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gramme was sent to 1,350 of these schools. 

 Care was naturally used to see that the 

 rural schools, at least, should be reached. 

 Through the kindness of Congressman Hill 

 of this district, one of our vice-presidents, 

 740 copies of Bulletin No. 54, ' Some 

 ('ommon Birds in their Relation to Agri- 

 culture, ' issued by the United States De- 

 partment of Agriculture, were received by 

 the secretary, and 600 of these have been 

 mailed to individuals. 



The Society has had two lectures pre- 

 pared, one by Willard G. Van Name, en- 

 titled 'Facts About Birds That Concern 

 the Farmer,' illustrated by sixty colored 

 lantern slides, and one by Mrs. Mabel Os- 

 good Wright, on ' The Birds About 

 Home, ' illustrated by seventy colored 

 slides. A parlor stereopticon has been 

 purchased for use in projecting the slides. 



The lectures and slides are intended 

 primarily for the use of the local secre- 

 taries of the society, and after these for 

 such members of the society as desire 

 to give educational entertainments in the 

 interest of bird protection. 



The only expense connected with the use 

 of the lectures and slides will be the ex- 

 pressage from Fairfield to place and return. 



Under no circumstances will the .outfit 

 be allowed to go outside of the State of 

 Connecticut. 



The oil lantern accompanying the slides 

 is suitable for a large parlor or school 

 room, and can be worked by anyone 

 understanding the focussing of a photo- 

 graphic camera, but it is advised that 

 when the audience is to be composed 

 of more than fifty people the exhibitor 

 should secure a regular stereopticon. 



Applications should be made at least 

 two weeks before the outfit is desired. 



.Vo admission fee is to be charged at 

 any entertainment at zuhich the outfit is 

 used, the intention of the Audubon So- 

 ciety of the State of Connecticut being 

 to furnish free information about our 

 birds, and so win many, who may never 

 have given the matter a thought, to a 

 sense of the necessity and wisdom of 

 their protection. 



The secretary is glad to report on 



January i, iScjg, that the society has had 

 practical proof of the success of its ex- 

 periment in sending out these free illu- 

 strated lectures. Much interest has been 

 awakened by them, and the State Board 

 of Agriculture has listed both lectures 

 for the Farmers' Institutes, held during 

 the winter months. Much enterprise is 

 being shown by local secretaries. An 

 illustrated lecture by Mrs. Kate Tryon, 

 having been given in Bridgeport, Novem- 

 ber ig, under the auspices of Miss Grace 

 Moody (local secretary), Mrs. Howard N. 

 Knapp, and Mrs. C. K. Averill. While 

 Mr. Frank M. Chapman lectured before 

 a large audience at the Stamford High 

 School, on December 2, under the au- 

 spices of Mrs. Walter M. Smith, the 

 local secretary of that city. 



Harriet D. C. Gi.ovkr, 



Cor. See' V and Treas. 



NEW YORK SOCIETY 



Since November, 1897, the society has 

 distributed 13,465 leaflets, making a total 

 distribution of over 40,000 since its 

 organization on February 23, 1897. 



In spite of this large circulation of 

 literature, the society has only 529 mem- 

 bers, including g patrons, 7 sustaining 

 members, 356 members, 157 junior mem- 

 bers. 



Financially, the society is now in a 

 sound condition. 



During the year two public meetings 

 have been held in the large lecture hall 

 of the American Museum of Natural His- 

 tory, at both of which the hall was well 

 filled. Addresses were made by Dr. 

 Henry van Dyke, Dr. Heber Newton, and 

 others. 



A ' Bird Talk ' was also given by Mr. 

 W. T. Hornaday, at the house of one of 

 the honorary vice-presidents, which was 

 well attended. 



In educational work we have secured 

 the publication of a paper on ' The Re- 

 lation of Birds to Trees, ' by Florence A. 

 Merriam, in the annual Arbor Day Man- 

 ual of New York State, and Mr. Chapman, 

 chairman of our Executive Committee, 



