Cfje Bububon ^octettes 



EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 



Edited by T. GILBERT PEARSON, President 



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



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



Telephone, Columbus 7327 



T. Gilbert Pearson, President 

 Theodore S. Palmer, First Vice-Pres'-dent William P. Wharton, Secretary 



Frederic A. Lucas, Second Vice-President Jonathan Dwight, 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 Rive and benueath to the National Association of Audubon 

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



A LARGE GIFT FOR WILD-LIFE PROTECTION 



It will be a source of pleasure and grati- endowment of the $20,000 annual contri- 

 fication to members of the Association and bution which for a number of years he has 

 the friends of wild life generally to learn that been making to the Audubon work. Ae- 

 on March 1, 1922, the Association received companying the check was the stipulation 

 a gift of $200,000. This splendid donation that the money should be held and known as 

 was made by a friend of the birds and the "Permanent Fund of 1922." Only the 

 children, who for many years past has con- interest is to be ured from time to time for 

 tributed with large liberality to the Associa- current expenses, and by the conditions of 

 tion's efforts in working with young people. the gift it is to be expended as follows: 

 The development of the Junior Audubon 1. For the education of the general public 

 Club idea on a large scale has been made in the knowledge and value of useful, beau- 

 possible only because of the generous sup- tiful, and interesting forms of wild life, 

 port thus received. especially birds. 



All gifts from this friend of wild life have 2. For the actual piotection and perpetua- 



been made with the distinct understanding tion of such forms of wild life on suitable 



that the name of the donor be withheld, and breeding and other reservations, 



it is with regret that in making the present 3. For protecting and maintaining ade- 



announcement we are not at liberty to divulge quate protection for such forms of wild life 



his name. in all parts of the Western Hemisphere. 



This contribution is intended as a partial 4. Or for any one of these purposes. 



FEDERAL LICENSE AND GAME REFUGE BILL 



On February 16 and 17, 1922, about thirty- Agricultural Committee on the merits of the 



five men, representing various National and Anthony bill. This measure proposes to 



local organizations, and also including game require a Federal hunting license of $1 of all 



commissioners of several states, met in Wash- those in the United States who go afield to 



ington and were given a hearing by the House shoot migratory game-birds. No change in 



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