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in the spring months an additional eight or ten clerks were employed. The 

 influenza epidemic during the closing months of 1918 interfered severely with 

 all office work. Three of the staff of assistants have died during the year, two 

 of them from this dreaded disease. Only four days ago there was also taken from 

 us by death, Mrs. F. J. Torpey, the Association's cashier. For the past thirteen 

 years this most unusuall\' capable and lovable woman has been the central 

 figure among the office clerks, and numerous friends of the Association will 

 readily recall her by her maiden name, Miss Elizabeth Howard. 



Feeling that the bird-lovers of the country would like to provide some 

 special testimonial to the memory of Theodore Roosevelt, a call was made 

 during the spring for subscriptions to erect a Roosevelt memorial bird-fountain. 

 This was the first National Roosevelt memorial project presented to the public. 

 As a result of the call there have been received, thus far, something over $13,600 

 for this purpose, and subscriptions will continue to be taken until it is felt a 

 sufficient fund has been accumulated. 



FIELD AGENTS 



During the year just closed, Edward H. Forbush, Supervising Field Agent 

 for New England, has continued his extensive lecturing and correspondence 

 work, and in his frequent letters to the public, regarding the seasonal distri- 

 bution of birds, has had great influence in increasing interest in New England 

 ornithology. 



Winthrop Packard, Field Agent for Massachusetts, has, in addition to his 

 duties as Secretary of the Massachusetts Audubon Society, devoted a large 

 amount of time to the interests of the National Association, including working 

 for the enrollment of Junior members, general correspondence, and soliciting 

 financial aid. 



Dr. Eugene Swope, Agent for Ohio, has had practically entire charge of the 

 Junior Audubon activities in that state. His lectures and correspondence 

 continue to be an important phase of bird-work in the Middle West. 



William L. Finley, of Portland, Ore., Agent for the Pacific Coast states, 

 has been engaged in lecturing and has greatly increased his series of moving- 

 picture films. During the year he has been much occupied in cooperating with 

 E. W. Nelson and Dr. George W. Field of the Biological Survey in their 

 losing fight to preserve the integrity of Malheur and Klamath Lake Reserva- 

 tions. 



Mrs. Mary S. Sage, who for some time has been engaged in war work, 

 returned to the Association on October i and is now employed in lecturing and 

 organizing Junior Audubon Classes on Long Island. Her work is being carried 

 on in cooperation with the Long Island Bird Club. 



Herbert K. Job, in charge of our field "Applied Ornithology," has conducted 

 the second successful summer school at Amston, Conn. The game experimental 



