NEW JERSEY AUDUBON SOCIETY 



THE PRESIDENTS FOREWORD 



To the Members of the New Jersey Audubon Society : 



Several years ago the State Audubon work in New Jcrse> 

 reached so low a point as to be practically negligible. The 

 present Society was then formed. It has been well supported 

 and has attained a membership of over 1,700 interested per- 

 sons of the State (exclusive of Junior Members). With their 

 help it has organized and maintained an active and intelligent 

 work among the school children in the dififerent counties; it 

 has guided, to a large extent, proper measures in the Legis- 

 lature, and it has served as a center for all bird work in New 

 Jersey. 



We met last year with two serious difficulties. First, it be- 

 came impossible, for financial reasons, for the National Asso- 

 ciation of Audubon Societies to continue to supply us with 

 material with which to conduct the school work in New Jer- 

 sey (leaflets, buttons, etc.). The Association was able to take 

 care of some of the school clubs directly, however, and we 

 made an attempt to support the rest with the best material 

 which we were able to secure for ourselves. But our funds 

 became insufficient, and we were forced to abandon our inde- 

 pendent work during the spring of 1919. 



The second problem was the inadequacy of the existing 

 scheme of financing. Affairs reached a climax in August, 

 when there was an insufficient amount in the treasury to meet 

 outstanding liabilities. The crisis was temporarily overcome 

 by an urgent appeal and a generous response from our mem- 

 bers. But it was made clear that some radical reform would 

 have to be made if the Society were to continue its work. The 

 necessity for an increased regular income is due to the enor- 

 mous increase in prices. These two vital problems presented 

 themselves to us at our Ninth Annual Meeting, at which time 

 1 was elected President. We are glad to be able to report to 

 our members that the difficulties of both situations have been 

 surmounted. A plan is being carried out to secure, in addition 

 to the dues of the two regular classes of $5 and $1 members, 



