420 . USEFUL BIRDS. 



(216 Washington Street, Boston), William Brewster, presi- 

 dent, Ilenrv II. Kimball, secretary-treasurer, is the most 

 influential and eftective game protective organization now 

 actively at work in the State. It furnishes game birds to 

 restock depleted covers, grain for game birds in winter, and 

 posters containing abstracts of the game laws. Its otticers 

 also assist in the enforcement of the statutes. Practicalh^ 

 all the game protective associations of Massachusetts are 

 affiliated with this organization. 



The ^Massachusetts Audubon Society (2o4 Berkeley Street, 

 Boston), William Brewster, president. Miss Jessie E. Kim- 

 ball, secretary, is one of the most powerful forces for bird 

 protection in the State. Its local secretaries are numerous, 

 and its influence is widely felt. This association takes no 

 direct action to enforce the law ; its chief function is to 

 influence })u1)lic sentiment, and secure })rotective legislation. 

 The secretary has literature for distribution, and the associa- 

 tion })ublishes charts and })rovides lectures on birds. 



The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty 

 to Animals (19 Milk Street, Boston), George T. Angell, 

 president, Hon. Henry B. Hill, vice-president, furnishes 

 cards for i)osting in })ublic places, offering rewards for the 

 conviction of })ersons killing birds or taking their nests or 

 *igg^- This society, whose good work is well known, also 

 furnishes free literature advocatino^ kindness to birds and 

 other animals. 



There are other associations that take an interest in the 

 protection of birds. The Animal Rescue League, the League 

 of American Sportsmen, the Agassiz Association, and many 

 minor societies and sportsmen's organizations, lend their in- 

 fluence to strengthen this movement. Sportsmen's periodi- 

 cals have done much for the protection of birds and game. 

 The Forest and Stream Company of New York, under the 

 direction of ]\Ir. J. Bird Orinnel, supported the first Audu- 

 bon Society for years, both editorially and financially. 

 Writers like Herl)ert K. Job, Ernest Harold Baynes, and 

 A. C. Dike are penning helpful articles for newspapers 

 or i)eriodicals. Xature Ixxiks are teaching altruistic ideas 

 reoardino- birds. 



