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Association in January, 191 7, and served in the home office in New York until 

 he joined the Army on March 15, 1918. Mr. McMahon was not only a man 

 of varied accomplishments, but possessed a most unusually attractive per- 

 sonality. As far as can -now be ascertained, the date of his death was Aug- 

 ust 28, 1918. He was killed while on scout duty at the front. 



FIELD AGENTS 



An extremely important part of the Association's work has long been the 

 efforts of the men and women who have officially represented our work in 

 various parts of the country. During the year that has just closed, Edward H. 

 Forbush, Supervising Field Agent for New England, has continued his exten- 

 sive lecture and correspondence work, and was of very great service for the 

 passage of the Enabling Act in Congress. 



Winthrop Packard, Agent for Massachusetts, again directed the state 

 activities in Junior organization, successfully solicited many members for the 

 Association, attended to a large correspondence, gave lectures, wrote articles 

 for the press, and made trips to Washington and elsewhere in the discharge 

 of his duties. 



Dr. Eugene Swope, Agent for Ohio, directed the campaign in Ohio for 

 Junior Audubon Classes, solicited and secured adult memberships, lectured 

 and carried forward a heavy correspondence in addition to giving a four weeks' 

 bird-course at the University of Florida. 



William L. Finley, of Portland, Ore., Agent for the Pacific Coast states, 

 was active for the Junior work, lectured all over the state, took more moving 

 pictures of birds, and has been tireless in his efforts to save, as Federal bird 

 reservations, the lakes of Malheur and Klamath. 



Mrs. Mary S. Sage continued her lecture-work in New York state until 

 she left the employ of the Association in March, 19 18. She is now engaged in 

 Government work in Washington, D. C. 



Herbert K. Job, working, as heretofore, in "AppHed Ornithology," has 

 conducted the experimental farm at Amston, Conn., run a successful summer 

 school of bird-study at the same place, lectured, written, made moving pic- 

 tures, and has given much advice to people desiring to engage in the propaga- 

 tion of wild birds and game. 



Arthur H. Norton, Agent for Maine, has been carrying forward an im- 

 portant investigation of the feeding habits of the Herring Gull on the coast of 

 Maine, as well as a study of the relationship of the colonies of these birds to 

 sheep-raising on the outer islands. 



It is with much regret that we record the death of Mrs. Granville Ross 

 Pike, our Agent for the state of Washington. Her death occurred at her home 

 in North Yakima, Wash., on August 20, 1918. She was one of the most suc- 

 cessful bird-workers among children that we have ever known. 



