Miss Bragg spoke at both meetings this month. In Section A 

 she introduced the new plan for bird work during the year, and 

 spoke particularly on the subject of South Carolina Birds in and 

 on the way to New England. 



In furtherance of the plan for studying local birds as seen in 

 other countries, the following subjects have been assigned for 

 study : Arctic Regions, Alexander Sprunt, Jr. ; Bird Rock and the 

 mouth of the St. Lawrence, B. Rhett Chamberlain; Florida, 

 Ellison A. Williams; Bahamas, Caspar Chisolm; West Indies, 

 F. M. Weston, Jr.; Panama, E. Burnham Chamberlain; South 

 America, Miss Mabel Webber, Miss Annie L. Sloan, John Bach- 

 man Chisolm, and Charles Colson. 



The annual Thanksgiving Day field trip for Section A will 

 this year take the form of an automobile ride to the ruins of 

 Yeaman Hall on Goose Creek. There a short meeting will be 

 held at which Director Rea will speak on The Geology of the 

 Region about Charleston. An interesting bluff containing fos- 

 sils is located near the Hall and will be studied. Birds, plants, 

 and insects will also be observed as usual. 



Section B elected its officers on November 13, as follows: 

 vice-president, Robert Taft; recording secretary, Camilla Gour- 

 din; corresponding secretary, George Howell. The election of 

 the vice-president was closely contested and most exciting. 

 The president and treasurer of Section A are ex-officio president 

 and treasurer of Section B. A large number of new members 

 were received. The subject of the meeting was, "Our Permanent 

 Residents among the Birds." A particular study of these birds 

 will be made by Section B until each member is familiar with 

 the sixty-nine permanent breeding birds known in South Caroli- 

 na. 



An unusually delightful excursion is anticipated by members 

 of Section B for the first Saturday in December. This will be 

 a launch trip to Dewees Island for the purpose of studying our 

 winter water birds. New members should not fail to come into 

 the Society before this trip. 



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