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MINUTES OF THE TWENTIETH ANNUAL MEETING OP THE 

 NEBRASKA ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION. 



The twentieth annual meeting of the Nebraska Ornithologists' 

 Union was held at Hastings, Nebraska, Friday and Saturday, May 

 9 and 10, 1919. The members arrived at Hastings on various trains 

 during the afternoon, and convened in the museum of Hastings 

 College at 4:00 o'clock to inspect the A. M. Brooking collection of 

 birds and mammals. This collection of excellently mounted speci- 

 mens is one of the most complete in the state, and President A. M. 

 Brooking personally conducted the party through the museum and 

 explained the more interesting exhibits. 



After the examination of the Brooking collection the members 

 reassembled at 6:30 p. m. at the Clarke Hotel, which was the head- 

 quarters of the society. Eleven members of the N. O. U. and five 

 guests sat down to dinner in the grill room of the Clarke Hotel. 



The business meeting of the society was called at 8:00 p. m. 

 in the Chamber of Commerce Building, with President A. M. Brook- 

 ing in the chair. The reports of the officers were received, and a 

 Nominating Committee consisting of Mr. C. E. Mickel, Dr. H. Hape- 

 man, and Mrs. G. A. Loveland, was at once appointed. An Audit- 

 ing Committee, consisting of Messrs. R. W. Dawson and Ewald 

 Witt, was also appointed to audit the financial statement of the 

 Secretary-Treasurer. 



While these committees were preparing their report, the so- 

 ciety proceeded with the election of new members, and Messrs. 

 Frederick Haecker of Lincoln, H. Hapeman of Minden, and Mes- 

 dames H. C. Johnson of Superior, L. H. McKillip of Seward, and 

 Jennie Woodworth of Ayr, were formally elected to membership. 

 The Auditing Committee then reported that the accounts of 

 the Treasurer had been found to be correct, and upon motion this 

 report was accepted by the society. Following the report of the 

 Nominating Committee the folowing officers were elected for 1919: 

 President — Mr. C. A. Black, Kearney. 

 Vice-President — Mrs. L. H. McKillip, Seward. 

 Secretary-Treasurer — Mr. M. H. Swenk, Lincoln. 

 Eleven members were at this session of the N. O. U., as fol- 

 lows: Mesdames L. R. Button. H. Hapeman, and G. A. Lovelan.d, 

 and Messrs. J. M. Bates. C. A. Black, A. M. Brooking, R. W. Daw- 

 son, C. E. Mickel, M. H. Swenk, Wilson Tout, and Ewald Witt. 



During the evening the matter of laying definite plans for the 

 printing of a new edition of the "Birds of Nebraska" was discussed. 

 On motion by Dr. Hapeman that a committee be appointed by the 

 chair to investigate the cost of printing such a book as was ten- 

 tatively projected during the discussion, and report at the next 



