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prizes for bird-boxes. Our president, Doctor Massey, gave two days to the 

 fitting up of the space allotted us in the agricultural display, assisted by our 

 ladies, who supplied and arranged decorations, flowers, etc. — Magnolia 

 Woodward, Secretary. 



Florida Audubon Society. — The fifteenth annual meeting of the Florida 

 Audubon Society was held on March 30, 1916, at St. Petersburg, under the 

 auspices of the local branch of which Mrs. Katherine Tippetts is president. 

 The proceedings occupied two days. The business session at 2 o'clock, was held 

 in the hall of the Woman's Club, Dr. William F. Blackman presiding. Mrs. 

 Tippetts and Mrs. Barton gave reports of the year's work at St. Petersburg ; 

 reports were given or read from affiliated societies, classes, or clubs by Mrs. 

 Wilson, of Kissimmee; Mrs. Hanson, of Fort Myers; Mrs. Monroe, of Cocoanut 

 Grove ; Mrs. Coulson, of Bradentown ; and Mrs. Vanderpool for State Society. All 

 the officers were reelected except the treasurer, Mr. Powell having resigned after 

 a year of faithful service; Mr. W. Scott Way was chosen to this position. Miss 

 Isabelle Goodhue, field agent, gave an account of her work during the winter, 

 when she spoke before women's clubs, colleges, schools, and other audiences, 

 and assisted in forming Junior Audubon Classes. In Florida, 149 Junior Classes 

 with 2,777 pupils were organized the past year. 



At the evening session, Dr. H. R. Mills, vice-chairman, and president of 

 the Tampa branch, gave an interesting talk, illustrated with his very fine 

 sHdes, on the destruction of bird-life in the South, especially referring to the 

 Egret. Miss Goodhue gave vocal imitations of the songs and 'call-notes' of 

 many birds. Dr. Sampson spoke of the cat license and its success in St. Peters- 

 burg. Mr. Stanley Hanson, federal inspector of Florida migratory birds, 

 gave some interesting observations on bird-migration. 



On March 31, as guests of the St. Petersburg Society, a party of ninety 

 visited the Government bird-reservations in Tampa Bay; about forty birds 

 were noted, among them the rare Roseate Spoonbill. 



At Melbourne, Mrs. Richard W. Goode formed, in May, a Bird-Lovers' 

 Class which has continued its study during the summer. A similar class was 

 formed for summer study by Mrs. Clarke, of Manatee. 



From Abbot Charles of St. Leo Abbey at St. Leo, letters have come show- 

 ing that birds are there protected, no firearms are allowed, and attention is 

 given to bird-study. Prizes were given at the Hungerford Normal and Indus- 

 trial School, Eatonville, for bird-papers. 



Miss Isabelle Goodhue is to act as field agent the coming winter, beginning 

 her itinerary October i. 



Dr. H. R. Mills has done important work by correspondence with the candi- 

 dates for the Legislature of 191 7, hoping to secure their pledges in favor of 

 better state game and bird-laws. 



The importance of a sea-wall at Bird Key has been presented to the Depart- 



