THE LA RUE HOLMES NATURE LOVERS LEAGUE 



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the reputation of extreme tardiness in 

 legislating to meet the advanced 

 thought, and culture of the present, in 

 connection with nature-protection. 



Dear Secretary : — Such a season ! 

 Robins singing from break of day till 

 after dark ; meadow larks again mak- 

 ing the fields seem full of life; song 

 and vesper sparrows fairly bubbling 

 over with song; and — but there is no 

 use in trying to describe it. 



Just now I remember Scrooge's 

 burst of joy: "I feel youthful as a 

 schoolboy; giddy as a drunken man, 

 and so happy I don't know what to 

 do." 



I know that by just mentioning 

 "Dutchman's breeches" growing in 

 great beds, on a dripping rock ; by tell- 

 ing that every particle of nature is as 

 joyful as reformed Scrooge,, you can 

 guess how my time is filled enjoying 

 real life. 



With all the joyous wishes of 

 awakening spring, I remain sincerely 

 yours, 



Alfred C. Kinsey. 



The Auxilliary Chapter, South Orange, 

 New Jersey. 



Dear Secretary : — We were very for- 

 tunate in having Mr. J. Boniface to 

 speak at our meeting. He gave an 

 interesting talk on quartz and showed 

 many specimens. He has a fine col- 

 lection of minerals. 



I have started a little museum for 

 the children of the Chapter. A friend 

 has given us a number of curios, and I 

 have many myself. Mr. Bates is aid- 

 ing us by making a cabinet. It will 

 benefit and please the children. 

 Sincerely yours, 



Marie A. Pierson. 



Hillside Chapter, Morristown, New 

 Jersey. 



Dear Secretary : — As to what we 

 have done toward interesting boys 

 and girls in the protection of birds, I 

 would say that we boys, have, so far, 

 given over twenty talks in the various 

 schools of Minneapolis, and other insti- 



tutions ; some of them illustrated with 

 stereopticon pictures, and others 

 simply by prints. Through this mode 

 of arousing enthusiasm we have been 

 fairly successful, and as a result, sev- 

 eral school-clubs or societies have been 

 organized. 



We also arouse interest through the 

 distribution of leaflets. We boys en- 

 courage, as far as possible, the erection 

 of nesting-boxes, and the keeping of 

 lunch-counters for the birds, as the 

 owner may in this way watch the 

 birds, and his love and interest toward 

 them is aroused. I think there are few 

 boys who would care to kill or even 

 harm a bird after keeping a counter for 

 a winter, or a nesting-box for a season. 



I have at present a lunch-counter 

 just outside my room-window and 

 many birds visit it. The nut hatches 

 are by far the tamest, and one is as 

 confiding in her habits as any bird I 

 ever knew. She will feed from my hand 

 any time, in the most fearless manner, 

 both while resting on the counter and 

 when it pleases her to come within my 

 room to eat. She has come in my 

 room and posed for her picture, and I 

 have taken many photos of her on the 

 counter, feeding from my hand. 



A teacher has more influence over a 

 pupil than an outsider, and if she can 

 be interested to form a Chapter in 

 school it is a good thing for the pupil 

 and incidentally for the birds. 

 Yours cordially, 



Edwin C. Browx. 

 Kenwood Chapter, Minneapolis, Minn. 



June. 



The columbine wood, columbine — 



With lanterns all aflame; 

 The chalices of buttercups, 



June's pageantry proclaim ; 

 And round on every side, you know, 



The wine of life runs high, 

 And joy wells in the heart of things — 



June's ecstacy is nigh ! 



Each tree upon the mountain height, 



The plant-world far and wide. 

 Is hustling nectar to distill 



To meet life's beaconing tide; 

 For everywhere 'tis weaving time, 



And tissues must be spun 

 Where mosses hide, and shadows stray, 



And out beneath the sun. 

 Summit, New Jersey. Geo. Klingle. 



