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Mt. Katahdin. Mrs. Fanny Hardy Eckstorni, the author of "The 

 Bird Book," "The Woodpeckers," and "The Penobscot Man," 

 helped her father and brother entertain, and her charming personal- 

 ity added not a little to the long-to-be-remenibered visit. 



SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 



The public meeting of the society was called to order in the 

 audience room of the Bangor High School, with President Spinney 

 in the chair. 



The first article on the program was an illustrated lecture on 

 the "Coloration of Birds," by Wni. L,. Powers, of Gardiner. 



The next was a paper, "From the Standpoint of an Amateur," 

 by Miss Mabel Ridley, of the Castine Normal School. She treated 

 of her work as a teacher, and showed a wide grasp of her subject 

 and a thorough knowledge of the pedagogical principles underlying 

 all nature teaching. She was listened to with deep interest and 

 attention, and impressed her audience that she was not an amateur. 



The next paper was written by Sanford Ritchie, of Dover, and 

 recorded the finding of the nest and eggs of the Hudsonian Chicka- 

 dee, of Dover, Maine, the first record for our State. 



The meeting closed with a talk by Manly Hardy on the 

 habits and life history of many raptorial birds, and, as he described 

 species unfamiliar to his hearers, his remarks were especially valu- 

 able and interesting. It is a matter of regret that no member of the 

 society is a shorthand writer, for these extemporaneous remarks by 

 such men as Mr. Hardy and Professor Stanton are too valuable to 

 be lost from the records of the society. Mr. Hardy has traveled all 

 over Maine and lower Canada as a fur buyer, and many years of his 

 life have been passed in the forest. It is safe toisay that no man, 

 whether Indian or white man, ev^er possessed so intimate an ac- 

 quaintance with the birds and animals of our State as Mr. Hardy. 



As no means for lighting the audience room had been provided, 

 the meeting adjourned to the parlor of the Penobscot Exchange. 



Mr. Knight, of the committee on nominations, reported as 

 follows : "Your committee has attended to its duty and begs leave 



