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which its projectors state, is to be the banner organization of the 

 State. 



"The workers in Cincinnati are being apppointed to the dif- 

 ferent school districts of the city, for the purpose of conducting a 

 vigorous campaign in the schools during the winter months. 



"Of all classes, the mothers are the hardest to reach, and our 

 greatest hope lies in the teachers, who are molding, in large 

 measure, the generations to come." 



Oregon. 



Legislation. — The bird law is very defective, as it does not 

 protect all of the non-game birds of the State. 



Warden Work. — No wardens were employed by the Thayer 

 Fund. 



Audubon Work. — The Secretary reports as follows: "The 

 Audubon Society of the State of Oregon came into existence July 

 I, 1902, as the result of the untiring enthusiasm of the Rev. Wm, 

 R. Lord, the delegate whom Oregon sends to the present con- 

 vention. The association has about 300 active members, but this 

 is hardly a correct index to the interest that has been aroused. 

 Last spring Mr. Lord gave bird talks to 18,000 public school 

 children, to about 1,000 teachers, and to 3,000 other adults in 

 evening lectures, everywhere receiving a hearty response to his 

 message. There is every indication of a large increase in the 

 membership next spring. 



" No leaflets or circulars have been sent out, publicity having 

 been obtained in other ways, viz., by means of Mr. Lord's talks, 

 the circulation of his book on Oregon and Washington birds, 

 which has been placed on the list for supplementary reading in 

 the public schools by the State Text Book Commission of Oregon, 

 and by the frequent and full newspaper reports of the work of the 

 association. 



"Copies of our bird laws are in the hands of our president, and 

 are sent out upon request. 



"Lectures have in the main taken the form of impromptu talks, 

 without illustration. We have a collection of unusually attractive 

 photographs of Oregon sea and land birds, taken in their native 



