SYNOPSIS of PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS 

 To the ^TUCemhers of the ^ero fersey jiuduhon Society. 



Ladies and Gentlemen : 



It gives me much pleasure to meet you on this occasion of 

 the Third Annual .Meeting of the Members of the New Jerse> 

 Audubon Society. It is indeed gratifying to me, as I know it 

 is to all of you, that our work ever since the day of the reor- 

 ganization of the Society has met with such universal public 

 approval and support. 



As a result of our activities, bird and game protective laws 

 of this State have been very greatly strengthened. We have 

 played our part in bringing pressure to bear in Washington in 

 the national efforts which have been made to secure Federal 

 legislation for the further protection of the wild birds of the 

 country. 



The work of the Society in the field of educational endeavor 

 we point to with pride. Not only has the cause of bird pro- 

 tection been given wide publicity in the press through our 

 efforts, but we have done much in the way of distributing 

 literature to people in every county of the Commonwealth. 



Our work in the important field of organizing Junior Audu- 

 bon Classes has been unequalled, for in no State in the Union 

 were so many classes formed the past year, and so many children 

 enrolled, as in the State of New Jersey. 



In this connection I wish to make the fact clear, which many 

 of you already know, that to our worthy Secretary, Mr. B. S. 

 Bowdish, is due, in large measure, credit for what we have 

 accomplished. His energy, good judgment and devotion to the 

 interests of the Society have been above praise, and we owe 

 him an undying debt of gratitude. 



It is with much confidence that we look forward to our 

 work the coming year. More people are becoming interested 

 all the time in the great subject of conserving our wild bird 

 and animal life, and we certainly have every reason to believe 

 that the New Jersey x\udubon Society will every year grow in 

 importance and usefulness. 



George Batten, President. 

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