NEW JERSEY AUDUBON SOCIETY 



weed seed destroyers. Assembly 14 was amended so that 

 funds from hunting licenses should be devoted to the object 

 of game protection and propagation. 



The Society has steadily had its part in influencing Federal 

 legislation, and joins in the general gatification over the 

 passage of the so-called ''Enabling Act," which gives force 

 to the treaty with Canada, protecting migratory game and 

 insectivorous birds. One of the results is the promulgation 

 of more stringent regulations, whereby bobolinks, unpro- 

 tected by State laws, will be protected in this State by 

 Federal regulation. 



Newspaper Work: This publicity work field has been 

 better developed than heretofore. Five regular news articles 

 have been sent to the press of the State during the past 

 year, as follows : "x\udubon Society Meeting," October 4, 

 1917; "An Army of Children for Conservation," November 

 5, 1917; "Legislation and the Birds," February 8, 1918; 

 "Birds and War Gardens," March 14, 1918; "Audubon Work 

 in Schools," Jul}^ 17, 1918. In addition to these general 

 articles, six special articles were published, as follows : "Help 

 Save Bird Friends," an appeal for public support on the 

 editorial page of the Newark Evening News, September 25, 

 1917 (not mentioned in last year's report) ; "Through the 

 Audubon Societies, Americans are Learning How to Utilize 

 Birds in War Work" (illustrated, and dealing with the work 

 in the schools), Newark Evening News, December 3, 1917; 

 "Birds and 1918 Crops," editorial page appeal for support, 

 Newark Evening News, January 31, 1918; "Even the Birds 

 Can Do Their Part in Winning the World War" (illustrated, 

 special feature), Newark Star-Eagle, February 9, 1918; "Pro- 

 tect Birds to Conserve Food," Newark Sunday Call, May 19, 

 1918; "Pussy's Knell Has Sounded; Her Doom Urged by 

 Men and Women of New Jersey Audubon Society" (original 

 title "Cats and the Audubon Society," a very moderate ex- 

 position of the Society's position favoring legal restriction of 

 cats), Newark Sunday Ledger, July 14, 1918. The regular 

 articles continue to have increased use by the press ; the 

 special articles have largely been feature items, and publicity 

 results for the year have been very satisfactory. 



The Bulletin: Regular issuance of the Bulletin at two 

 months intervals, six issues during the year, has been main- 



