NEW JERSEY AUDUBON SOCIETY It 



Legislation: Three bills were introduced on behalf of the 

 Society in the New Jersey I.ej^islatiire : Assembly Rill 111, pro- 

 viding for the removal of the bobolink from the game bird 

 class to that of song and insectivorous birds with a permanent 

 closed season; Assembly 1)111 \77, i)roviding for the licensing 

 of cats; Assembly liill 203, i)r()viding a three-year closed sea- 

 son on the ruffed grouse. Assembly Bill 115, providing for 

 a three-year closed season on the bob-white, while not origi- 

 nated by the Society, recei\ed the same support from it as its 

 own measures, rnfortunatelx', conditions in the Legislature 

 were even more unfavorable than has been the case in recent 

 prior years, and these measures with much other progressive 

 legislation received no eft'ective consideration. 



Newspaper Work: Just as much of the Society's greatest 

 effort had to be concentrated on maintaiiiing its existence, so 

 the greater part of its i)ublicity work had to be devoted to 

 calling attention to the critical need for more adequate public 

 support. A number of general articles along this line were 

 sent to the press of the State, as well as special articles to the 

 more prominent and widely circulated papers. The member- 

 ship of the Society is steadily including a growing number of 

 newspaper men, and the increasing cordiality of co-operation 

 should be a Aery important aid in our efforts. 



The Bulletin: A\'ith the increasing cost of publication and 

 the dwindling financial support, it became impossible to main- 

 tain the regular issuance at two month intervals of the Bul- 

 letin, as has heretofore been our aim. It has been possible to 

 get out but one issue, Number 28, January 1, 1919, during the 

 fiscal year. This is one of the most unfortunate results of 

 inadequate funds, since the Bulletin constituted ihe natural 

 medium of communication between Society headcjuarters and 

 members. It is greatly to be hoped — in fact, it is essential 

 to the real success of our work — that this deficiency should be 

 made good. 



Lectures: In the absence of funds to provide another 

 speaker, the Secretary gave a brief illustrated address on "Our 

 Wild Birds and Their Place in the War" at tlie ])ui)lic session 

 of the Eighth Annual Meeting of the Society, in the Public 

 Library, Newark, October 8, 1918. Additional lectures by the 

 Secretary during ^he year have been as follows: Allentown, 

 N. J., Farmers' Listitute, December 14, 1918, expenses paid 

 and $10.00 contributed; Branchville, N. J., Farmers' Institute, 

 November 19, 1918, expenses paid and $10.00 contributed ; 



