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through Rochester's beautiful parks, headed by our president, Mr. Hoot, by- 

 Mr. Laney of the Park Board, one of our vice-presidents; and by Professor 

 Fairchild of the University of Rochester. We have brought to Rochester such 

 lecturers as Henry Oldys, A. H. Pratt, Guy A. Bailey, and Charles C. Gorst. 

 Through the courtesy of Charles A. Green, a member, we were also able to 

 enjoy Herbert K. Job. Added to this, we have had lectures by our best local 

 talent. Nothing could be more beautiful to the eye, or bring us more near to 

 the heart of nature, than the illustrated lecture by C. E. Kellogg, Principal 

 of one of our schools and a fellow member. Mr. Hoot has also given us a 

 delightfully illustrated talk, 'Hunting Without a Gun.' One of our officers, 

 Mrs. S. P. Moore, an authority on birds and a well-known writer, has furnished 

 much enjoyment by her informal talks. We have also been favored by talks 

 from Dr. Charles Howard and Miss Florence Beckwith. 



One of the triumphs of the Club was a visit on June 25, 1914, by John 

 Burroughs. During his stay, our bird-sanctuary (adjoining Durand-East- 

 man Park) was dedicated, under the title of 'Cottage Grove and Fern wood.' 

 The spade used in the dedication was inscribed by Mr. Burroughs and turned 

 over to the Club. 



We have taken up the cat problem and the members are using their personal 

 influence to overcome this evil wherever possible. Mr. Edson, a member, 

 and a friend, Mr. Horshey, issue a list weekly, in the daily papers, of all birds 

 seen in and about Highland Park. This gives the reading public an opportunity 

 to become familiar with the names of our local birds. Rochester had two 

 Cardinals that wintered here a year ago, and we have several colonies of Mar- 

 tins. Our Club has a membership of more than 200, and we are still growing. — 

 Julia Toole, Secretary. 



Cleveland (Ohio) Bird-lovers' Association. — This organization is 

 not quite a year old, yet it has more than 180 members. We had a week's 

 campaign, with two public lectures by Henry Oldys, who spoke to more than 

 10,000 school-children during his visit to Cleveland. We have bird-houses, 

 and feeding-shelves, and books on bird-study and conservation, for sale, and, 

 of course, the Audubon leaflets. We have had a melon-seed contest this sum- 

 mer, and now we are trying to post and protect a small lake near a school- 

 house for the migrating birds, which will be of interest to the children. Dr. 

 Swope feels that he cannot continue Blue Bird so I am taking it over for the 

 Association, and my publication will begin with the December number. — 

 (Mrs.) Elizabeth C. T. Miller, Secretary. 



Dorchester (Massachusetts) Woman's Club. — The Bird-Class of the 

 Dorchester Woman's Club was organized in 1909 by a few enthusiastic mem- 

 bers. For two years, with a membership of about thirty, we conducted it as 

 a study-class with frequent trips to museums through the winter and with 



