﻿The Audubon Societies 



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Under this decision it is very evident that 

 it is unlawful in the state of New York to 

 sell or have in possession the plumage of 

 Herons, sold under the trade name of 

 ' Aigrettes.' — W. D. 



An Important Meeting 



One of the most important gatherings of 

 men engaged in the protection of birds and 

 game which has taken place in recent times 

 was the National Meeting of State Game 

 Wardens and Commissioners at St. Paul, 

 Minn., January 25, 26 and 27. Here for 

 three days the heads of game-protective de- 

 partments from thirteen states and the Yel- 

 lowstone National Park discussed questions 

 which are so vital to the perpetuation of our 

 American wild bird and animal life. The 

 selection and employing of game-wardens, 

 the best means of raising revenue, the non- 

 shipment of game, the non-sale of game, 

 bag limits, and prosecution of violations of 

 the game- and bird-laws were some of the 

 various subjects which claimed their atten- 

 tion. It was a convention, a conference, a 

 congress of chieftains which here assembled 

 for a time to sit and smoke in council by 

 the Father of Waters. The good of such a 

 meeting can hardly be overestimated. Men 

 learned here that their problems were, in 

 many cases, the problems of others, or that 

 their long-cherished plans had been tried 

 and were operating successfully elsewhere, 

 or caught inspiration from the ideas of 

 others. 



For many years those engaged in the work 

 of the Audubon Society have been proceed- 

 ing along similar paths and in many cases 

 going hand in hand with this force of men. 

 The secretary of the National Association 

 was, therefore, pleased to accept the invi- 

 tation extended him to address this body on 

 'The Work of the Audubon Society.' 



The subject was treated in considerable 

 detail, with the result that many of the 

 state wardens and commissioners expressed 

 great interest in the work of the Audubon 

 Society, and declared their intention of pur- 

 chasing large quantities of the leaflets relat- 

 ing to the economic value of birds which 

 are issued by the National Association, for 

 the purpose of giving these leaflets a wide 



distribution in their states.— T. Gilbert 

 Pearson. 



A Suggestion to Woman's Clubs 



An excellent method of showing an inter- 

 est in bird protection, one which ought to 

 be followed by every Woman's Club in the 

 country, was given by the New Century 

 Club of Utica, New York, when they for- 

 warded $11 as a contribution to the work of 

 the National Association. This made the 

 club a sustaining member of the National 

 Association of Audubon Societies, with dues 

 paid for two years. Thirty of the members 

 of the club pledged themselves "to refrain, 

 for one year, from the use of feathers for 

 ornament, whether feathers of domestic fowls 

 or of other birds, except Ostrich feathers; 

 being especially moved to this action by the 

 murder of Guy M. Bradley, warden in 

 Florida, who was killed while engaged in 

 his duty of protecting the birds under his 

 care." 



The Woman's Clubs stand for improve- 

 ment. Can the forty-five hundred clubs in 

 the General Federation, with their quarter 

 million members, achieve any greater world 

 benefit than to forbear to use aigrettes? If 

 the National Federation Officers will decree 

 that the use of aigrettes is forbidden because 

 -of the cruelty necessary to obtain them, the 

 influence will be felt in all parts of the 

 world. — W. D. 



Good Work in Mexico 



The following letter (translation) shows 

 that the cause of bird protection is receiving 

 attention elsewhere, and eventually will 

 result in a great international society. 



"It now gives me pleasure to advise you 

 of the receipt of your favor dated the 31st of 

 last January, together with a clipping of the 

 New York City (paper) (taken from 'Mod- 

 ern Mexico') relative to the excessive de- 

 struction of Herons in Mexico. As you 

 know, I am formulating a game-law with 

 the counsel of the Department of the Inte- 

 rior, and have hopes that it will be promul- 

 gated within the next few months. 



"I have already addressed the authorities 

 of Tehuantepec requesting data on the sub- 

 ject which inspired your letter, and recom- 



