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the Cleveland Bird-Lovers' Asociation, have kept up their usual activities 

 through the past year, and are well recognized in the state as a center of good 

 intluence. Dr. W. A. Matheny, of the Department of Biology in the Ohio 

 University has been influential as an advocate of Audubon educational work. 

 Last May Dr. Matheny instructed a bird-class composed of 132 teachers, and, 

 unlike many others doing similar work, emphatically advised these teachers 

 to organize Junior Clubs as a part of their regular school-work. 



Your agent gave 192 lectures during the year, thereby reaching many 

 educational centers of the state, and influencing the organization of 956 classes 

 with a total membership of 16,011 children. He has sent out over 1,000 copies 

 of news-items to papers besides many miscellaneous articles, and has con- 

 tributed a series of articles on the cat in its relation to bird-protection. Alto- 

 gether, the year's work has been fruitful in results, and has laid a broader 

 foundation for the continuation of the Audubon movement. 



REPORT OF KATHARINE H. STUART, FIELD AGENT 

 FOR VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND 



The educational work in the state of Virginia during the past six years in 

 the interest of bird-and-game protection was crowned with succes:- on March 

 13, 1916, when the General Assembly gave to Virginia a State Fish and Game 

 Commission with a paid warden system. It was my privilege to begin, in 1908, 

 a campaign to revive a deeper interest in the protection of the wild birds and 

 animals of Virginia. Aided by the Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs, a 

 flourishing Audubon Society was organized in Richmond, with Mrs. Moses 

 D. Hode as president. I visited public schools, colleges, normal and summer 

 schools and women's clubs, all over the state, forming Junior Audubon Classes, 

 and other bird clubs, and in seven or eight instances Audubon branches. I 

 also gave several Audubon exhibits, many field-outings, and at the same time 

 carried on a large correspondence. The National Association can thus point 

 with pride to the work done by it in the interest of bird-and-game protection, 

 Arbor Day, and many legislative bills. 



I have spoken during the past year at many women's clubs, and the Vir- 

 ginia Federation has nine or ten clubs pledged to take up the suggestion of 

 Mr. T. Gilbert Pearson to establish feeding-places in the cemeteries, similar 

 to that in Alexandria, which has assisted so much in increasing the bird-popu- 

 tion of the old town. In June I was invited to give an illustrated lecture before 

 the Norfolk Garden Club, composed of leading men and women of the city. 

 There was great enthusiasm and many fine articles about the talk in the Nor- 

 folk papers; and much work will be undertaken in that city planned on the 

 suggestions given that night. I also visited Newport News, gave an iUus- 

 trated talk, and assisted in organizing the Peninsular Bird Club. In May I 

 addressed the Bethesda Woman's Club of Maryland, with the District Federa- 



