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houses by the hundreds were exhibited, also bird-nests. Great interest was 

 manifested, and the exhibition was visited by several thousand people, the hall 

 being crowded all day and evening. The advertising was unique, bird-houses 

 by the hundred being hung up at street-corners and electroliers in the business 



EXHIBIT IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. BIRD-BOXES MADE BY PUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS 

 UNDER DIRECTION OF PROF. B. W. JOHNSON. 



district, each carrying a banner advertising the exhibition. The boys sold a 

 great many houses, and the Society received an accession in memberhip. 



Efforts are being made to have bird-houses and drinking-fountains placed 

 in the public parks, and the Society hopes that the time is not far distant when 

 the cats will be licensed, to which end we hope to secure the cooperation of 

 the Humane Society. 



Addresses before the Parents-Teachers' Associations have been made by 

 local members. A call for literature on bird conservation came to us from far- 

 oflf Russia, and these things have given us courage and enthusiasm for the work 

 of the coming year. — (Mrs.) Katherine N. Moore, Acting President. 



South Bend (Ind.) Humane Society. — The South Bend Humane Society 

 has about loo slides of birds, and during the year these have been used in a 

 number of the schools. 



