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pressing conditions, Secretary T. Gilbert Pearson has again vindicated the 

 judgment of the Directors by securing the sinews of war and bringing the work 

 of the Association up to its highest point of efficiency under trying circum- 

 stances. It is only fair to say, however, that the Association's opportunities 

 for exceeding usefulness in this field continually outrun its resources. 



REPORT OF WINTHROP PACKARD, FIELD AGENT FOR 



MASSACHUSETTS 



During the past the Massachusetts agency has found a new field for activity- 

 in the Junior Class work. This work, hitherto carried on by the State Society, 

 has been increased. In all, 519 classes, with 10,802 members, were the result. 

 The campaign for the coming year has already started, and we are looking 

 forward confidently to a still further increase of junior membership. Working 

 persistently throughout New England, your agent has been able to add 161 

 new sustaining members to the Association's list, 55 more new members than 

 were thus obtained last year. The office, which is recognized as headquarters 

 for the bird-protection movement throughout New England, has been able to 

 give advice and assistance in very many ways. Some fifty lectures were given 

 by your agent before schools and societies. At the State Bird Day held at 

 Amherst in conjunction with the State Society, the State Board of Agriculture, 

 the State Grange, and the Agricultural College, an exhibition was made of the 

 Association's literature and bird-protection material, and your agent lectured on 

 the needs of bird-protection and the work of the Association. The Association 

 was also represented at a number of local Bird Days throughout the state. 



A good deal of the work has consisted in giving definite advice and assist- 

 ance in regard to bird-protection, both at the office and in the field. The Associa- 

 tion has thus been of service to large estates, to communities, sanctuaries, and 

 to very many people who protect the birds in an effective if less extensive 

 manner. 



At the coming of the cold weather the usual request that the birds be fed was 

 sent broadcast throughout New England and received an earnest response. 

 Your agent has done what he could to promote the cause of bird-protection 

 in legislation and has been of assistance wherever he felt there was need. 

 He wishes to express his appreciation of the vital assistance and encourage- 

 ment of the New York office, without which he feels his efforts would have 

 been far less effective. 



