Reports of State Societies and Bird Clubs 521 



Audubon Society of Elgin (Illinois). — This Society was organized 

 June 12, 1914, by a number of enthusiastic bird-lovers. It has the usual hst 

 of officers and also standing committees on program, field-work, and publicity. 

 The Program committee outlines the work for the year, and prepares for one or 

 two papers on birds to be read at the conclusion of the business session of the 

 meetings, which take place on the second Friday of each month. During the 

 first half-year of the Society's existence we met in the homes of the members, 

 then, through the kindness of the Young Women's Christian Association, the 

 use of a room in their building was given it for that purpose. During the year a 

 large number of bird-books have been purchased by the Public Library upon 

 recommendation of the Society. A committee conferred with the Board of 

 Education regarding the building of bird-houses by the manual-training pupils. 

 The plan was enthusiastically received and the work was taken up immediately, 

 which resulted in 250 Wren-houses and 12 Martin-houses being built, the 

 largest having 54 rooms. The Wren-houses were placed on the home grounds 

 of each builder, and the Martin-houses were presented to the Park Commis- 

 sioner, who placed them in the park. It is our intention to be one of the leading 

 societies for bird-study and protection in the state. — Carl F. Gronemann, 

 President. 



Audubon Society of Evansville (Indiana). — Our Society was organized 

 on March 8, 191 2. Much of our effort has been directed toward the organiza- 

 tion of Junior Audubon Classes. More than 1,000 school-children in Evans- 

 ville are now earnest students in Junior societies. Through the influence of 

 our president, George S. Clifford, with his good bird-talks, a number of classes 

 have also been formed in the nearby town and district schools. The Society 

 secured from the City Park Board permission to keep in its natural state, as a 

 bird-retreat, a tract of land given to the city for park purposes. In 19 14 we 

 entertained the State Society in its annual meeting, having at the same time 

 as our guest of honor Miss Harriet B. Audubon, of Louisville, the grand- 

 daughter of the great naturalist. As a memorial to John James Audubon we 

 are planning to join with Henderson, Kentucky, in establishing a bird-preserve 

 on the banks of the Ohio River, where he did so much of his work. — Lida 

 Edwards, Secretary. 



Audubon Bird Club of Minneapolis. — As in former years this Club has 

 been active along educational lines. Many lectures have been given to schools 

 and clubs. A bird-club was formed by members of the Woman's Club of 

 Minneapohs, and an exhibition was held by it in the Public Library, where 

 nesting-boxes, food-plants, drinking-foun tains, etc., were shown. The visitors 

 during the week that it was held mmibered 3,000. The bird-feeding stations 

 in our public parks were kept up during the winter, and these have now proved 

 to be a great success. Chickadees, Nuthatches and Woodpeckers were num- 



