SECOND ANNUAL MEETING 15 



Pres.; Capt. H. L. Spinney, Vice-Pres.; A. H. Norton, Sec.-Treas.; J. 

 Merton Swain, Editor; and Professors A. L. Lane and O. W. Knight, 

 Councillors. 



Up to 1896 the annual dues were 50 cents, but in that year they were 

 increased to $1.00. This society is an active one and is doing- g-ood work. 



THE IOWA ORNITHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION 



The Iowa Ornithological Association was org-anized as a correspond- 

 ence association, June 15, 1894, and in October of that year had 20 active, 

 4 associate, and 2 honorary members. In January, 1897, the membership 

 was 51 active, 22 associate, and 3 honorarj'- members. 



In 1895 work was begun upon a List of Iowa Birds by a committee 

 appointed for that purpose. The work is not yet completed. 



The first meeting" of the Iowa Ornithological Association was held 

 at Iowa City, August 22 and 23, 1895, 9 active members being in attend- 

 ance. The second annual meeting was held at Mount Vernon, July 29 

 to 31, 1896, and the third annual meeting at Manchester, September 1 

 to 4, 1897. No meetings have been held since 1897. The publication of 

 the luua Ornithologist was begim by the association in October, 1894. It 

 was a 16 to 28-page quarterly. The last number was issued January, 

 1898. 



The first officers of the Iowa Ornithological Association were: Ernest 

 E. Irons, Pres.; Carleton K. Ball, Vice-Pres.; David L. Savage, Sec, and 

 W. \Y. Loomis, Treas. The officers for 1898 were: J. H. Brown, Pres.; 

 Mrs. M. A. Treim, Vice-Pres.; J. Eugene Lew, Sec; and David L. Savage, 

 Editor and Treas. 



Originally the dues of this association were 25 cents per anniim, but 

 this was changed to 40 cents per annum. In 1895 the dues were again 

 changed to $1.00 per annum for active and 40 cents iier annum for as- 

 sociate members. 



Although from outward appearances the Iowa Ornithological Associa- 

 tion is dead, I have information from some of its members that they 

 feel sure that they will be able to revive the old life and interest, and 

 from what I know of the members I think that they will succeed, and 

 trust that the association will in time shake off its lethargy and re- 

 assume its former activitj". 



THE MICHIGAN ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB 



The Michigan Ornithological Club was organized as the Kent Ornitho- 

 logical Club, December 5, 1894, at Grand Rapids. At that time the mem- 

 bership consisted of young students with but two or three older heads 

 to guide and direct. The Kent Ornithological Club remained as a local 

 club for about one year, until in 1895 ajiplications came from ornithol- 

 ogists in different parts of the state for admission to the club. In this 

 way the Kent Ornithological Club became the ^lichigan Ornithological 

 Club on December 12, 1895, with 13 charter members. Meetings were 



