. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Aug. 19, 1915.] THE BlUTISH BEE JOrENAL. 297 twenty-five new members had been enrolled, and the income had increased from £14 3s. 3d. in 1913 to £17 2s. 8d. in 1914, and they now had a balance in hand of £1 Is. 9d. to commence 1915 with. Election of Officers: Viscount Cobham, President: Sir Gilbert Claiighton. Bart., and Dr. Messeter were added to the list of Vice-Presidents; Mr. C. C. Thompson, Treasurer ; Mr. Joseph Price. Hon. Secre- tary and Assistant Expert ; Mr. A. Cheshire, Assistant Secretary: ^h\ A. Rollins, Expert; R. Talbot Clay
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Aug. 19, 1915.] THE BlUTISH BEE JOrENAL. 297 twenty-five new members had been enrolled, and the income had increased from £14 3s. 3d. in 1913 to £17 2s. 8d. in 1914, and they now had a balance in hand of £1 Is. 9d. to commence 1915 with. Election of Officers: Viscount Cobham, President: Sir Gilbert Claiighton. Bart., and Dr. Messeter were added to the list of Vice-Presidents; Mr. C. C. Thompson, Treasurer ; Mr. Joseph Price. Hon. Secre- tary and Assistant Expert ; Mr. A. Cheshire, Assistant Secretary: ^h\ A. Rollins, Expert; R. Talbot Clayton. Esq., Coseiey Hall. Bilston (Representative ) ; Committee, E. H. Hipkins, Thos. Taylor, J. Cole. A. Lester. H. Sher- wood, ^\. Hildreth, A. Parker. A, Onions, A. E. Taylor, AV. Haycock. W. Dews. C. C. Thompson, G. F. Stubbs, and A. Cheshire. Most of the Committee were elected as local Secretaries in their various districts, and it is hoped this will be the means of still further increasing the membership and pi'omoting the cause of bee-keeping. A summer gathering of the above Asso- ciation will be held on Saturday. August 28th, at the apiary of Mr. W. Eggiinton, 29, High Holborn, Sedgley, at 3 o'clock. It is hoped a good number of members will turn up, as many interesting things can be seen there. A tea will be provided at cost price, and members are invited to bring their friends with FOLDING SECTIONS. [9171] Your very interesting correspon- dent, -'D. M. M.," in to-day's issue— August 12—p. 284, suggests a method of folding sections so as to^'prevent breakage at the V. cuts. I have no doubt it will work all right, but I think a method 1 have used for many years with scarcely ever a mishap is simpler and even in some respects better. I take a cup of clean warm water, dip my finger (clean, of course) in the water, and then draw it across the section on the hack of the V. cut, thus leaving the cut itself drv. The strain on the wood is at the hack
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