A NEW CONSERVATION 

 COMMISSIONER 



MR. George. D. Pratt, of Brook- 

 lyn, N. Y., has been appointed 

 by Governor Whitman as 

 head of the reorganized Con- 

 servation Commission of New York 

 State. In making his selection for the 

 office, Governor 

 Whitman has 

 chosen an active 

 and prominent con- 

 servationist, for 

 Air. Pratt has for 

 many years been 

 closely identified 

 with many ]3hases 

 of the movement. 

 The appointment 

 was received with 

 general satisfaction 

 throughout the 

 State and especially 

 by members of the 

 Camp Fire Club 

 of America of which 

 organization Mr. 

 Pratt is the Presi- 

 dent. The work 

 will undoubtedly be 

 most congenial to 

 him, as he has given 

 mi;ch study to it 

 for several years 

 and his practical ex- 

 perience derived as 

 an officer and mem- 

 ber of several as- 

 sociations devoted 

 to conservation will 

 be of great value to 

 him in his new 

 work. He has re- 

 cently been the re- 

 cipient of thousands 

 of messages of con- 

 gratulation and en- 

 couragement follow- 

 ing the announce- 

 ment of his appoint- 

 ment. 



The appended 

 memorandum of 



Mr. Pratt's activities and connections 

 indicates how closely he has given his 

 attention to conservation matters : 



President, Camp-Fire Club of Amer- 

 ica; Member, Boone and Crocket Club, 

 Aero Club, American Bison Society, 



George D. Pratt 



recently appointed by governor whitman as head of the reorganized 

 conservation commission of new york state. mr. pratt is one 

 of the leading conservationists of the country 



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