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School auditorium; the Hanover (N. H.) Bird 

 Club, in one of the Dartmouth College buildings; 

 the Brush Hill Bird Club of Milton, Massachu- 

 setts, in a private house; the Walpole (N. H.) 

 Bird Club, in the Public Library; the Wyncote 

 (Pa.) Bird Club, in a church; the Rhinebeck, 

 (N. Y.) Bird Club in the Town Hall, and the 

 Woodcrafters Bird Club of Culver, Indiana, was 

 organized out of doors in the woods. 



Having decided on the place of meeting, the 

 next thing to do is to select a date that will be 

 satisfactory to most of the people. Care should 

 be taken not to conflict with regular prayer 

 meetings or more than necessary with enter- 

 tainments likely to draw heavily on the peo- 

 ple who would otherwise probably attend your 

 gathering. The date should be set far enough 

 in advance to allow for advertising and to 

 enable people with many engagements to ar- 

 range to come. 



The next thing to do is to secure one or more 

 speakers who can be depended upon to arouse 

 enthusiasm in your cause. If possible arrange 

 to have an illustrated lecture by some man who 

 has had experience with bird clubs and who 

 can show by means of lantern slides the suc- 

 cess and pleasure that await the members of a 

 club organized along the lines you will suggest. 



