EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 



Edited by T. GILBERT PEARSON, Secretary 



Address all correspondence, and send all remittances for dues and contributions, to 

 the National Association of Audubon Societies, 1974 Broadway, New York City. 



William Butcher, President 

 Frederic A. Lucas, Acting President T. Gilbert Pearson, Secretary 



Theodore S. Palmer, First Vice-President Jonathan Dwight, Jr., Treasurer 



Samuel T. Carter, Jr., Attorney 



Any person, club, school or company in sympathy with the objects of this Association may become 

 a member of it, and all are welcome. 



Classes of Membership in the National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild 

 Birds and Animals: 



$5 annually pays for a Sustaining Membership 

 $100 paid at one time constitutes a Life Membership 

 $1,000 constitutes a person a Patron 

 $5,000 constitutes a person a Founder 

 $25,000 constitutes a person a Benefactor 



Form of Bequest: — I do hereby give and bequeath to the National Association of Audubon 

 Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals (Incorporated), of the City of New York. 



RECRUITS FOR CONSERVATION 



Since the last report of the list of socie- 

 ties and bird clubs that have joined the 

 federation of workers under the Audubon 

 flag by becoming affiliated with this Asso- 

 ciation, a goodly number of others have 

 entered and thus strengthened the force. 

 Among them are: 



The Minnesota Game Breeding and 

 Protective Association. This includes 

 many high-minded sportsmen who realize 

 that both their interests and their inclina- 

 tions should lead them to care for the 

 song-birds, as well as for game-birds, and 

 who are establishing and guarding refuges 

 that will be of great service to the state. 



The neighboring state of Wisconsin has 

 added two societies to the list — the Wild 

 Life Protective Association, which is par- 

 ticularly active, with headquarters in 

 Milwaukee; and the Bird Club of Racine, 

 consisting mainly of ladies intent on edu- 

 cation of the young people of that city 

 and neighborhood. 



Michigan is represented by the Zo- 

 ological Society of Detroit, which thus 

 enlarges its influence, and by the Bird 

 Club of South Haven. 



Indiana also contributes two additions 

 — the Humane Society of South Bend, 

 which now extends its protection over the 



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wild as well as the domesticated animals 

 of the northern part of its state; and the 

 Vigo County Bird Club, organized by the 

 ladies of Terre Haute. 



Other western states add the Maywood 

 Bird Club of Maywood, 111.; the Women's 

 Club of Sunnyside, Wash.; and the Nor- 

 mal Bird Club of Glenville, W. Va. The 

 last is the sort of organization we espe- 

 cially like to receive in our ranks, as it 

 consists of persons preparing to teach, and 

 thus to scatter their influence in various 

 parts of the state among the children, 

 where the largest effect is obtainable. 



The Savannah Audubon Society of. Sa- 

 vannah, Ga., and the Science Club of 

 Cumberland, Md., are other new and 

 welcome members. 



Coming eastward, growing interest is 

 manifested by the entry into this Associa- 

 tion of the powerful Bird Club at Rhine- 

 beck, N. Y., which enjoys the strong sup- 

 port of Messrs. M. S. Crosby, Tracy 

 Dows, Clinton G. Abbott, and others well 

 equipped to accomplish great things in 

 their community. This club has organized 

 this year Junior Audubon Classes in 

 almost every district school in its field of 

 work. "The importance of these classes," 

 ]Mr. Dows explains to the people of his 



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