NEWS AND NOTES FOR SEPTEMBER 303 



Mr. A. L. Smith, treasurer of the West Laurel Hill Company, 

 and Mr. Chas. P. Shoffner, artist, and editor of The Liberty Bell 

 Bird Club Department of The Farm Journal, laid out the plans 

 for this work in such a way as to enhance the beauty of these 

 ideal places for bird sanctuaries. 



"The happy bird families that find a haven of refuge in these 

 cemeteries will not only make them more cheerful and attractive 

 to the thousands of visitors, but will prove most useful in keeping 

 down the insect pests which would otherwise injure the beautiful 

 flowers, trees and shrubbery in these sanctuaries," says Mr. 

 Shoffner, whose enthusiasm for bird conservation has done so 

 much to build up The Liberty Bell Bird Club to its present large 

 membership. 



Mr. Shoffner hopes that the example of the management of the 

 West Laurel Hill and the Laurel Hill Cemeteries will be followed 

 by others all over the country, and he will be glad to assist any 

 company desiring to do anything in this direction. 



Indianapolis, Ind., May 20, 1915. 



Enclosed you will please find a copy of a bird contest. On May 

 15th another member of the Nature-Study Club and myself led 

 the Club for an outing at a point 12 miles west of this city, and in 

 view of the occasion I got up this list so that it might afford some 

 amusement for the members while enjoying the beauties of nature. 



I have filled in the proper names of the birds that apply to these 

 various pseudonyms. 



A prize was given to the one guessing the most and one little 

 girl about 12 years old guessed 13 of the 21. 



E. R. TiBBETS. 



Bird Contest 

 Saturday, May 15th 



1. A sad farmer. Blue Jay. 



2. An unsteady light. Flicker, 



3. A crowned head. King Bird. 



4. The two R's. Robin Red Breast. 



5. A cigar stump. Snipe. 



6. Ruler of the fisheries. Kingfisher. 



7. A financial sup. Bank Swallow. 



8. One high in Catholic circles. Cardinal. 



9. An eastern city visitor. Baltimore Oriole. 



10. A peace mourner. Mourning Dove. 



11. A yellow conversationalist. Yellow Breasted Chat. 



12. Punishment of the waif. Whip-poor-will. 



13. A solitude dweller. Hermit 'i'hrush. 



