REPORT OF SECRETARY 



October 7, 191 3 



During its third year the Society has given special attention 

 to certain features in its field of endeavor. It has not been 

 possible to push the enlarging of membership as actively as 

 might be desired. Nevertheless, several thousand appeals have 

 been sent out and several members have co-operated by send- 

 ing in new members. One or two have been especially active 

 in this way. It is to be regretted that more members have not 

 thus contributed to the enlargement of membership. If each 

 paying member would send in one new member each year the 

 membership would double annually from this source alone. 



During the year the Society has lost 5 members by death, 

 8 by resignation, and 25 have been dropped from the rolls for 

 non-payment of dues. This is the first year that the rule in 

 the By-laws providing that members six months in arrears shall 

 forfeit membership has been enforced, therefore the figures 

 are really for two years instead of one. A rigid enforcement 

 of this provision hereafter will show the actual working strength. 



A mistake appeared in the numbers of members given in the 

 Annual Report for 1912. For the past three years the numbers 

 are as follows: 191 1 — Patrons, 2; Life Members, 4; Sustain- 

 ing Members, 35; Members, 164; Associate Members, 91; 

 Junior Members, 773; Total, 1,069, 1912 — Patrons, 6; Life 

 Members. 9 ; Sustaining Members, 49 ; Members, 255 ; Asso- 

 ciate Members, 113; Junior Members, 9,693; Total, 10,125. 



1913 — Patrons, 6; Life Members, 13; Sustaining Members, 

 105; Members, 393; Associate Members, 217; Junior Mem- 

 bers, 16,568; total, 17,275. The net gain thus shown for the 

 year is: Life Members, 4; Sustaining Members, 56; Members, 

 138; Associate Members, 86: Junior Members, 6,875; total, 

 7,150. 



While the Society has introduced no legislative bills of its 

 own, yet the year has seen the most momentous legislative 

 achievements in the history of bird protection, in the accomplish- 

 ing of which the Society had its share. The Society took its 



