Reports of Affiliated Organizations 89 



Over 90 people joined the Club at the time of Mr. Baynes' lecture. The field- 

 trips have been the means of attracting 35 more, making an addition of 171 

 new members. 



Among the 3,000 visitors to the October Exhibit were about 400 students 

 from the State School for Deaf Mutes. These children eagerly grasped 

 everything explained to them. They afterward wrote creditable essays on what 

 they had seen, some of them closing with "I wish to hear the song of birds." 

 Many pupils and teachers from the State School for the Blind attended Mr. 

 Baynes' lecture and are planning to make bird-houses for the next contest. 



Space was given the Audubon Society for an exhibit at the State Fair in 

 August, in order to reach the farmers. The farmers showed more appreciation 

 of the display of birds and their nests, weed seeds, winter foods, etc., than did 

 the city people. One country woman remarked, reminiscenth', "Oh, yes, I 

 know the Quail; he hollers nice." The men were glad to get the National 

 Association's 'war' posters to put up on their farms. Many of them told of 

 feeding the winter birds. People from nearby towns asked for information about 

 starting bird clubs and were interested in the bird books displayed. Besides 

 the 'war' posters given out to the farmers, the Boy Scouts put up numbers of 

 them in the parks and surrounding country. — Lucy B. Stone, Secretary. 



Cumberland County (Maine) Audubon Society. — November 3, 19 16, in 

 the first snowstorm of the season, a little band of seven people gathered at 

 the Natural History Rooms to form a society for the study and protection of 

 the birds. Though small in number, the enthusiasm was great. Those present 

 were made a committee of the whole to obtain new members, and though 

 not yet a year old, we have an active membership of 107. We met once a 

 month until June, when outdoor walks took the place of indoor meetings. 



On January 7, Arthur H. Norton, the well-known ornithologist of our own 

 city, gave an illustrated talk on 'The Mockingbird' that was wintering in one 

 of our parks. In February, letters were sent to our Congressmen in regard to 

 the Migratory Bird Treaty, and replies from them, promising their support, 

 were received. In April, Ernest Harold Baynes gave us a much-enjoyed lecture, 

 and in May, Mr. Bisbee, of our own city, gave us an illustrated lecture. 



No 'war' bird posters have been put up as yet, but we are now working for 

 that, as well as arranging for the winter feeding of the birds. We have all 

 enjoyed the work and meetings, and feel that a foundation has been laid for 

 much good work in the future. Our later reports will prove if this be so and il 

 we are doing our part to keej) the birds with us. — .\i).\ Odioknk Foc.c, 

 President. 



Detroit (Mich.) Audubon Society. — The Detroit .\udubon Society was 

 organized May <S, igiO, at the home of Mrs. Edward V. Rush, who became the 

 Society's most eflkient Secretarv. The program for the winter iiuluded an 



