420 USEFUL BIRDS. 



(21() Washington Street, Boston), Salem D. Charles, presi- 

 dent, Henry H. Kimball, secretary-treasurer, is the most 

 infliiential and eli'ective 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 officers 

 also assist in the enforcement of the statutes. Practically 

 all the game protective associations of Massachusetts are 

 affiliated with this organization. 



The INIassachusetts Audubon Society (234 Berkeley Street, 

 Boston), William Brewster, })resident, Miss Jessie E. Kim- 

 ball, secretary, is one of the most })owerful forces for bird 

 protection in the State. Its local secretaries are numerous, 

 and its influence is wideh' felt. This association takes no 

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

 influence public sentiment, and secure protective legislation. 

 The secretary has literature for distribution, and the associa- 

 tion publishes charts and provides lectures on l)irds. 



The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty 

 to Animals (19 Milk Street, Boston), Dr. Francis H. Row- 

 ley, president, Hon. Henry B. Hill, vice-president, fur- 

 nishes cards for posting in public places, ofi^ering rewards 

 for the conviction of persons killing birds or taking their 

 nests or eggs. This society, the good work of which is 

 well known, also furnishes free literature advocating kind- 

 ness 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 vSportsmen, 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 liirds and game. 

 The Forest and Stream Company of New York, under the 

 direction of Mr. J. Bird Grinnel, supported the first Audu- 

 bon Society for years, both editorially and financially. 

 Writers like Herbert K. Job, Ernest Harold Baynes, and 

 A. C. Dike are })enning helpful articles for ncAvspaj^ers 

 or periodicals. Nature l)ooks are teaching altruistic ideas 

 regarding birds. 



