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■HE WHITE HOUSE 



WASHINGTON 



My dear Mr. Dutch© r; 



Permit, ms on behalf of both Kre. Roosevelt and 

 raysolf to say ho?.' '■..,■■. til; ■ .-., npathiae, not only 

 with the work of the Audubon Societies generally, but 

 particularly in their efforts to stop the sale and 

 u. c e of the so-called "aigrettes" - the pium.es of the 

 7-hite herons. If anything, Mrs. Roosevelt feels 

 even more strongly than I do in ;h • matter. 

 Sincerely yours, 



141 Broadway, 



New York * ' 



Association in all of these matters. This is considered necessary in view 

 of the following warning quoted from a bulletin issued by the Biological 

 Survey, United States Department of Agriculture.* 



"Bulletin No. 26. Distribution and Migration of North American Ducks, Geese 

 and Swans, by Wells W. Cooke. " This very interesting and most important publication 

 should be read by every sportsman and bird-lover. 



