iuii caiinul with a aalpcl Jiiid Ike puel:, iuiil. 

 Nor yet the wild bird's song-." 



Edited by Mi<s. Maiii-.i, OsorKJfj Wkk-hi (I'rcsidciit of llic Audiihoii Sik hiv '>i iln- Siati; of 

 Coiiiiectitul), {'"airfield, Conn., to whom ail coininuiiicatioiis relating to llie worlc of tlie Audubon 

 and oilier Jlir<l Protective Societies should l)e adrlressed. Reports, etc., designed for this depart- 

 ment should be sent at least one mouth prior to tlie dale o( publication. 



DIRECTORY OF STATE AUDUBON SOCIETIES 



With names and addrcBBca of their Secretarieit. 



New Hampshire Mrs. F. W. Batchklijkk, Manchester. 



Massachusetts Miss Hakkii-,i IC. Kiciiakus, care Hr<ston Society of Natural Hibtory, Boston. 



Rhode Island Mrs. H. T. Grant, Jr.. 187 Bowen street, Providence. 



Connecticut Mrs. Wii.i.ia.m Brow.s Ci.ovhr, Fairfield. 



New York Miss K.m.ma H. Lock wooij, 243 West Seventy-fifth street, New York City. 



New Jersey .Miss Anna Ha VI land, s.3 Sandford Ave., I'lain field, N.J, 



Pennsylvania Mrs. Ivdwarij Kouins, 114 South 'iweiity-first street, Philadelphia. 



District of Columbia Mrs. John Okwhi rsi Pamk.n, 3033 P street, VVashinxton. 



Wheeling, W. Va. (biaiich of Pa. Society) Ki.izabkih I. Ci;mmins, 1314 Chapline street. Wheeling. 



Ohio Miss Ci.aka Rcsski.i,, 903 Paradrome street. Cincinnati. 



Indiana Amos W. Biti.kr, Slate House, Indianapolis. 



Illinois Miss Mary Dri.mmonij, Wheaton. 



Iowa Miss Nei.mk S. Boaro, Keokuk, 



Wisconsin Mrs. Gkorck W. Pkckham, 646 Marshall street. Milwaukee. 



Minnesota Mrs. J. P. Ei.mkr, 314 West Third street, St. Paul. 



Tennessee Mrs. ('. C. C'j.snkr, Kipley. 



Texas Miss Ckcii-K Shixas, 2008 Thirty-ninth street, (ialveston. 



California Mrs. fiKOR(-ii S. Gav, Kedlaiids. 



The Law and the Bird prehension of the animal-loving Anglo- 



During the past ten months Bihij-Loke Saxon. To make this average schwl 



has printed interesting statistics concern- ^hild respect the rights of the bird, the 



ing the organization of the various State bird must be given a legal status to com- 



Auduljon Societies, as well as significant mand, and not to beg respect. This 



reports of the progress of their work. child may be appealed to in other ways 



So far so good. There are, of course, and may readily assent to all that you say, 



slight differences in the platforms of ^^"'^'- yotir fersonal in/luencf is zvith 



these societies regarding by-laws, meth- ''"''". but he goes away and forgets ; he 



ods, fees versus no fees, etc. Upon one does not feel the weight of a merely 



point, however, they all agree — that naoral penalty. 



while they deplore the use of the feathers Game birds have this legal status, in a 



of wild birds in millinery, the great greater or less degree, in all states, with 



point is the education of children to have perhaps the single exception of Missis- 



the proper regard for bird life. sippi, and sportsmen are always on the 



It is, however, necessary to go a step alert for infringement of the game laws, 



behind even this. ./ piori the bird It would seem to me wise for Audu- 



must be given a legal status before it bonites to turn more attention to the 



can be protected with any general sue- legal status of the class of birds that 



cess, even by those most willing so to do. they specially seek to protect. 



In appealing to the average child of the Legislation in this respect is, of 



public school, it should be remembered course, difficult to obtain, because many 



of how many races this average child is sportsmen are afraid of weakening the 



compounded, — races with instincts con- game laws by stirring up discussion re- 



cerning what are called the lower ani- garding song birds, etc.; but much more 



mals, quite beyond the moral com- can be made of the existing laws. That 



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