Vol. XXIH DuTCHER, Report of Com/ntitee on Bird Protection. I oV 



Increased attendance at our monthly meetings and the constantly 

 increasing demand for literature made on the Corresponding Sec- 

 retary indicate the growing influence and force of our work. 



"One public meeting was held during the year, an illustrated 

 lecture by Mr, William Hubbell Fisher, the President of the Society, 

 on the ' Folk-lore of the Stork.' The lecture was preceded by a 

 few remarks on Audubon work, thus bringing the matter of bird 

 protection before many to whom it was a new subject. 



"The lecture was well attended and greatly enjoyed, and its 

 results were seen immediately in the admission of many new mem- 

 bers, the formation of a branch society in a suburban town, and a 

 large influx of back dues from delinquent members. A small 

 admission fee was charged, and the proceeds considerably 

 increased the funds of the Society. 



" In addition to Mr. Fisher's lecture, addresses at the monthly 

 meetings have been made. The public are always invited to the 

 meetings, at which the business is disposed of as quickly as pos- 

 sible in order to give time for the address, field notes, and general 

 discussion. The members of the Society give frequent talks in 

 the schools of Cincinnati and suburbs, and assisted the schools in 

 the celebration of Arbor Day by supplying speakers and sending 

 to each school a copy of a circular letter to be read in connection 

 with the exercises. A circular letter was also sent by the corre- 

 sponding Secretary to the various Teachers' Institutes held 

 throughout the State. The result was especially encouraging at 

 Trimble, Ohio, where the wish to form a branch society is 

 manifested. 



"The warning notices furnished by the Thayer Fund have been 

 posted widely through the State, and a large amount of literature 

 has been distributed by the Corresponding Secretary. The 

 schools, especially in Hamilton County, work with us, and the 

 results are encouraging, though we constantly feel that the most 

 which we can do is much less than is needed for the work. 



"The Cuvier Club of Cincinnati has worked with us on many 

 occasions, furnishing us with a meeting place, and doing splendid 

 work last year in the enforcement of the bird law. The A. O. U. 

 law has been a great satisfaction to all interested in bird protec- 

 tion, and milliners throughovit the State have been successfully 

 prosecuted for its violation. 



