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On the matter of having the various 

 states uniformly adopt the New York 

 Plumage Law, however, there was only 

 one opinion, namely that such a course 

 would be exceedingly wise and desirable. 



In reference to the propagation of wild 

 life, three illustrated addresses were 

 given. These were presented by Mr. 

 Kelly Evans, of Chicago, who spoke from 

 his extended experience in raising birds 

 on his game farm; Dr. George W. Field, 

 of Boston, who discussed the very highly 

 successful experiments in the propagation 

 of game conducted under his supervision 

 in Massachusetts, and the writer, who 

 spoke on the Federal and Audubon Bird 

 Reservations. Hon. James A. Shinn, 

 State Game Warden of Colorado, invited 

 the members of the Association and also 

 the American Fisheries Society, which 

 met about the same time, to an elaborate 

 banquet in the Albany Hotel. — T. G. P. 



Enforcing the Aigrette Law 



At the conclusion of the meeting of the 

 National Association of Game Commis- 

 sioners in Denver, Dr. T. S. Palmer, of 

 Washington, the Vice-President of the 

 National Association 6f Audubon Socie- 

 ties, visited a number of the large milli- 

 nery stores of the city and called their 

 attention to the provisions of the Audubon 

 Law, enacted some time ago, to the effect 

 that it was illegal to sell the feathers of 

 Egrets. He gave the merchants until 

 our o'clock in the afternoon to remove 

 their stock from exhibition and sale. 

 Judging from the accounts in the Denver 

 papers, it is easy to see that there was 

 great activity in the plumage trade that 

 afternoon, as it was said that some of the 

 milliners immediately sent word to their 

 patrons that aigrette plumes could be had 

 at a great reduction, if purchased before 

 the fatal hour of four. A bargain counter 

 rush resulted. 



New Members 

 July I, to September i, 191 2. 



Life Member: 



Miss Lillian M. Crabtree. 



New Coiilribiilor: 

 Mr. C. R. Lanman. 



Sustaining Members: 

 Appleton, Mr. Wm. T. 

 Bates, Miss Katherine L. 

 Birch, Mr. Hugh T. 

 Brooks, Mr. Allan C. 

 Cole, Mr. R. C. 

 Cook, Mr. Edward 

 Colton, Miss Caroline W. 

 Clark, Mr. George B. 

 Davidson, Mrs. F. S. 

 Gildersleeve, Mr. Ferdinand 

 Haywood, Mrs. George A. 

 Lay, Mr. Herbert 

 Lewis, Mr. Edwin J. 

 Means, Mr. Chas. J. 

 Oakley, Mr. Thorlon 

 Oakley, Mrs. Thorton 

 Roberts, James O. 

 Shoemaker, Mrs. Edward 

 Spurlock, Mr. Frank 

 Van Wagenen, Mr. H. S. 



The Egret Protection Fund 



The responses which the friends of bird 

 protection have been making to the ap- 

 peal issued a few months ago by the 

 Directors of this Association for funds 

 with which to fight the trafi&c in aigrettes 

 have been most pleasing and encourag- 

 ing. Below we are glad to give public 

 acknowledgment to those who have con- 

 tributed since the last issue of Bird-Lore: 



Amount previously reported.. . .$4 022 54 



Abbott, Mr. Holker i 00 



Adams, Mr. C. Q 2 00 



Adams, IMr. William C i 00 



Aldrich, Mr. Fred D i 00 



Allen, Mr. Charles A 5 00 



Allison, Mrs. Mary D i 00 



Anderson, Mr. F. A i 00 



Anderson, Mr. George J... . 5 00 



Anonymous 70 75 



Anthony, Mrs. S. Reed. ... S 00 



Applegate, Mr. E. M 2 00 



Arrison, Mrs. J. M 2 00 



Averill, Miss F. M i 00 



Babcock, Mr. Courtlandt.. i 00 



Bacon, Miss M. P i 00 



Baker, Miss Charlotte S.... 5 00 



Baker, Mr. L. D., Jr 2 00 



Baldwin, Mr. John D 2 00 



Baldwin, Mr. William H. . . i 00 



Banks, Miss Martha Burr.. 5 00 



Bartol, Mrs. J. W 25 00 



Battles, Mr. Frank i 00 



Baxter, Miss Elizabeth K... i 00 



Amount carried forward $4,164 29 



