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did not pass the House, but friends were made for it both in Congress and 

 out. Bird protectionists throughout the country worked for the passage of 

 this bill and we feel that our own Society did its full share. Fifteen hun- 

 dred dollars was judiciously expended in that way. 



Annual The Society's Annual Course of lectures at Tremont Temple was 

 Lecture a great success from both an educational and financial standpoint. 

 Course. The average attendance was about fifteen hundred. The lecturers 

 were Clinton G. Abbott, of Rhinebeck, New York; Dr. Arthur A. 

 Allen, of Ithaca, New York; T. Gilbert Pearson, Secretary of the National 

 Association of Audubon Societies, and William L. Finley, of Portland, 

 Oregon. At each of these Mr, Charles C. Gorst gave whistling imitations 

 of bird music. The Annual Mass Meeting of the Society was held in 

 April also at Tremont Temple. The audience taxed the capacity of the 

 hall, more than twenty-five hundred people being present. Mr. Ernest 

 Harold Baynes lectured with stereopticon and Mr. Gorst whistled. 



Free Bird lectures have been deservedly popular throughout the 



Lectures. State, the demand being greater than the Secretary alone was 

 able to keep supplied. In this work he was assisted by Mr. 

 Charles B. Floyd, of Auburndale, President of the Brookline Bird Club; 

 Mrs. F. B. Goode, Local Secretary for Sharon, and Miss Ruth E. Rouillard, 

 of the office staff. In addition to this the Society was able to secure the 

 services of the Rev. Henry Sartorio, Assistant Pastor of Christ Church at 

 the North End, who gave five lectures in Italian on forbidden hunting and 

 the need of bird protection in the various Italian centres of Greater Boston. 

 Mr. Sartario is a forceful speaker and is very popular with his countrymen, 

 and it is believed that much good for the cause resulted. 



Bird Work at the Moose Hill Bird Sanctuary has been carried for- 



Sanctuary. ward by Warden Alden Keyes, Jr., who has patrolled the 

 place, has put up large numbers of birdhouses and during the 

 winter has paid especial attention to feeding the birds. 



Local It is good to report increased activities on the part of the 



Secretaries. Local Secretaries, of whom there are one hundred and twenty- 

 five in various parts of the State. All have been centres of 

 activity and interest in bird protection, giving bird lectures, leading bird 

 walks, feeding birds, putting up birdhouses and giving much time and 

 energy to it all. A reception and luncheon was given to the Local Secre- 

 taries in November, which was very well attended and which was most 

 gratifying to the Directors in the interest shown and the results attained. 

 A full report of this was published in the Bulletin for December. 



Bulletins. The Bulletin of the Massachusetts Audubon Society, publication 

 of which was begun with the Annual Report in February, 1917, 

 has been universally well received by members of the Society and has ex- 

 cited an interest in bird-lovers outside of the State which has directly re- 

 sulted in increased membership. It forms a valuable means of binding 

 closer the relationship between the Society and its members, keeping all 

 in closer touch with the work at headquarters. It is finding increasing 

 value through the exchange of ideas and the dissemination of knowledge 

 regarding bird movements and stories of personal experiences with birds. 



