. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 114 THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW^ it. He was accordingly a year ago voted off through means which 1 do not for a moment hesitate to stigmatize as contempt- ible. Another useful and worthy member of the Board received somewhat similar, though less flagrant, treatment at the last meeting in Brantford, and from the same parly. I refer to Mr. J. K. Darling of Almonte. Mr. Darling occupied the position of Vice-Pres- ident of the society last year, and ought, by all fairness, honor and precedent, to have succeeded to the Presidency, as he is an old and useful membe
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 114 THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW^ it. He was accordingly a year ago voted off through means which 1 do not for a moment hesitate to stigmatize as contempt- ible. Another useful and worthy member of the Board received somewhat similar, though less flagrant, treatment at the last meeting in Brantford, and from the same parly. I refer to Mr. J. K. Darling of Almonte. Mr. Darling occupied the position of Vice-Pres- ident of the society last year, and ought, by all fairness, honor and precedent, to have succeeded to the Presidency, as he is an old and useful member and has never, I believe, occupied the presidential chair. His place, however, was usurped by a more ambitious hut less competent man, and Mr. Darling was set aside. This last act, accomplished by the same old contemptible mameuver- iug, so disgusted a large section of the re- spectable members of that society that a revolt in the near future is inevitable un- less there is a change for the better. As. however, the members generally are begin- ning to get their eyes open to the " true in- wardness " of these things it is to be hoi)ed the Ontario Bee-Keepers' Association will speedily set itself squarely down on such disgraceful proceedings. Should it fail to do so there will be at least one member less in the society ere long. There were but three papers presented to the meeting—one from C. W. Post on " over stocking; " one from Taylor of Lipeer, Mich., relating some experiments, and one by myself reviewing the papers of the pre- vious annual meeting. I shall not attempt to give any summary of these papers espe- cially as I was not able to prope i .\ 1 i m the first two mentioned. The evening entertainment passed off pleasantly though very thinly attended. Ili cousi ted of music, singing, and addresses by the Mavor of Brantford, R. McKiiight of Owen Sound, and R. F. Holtermau of Branford. The officers elect for the current year are as follows— Pre
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