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arrange for a number of talks on birds and Audubon work before clubs and 

 schools. There would doubtless have been more opportunities for these meet- 

 ings if we had started earlier, as many Societies had arranged their pro- 

 grammes for the winter before they knew about it. 



A good many leaflets and warning posters in Enghsh and Italian, and 

 copies of the laws, have been distributed, and there has been a fairly good 

 sale for our bird charts and plates. The Educational Leaflets have been as 

 popular as ever, and our three traveling lectures and four traveling libraries 

 have been in demand. 



The plates for our calendar failed to come from Japan in March, as prom- 

 ised, and we were much disappointed. They are promised definitely by 

 December 10, however, and we hope to be able to fill our orders this year. 



The state officers, the Fish and Game Commission, have shown the same 

 spirit of cooperation, and have given prompt and efficient help whenever 

 complaints of violations of law have been received. 



Early in the year, a new Gunners' Association made an attempt to have the 

 spring-shooting law, that has cost us so much work, either repealed, or modi- 

 fied, and the situation was saved only by hard work on the part of every one 

 interested. The State Grange was interested and gave good help. A contri- 

 bution of $150 was given from our treasury to the National Association for 

 legislative expenses in Massachusetts, this year. 



An attempt to interest people in our work, and to urge them not to wear 

 aigrettes, is being made by means of cards in our street-cars. 



An article urging every one to care for and restrain their pet cats, espe- 

 cially during the nesting season, was sent to many newspapers throughout 

 the state asking them to publish it. 



In addition to the usual monthly meetings of the directors, we held a 

 course of four lectures on Birds and Bird Music, in February and March, 

 which was successful in every way. The lecturers were Mr. Louis Agassiz 

 Fuertes, Mr. Henry Oldys, Mr. Edward Avis and Mr. F. Schuyler Mathews. 



In May, we gave a lecture, free to the public, with Mr. F. Schuyler Mathews 

 and Mr. Edward Howe Forbush as speakers. Mr. Francis H. Allen, one of 

 our directors, presided and gave a brief report of our work. Following this 

 meeting, the directors gave an afternoon tea, at Hotel Brunswick, to our 

 local secretaries. — Jessie E. Kimball, Secretary. 



Michigan. — Through the efiforts of a few energetic workers, a splendid 

 work has been accomplished in Michigan for the promoting of interest in 

 the protection of bird-life. During the year, the President, Mr. JefTerson 

 Butler, delivered twenty-seven lectures before church congregations, in 

 museums, schools and clubs. He was instrumental in getting a "Bird Day" 

 law passed, and in influencing Governor Osborn to issue a proclamation on 

 the value of birds and the advisability of observing "Bird Day" in the schools. 



