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and, when Captain Davis dies, he should 

 have a monument with birds engraved 

 on the column, and there no doubt the 

 songsters will gather and sing a requiem of 

 peace to his soul." 



In disposition. Captain Davis is very 

 generous and kind-hearted, but he prose- 

 cutes his work with the vigor of a true 

 crusader. He is a most entertaining gentle- 

 man, and has at his command a large fund 

 of stories, which the writer has heard him 

 relate with most telling effect, both on 

 the rostrum and in the chapparal. — T. 

 Gilbert Pearson. 



State Societies News 



The New Jersey .\udubon Society is 

 about to send throughout the State a 

 very large number of appeals for new mem- 

 bers. The appeal will be signed by a num- 

 ber of citizens who are deeply interested 

 in the conservation of wild bird life in 

 Xew Jersey. 



SOME ENDORSEMENTS 



My dear Sir: — .\llow me to acknowl- 

 edge with warm appreciation your kind 

 letter of the seventh of September. It will 

 give me pleasure to have you use my name 

 in connection with the enclosed circular 

 letter. That is certainly the least I can do 

 to aid an admirable cause. 

 Sincerely yours, 



(Signed) Woodrow Wilson. 



Dr. Henry van Dyke writes: "I shall 

 be glad to have you use my name in con- 

 nection with the Audubon Society appeal. 

 The wild birds that sing for all are a part 

 of the people's heritage of joy and beauty. 

 It will be strange if the people of Xew 

 Jersey allow themselves to be robbed of 

 this common inheritance. It will be strange 

 if they do not make their legislators prom- 

 ise a law to protect the friendly and useful 

 birds against the plume hxmters, who are 

 destroying them in the service of luxury 

 and vanity. .\ bird in the bush is worth 

 ten in a bonnet. He eats up the enemies of 

 the gardens and the orchards. He works 

 for the people, and he sings while he works. 

 But the robbers will kill him and ])ut him 



on a bonnet, unless the people wake up 

 and protect their property. Shall Xew 

 Jersey be the last of the states to take care 

 of its birds?" 



Right Reverend Bishop John Scar- 

 borough sends the following message: "It 

 gives me very great pleasure to add my 

 name to those you propose to enlist in the 

 good cause of saving the birds. I am sure 

 the Audubon Societies are trying to ac- 

 complish great good for mankind, as well 

 as for the birds and animals." 



A New Bird Preserve 



Mr. James H. Bowditch, a member of 

 this .\ssociation, with several of his neigh- 

 bors, has just established in the town of 

 Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, 

 a bird preserve which embraces an area of 

 seven hundred acres. A copy of the poster 

 which is being used by the owners is shown 

 in the accompanying half-tone plate. Mr. 

 Bowditch, when notifying this .Associa- 

 tion of the establishment of this new bird 

 refuge, writes as follows: 



"The idea is not a new one, but its 

 more prevalent adoption should be urged 

 constantly. Every town should have at 

 least one or more bird sanctuaries of this 

 sort, as a matter of good business consider- 

 ation. Insects injurious to vegetation are 

 greatly on the increase, and it is common 

 knowledge that this is due in large meas- 

 ure to the alarming decrease of our na- 

 tive birds, which can undoubtedly be 

 brought back in sufficient numbers to re- 

 store the proper natural balance, if they are 

 given a fair chance to reproduce them- 

 selves. .\11 that is needed is one man or 

 woman who means business, to take this 

 work up in each town and carry it through 

 to a successful conclusion." 



The above statement contains so much 

 practical common sense that it is pre- 

 sented to the readers of Bird-Lore with 

 most hearty approval of the Xational 

 .\ssociation, and with an urgent plea that 

 the plan adopted by Mr. Bowditch and his 

 associates will be followed all over the ' 

 country. 



It is not enough simply to establish 



