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At the close of this third successful session many 
History of the of the practical beekeepers and attendants became 
State Beekeepers’ interested in forming a State beekeepers’ associa- 
Association tion. Many letters were written to beekeepers” 
in the different parts of the State and on the last. 
day of the course in beekeeping a meeting was held for the purpose. 
of forming an association. Many talks were made in favor of an 
association and letters read from absent members. As result of a 
motion that a State beekeepers’ association be formed the vote was 
unanimous, and the following officers were elected: President G. M. 
Bentley, Knoxville; Vice-President, Jno. M. Davis, Spring Hill; Secre- 
tary-Treasurer, Edward S, Ezell, Church Hill. 
Dues of the Association were fixed and a committee appointed to 
draw up a constitution and by-laws. In the spring of 1909 the secre- 
tary of the Central Tennessee Beekeepers’ Association, an organization. 
recently formed by the beekeepers of Davidson, Wilson and William- 
son Counties, asked for suggestions in regard to the blending of the- 
two associations. This was deemed advisable by both officers and 
members of the two associations and the Tennessee Beekeepers’ Asso-- 
ciation was the result. The organization is in a very prosperous con— 
dition, having over 100 members. Meetings are held several times dur- 
ing the year at Nashville. For the past two years the January meet- 
ing has been held in conjunction with the three-days annual meetings 
of the State nurserymen and fruitgrowers. 
Following is the program: The accompanying figure shows those 
in attendance at the January (1913) meeting. 
The Tennessee Beekeepers’ Association held its 
Annual Conven- annual convention, Friday, January 31, at the 
tion of the State Maxwell House, Nashville, sessions being held 
Beekeepers’ Asso- both morning and afternoon. A number of inter-. 
ciation 1913 esting addresses, lectures, and discussions were 
made, affording a great deal of general and spe- 
cific information to the members present, and several matters of rou- 
tine business were transacted. 
The officers elected for the ensuing year were as follows: Presi- 
dent, Jno. M. Davis, Spring Hill; Vice-President, N. O. Walker, Frank- 
lin; Secretary-Treasurer, J. M. Buchanan, Franklin. 
The annual address was delivered by the President W. M. Joseph,. 
of Nashville. He reviewed the progress of the Association, and out- 
lined the things for which the organization stands. He also devoted 
some time to his views on certain problems facing beekeepers. He was 
followed by Porter Ward, of Elkton, Ky., who spoke on “Does Beekeep- 
ing Pay?” He answered this question with an emphatic affirmative, 
saying that few professions or lines of business afford greater profits 
from the capital used, always provided that modern methods and equip- 
ment are used. 
A discussion of the Pure Food Laws as applying to the sale of’ 
honey was carried on by several members, it being stated that these 
laws are good and quite adequate, but that honest beekeepers should 
be constantly on the lookout for violators. 
An interesting stereopticon lecture on “Tennessee Beekeeping” 
was made by Dr. J. S. Ward, of Nashville, State Apiary Inspector. 
He showed lantern slides illustrating hive conditions in this State as 
he found them in pursuing his official work as Inspector. He made 
a number of optimistic remarks on the outlook for the beekeepers in 
Tennessee, and pointed out a number of good, new methods applying 
to the business. 
The afternoon session began with an address by G. M. Bentley, 
of Knoxville, on “The Apiary Inspectors’ Meeting at Cleveland, Ohio.” ~ 
