Cbe ^lUDubon ^ocietiesf 



EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 



Edited by T. GILBKKT FKARSON, 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 Dutcher, President 

 Theodore S. Palmer, First Vice-Prtsident T. Gilbert Pearson, Secretary 

 F. A. Lucas, Secorui Vice-President Jonathan D wight, Jr., Treasurer 



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

 come a member, and all are welcome. 



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

 Wild Birds and Animals: 



$5.00 annually pays for a Sustaining Membership 

 $100.00 paid at one time constitutes a Life Membership 

 $1,000.00 constitutes a person a Patron 

 $5,000.00 constitutes a person a Founder 

 $25,000.00 constitutes a person a Benefactor 



President Dutcher 



Upon the occasion of a recent visit to 

 President Dutcher, the writer was most 

 delightfully surprised to lind him ap- 

 parently much improved in physical vigor. 

 Although he has been confined to his bed 

 almost entirely for the past two and a half 

 years as a result of a paralytic stroke, he 

 has seemed of late to gain strength and 

 courage more rapidly than during any 

 previous period. Just now he is with 

 Mrs. Dutcher enjoying the diversion of a 

 visit to Atlantic City. He is very glad 

 to see or hear from any of his friends, and 

 letters addressed to him at Plainfield, 

 New Jersey, will always reach their desti- 

 nation.— T. G. P. 



Weeks-McLean Law 



The so-called 'McLean Bill' is now a 

 law. After a stormy passage in the House 

 of Representatives, it was finally passed 

 by Congress as an amendment to the 

 Agricultural Bill, and President Taft 

 ofiacially signed the measure only a few 

 hours before he retired from office on 

 March 4. 



Since 1904, bills of this character have 

 been constantly pending in Congress. 

 From the beginning they made a strong 

 appeal to the imagination of people 

 throughout the country who were inter- 

 ested in the conservation of our natural 



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wild life. This interest increased each 

 year, as a result of the wide publicity 

 given to the measure by this Association 

 and other organizations having to do with 

 bird and game protection. The daily 

 press has always lent its assistance and has 

 helped tremendously in arousing the pub- 

 lic. Within the past twelve months, the 

 expressions of approval from the con- 

 stituents of the Senators and Representa- 

 tives have increased from a comparatively 

 few isolated shouts to a mighty roar, 

 which meant that the people of the coun- 

 try were demanding the passage of the 

 act. For the past twelve months, the 

 American Game Protective and Propa- 

 gation Association has been very active 

 in working this bill through Congress. 

 Mr. John B. Burnham, the President of 

 that Association, and Mr. W. S. Haskell, 

 the counsel, have devoted a large share of 

 their time to the subject. But for the 

 efforts of these gentlemen, the bill would 

 undoubtedly have failed to pass at this 

 session of Congress. Among other organ- 

 izations whose officers and members have 

 contributed to the success of this under- 

 taking, there may be mentioned the 

 Camp-Fire Club of America, the New 

 York Zoological Society, the Boone and 

 Crockett Club, the National Federation 

 of Women's Clubs, the Long Island 

 Sportsmen's Association, the thirty-five 

 State Audubon Societies, and numerous 

 sportsmen's clubs scattered throughout 



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