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work of the Society, because of the better cooperation of the members. — (Mrs.) 

 C. Norman Compton, President. 



Sewickley (Pa.) Audubon Society. — The Fifth Annual Bird Lovers' 

 Dinner Lecture (joint auspices of Audubon Societies) held in the Chamber of 

 Commerce, Pittsburgh, Pa., followed by lecture by William L. Finley of the 

 National Association of Audubon Societies, was really the only entertainment 

 held by the Sewickley Audubon Society, except a few hikes led by local bird- 

 lovers during the past year. 



The above lecture was exceptionally interesting. Our new president is 

 Mrs. Tracy W. Guthrie.— (Miss) Eda L. Young, Secretary. 



South Bend (Ind.) Humane Society. — At the close of the school year in 

 the spring, we had a contest in the public schools, offering a prize for the best- 

 built bird-house. There were about fifty entries, running all the way from a 

 Wren-box to a large Martin-house. We expect to hold another contest next 

 season. Bird-talks with slides were given by the Secretary in the public schools. 

 We are endeavoring to discourage the use of the small gun, which is used by the 

 boys to kill Sparrows and all the other birds they meet. We have already made 

 two arrests. The schoolrooms of this city have hundreds of pictures of birds 

 adorning their walls, and each week humane talks are given by the teachers. — 

 Henry A. Pershing, Secretary. 



Stanton (Maine) Bird Club. — Our Club is named as a memorial to the be- 

 loved professor who inspired so many of us with a love for bird-study. It has 

 held seventeen regular meetings, several picnics, numerous hikes, and fifty- 

 three morning bird-walks. We have had a public lecture by Herbert K. Job 

 of the National Association, and our treasurer, Miss Miller, has taken the course 

 in bird-study at the National Association's Summer School at Amston, Conn. 



The meetings are held the first Monday evening of every month. There is 

 always a "roll-call" of birds seen by members, a special talk of some phase 

 of bird-life most familiar to the speaker, and informal discussions of experiences 

 in which all take part. Lists of birds seen each month are carefully recorded. 

 More than 125 kinds of birds have been recorded, 95 having been observed on 

 club walks. Winter feeding is one of our hobbies, We have put up bird-houses, 

 set out shrubs and plants for birds, have tentative plans for a sanctuary, and 

 have a growing enthusiastic membership of nearly a hundred Juniors and 

 seniors in various walks of life. — (Mrs.) Daisy Dill Norton, Secretary. 



Staten Island (N. Y.) Bird Club. — During the past year we have held 

 monthly bird-walks, ninety-eight species of birds being seen on these occasions. 

 The Club has also given seven lectures, three in the evening and four in the 

 afternoon for children. The one by Herbert K. Job was illustrated with motion 



