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also been given in various schools, in the women's clubs, and before the Teachers' 

 and Parents' Association of the Public Schools. Our Educational Committee, 

 of which Mrs. Chas. F. Keyes is chairman, has also organized about twenty 

 Junior Bird Clubs in the schools. 



In March, with the cooperation of the Woman's Club, Mr. Baynes was 

 engaged to come to Minneapolis and deliver in each of the five high schools an 

 illustrated lecture 'How to Attract the Wild Birds.' Another lecture, 'Wild 

 Animal Neighbors,' was also given before a large and appreciative audience of 

 adults. These lectures proved to be very profitable educationally, and created 

 much enthusiasm for the cause. The newspapers called it 'Bird Week,' several 

 merchants arranged bird-pictures, bird-books, and bird-houses in their win- 

 dows, and the public was prepared for the next undertaking of the Audubon 

 Club — its second annual Bird Exhibit, which was held from April 3 to 9 by 

 the courtesy of the Dayton Dry Goods Company in the galleries of that store. 



This exhibition included the Thomas Libby collection of 500 mounted 

 specimens of birds of the Northwest (which have since been presented to the 

 Audubon Club by Mr. Libby) ; an extensive line of bird-houses, baths, feed- 

 ing-stations, cat- and sparrow-traps, and objects loaned. The larger number of 

 bird-houses, however, were made by school-children. Prizes of money, books 

 and charts, subscriptions to Bird-Lore, cameras, field-glasses, etc., being offered 

 to school-children for the best exhibits. Simple, practical bird-houses and feed- 

 ing-devices were for sale at low prices. A fine collection of colored plates of 

 the birds of North America, made by John James Audubon, was loaned by a 

 local bookseller; the Public Library contributed books; and the Minneapolis 

 Park Board erected a rustic pergola, which with small trees and bushes formed 

 a stage-setting for birds' nests, suet-boxes, etc. Illustrated informal talks 

 about birds were given each afternoon of the week in one of the rooms of the 

 gallery, followed always by a concert of bird- voices from phonographic records. 

 This last attraction vied with the stuffed birds in pleasing and interesting the 

 children, and when the weary members of the Exhibition Committee saw the 

 enthusiasm of these children, coming in crowds every day after school, they 

 felt fully repaid for all their work. Mrs. Lawrence E. Horton was chairman of 

 this committee. 



A small exhibit was also held at the State Fair, in September, where infor- 

 mation was given and literature distributed. 



An Audubon program was given at the Conservation Congress of the State 

 Federation of Women's Clubs, held in Anoka in September. Our president, 

 Mrs. Phelps Wyman, conducted the meeting, and an illustrated lecture on 

 'Birds of Minnesota' was given by Dietrich Lange of St. Paul. Mrs. Wyman 

 has given considerable assistance, through the Conservation Committee, to 

 other bird clubs within and outside of this state. 



The Club has been very fortunate in having influential friends, among 

 them Dr. Thomas S. Roberts, State Ornithologist and bird-student for many 



