ILLINOIS STATE BEK-KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION 



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Formation oJ the Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Association. 



Springfield III., Feb. 26, 1891. 



The Capitol Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion was called to order by President 

 P. J. England. 



irevious notice having been given 

 that an effort would be made to form 

 a State Association, and there being 

 present bee-keepers from different 

 parts of the state, by motion, a recess 

 was taken in order to form such an 

 Association. 



P. J. England was chosen temporary 

 chairman, and C. E. Tocum 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 As- 

 sociation, and stated that it was his 

 opinion that the bee-keepers should 

 have a liberal appropriation for a State 

 Apiarian Exhibit at the World's Col- 

 umbian Exposition. 



A motion to adjourn till 1:30 P. M. 

 prevailed. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



The Committee on Constitution re- 

 ported a form for same, which, on 

 motion, 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 1, Article III. This 

 led to a very animated discussion, and 

 the motion 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 further discussion and motion final- 

 ly prevailed. 



Section 2, Article II., relating to a 

 quorum, was, on motion, entirely strick- 

 en out. 



Mr. Robbins moved to arhend Article 

 V. by adding the words "Thirty days' 

 notice havig 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 

 appoint a nominating committee of 

 three on permanent organization. Pre- 

 vailed. 



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 follow- 

 ing 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. G. 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 Ameri- 

 can Bee Journal, of Chicago, be made 

 the first honorary member of the As- 

 sociation. Prevailed. 



At this point Col. Chas. F. Mills 

 said, "Mr. Chairman, I want to be the 

 first one to pay my dollar for member- 

 ship," at the same time suiting his 

 action to his words, and others fol- 

 lowed his example, as follows: 



CHARTER MEMBERS. 



Col. Chas. F. Mills, Springfield. 

 Hon. J. M. Hambaugh, Spring, 

 Hon. J. S. Lyman, Farmingdale, 

 C. P. Dadant, Hamilton. 

 Chas, Dadant, Hamilton. 

 A, N. Draper, Upper Alton. 

 S, N. Black, Clayton. 

 Aaron Coppin, Wenona. 

 Geo. F. Robbins, Mechanicsburg. 

 J. W, Tocum, Williamsville. 

 Thos. S. Wallace, Clayton. 

 A. J. England, Fancy Prairie. 

 P. J. England, Fancy Prairie. 

 C. E. Tocom, Sherman. 

 Jas. A. Stone, Bradfordton. 



FIRST HONORARY MEMBER. 



Thos. G. Newman, Editor American 

 Bee Journal, Chicago. 



