EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 



Edited by T. GILBERT PEARSON, 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 

 Frederic A. Lucas, Acting President T. Gilbert Pearson, Secretary 



Theodore S. Palmer, First Vice-President Jonathan Dwight, Jr., 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 give and bequeath to the National Association of Audubon 

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



TWELFTH ANNUAL MEETING 



The twelfth annual meeting of the 

 National Association of Audubon Socie- 

 ties was held in New York City on Octo- 

 ber 30 and 31. On the first evening, a 

 large audience gathered in the American 

 Museum of Natural History to witness a 

 presentation for the first time of two reels 

 of moving-picture films illustrating inter- 

 esting phases of wild bird-life. These pic- 

 tures were taken for the Association by 

 H. K. Job, of the Association's field-staff. 

 The address of the evening was by C. W. 

 Beebe, on his studies among Pheasants in 

 the wilds of eastern and central Asia. 

 This was illustrated with one hundred 

 colored slides, showing views of the coun- 

 try visited and pictures of the birds 

 studied. 



About thirty guests assembled that 

 evening at the Endicott Hotel for a dinner 

 given in honor of President William 

 Dutcher, who, although not strong, had 

 come from his home in Plainfield, New 

 Jersey, for the occasion. 



The annual business session was held on 

 the morning of October 31. This was well 

 attended, and enthusiasm and a sense of 

 well-justified encouragement were appar- 

 ent on every hand. 



The report of the year's activities was 



presented by the Secretary, who is the 

 Executive Officer of the National Associa- 

 tion. The report of Dr. Dwight, the 

 Treasurer, showed a substantial increase 

 in financial support over that of the 

 previous year. Reports of field-work were 

 made by several agents of the Associa- 

 tion, including E. H. Forbush, for New 

 England; Winthrop Packard, for Massa- 

 chusetts; Mrs. Mary S. Sage, for New 

 York State; Dr. Eugene Swope, for Ohio; 

 and Herbert K. Job, for the Association's 

 work in applied ornithology. E. H. 

 Baynes spoke of his work in lecturing and 

 organizing bird clubs during the past 

 year. Mrs. Mabel Osgood Wright, Presi- 

 dent of the Connecticut Audubon Societj^ 

 and the Rev. Manley B. Townsend, of 

 New Hampshire, reported on Audubon 

 work in their respective states. 



After luncheon, served in the Mitla 

 Room of the Museum, the members 

 returned to an Educational Conference, at 

 which E. H. Forbush served as moderator. 

 Discussions on various phases of the 

 Audubon educational elTorts were dis- 

 cussed during the entire afternoon. 



Among the out-of-town members not 

 mentioned above who attended the meet- 

 ings were: Mrs. Edith Munger, President 



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