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Bird - Lore 



Illinois. — We have had an active 

 and in many ways a satisfactory year. 

 That interest in birds and their protection 

 has greatly increased is shown by the 

 number and character of the requests for 

 literature and information that come from 

 many sources, frequently from outside 

 the state. Our libraries have been kept 

 traveling, and the demand for lantern- 

 slides and lectures has been constant. We 

 have three new sets of pictures of much 

 beauty and accuracy. The time and 

 effort spent in collecting these, as well as 

 the considerable expenditure of money, is 

 justified by the increasing appreciation of 

 their educative value in schools, women's 

 clubs, and by general audiences. In 

 response to request, our president, O. M. 

 Schantz, and other members of the Board, 

 have given illustrated lectures in many 

 places adjacent to Chicago. Several new 

 circulars relating to various branches of 

 the Society's work were published during 

 the year. One of these concerns the 

 formation of local adult societies, and 

 makes suggestions for their activities. We 

 are hoping this year for some tangible 

 result from this effort. In the hope of 

 stimulating the work of Junior Societies 

 we tried the plan this year of offering 

 valuable and appropriate prizes for the 

 best work of such clubs, this being made 

 possible by the generosity and interest of a 

 devoted member. The Annual Meeting 

 was held at the Art Institute, as usual, on 

 May 8, with a goodly audience present. 

 The pleasure of the afternoon was pro- 

 vided in a beautifully illustrated lecture 

 by Prof. Ralph E. Wager, of the State 

 Normal School at De Kalb, entitled 

 "Bird-Studies with a Camera." — ^Mrs. 

 Frederic H. Pattee, Secretary. 



Indiana (Report condensed). — The 

 Indiana Audubon Society was organized 

 April 26, 1898, and since that time has 

 been in active operation. The past year 

 has been a particularly busy one for the 

 Secretary and other officers and members 

 of the Society, who have given their time 

 to correspondence, public lecturing, and 

 other details. The Society owns a valua- 



ble set of stereopticon slides, to which a 

 number of additions have recently been 

 made. The enrollment of Junior Members 

 is constantly increasing, and the coming 

 year a special effort will be made to 

 increase the list of the adult members. 

 During the year our publications were as 

 follows: "Indiana Bird-Laws," arranged 

 by Robert W. McBride; "Constitution 

 Revised;" and "Programs for the South 

 Bend Convention." Thanks are due the 

 National Association for bird-pictures and 

 leaflets, which are a great aid in identifica- 

 tion and in stimulating juvenile interest. 

 The Society was represented at the meet- 

 ing of the Federation of Women's Clubs 

 last year, at Evansville, by George F. 

 Clifford, and this year, at Indianapolis, 

 by the President, Prof. Stanley Coulter. 



The Annual meeting was held at South 

 Bend, May 6 and 7, 1915. Among the 

 officers elected for the coming year were: 

 Stanley Coulter, President; Elizabeth 

 Downhour, Secretary; and Amos W. 

 Butler, Treasurer. The Annual Meeting 

 in 1916 will be held at Rushville. — 

 Elizabeth Downhour, Secretary. 



North Dakota. — The membership of 

 the Society has grown steadily. It is 

 well distributed throughout the state and 

 several local societies have been organized. 

 A number of addresses have been given 

 and exhibits made at various places. We 

 are planning to encourage the formation of 

 local game-preserves, as provided for by 

 the recent legislature. Provision was 

 made whereby land-owners may have their 

 property set aside as a game-and-bird- 

 reservation. Some members of the Society 

 have already had such reservations made 

 of their property and are striving to 

 interest their neighbors in similar work. 



Our annual meeting was held at Devil's 

 Lake, North Dakota, early in July. 

 Picnics were arranged, launch-trips were 

 made to Bird Island, Brannon's Island, 

 and other points of interest to bird- 

 students. Interest was added by the 

 visit of Mr. Witmer Stone, President of 

 the Pennsylvania Audubon Society. His 

 lecture was illustrated by a fine series of 



