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tributed hundreds of copies of a unique and valuable "Cat Circular" by Roy 

 M. Langdon. These circulars, a truly patriotic appeal to control cats and help 

 save birds and food, are for sale. Order for quantities have already been 

 received from State Audubon Societies and other bird organizations. 



The second spring lecture-course, held in Central Music Hall on Saturday 

 afternoons in March, was well attended. Ernest Harold Baynes talked on 

 "Birds in the Nesting Season;" Norman McCHntock gave "American Birds 

 in Motion Pictures;" Edward Howe Forbush spoke on "How Birds Help Us 

 Win the War;" and Louis Agassiz Fuertes, new to a Chicago audience, lectured 

 on "Birds and Bird Music." From a purely financial standpoint our lecture- 

 course was not as successful as that of last year, but the keen interest in such 

 lectures is so apparent, that we now consider the course an annual affair. — 

 (Mrs.) Bertha Tracer Pattee, Secretary. 



Indiana. — April 26, 1918, marked the twentieth year of the existence of 

 the Indiana Audubon Society. A vast amount of good has been accomplished 

 for bird-protection during this period. Since the war has come, with all its 

 demands for food, we have dedicated ourselves toward the greater service of 

 having the young people, and public at large, see and learn the vast importance 

 of protecting and loving our useful birds. It was thought best to postpone the 

 annual meeting this year until 1919. This was the opinion of the Committee 

 on Arrangements at Washington, Ind., where we had planned to meet, and of 

 the members from whom a vote was taken. The interest in bird-life in the state 

 has in no way diminished. This is evidenced by the numerous questions sent 

 in about birds, by the bird-boxes, bird-shelters, bird-baths, and feeding-devices 

 which may be seen in the school yards of towns, cities, and along the streets, 

 all through the country. 



Talks have been given, with and without slides, before children of the 

 graded schools, high-school and college students, at clubs, farmers' institutes, 

 and before local and Junior Audubon Societies. No doubt it will be written 

 in history that the birds have been, and are, a very imj)ortant asset in winning 

 this war for freedom. 



Miss Margaret Hanna, of Fort W^ayne, has given many talks and has 

 organized classes for bird-study, not only in Indiana, but in some of the southern 

 states where she was called to speak to the young ladies in private schools. One 

 boy who is in the trenches wrote home: "When I am off duty I find the birds 

 of great interest, and one avenue by which I can rest my mind and have relief 

 from the awful roar of the infernal machines of war." 



A course in bird-study is given in the Teachers' College of Indianapolis. 

 The past year has shown the largest number of students in that course of any 

 previous year. These are sent out as teachers over Indiana and other states, 

 preaching the gospel of bird-study and bird-protection. 



The Boy Scouts are adding (heir support to bird-protection, and have 



