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"The work in Arkansas for the past year has been effective, though, be- 

 ing confined to the distribution of protective literature and appeals through 

 letters, it has not attracted the attention of the public. Numerous requests 

 for information regarding Audubon work have been referred to the National 

 Committee. Some copies of Educational Leaflet No. 7 have been sent to 

 newspapers of the state with a request that they be published; and the 

 interest of Senator Clark, member of the Committee on Territories, has 

 been assured to the side of those who oppose the repeal of the Alaska 

 Game Law. 



"While friends for the birds have been won among men and boys, the 

 magic words that shall win pity and forbearance from the gentler sex are still 

 to be spoken." 



California. — Sooner or later, it is always the case that the proper per- 

 sons are found to head a great philanthropic movement ; it is only a matter 

 of seeking until they are found. The State of California certainly has rea- 

 son to be proud of some of her public-spirited citizens. While the Audu- 

 bon movement only crystallized into the first local organization in May of the 

 present year, yet before the close of the first six months it has gained such 

 momentum that nothing can now stop its onward progress. The report of 

 Secretary W. Scott Way is given in full: 



"The California Audubon Society had its beginning at Pasadena, on 

 March 25, 1904. Local societies were soon afterwards formed at Garvanza 

 and El Monte, each with senior and junior sections, and under the direction 

 of the senior societies a number of junior sections were formed in city and 

 country schools. 



"The Ladies' Song-bird Protective Association, of Santa Cruz county, 

 voted to affiliate with the Audubon societies, and has already given active 

 and efficient assistance. A fourth local society, under the leadership of Miss 

 Anna Head, is just organized at Berkeley with a large membership, and 

 gives promise of entering upon the work with much activity and enthusiasm. 



"At the end of six months from the organization of the first society, the 

 combined membership, senior and junior, exceeds one thousand, which we 

 shall more than double before the day of our annual meeting in May. 



"A great deal of effective work has already been done, including the se- 

 curing of local protection in Los Angeles county for thirty species of birds, 

 ordinances prohibiting shooting on the public roads, in both Los Angeles 

 and Santa Cruz counties, and, in the last-named county, the closing of the 

 open season for Doves for a period of five years. 



"The society has also entered actively into the work of game protection 

 during the closed seasons, and by the aid of deputy wardens, who are serv- 

 ing without pay on account of their interest in game preservation, violations 

 in places where the society has a footing have almost ceased. 



