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AGASSIZ ASSOCIATION" 



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Established 1875 



Incorporated, Massachusetts, 1892 



Incorporated, Connecticut, 1910 



Farmers at ArcAdiA. 



ArcAdiA, at Sound Beach, was 

 thrown open to the members of the 

 Farmers' Club and their friends last 

 evening, and the occasion was one long 

 to be remembered by the sixty-five 

 persons in attendance. An excellent 

 entertainment was given by local 

 talent. Mrs. William Burke sang a 

 number of old home songs, in which 

 the audience joined. Lester Peck ren- 

 dered several solos. Miss Emma Cole- 

 grove played two violin selections. 

 Mrs. John McWilliams, the accompa- 

 nist, also played piano solos. A brief 

 but interesting talk on birds and in- 

 sects was given by Dr. Bigelow, after 

 which refreshments were served. 

 Arthur M. Gale and Coulter D. Huyler 

 were elected to active membership in 

 the club. The next meeting of the club 

 will be held at the residence of Nelson 

 Macy, Lake Avenue, November 16. — 

 "The Daily Advocate." 



Recent Cash Contributions. 



Mr. Benj. F. Seaver, Brooklyn, 



N. Y $ 1.00 



Hon. D. O. Wickham, Cleve- 

 land, 10.00 



Hon. Zenas Crane, Dalton, 



Mass 2 5-Q0 



Mr. Charles B. Allyn, Riverside, 



Conn 5.00 



Mr. Ellis B. Noyes, Portsmouth, 



Va 1. 00 



An AA Member i.oo 



Another Monthly Contributor. 



Believing" that every member of the 

 AA should try to further the work you 

 are doing, I am sending you the first 

 of my monthly contributions for your 

 expenses in connection with the Asso- 

 ciation and ArcAdiA, and ask that they 

 be confidential, in so far as my name is 

 concerned, and hope to do better next 

 month. — An A A Member. 



Kind Words from a Famous 

 Naturalist. 



I want to express my pleasure over 

 the November number of The; Guide 

 to Nature. It is a splendid issue, full 

 of good things. I think that the draw- 

 ing of a robin by Sawyer, on the cover 

 is about the best picture of a robin I 

 ever saw and one of the best bird draw- 

 ings ever done in line-work. 



My hearty congratulations to artist 

 and publisher. With best wishes for 

 your continued success. 



Yours sincerely, 

 Ernest Thompson Seton. 



Marriage of Our Assistant Secretary. 



Miss Emma I. Clason, the assistant 

 secretary at ArcAdiA, daughter of Mr. 

 and Mrs. Stephen I. Clason of Sound 

 Beach, was married to Mr. Stuart Mor- 

 ton Potter at the home of the bride's 

 parents on Arch Road at five o'clock 

 in the afternoon on Monday, November 

 2nd. The ceremony was performed by 

 the Reverend Dr. Lewis W. Barney of 

 the First Congregational Church of 

 Sound Beach. 



Miss Clason began as stenographer 

 for The Agassiz Association over four 

 years ago, and has been faithful, effi- 

 cient and enthusiastic in the work at 

 this office. She knew every detail of 

 the correspondence and took an active 

 interest in all the strange episodes and 

 progress of the AA during these four 

 eventful years. She is much appre- 

 ciated by the many visitors who have 

 enjoyed her winning and vivacious 

 manner and her clear explanations of 

 what is to be seen at ArcAdiA. She 

 thoroughly understands what we are 

 doing and has the faculty of enlisting 

 the interest of others. 



She has been enrolled as a Life Mem- 

 ber of the AA. It is pleasing to learn 

 that she will continue as a resident of 

 Sound Beach and will visit us frequent- 



