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of its existence twelve hundred people paid to see the exhibit. From this auspicious be- 

 ginning the movement assumed national proportions, spreading to all parts of the United States 



rations. In addition 

 to this tlic go\ern 

 nient maintained 

 a "bird sta- 

 tion," and the 

 man in charge, 

 Harr>' Dil'la- 

 way, got the 

 school chil- 

 dren interest- 

 ed in a bird- 

 housebuilding 

 contest, with 

 the result that 

 a birdhousc 

 exhibit — thr 

 first of its kind 

 ever held, at- 

 tracted favor- 

 able attention 

 from bird lo\- 

 ers all over the 

 country. 



\^■hen the 

 exhibit was 

 opened se\en 

 hundred and 

 eight\-two fu- 

 ture homes for 

 birds greeted 

 the visitors. 

 The houses 

 ranged all the 

 way from the 



The contest created a 

 a vital and permanent 



love for birds and stimulated 

 interest in the home workshop 



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humblest of cottages 

 to the finest of man- 

 sions, and every 

 one was in the 

 prize-winning 

 class. Many 

 of the houses 

 were ingeni- 

 ously con- 

 structed, and 

 not a few com- 

 bined ideas of 

 beauty and ar- 

 rangement so 

 no\"el as to 

 warrant spe- 

 cial mention. 



To cover 

 the incidental 

 expenses of 

 the exhibit an 

 admission 

 charge of ten 

 cents for 

 adults and five 

 cents for chil- 

 d r e n was 

 made. During 

 the one day of 

 its existence 

 there were 

 twcKe hun- 

 dred paitl ad- 

 missions. 



