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distributing literature and writing for the daily papers in the 

 interest of bird protection. 



She says in closing her report : " This report must not close 

 without mention of some whose aid has been invaluable. To Mr. 

 Neal, editor of ' The World.' great credit is due, for not only are 

 the columns of his paper open to me, but often he has entered 

 the lists himself, and it was at his request that Senator Hoar's 

 • Plea of the Birds ' was scattered broadcast over the whole land, 

 by one of the greatest manufacturers of ' plate matter.' 



••Mrs. Sara Thorpe Thomas, of Alexander, Ark., is a faithful 

 friend of the birds and her beautifully written articles are pub- 

 lished in vari >us journals throughout the State. 



'■ Last of those I can name here is a dear little girl in Little 

 Rock, Merle McCain, with whom it is my pleasure to correspond, 

 who has with the help of her teacher organized the only Audu- 

 bon Society in the State." 



Audubon Societies. 



Owing to the limited space at my disposal it will be impossible 

 in the present report to include extracts from the many letters 

 received from the Audubon Societies, and from individuals who 

 have been working in the interest of bird protection, and we are 

 therefore compelled to summarize their work as briefly as possi- 

 ble. 



Audubon Societies at present exist in New Hampshire, 

 Massachusetts Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New 

 Jersey, Pennsylvania, District of Columbia, Ohio, Indiana, Illi- 

 nois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa. Their work has been 

 mainly devoted to the issuing and distribution of literature, and 

 the holding of lectures and meetings at which bird protection and 

 bird study were discussed. 



Excellent progress has been made in many States towards the 

 establishment of bird exercises in the schools in connection with 

 Arbor Day celebration, notably in Wisconsin and Indiana, where 

 the State Superintendents of Public Instruction have lent their 

 aid. 



Great success has attended the efforts of some of the Societies 



