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Several illustrated lectures on birds have been promoted in schools and 

 churches. — Willis G. Booth, Secretary. 



Sewickley Valley (Pennsylvania) Audubon Society. — On the evening 

 of April 2, 1914, a group of people met at the residence of Dr. and Mrs. Stanley 

 M. Rinehart with the purpose of organizing an Audubon Society; and at a 

 subsequent meeting, on April 28, our Society was organized. J. M. Tate, Jr., 

 was elected president; B. H. Christy, G. H. Clapp, W. E. C. Todd, and Norman 

 McClintock, honorary \"ice-presidents ; and Miss EHzabeth S. Anderson 

 secretarv'-treasurer. 



Our first work was the arrangement of Saturday outings, and of study- 

 classes, which met on Friday afternoons and evenings at intervals of two weeks 

 during May. The outings began earlier and were bi-weekly. Henry M. Oldys 

 visited Sewickley in October, 1914, and talked to the school-children, ^nth. the 

 result that subsequently 135 children were enrolled as Junior Members. Owing 

 to the Society's influence a greater number of persons fed birds during the 

 winter. Holders of large properties were asked to cooperate with the Society 

 by feeding and protecting the birds on their estates. At the first annual meet- 

 ing, C. B. Horton was elected president, and Miss M. M. Alice Haworth, 

 secretary-treasurer. The president appointed committees on legislation, 

 observation and records, bird feeding, foreign-speaking population, and Audu- 

 bon work in rural schools. 



The Society has subscribed to Bird-Lore for five rural schools, and has 

 bought bird-boxes from the manual-training class in the Sewickley School and 

 placed them in the woods. The committee on observation and records made 

 excellent reports to the Society and to the U. S. Biological Survey. — M. M. 

 Alice Haworth, Secretary-Treasurer . 



Sussex County (New Jersey) Nature-Study Club.^In November, 

 1906, Luther Hill, of Andover, New Jersey, sent out a call through the Sussex 

 County papers for an assemblage of those interested in the forming of a Nature- 

 Study Club. As a result fourteen persons assembled in Newton on November 

 17, and an organization was formed. The constitution adopted declared: 

 "The purpose shall be particularly the study of birds with a view to their pro- 

 tection; and incidentally the study of plants and minerals." Mrs. W. K. Har- 

 rington, of Andover, was elected president. Under her guidance the first 

 efforts of the members were directed toward familiarizing themselves with the 

 150 birds that either inhabit or visit Sussex County. This study has proved 

 most interesting, and each year advancement has been made, until now nearly 

 every bird can be recognized by the members at sight, and by song. The mem- 

 bers use their influence in every way possible for the protection of bird-life. 

 The Club is connected with the National Association and with the State 

 Audubon Society, and contributes annually to their support. We have also 



