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the President of the Audubon Society to attend one of their meetings. The 

 meeting lasted about an hour and a half, during which time your President 

 was given ample opportunity to advocate the work and the sentiment of the 

 Audubon Society before this committee. Many interested visitors were present, 

 and his testimony and recommendations were reported in the press, and most 

 of the recommendations were enacted into laws. A bill allowing spring shoot- 

 ing was killed, as was a similar bill which intended to withdraw permanent 

 protection for birds and game from the state and national forests within 

 Minnesota. Your President strongly advocated that for Minnesota the 

 Mourning Dove be put on the "No Game" list, and be given permanent 

 protection, and he also strongly advocated a closed season for bear, the same 

 as for other fur-bearers. The black bear is certainly a harmless animal, and 

 its fur in summer is worthless, but large numbers of boys and men still think 

 it is a big, heroic thing to shoot a bear. These two recommendations, how- 

 ever, have not been enacted into laws, but we expect to press them at the 

 next meeting of the Legislature. — D. Lange, President. 



Nebraska. — The Nebraska Audubon Society has little to report other 

 than its usual rather limited activity. We made a most decided effort in behalf 

 of the plumage clause in Schedule N, as a Society and individually. All of 

 our representatives and senators were reached, and from many different 

 directions. The response from the women of Nebraska was very gratifying. 

 A large percentage of the club and society women of Omaha signed our tele- 

 grams of protest sent to Washington against the lobby of the feather trade. 



Interest in bird life increases generally throughout the state. The study 

 of birds is being cultivated by our county and state school superintendents. 



Nebraska rejoices in what has been achieved in federal legislation. — Joy 

 HiGGiNS, Secretary. 



New Jersey. — During its third year, this Society has given special atten- 

 tion to certain features in its field of endeavor. It has not been possible to 

 push the enlarging of membership so actively as might be desired. Neverthe- 

 less, several thousand appeals have been sent out, and several members 

 have cooperated by sending in new members. One or two have been especially 

 active in this way. 



The net gain thus shown for the year is: Life members, 3; sustaining 

 members, 53; members, 133; associate members, 86; junior members, 6,875; 

 total, 7,150; making the membership stand: Patrons, 6; life members, 12; 

 sustaining members, 102; members, 388; associate members, 199; junior 

 members, 16,568; total, 17,275. 



The Society has introduced no legislative bills of its own, but has exerted 

 influence in behalf of beneficial bird legislation in the state and against harmful 

 measures. Its membership has also been active in bringing all possible influence 



