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the output of the literature has been very large. The work of forming Junior 

 Classes has been carried on in conjunction with the National Association of 

 Audubon Societies, and the ofl5ce has given personal advice on matters of 

 bird-study and bird-protection to thousands of eager inquirers. Material for 

 exhibitions has been supplied in whole or in part to small bird-clubs and con- 

 servation societies throughout the state, and enthusiastic reports of the success 

 of these suggest that the good work has been furthered thereby. 



The committee on legislation, headed by President Edward H. Forbush, 

 has vigilantly watched matters at the State House, and is glad to report 

 increased success in the enactment of good laws. The growing strength of the 

 sentiment for bird-protection throughout the state yearly tends to make this 

 branch of the work less arduous. Perhaps the most important success of the 

 year in protective legislation was the enactment of the law forbidding unnatur- 

 alized aliens to carry or possess a gun. This law, which is similar to the one 

 already effective in Pennsylvania, was proposed by the Massachusetts Fish and 

 Game Protective Association and the Audubon Society was glad to join in the 

 work for the measure. 



The Society again joined with the National Association in placarding the 

 state with poster-requests to feed the wild birds during the season of severe 

 cold and snow. All the newspapers of the state generously printed the call, 

 and it was read at meetings of various women's clubs. The result was that a 

 large number of birds were saved from suffering and perhaps from starvation. 

 The Society has supplied, free of charge, in small quantities, cloth posters for- 

 bidding shooting, and thus very many estates, large and small, have been 

 posted. The Audubon calendars and charts have been increasingly popular, 

 and are finding ready sale all over the country. 



In December, 1914, the Society was incorporated under the laws of Massa- 

 chusetts without change in the personnel of directors or officers. It joined the 

 National Association and the state Grange in celebrating three state Bird Days 

 last May, at Boston, Springfield, and Greenfield, large and enthusiastic audi- 

 ences being present at all the meetings. The traveling libraries and traveUng 

 lectures were in constant use throughout the year. I have indicated only the 

 more important of the Society's many activities. The lesser ones have been 

 far too numerous to mention in brief space. — Winthrop Packard, Secretary. 



Michigan. — We have experienced an exceedingly busy year. Every oppor- 

 tunity has been seized to work through channels already organized. Mrs. 

 Edith C. Munger, our president, has addressed 59 organizations, giving 63 

 lectures, besides talks or stereopticon lectures in rural communities at schools 

 and granges. In this way, through her tireless efforts, she has personally 

 reached over 11,750 people. We have a record of over 200 Bird Day programs 

 given in Michigan this year, and have ourselves responded to 112 appeals to 

 furnish material for them. Our President has secured much newspaper pubUc- 



