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Society. Programs were arranged for each meeting and our common birds, 

 their habits, and songs were studied. We have a mounted Screech Owl, "Tiny 

 Tim" as we call him, thus keeping "Pete," the Great Horned Owl, mounted a 

 year ago, from becoming lonesome. Under the auspices of the Audubon Society, 

 Herbert K. Job, on March 4, entertained an appreciative audience with some 

 of the moving pictures of the National Association. 



On March 28, an Audubon party was held in the gymnasium. Each one 

 came to represent a bird and a gay party it was. One of the features of the 

 "Birdies' Ball" was a guessing contest which produced a great deal of merriment. 

 In May, field trips were made by groups of members, and the last meeting was 

 held in the open as a picnic when many interesting experiences of the trips were 

 related. As a fitting climax to a successful year, the members of the Society 

 visited John Burroughs at Slabsides and spent a most delightful afternoon 

 with the great naturalist. 



At the September meeting the following ofiicers were elected to serve the 

 coming year: Honorary President, Miss Mauterstock; President, Elizabeth 

 Burroughs; Vice-President, Francis Lennox; Secretary, Ethel Shaffer; and 

 Treasurer, Agatha Flick. — (Miss) Elizabeth Burroughs, President. 



Community Bird Club of Wells River (Vt.) and Woodsville (N. H.).— 



Monthly meetings with programs have been held through the year. A Junior 

 Audubon Society has been organized in each village. Much interest has been 

 developed in feeding the birds during the winter and putting out nesting-boxes 

 in the summer. In March we rented films of the National Association and held 

 a moving picture exhibit which in spite of inclement weather was well patron- 

 ized and much enjoyed. We have equipped each of the schools with a set of the 

 Audubon Bird Charts. Not the least of the effects of our work is the increased 

 interest of the community in bird-life. — (Mrs.) Clara Eastman Smith, 

 Secretary. 



Crawfordsville (Ind.) Audubon and Nature-Study Club. — In January 

 the Club offered prizes for bird-houses and feeding-tables built by school chil- 

 dren of the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades, under the supervision of the 

 teacher of manual training. About seventy-five children entered this contest. 

 The Club also offered prizes in the fifth to the ninth grades for the best short 

 themes on the subject of personal experiences with birds. More than 600 

 themes were handed in to the Committee. 



About 200 bird-houses were on exhibition March 25 and 26, and on the 

 evening of March 26 there was an entertainment before a very large audience 

 composed of school children and their parents. At the end of an excellent pro- 

 gram, twenty-five prizes were awarded. The check which each successful 

 contestant received seemed to represent much more than the dollars and cents 

 specified thereon. The first check, payable to himself, which a child receives 

 is a wonderful thing. Many new bird-houses, feeders, and baths have been 



