Reports of State Societies and Bird Clubs 397 



Laurentian ^Mountains of Canada. ' The remaining meetings were conducted 

 by members of the Club. Again, efTorts were made to further legislation for 

 the conservation of bird-life and the beauty of our great National Parks. 

 Influence was also exerted to have Bob-Whites placed upon the list of pro- 

 tected birds. Individual members, as well as the organization, have done 

 much to further interest in bird-life. 



Miss Susan Rutledge formed a Junior Audubon Society in the Model 

 School. The several hikes taken by them have resulted in a growing interest 

 among the children. The third 'Bird Club Bulletin' was published in August. 

 It contains twenty-five pages of original material descriptive of Club activities 

 and was illustrated by photographs taken on the field-trips. Many original 

 poems also appear on its pages. It is felt that much has been done to further 

 a spirit of love for the open and of bird-life in this community. — (Miss) Lilian 

 W. Pierce, Secretary. 



Wyncote (Pa.j Bird Club. — The year has been a successful one in many 

 ways. The usual indoor meetings have been well attended and several very 

 successful tramps and bird-walks were conducted. Many bird-houses were 

 made and occupied by Wrens and Bluebirds, and several members have 

 succeeded in taking good photographs of these. Mrs. S. Louise Pattison gave 

 us her very excellent lecture on 'My Bird Neighbors,' and delighted her 

 audience as usual with her experiences in attracting birds about her home. 



Mr. Ernest Harold Baynes also gave us his splendid lecture 'Our Animal 

 Allies in the World War. ' Details of the animals' part in winning the war 

 were given in graphic language and interwoven with eloquent and dramatic 

 stories of particular Pigeon and dog messengers that died that man might live. 

 The debt we incurred was foicibly brought home and the speaker pleaded that 

 we pay it to animals, not in "sloppy sentimentalism," but in kindness and 

 ccnsideration worthy of the highest manhood. An innovation this year in the 

 Club's meetings has been the showing of moving pictures of wild bird-and 

 animal-life taken by William L. and Irene Finley, of the National Association 

 of Audubon Societies. These are very fine films and are distributed by the 

 Goldwyn Corporation for a nominal fee and we recommend them to all bird 

 clubs. — (Miss) Esther Heacock, Secretary. 



Wyoming Valley (Pa.) Audubon Society. — Our Society has only twenty- 

 four members, and all busy people, so meetings have been few and results 

 discouraging. One thing of interest has been the arrest and prosecution of 

 a city (Wilkes-Barre) police officer for shooting a Screech Owl in one of our 

 public parks. Before the shooting the officer was warned by a member of the 

 Audubon Society that the bird was protected. In spite of the warning, he 

 shot it in full view of many people, was arrested, and tried before an alderman, 

 the evidence sent to Harrisburg, where our State Game Commission judged 



