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is desired that a National branch be established at once in each 

 state and province ; therefore be it 



Rcsolz-cd. That the Directors of the National Association do 

 hereby rule that it is our desire to give every local association an 

 opportunity to become a National branch, wherever the state and 

 provincial ofificers of the various associations will agree to act as 

 officers of a National branch, with their meml^ers entitled to full 

 benefits of the National, until their next regular meeting, when the 

 matter is to be brought before their members for action. It is 

 further 



Resolved, If in case favorable action is taken at the next meet- 

 ing of any association, that association is henceforth to be consid- 

 ered as a National branch, but in case they do not vote to become 

 a National branch then this privilege above extended is to be imme- 

 diately withdrawn and steps taken to form a National branch in 

 that state or province. It is further 



Resolved, That all paid-up members in the said association 

 where the officers agree to act as branch officers for the National, 

 will be considered paid-up members in the National Association 

 and entitled to full benefits. This, however, does not include a 

 subscription to the National organ, in which the notices and reports 

 are to be published and which in every case must be subscribed for 

 in addition to the payment of the branch fees as provided above, 

 where each member desires to be placed upon the subscription list 

 and receive the Review regularly. It is understood that this sub- 

 scription is not compulsory. 



Signed this 14th dav of Alav. 1913. 



The Rabbit Is Out of the Brush Heap. 



Sometimes I go hunting. \\'hen I do I quite often find in my 

 travels a lot of rabbit tracks around a brush heap, and while I am 

 not always successful, yet many times by climbing on top of that 

 brush pile and tramping around, out pops the rabbit. 



I just knew there was a rabbit in that California brush heap. 

 But the thing was to find him. My tramping around over it in the 

 April number has started him, and the following letter from Harry 

 Hill will show you what it is : 



Willows, Cal., April 21, IDM. 

 Mr. E. B. Tyrrell, 



Sec. N. B. K..A., Detroit, Mich. 



Dear Sir. — In your April number you discuss the California sit- 

 uation and I was impressed by the fact that you did not seem to be 

 clearly informed as to the reasons why the California association 

 withdrew. 



