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The Society has also felt that possibly, thru the co-operation of 

 other friends of the birds and true hunters, it would be able to have 

 enacted a state law which would bar any foreigner, not naturalized 

 American citizen, from procuring a hunting license until he becomes 

 naturalized, which, under the present laws, requires that he must 

 live in this country for five consecutive years which should enable 

 him to get sufficiently acquainted with our laws pertaining to 

 killing of song birds. 



We find Italians the worst offenders but there are .)thers as well. 

 We do not know whether such a law would be constitutional, but 

 we are anxious to start a campaign to see what can be done to take 

 care of this phase of bird protection. 



The Nature-Study Society of Rockford will probably have 

 incorporation papers filed this month. We much regret the loss 

 of Dr. Ruth Marshall who is now teaching in Chicago. If our 

 plan to establish a Museum of Natural History, meets with the 

 approval of the Park Board at their next meeting, October 20, the 

 Society will have the use of Mandeville House in Mandeville Park. 

 Under such conditions we expect a gift of a collection of about 

 four thousand specimens, mostly Indian Relics and geological 

 specimens. Other collections amounting to about two thousand 

 specimens will probably be available for special exhibits. Per- 

 haps, in a short time I will have an illustrated article on this much 

 sought-for museum. 



I am including the year's program and a list of the officers and 

 chairmen of the committees. 



Officers of the Nature-Study Society of Rockford 



President, Paul B. Riis, 301 Shaw St.; secretary-treasurer > 

 Norman E. Nelson, 1020 N. Main St.; Advisory Board, Mrs. 

 C. Albin Nelson, chairman, 1020 N. Main St., Mrs. A. S. T. 

 Ogilby, Myrtle M. Irons, Sarah E. Long, Chas. C. Stowell, Paul 

 B. Riis, Norman E. Nelson, ex-officio. 



Chairmen of Committees — Tree and Shrub Committee, Agnes 

 Brown, 1203 W. State st.; Geology Committee, Chas. C. Stowell, 

 328 N. 4th St. ; Entomology Committee, Ralph Hersey, 528 Fcrman 

 St.; Bird Committee, Edith P. Sovereign, 1708 E. State st.; Wild 

 Flower Committee, Anna M. Connelly, Rockford College; Refresh- 

 ment Committee, Mrs. M. E. Fraley, 409 Peach st.; Membership 



