Cte Hubution Societies 



EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 





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"TsisgiSi&ss, CaflaKEiSiBS 7327 



_ Wsaaiie IViETaEssa^ Fiyssdend 



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 a is»acisi«r id^ 31, sssd alD ass wiJkiS'SMi. 



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Socastas. iwr tie ir'u/isttaua i»i 4ft St^ 





WILLIAM BUTCHER. :i^5-1920 



'SatvjnsH Ass&dali&X! of Aiadialyoiiii Sode- 

 l3es, dasid J-oly 3, is^^s, at Hs ii&niEis ia 

 Qievy Claasg, 3Id. Cto Oct. 151, igio, wHle 

 at Idi hmsis m Yhm^dS, 'S. J., iie was 

 strfciea witii paraljsis widcli totaSfy de- 

 j>7r/&d Iii3i32 of tlae p>cywer of sp&&ds asid tie 

 aialaty 1«( write aMytlmi-ghni Ms own same. 

 For ffleariy tea^ ysais lie 3ived in tlais imost 

 -nmmt-UDnU:. cxm&ikm. Thmmg tie mt^t 

 of Has tiioe lils Tcaod was Im^t aiad 2iie 

 always tooi tie grgatsst mtsTtst m read- 

 IjKg or hsarms, of tie dr'v'ellopmeiiits of tie 

 XatioDa] Assodation's aclivilies. His 

 name wilj always bs re^/ered aiad Ins iseBS- 

 ojy clierisied for tie great woA lie did ixi 

 tie mietesis. oi Americaa l>ird-prot&ciioxi 

 dnring Ms active career is tiis cause, wMci 

 extended over a period of fifteen years 



In i?^6-<^7 ie was Ciairroan of the 

 Committee on Bird Protection of tie 

 American Oraitiologist's Union, In tie 

 year 19&&, Abbott H. Tiayer, tie por- 

 trait pamter, approacied various mem- 

 bers of tiis Committee, suggesting tiat a 

 fund be raised for employing guards to 

 protect Be^AArd colonies along tie Atlan- 



(25 



tic cc/ast, Mr. liaj-^er writss tii: """!';." 

 Thslcket alone iad faith in tit l.b-:-. ;.-.'! 

 ofiered to learn tie location of ti&se ^ird 

 colofnies and engage wardens to giaard 1:: i~ 

 if money coiold be provided for tie p'^r- 

 psjee- Mr. Tiayer tiersnjpoii rit5=ei i 

 iimd of $1^402/, and tie p'::i:::',7_ -,:' sti- 

 bird colonies was tis.*- 7-':;' --: .- -:-■':--- 

 31r. Dtatcier's direct; ' ' ' - -- - 



ber came ie was -^ :■; ' '^ ■ -- i - - ' 



tie Union's Con.-: .-..-..■■ 



wiici position ie occii^pied ioi i : i" -": ; " '; -- : - . 



opera'-; - ' ' ■' ■■--■- 



and iii :j-i :i— :: :;vi :^i ;:;:-;. 1::'.- 

 inittee of Aaadubon Sodeties was innngii- 

 rated- On April 4, i;-.:- -^;^=:^ *"■ ''>.-'•:- 



mittee was formed : .' . \ 



31r. Diatcier wa?, - : ■ - - - ; - 



Tiat fall tie t; • . .■'---:- ^ ^ - — 

 in Wz.- -;■--- 7^. C. Ti,fc dLtu,c.tts prti- 

 entp] =-,-.. • -.-id of $6c/o to defray tie 

 ezpense of a stenograpier for tie Ciair- 

 man's use. ?Jr- I/--:':!';.- i'/i.r.'l tl;; S'.:rrj 

 inadeq'jate .' . . . - . 



even with t;.: — , .. :-lv 7„i.. 

 tions. He and others, therefore 

 to the public for support, and ■ .' 

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