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grange bird committee, the public press of Massachusetts, and especially 

 the Worcester " Telegram." More than 1,000 people attended the Bird 

 Day at Green Hill Park, Worcester, and about 300 at Pittsfield. The 

 Pittstield meeting was to have been held at the farm home of John H. 

 Noble, but a rainy day compelled us to have it in the hall. A bird 

 pageant had been prepared by Mrs. Noble, but was omitted on account 

 of the rain. Patrons, no one line of grange work has called more 

 attention to our order than these Bird Days. . . . 



With your co-operation we hope to begin a work which will not only 

 attract the birds but will perpetuate the name of the grange, and, best 

 of all, interest the school children in the protection of the birds. At 

 these Bird Days we hope to have children who have done meritorious 

 nature work in the schools put up bird houses in the name of the 

 grange. Patrons, can you not see if this work is started what the 

 result will be in a few years? It will mean not only financial results 

 on the farms and a greater interest in the work of the grange, but 

 more than that. It will arouse a new interest and love for the birds 

 in the children of our State. It would be a rare child that would not 

 be anxious to see the " first bird " that occupied " his " bird house, and 

 if I am any judge of children, I do not believe it would be long after 

 putting up the first bird house before others would appear around the 

 homes of the children, and there would be less killing of the birds. 

 The members of your bird committee have spent a great deal of money 

 from their own pockets to carry on this work for us, and I do not be- 

 lieve after you realize fully the importance of this department of 

 gi'ange work you will continue to ask them to do so longer, and I would 

 suggest that you allow them the sum of $100 to use for this work dur- 

 ing the coming year. 



I hope the master of every grange in the State will appoint a com- 

 mittee on birds, and at least one meeting during the year to be devoted 

 to this study. 



Among other good works the State grange bird committee 

 has issned the following, which has been sent out to all grange 

 lectnrers : — 



Graxge Programs for Bird Nights. 



1 



1. Decorations. 



2. Lists of species seen by bird students during the year, beginning 



January 1. 



3. Papers : — 



The Resident Woodpeckers: Downy and Hairy. 



The Native Sparrows. 



The Robin. 



Our Wealth of Wild Fowl. 



The Relations of Birds and Trees. 



