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places far distant from headquarters (Mait- 

 land) , we have been enabled to secure good 

 local secretaries, who are now, despite the 

 enervating influence of a southern summer, 

 organizing bird classes and doing most 

 commendable work. To some of these the 

 society has furnished charts purchased from 

 the Massachusetts Society; they prove to be 

 very attractive to the children. 



We have much to contend with in this 

 state, settled by a hunting and sporting 

 community who consider killing birds legit- 

 imate sport — as their forefathers did before 

 them. The extended seacoast is the home 

 of birds dear to the milliner, and throughout 

 the state there are birds of bright plumage 

 largely sought for feminine adornment. All 

 this makes our work more necessary and 

 more difficult. To counteract this we have 

 circulated many pamphlets on the wearing 

 of aigrettes; letters have been published in 

 the leading papers calling special attention 

 to the wearing of this plume, and warnings, 

 setting forth the state laws, have been posted 

 in every post office in the state. An 

 "Appeal to Sportsmen," as requested by the 

 National Committee, has been published 

 and will appear from time to time during 

 the summer in the local papers. Circular 

 letters, setting forth our views, have been 

 freely sent where they would do the most 

 good. As requested by the L. A. S., our 

 congressmen have been asked to support 

 H. R. 11,536, and intelligent work has 

 been done by members of our Executive 

 Committee, who spare no efforts to further 

 the work of our society. 



Nor have the schools been forgotten. 

 The Orange county school board officially 

 recognizes our work, and it will be our aim 

 this summer to induce others to follow their 

 example. Most of the schools in the state 

 close in March, but to those in Orange 

 county whose terms extended to May a 

 prize was offered for the best essay on birds 

 as studied from charts loaned by the society. 

 Only one school accepted, and to the Mait- 

 land school must be given much praise for 

 the intelligent and well -written compositions 

 that were submitted to the committee. Many 

 excellent drawings, also, were sent in, and 

 to Master Rae Auld we had the pleasure of 



awarding a most justly earned prize. Ere 

 the year closes we hope to add many mem- 

 bers to our ranks, and by our united efforts 

 accomplish much (especially in the schools) 

 that we feel necessary for the success of our 

 work. — Mrs. I. Vanderpool, Secretary. 



A New Audubon Society 



Now that Florida has an Audubon 

 Society and has passed the A. O. U. model 

 bird -law, there is no state in the south 

 which needs the attention of bird protec- 

 tionists more than Louisiana. We learn, 

 therefore, with more than usual pleasure 

 that a Louisiana Audubon Society is about 

 to be organized in New Orleans. The 

 attempt to secure the passage of the A. O. 

 U. law by the legislature of Louisiana at its 

 last session proved a failure, but we are 

 assured that this new society will succeed in 

 so arousing public sentiment that at the next 

 meeting of the legislature no difficulty will 

 be experienced in securing proper legal pro- 

 tection for the birds of Louisiana. 



Annual Conference of Audubon Societies 



The annual conference of the Audubon 

 Societies will be held in Washington, D. C, 

 in conjunction with the annual congress of 

 the American Ornithologists' Union, to be 

 held November 18-20 next. The Audubon 

 Societies will doubtless convene immediately 

 after the adjournment of the Union, but the 

 exact date and place of meeting can be 

 ascertained from Mrs. John D. Patten, Sec- 

 retary of the District of Columbia Society, 

 at 2212 R street, Washington. 



A meeting of the National Committee of 

 the Audubon Societies will also occur at 

 this time, and it is to be hoped that routine 

 affairs may be left to this committee, in order 

 that the conference may be devoted to a discus- 

 sion of matters of general interest in which not 

 only delegates, but all members of Audubon 

 Societies should be urged to participate. 



The consideration of such subjects as 

 traveling lectures and libraries, of bird 

 classes, circulars, appeals through the press, 

 and other means of bringing the various 

 phases of Audubon work to the attention of 

 the public can not fail to be attended with 

 good results. 



