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HAPPY NEW YEAR 



The Audubon Society wishes you a happy and prosperous New Year. 

 1922 has been good to us. Opportunities have increased. They have been 

 met eagerly. The new Sanctuary buildings and grounds have been bought 

 and paid for. Our membership increases rapidly. See the list of new 

 names. We daily find new friends of the work. Somehow, some way, 

 always, funds come to us. We go forward into the New Year cheerfully con- 

 fident. Drop in at 66 Newbury and see our new books and learn our new 

 plans. You will be welcome. 



ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING 

 The Annual Business Meeting of The Massachusetts Audubon Society, 

 Inc., will be held at the office of the Society, 66 Newbury Street, Boston, on 

 Saturday, January 27th, at 3 P. M. All Lii^e and Sustaining Members of the 

 Society are members of the corporation and have voting power? at this 

 meeting. This is official notice to all such, as is required by law. The 

 Annual Reports of the Secretary and Treasurer and of the Auditing and 

 Nominating Committees are made at this meeting. A detailed report of the 

 work and funds of the Society is issued in the February Bulletin of each 

 year. Winthrop Packard, Secretary. 



VALUABLE BIRD BOOKS 



The Society has received from the National Association the loan of a 

 shelfful of books, duplicates from the library of the late William Dutcher. 

 Mr. Dutcher was the founder of the National Association of Audubon 

 Societies, a leader in the great bird-protection movement, and an enthusiastic 

 bird student. On his death his extensive and valuable library of bird books 

 came into the possession of the National Association of Audubon Societies, 

 which thus generously shares with the Massachusetts Society. 



The Society has also received from Mr. Charles W. Warren, of 

 Worcester, the gift of Volumes V and VI of Audubon's "Birds of America," 

 published by the author in 1842. 



These books add to our service library many rare and valuable volumes 

 of particular interest to bird students. The service library is open to all for 

 consultation at the office of the Society at any time. It contains complete 

 sets of The Auk and Bird-Lore. 



SAVE THE WOOD DUCK 

 Please write to the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D. C, and 

 ask him to continue the close season on the wood duck. Here in Massa- 

 chusetts this close season, uniform throughout the country for some years, 

 has been of great benefit. These beautiful birds are coming back; they are 

 not yet in any great numbers, but the situation is distinctly hopeful. This 

 condition is believed to be the same in most Northern States, but we urgently 

 need this same protection for some years more. Now comes a drive on the 

 part of the sportsmen to have an open season on wood duck, and great influ- 

 ence is being brought to bear on the Biological Survey at Washington. 

 Unless the Secretary of Agriculture hears from wide sections of the country 

 that people distinctly want the close season continued he will surely open it. 

 Please write to him and ask others to do so. 



