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SEVENTH ANNUAL, REPORT OF THE 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



. . . SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL SESSION ... 



OF THE 



Illinois State Bee-Kecper$* dissociation 



November 19 and 20, 1907 



Morning Session, Nov. 19. 



The meeting was called to order at 

 10:30, President Smith in the chair. 

 The financial report of the Secretary, 

 and the report of the Treasurer were 

 read and both were accepted. 



The committee appointed to consider 

 the premium list made a report, sug- 

 gesting only corrections of minor im- 

 portance in the list as published last 

 year. 



President Smith appointed the aud- 

 iting committee, as follows: Messrs. 

 C. P. Dadant, Frank Hinderer and A. L. 

 Kildow. 



On motion the meeting adjourned 

 until 1:30 P. M. 



Afternoon Session, Nov. 19. 



The meeting was called to order as 

 per adjournment and the report of the 

 auditing oommi'ttee was read and on 

 motion received. 



The undersigned auditing committee 

 hereby report that they have examined 

 the books and find account correct: 

 Balance in treasurer's hands in 



both funds $1,185.54 



Balance in secretary's hands in 



State Ass'n fund 54.25 



Balance due him from State 



fund 27.93 



Total due by Sec'y $ 26.32 



Total in hands of both Secre- 

 tary and Treasurer $1,211.86 



C. P. DADANT, 

 FRANK HINDERER, 

 A. L. KIKDOW, 



Auditing Committee. 



The further report of the Secretary 

 being called for Mr. Stone said that 

 having unfortunately left his notes on 

 his desk at home, he would be obliged 

 to give what he could remember of the 

 matters to be brought up and suggested 

 that if members thought of anything 

 which he failed to mention they should 

 ask questions. He said: 



"I wish to state that our membership 

 this year has been much larger than 

 ever before — that is members coming 

 direct into the State Association and 

 number now 126. The same method of 

 securing and keeping our membership 

 has been used that was adopted 15 

 years ago by Mr. Draper of Upper 

 Alton. 



The Association adopted the plan of 

 sending out notices to bee-keepers. 

 Last year they were sent to 2,000 or 

 2,200 parties and in that way we suc- 

 ceeded in swelling the membership. 

 Our membership in the National Asso- 

 ciation is larger than that of any other 

 state and our own membership is the 

 largest of any association except the 

 National. 



We have very few members right 

 here in the city. They have access to 

 our reports and get all the information 

 they want which is the reason they 

 will not take the trouble to come to the 

 meetings. We furnish our reports to 

 the State Board of Agriculture and do 

 not think there is anything wrong in 

 doing so, but it enables anyone who 

 wants a report to get it for the asking. 

 And they claim they have not the time 

 to come to the convention, but still 

 they have the reports. The small at- 



