to substitute 

 the word shall for may in the last clause 

 of Section i, Article III. This led to 

 a very animated discussion, and the mo- 

 tion was lost. 



J. A. Stone moved to amend the 

 above-named section by striking out the 

 word ladies and all that followed of the 

 same section, which motion led to fur- 

 ther discussion and motion finally pre- 

 vailed. 



Section 2, Article III., relating to a 

 quorum, was, on motion, entirely strick- 

 en out. 



Mr. Robbins moved to amend Article 

 V. by adding the words, "Thirty days' 

 notice having been given to each mem- 

 ber." Prevailed. 



Thos. G. Newman moved to adopt the 

 Constitution, so amended, as a whole. 

 Which motion prevailed. 



See Constitution, page 8. 



J. A. Stone moved that the Chair ap- 

 point a nominating committee of three 

 on oermanent organization. Prevailed. 



Chair appointed as such committee, 

 Col. Chas. F. Mills, Hon. J. M. Ham- 

 baugh, and C. P. Dadant. 



Committee retired and in a few min- 

 utes returned, submitting the following 

 named persons as candidates for their 

 respective offices : 



For President — P. J. England, Fancy 

 Prairie. 



For Vice-Presidents — Mrs. L. Harri- 

 son, Peoria; C. P. Dadant, Hamilton;. 

 W. T. F. Petty, Pittsfield; Hon. J. M. 

 Hambaugh, Spring; Dr. C. C. Miller, 

 Marengo. 



Secretary — Jas. A. Stone, Bradford- 

 ton. 



Treasurer- — A. N. Draper, Upper Al- 

 ton. 



Mr. Black moved the adoption of the 

 report of the committee on nomina- 

 tions. The motion prevailed, and the 

 officers as named by the committee, were 

 declared elected for the ensuing year. 



Hon. J. M. Hambaugh moved that Mr. 

 Thos. G. Newman, Editor American Bee 

 Journal, of Chicago, be made the first 

 honorary member of the Association. 

 Prevailed. 



At this point Col. Chas. F. Mills, said, 

 "Mr. Chairman, I want to be the first 

 one to pay my dollar for membership," 

 at the same time suiting his action to 

 his words, and others followed his ex- 

 ample, as follows : 



CHARTER MEM'BERS. 

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Col. Chas. F. Mills, Springfield. 

 Hon. J. M. Hambaugh, Spring. 

 Hon. J. S. Lyman, Farmingdale. 

 C. P. Dadant, Hamilton. 

 j Chas. Dadant, Hamilton. 

 A. N. Draper, Upper Alton. 

 •S. N. Black, Clayton. 

 Aaron Coppin, Wenona. 

 Geo. F. Robbins, Mechanicsburg. 



J. W. Yocom, Williamsville. 



Thos. S. Wallace, Clayton. 



A. J. England, Fancy Prairie. 



P. J. England, Fancy Prairie. 



C. E. Yocom, Sherman. 



Jas. A. Stone, Bradfordton. 



First Honorary Member. 



Thos. G. Newman, Editor American 

 Bee Journal, Chicago. 



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