60 PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



October 4, 1923. Twenty-six members and four visitors present. 

 The Club learned with sorrow of the death of Thomas R. Hill, an 

 associate member and the following resolution was adopted: 



The members of the D. V. O. C. have heard with deep sorrow of the death 

 on October 2, 1923, of Thomas R. Hill, and desire to place on record the 

 high esteem in which they held him both as friend and associate. Always 

 deeply interested in the work and welfare of the Club he generously gave 

 it his support in every undertaking, while his attendance at the meetings 

 and participation in the proceedings helped in no small degree to give 

 them that spirit of cooperation and good fellowship which has ever been 

 their charm. 



Mr. Potter read a paper entitled "A Season's Study of Some 

 of our Water Birds." 



Mr. Hoyes Lloyd of Canada who was present had just attended 

 a meeting of the East Coast Antipolution League, at Atlantic 

 City, N. J., and gave the Club an account of the menace of oil 

 from oil burning vessels to sea birds and the means proposed to 

 remedy the evil. 



October 18, 1918. Nineteen members and three visitors present. 



Mr. Samuel N. Rhoads addressed the club on "Some Old Bird 

 Letters of John Cassin." These were written between 1852 and 

 1865 to George N. Lawrence and dealt with the publication of 

 the " Birds of California and Texas " and the naming of new species. 



Mr. Gillespie reported Tufted Titmice and both species of 

 Nuthatches very abundant at Glenolden, Pa., this fall, while in 

 the City Hall Court yard between September 15 and 20 he had 

 identified Maryland Yellow-throat, Parula, Magnolia and Con- 

 necticut Warblers and Brown Thrasher which had struck the 

 tower in migration. 



November 1 , 1923. Thirty-one members and five visitors present. 

 The following were elected to Associate membership: Dr. Chas. 

 C. Norris, B. H. Matlack, Clifford Marburger, Russell Richard- 

 son Jr., Arthur H. Hacker Jr., William P. Hacker, Elliot Under- 

 down, Chas. A. Rittenhouse, Anthony C. Spangler, Thos. C. Benton, 

 Lewin B. Barringer, Richard C. Fleck, James Bond. 



Dr. Stone gave an account of the recent A. O. U. Meeting at 

 Cambridge, Mass. 



Mr. Tatnall read a curious account from an old book to the 

 effect that the Turkey Vulture can restore lost sight by placing 

 its head under its wing for a short time. 



