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Cruelty Society. It will prove of real aid to the bird-protection cause, as 

 much space is given to the birds.— Mary Drummond, Secretary. 



Indiana.— The ordinary routine of Audubon Society work has been going 

 on this year much as usual. Our work consists of sending out printed matter, 

 keeping in touch with the various bird and nature clubs and societies, work 

 in the schools in shape of bird talks, loaning our slides for lectures, and the 

 pubUcity efforts carried on through the newspapers. 



There are two items of special interest to report in our year. First, and 

 most important, we have the pleasure of reporting the turning over to the 

 public of the estate known as 'Buzzard's Roost'. This forty-acre tract, 

 within easy trolley distance of IndianapoUs, and the center of the state, has 

 been given to the people by its owner, Mr. William Watson Woollen. More 

 than ten years ago, Mr. Woollen bought this place with the intention of 

 developing it, not as a farm nor a park, but as a retreat for the mid, — a place 

 where the native wild life of Indiana, plant and animal, might be protected. 

 The hills, ra\'ines and creek bottoms provide a great variety of plant life. 

 For years, Mr. Woollen has devoted all his leisure to earring out this ideal 

 Here are found plants that have become extinct in other parts of the state. 

 In this preserve the birds and little wild beasts have learned that they are safe. 



In addition, Mr. Woollen built twin cabins, duplicating those of the early 

 settlers; the rooms of these cabins are to be used, one as a gathering place 

 for the clubs, classes and societies who come to the 'Roost', and the other for 

 a Museum and Library of Natural History of Indiana. All this Mr. Woollen 

 has done, not only with delight in the work itself, but with loving thought 

 for those to whom he wished it to be an inspiration in nature study and 

 outdoor life — the girls and boys of Indiana. Here teachers bring their pupils 

 to study the plants, the birds and the trees, and the cabins themselves are 

 a lesson in pioneer history, more impressive than any to be found in books. 



The Indiana Audubon Society is proud of the fact that Mr. Woollen is 

 one of its charter members, and has always served in some capacity on its 

 official force. 



The annual meeting, this year, was held in Marion. The two evening 

 sessions in Carnegie Library Hall were crowded, to hear lectures on birds, 

 illustrated with slides. Not only were speakers furnished by us, but the various 

 clubs had arranged for short addresses by their members of welcome along 

 the topic of the meeting. Friday morning, bird talks were given in every 

 school in Marion, and in the afternoon a session was held at the State Soldier's 

 Home, and the old soldiers and their friends turned out in numbers to attend 

 the meeting. As usual, we planned to have every one at least have an oppor- 

 tunity to hear of the Audubon Society and its work, and to invite every one 

 to help the work along. From the size of the audiences, it looked as though 

 our plan was entirely successful. — Florence A. Howe, Secretary. 



