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formal ballot just cast be made formal. 

 That the informal vote just cast be 

 made the formal vote. 



Mr. Stone: I call for a rising vote. 



The President: Members in favor 

 of that may stand. 



Those in favor of the motion num- 

 bered nine. 



Those opposed to the motion may 

 rise. 



Those opposed to the motion num- 

 bered seven. 



Mr. Kildow: I don't think that is 

 right. 



Mr. Bowen: I want to say I voted for 

 these men and they ought to be taken 

 on a formal ballot. 



The President: The Chair declares 

 that the ballot is carried by a majority 

 of two. 



The President: The next is for five 

 Vice-Presidents. 



Mr. Becker: I move that the mem- 

 bers that receive the most votes for 

 Vice-Presidents be announced as the 

 ones elected. 



Motion carried. 



The President: While the gentlemen 

 are counting the ballots Mrs. Snyder 

 will give a recitation. 



Mr. Moore: I will say to the mem- 

 bers here that I am the President of 

 the Western Illinois Association of 

 Bee-Keepers. We have no date set, 

 but it will be advertised in the pa- 

 pers. 



We make it a picnic affair, and take 

 our families and baskets and have a 

 good time. I invite you all. 



The President: I will say I have 

 been over there and they have very 

 nice times. 



The following were elected for the 

 five Vice-Presidents: 



Fir.st Vice-President, Mr. A. L. Kil- 

 dow. 



Second Vice-President, Mr. J. H. 

 Moore. — ~^^ 



Third Vice-President, Dr. C. C. Mil- 

 ler. 



Fourth Vice-President, Mr. W. W. 

 Hyde. 



Fifth Vice-President, Mr. Louis Wer- 

 ner. 



Mr. Kildow: I make a motion to 

 adjourn till 1 o'clock. 



At the close of the election the 

 meeting adjourned^to meet again at 1 

 p. m. 





Afternoon Session, Nov. 20. 

 The President: Gentlemen, we will 

 come to order for a brief session. 



Mr. Stone: What will we do about 

 badges next year? 



The President: These badges will 

 do. 



Mr. Stone: Mr. President, I will 

 have to be absent to attend an insur- 

 ance meeting. I don't know how long. 

 If there is a quorum there I will be 

 right back, but if they haven't I will 

 have to stay. I have to go to the in- 

 surance meeting. 



Mr. Becker: We will have to have 

 the election for Foul Brood Inspector, 

 and I make a motion to elect our 

 President, J. Q. Smith. 



Mr. Moore: If there is no further 

 nomination for Foul Brood Inspector 

 I move to vote by acclamation. 



Mr. Stone: I second it. 

 Motion carried. 



Mr. Stone: I nominate our present 

 occupant, Mr. J. Q. Smith. 



Mr. Pyle: I second his nomination, 



Mr. Moore: All in favor of Mr. , 



Smith acting as Foul Brood Inspector 



say aye. 



Mr. Kildow: All in favor of J. Q. 

 Smith being our Inspector for the en- 

 suing year may rise. 



Motion carried. 



Mr. President: I am desirous, as is 

 also Mr. Holekamp, that we have a 

 discussion on his paper. And I think 

 it is important that we should draw 

 out all we can. 



Mr. Holekamp: What I would like 

 to know is if other people have ex- 

 perienced the same diseases that we 

 have experienced on my side of the 

 river. 



Mr. Kildow: Wouldn't it be better 

 to appoint our Legislative Committee, 

 and then discuss this? 



.The President: We passed a law 

 before that the Executive Committee 

 be the Legislative Committee. 



Mr.. Kildow: Do they understand 

 that they are to see that we get our 

 law through? 



Mr. Pyle: You know that under any 

 corporation of this kind, unless it is 

 specified in the constitution, any mo- 

 tion made last year is only good for 

 that year. I make a motion that the 

 Executive Committee be the Legisla- 

 tive Committee. 



