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ity, having written about a hundred articles that were pubhshed. She has 

 furnished articles regularly for 'The Michigan Sportsman,' and has sent more 

 than 900 letters and cards, besides circular letters, to clubs. More than 1,000 

 packages of bulletins, pamphlets, and folders have been distributed by us. 

 We have had most successful exhibits at our state fair, county fairs, state 

 organizations, and other places where quantities of Uterature and strong talks 

 on the Ucensing of cats and on bird-protection were given to hundreds of 

 inquirers. Our President's plans for this year's work far outreach the ambitious 

 aspirations of the most enthusiastic. — Gertrude Reading, Secretary. 



Missouri. — After a period of inaction our State Society was reorganized 

 on August 14, 1914. We have since enrolled 85 members, including four life 

 members. Interest in bird-protection has been stimulated by articles written 

 by members and friends of the Audubon Society, and pubhshed in the daily 

 newspapers of St. Louis and of other cities. Illustrated talks, using lantern- 

 slides bought from the National Association, have been given in schools; 

 during the 'Children's Hour,' in pubUc Ubraries; and before meetings of the 

 Parents' and Teachers' League and chapters of the Society of the Daughters 

 of the American Revolution. Many have become interested in the work of 

 the Society, and from all sides we hear of the feeding of birds, placing of bird- 

 baths, and building and erection of nesting-boxes. — Rowena A. Clarke, 

 Secretary. 



New Hampshire. — The second year of our work has been one of marked 

 success. Our present membership is 548, a gain of 241 during the year. We 

 have gained 12 Hfe members, making our permanent fund from this source 

 now $825. The Junior Audubon work, carried on with the cooperation of the 

 National Association of Audubon Societies, absorbed much of the secretary's 

 time, and in classes were formed, with a membership of 2,230. The teachers 

 who have taken up this work are enthusiastic, and write letters full of appre- 

 ciation. Every child interested becomes a missionary and teacher at home, 

 influencing fathers and older brothers for bird-protection. "A little child 

 shall lead them." 



A large and varied correspondence has been maintained during the year. 

 All sorts of inquiries have been carefully considered and fuUy answered. 

 Especially noteworthy have been the inquiries from granges for information 

 about the economic value of birds. We are making a good reputation among 

 the farmers, who are waking up to the importance of bird-conservation. The 

 secretary has given more than fifty lectures and addresses, before aU sorts of 

 people in all sorts of places, schools, colleges, fish-and-game associations, sum- 

 mer hotels, men's clubs, summer institutes, etc. A notable triumph of the 

 Society, helped by the National Association's Field Agent in Massachusetts, 

 Winthrop Packard, and by the Concord Bird Club, was the killing of the bill 



