﻿256 Bird - Lore 



' The educational work is the major part of the year's work. A book 

 on the birds of Illinois, ' How to Know One Hundred Wild Birds of Illinois,' 

 by Dr. Lange, has been published under the auspices of the Society, and 

 a nine-page leaflet, ' A List of Books and Periodicals Recommended by the 

 Illinois Society,' has been prepared by the president, Mr. Ruthven Deane, 

 and published for distribution to librarians, etc. Articles by several of the 

 directors have been published in ' School News.' The usual letter from the 

 secretary to the teachers of the state has been published in the Illinois 

 Arbor and Bird Day Annual. A letter to the county superintendents 

 of schools was written and sent by the junior chairman. A letter 

 to the secretaries of the Farmers' Institute was written by the president and 

 also published in the 'Prairie Farmer,' calling attention to the value of 

 birds to the farmer. A letter on the winter feeding of wild birds was also 

 sent with a postal card (published and purchased in Rhode Island) 

 to the Secretaries of Farmers Institutes. One hundred copies of ' By the 

 Wayside,' have been sent each month to teachers in the state; 8,228 

 leaflets have been distributed, being sent to the state superintendent of 

 schools for distribution among the teachers. 



' The president, Mr. Deane, with the cooperation of Mr. Dutcher 

 and Mr. Bode, the latter being president of the Western Millinery Associ- 

 ation, succeeded in bringing before the Association the great need of their 

 cooperation with the Audubon Societies to save the bird-life of the country. 

 The result was the passage of excellent resolutions, in which the members 

 agreed to purchase no more aigrettes, etc. , after January 1 , 1906, and to sell 

 no more after July 1. Unfortunately, these good resolutions, like many 

 others, have not been strictly adhered to by all the members. Mr. Deane has 

 also suceeded, with much patient effort, in inducing some of the large 

 Chicago stores to take aigrette -trimmed hats from their show windows. 



' There seems to be a notable increase of feather-wearing on the 

 part of members of the Society. The feathers are largely those of domestic 

 fowls and game birds, but it is a serious question as to whether these, though 

 ' lawful,' are ' expedient,' their effect on children, in particular, being harm- 

 ful. The Society has had paid over to it the sum of $1,000 — a bequest from 

 Miss Nancy Laurence, of Watseka, a lover of birds in her death, as she was 

 in her useful life. Aside from this bequest, the receipts for the year have 

 been $299.50 and the expenses $247.57" — Miss Mary Drummond, 

 Secretary. 



Indiana. — "The work of the society has been continued along the 

 lines mapped out some years ago. Of these, by far the most important is the 

 educational work. This includes the sending out of printed matter, 

 publishing, in newspapers and journals, articles of interest regarding the 

 birds and their protection, and lectures in schools and various organizations. 



