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to be present. Four new members were elected. The place and 

 time of the next meeting were discussed, several localities being 

 mentioned, Bellevue and Crete prominently, and the matter was 

 turned over to the Executive Committee for final decision, as the 

 constitution provides. A resolution was unanimously passed ex- 

 pressing the preference that the winter meetings be discontinued, 

 and that all business be transacted in the evening of the Annual 

 Field Day, the reason assigned being that many could not attend 

 both meetings, and preferring the Field Day, the attendance at the 

 business meetings was very small. The report of the Treasurer 

 was submitted, and Lawrence Braner and Wilson Tout were 

 appointed as Auditing Committee. Wilson Tout reported on the 

 May Day Contest inaugurated by the Educational Committee, 

 and provision was made by the Society for furnishing and dis- 

 tribution of the prizes. The election of officers then proceeded 

 by ballot, with the following result : 



President, Myron H. Swenk, Lincoln, 

 Vice-President, Emily Wood, Omaha, 

 Secretary, Wilson Tout, North IMatte, 

 Treasurer, F. H. Shoemaker, Omaha. 



The meeting then adjourned at 8:15 p.m., and repaired in a 

 body to the church auditorium to hear the address by Lawrence 

 Bruner on the subject, "Why We Study Birds," which was 

 attended by an interested audience of the townspeople of Weeping 

 Water. 



Myron H. Swenk, Secretary. 



Fifth Annual Field Day. — The entire day of Saturday, 

 May 18, was given over to exploring the woods about Weeping 

 Water and observing the birds. During the day 93 species were 

 seen by members of the LTnion, an unexpectedly large list for 

 so late in the season. 



