186 BIRD FRIENDS 



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Being in sympathy with the objects of THE NATIONAL 

 ASSOCIATION OF AUDUBON SOCIETIES FOR THE PROTEC- 

 TION OF WILD BIRDS AND ANIMALS (incorporated), I here- 

 by agree to become a SUSTAINING MEMBER, and enclose 

 the sum of $5.00, the first annual fee. 



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Please mail to office of the Association, 



1974 Broadway, New York City. 



$100 paid at one time constitutes a life membership. 



State societies. There are now state Audubon 

 societies in thirty-seven States and in the District of 

 Columbia. As an illustration of the work of these 

 societies, a brief summary of the activities of the 

 Massachusetts Audubon Society for the year 1914 

 is given. It had 225 life members and 2200 sustain- 

 ing members. The Society occupies an office in 

 Boston where exhibitions on various features of 

 bird life are kept open to the public. During the win- 

 ter it took steps to encourage the feeding of birds 

 throughout the State. Junior Audubon classes were 

 formed in cooperation with the National Association 

 of Audubon Societies. A bird calendar is published 

 each year and the Audubon bird charts are sold. 

 It holds an annual meeting in the spring. 



Birdcraft sanctuary. The Connecticut Audubon 

 Society has recently created a bird sanctuary. This 



