Forty-first Annuo! Meeting 39 



Secretary: About 625. 



Mr. Graham: It seems to me that an organization of 

 this kind, doing" the work we are doing, ought to have ten 

 times as many members as we have. If people generally 

 knew, if our sportsmen knew, what this Society is doing, I 

 think we could get a thousand members tomorrow, and then 

 we would not have any deficit. Let us increase the mem- 

 bership. 



Treasurer : That really is the keynote of the whole 

 situation. We can get along nicely with the present dues if 

 we can only increase the membership to a thousand. We 

 have now about 600 members and it would not be difficult 

 if everyone would put his shoulder to the wheel. There 

 should be no great trouble getting a thousand members in a 

 Society like ours. 



Secretary : A year ago a campaign was inaugurated to 

 secure new members. At the office of the Bureau in Wash- 

 ington we had access to the names of many fish and game 

 clubs in the country, and we sent out hundreds of circulars. 

 As a result of that campaign something like a hundred new 

 members were secured. It is surprising to know what little 

 attention is paid to anything of the sort. However, I trust 

 that Air. Graham can suggest some plan of action to in- 

 crease the membership. 



Mr. Graham : Sending out letters is all right, but nine 

 out of ten people throw them in the waste basket. The 

 best way to do it is for each member to procure a number of 

 new members. Every man here could, if he tried, secure 

 10 members before the next meeting. I believe that I can 

 secure 25 myself. But it must be done by personal work. 

 You must go to the men. They do not know what the dues 

 are ; talk to them three or four minutes and they will find out 

 about the Society and will be glad to join. We will not 

 have any trouble in getting a thousand members. 



Look at the sportsmen in Missouri. I understand thev 

 have an organization here now of a thousand members, and 

 there ought not to be any trouble in getting a hundred of 



