Reports of State Societies and Bird Clubs 433 



West Virginia Audubon Society. — At the solicitation of our Society, 

 Hon. A. B. Brooks, State Game Protector, delivered an illustrated wild-life 

 lecture in Parkersburg early in March, which was very entertaining, as well as 

 instructive. He showed several slides of song-birds and their nests, taken in 

 their native environments. The lecture was well attended and aroused much 

 interest in nature-study among adults as well as the pupils in the schools. 



During the past winter, to create a friendly rivalry among the pupils of 

 the manual-training department in the junior high school, our Society offered 

 first and second prizes for the best bird-houses. Utility was to be the first 

 consideration by the judges, and workmanship next. The prizes were awarded 

 in May, a dozen or more boys competing, with a very creditable exhibit. — 

 Walter Donaghho, Secretary. 



Audubon Club of Norristown (Pa.). — Our Club has held its regular 

 quarterly meetings during the year, and each time there has been a large and 

 enthusiastic audience. Our lecturers have included A. S. Martin, Dr. Arthur 

 A. Allen, who spoke on 'Birds in their Relation to Man,' James P. Chapin, on 

 'Birds in the Belgian Congo,' and C. J. Pennock on 'Birds of the Gulf Coast 

 of Florida.' These lectures have been highly instructive and entertaining and 

 have been followed by most interesting motion pictures, dealing with bird-, 

 plant-, and insect-life. 



The meetings of the Society, held as usual in the Regar Museum, are a 

 real inspiration to all lovers of our feathered friends and do much to encourage 

 bird-protection in the community. Our members have done much individually 

 along the line of feeding birds in winter and are also greatly interested in a 

 bird-chart, on which is recorded the names of birds seen in a locality on certain 

 dates and other interesting items. We have increased our membership and 

 are looking forward to a very successful year. — Isabelle Walker, Secretary- 

 Treasurer. 



Audubon Society of Irvington-on-Hudson (N. Y.). — This Society was 

 organized in 1920. Caspar Whitney is the president. There are now 140 mem- 

 bers and an awakened interest in the whole community. In the past year, 

 twelve feeding-stations and twelve baths have been maintained, besides many 

 not reported to the Society. Fifty suet-holders have been placed about the 

 village and about the same number of bird-houses have been erected. The 

 Society gave a large bird-bath to the village, which was placed on the lawn of 

 the Presbyterian Church. 



There are bird-classes in all the schools and the children have been on 

 numerous bird-walks. The Society has offered prizes to the school children 

 for the best bird-pictures taken between now and December 1. Mr. Job and 

 Louis A. Fuertes have given very interesting lectures which have added greatly 

 to the number of people who have become interested. The Society is very 



