Report of Secretary 271: 
At this Congress he presented two papers, entitled “The History of the 
Audubon Bird Protection Movement in North America” and “Some Reasons 
Why International Bird Protection Is Necessary.’’ His influence was potent, 
as usual, in bringing the subject of commercial bird destruction prominently 
before the Congress, and his views were strongly endorsed by the Convention. 
His plan for the formation of an International Committee for the Protection 
of Birds was adopted, and he was appointed one of its members. The following 
countries are represented on this Committee, viz: Austria, Bavaria, Belgium, 
Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Nor- 
way, Russia, Sweden and the United States. While abroad, he visited several 
prominent bird protectionists, and formed the acquaintance of many whe are 
interested in the work of bird preservation in Europe. 
CONCLUSION 
In compiling a brief annual report of this character, it is impossible to 
mention by name all those who have aided so splendidly the work of this 
Association the past year. To do so would entail a long list of officers of State 
Audubon and game-protective societies, the Humane Society, various mem- 
bers of legislative bodies, and many others, as well as all those who by their 
membership fees and contributions have furnished valuable aid, without 
which the work would have been much curtailed. Those who were engaged 
in securing plumage legislation at Albany, the past winter, will long remember 
the great assistance rendered by Mr. A. S. Houghton and other members of 
the Camp Fire Club of America. The members of our Board of Directors 
have frequently left their other duties for the consideration of Association 
matters which came before them. The Treasurer, Dr. Jonathan Dwight, Jr., 
has given much personal attention to the finances, while there is no one to 
whom President Dutcher has turned more frequently for support, or whose 
advice has meant more to him than our First Vice-president, Dr. T. S. Palmer, 
Assistant Chief of the United States Biological Survey. 
The splendid development of the work of the Audubon movement during 
the past seven years is only an earnest of what we may reasonably hope for 
in the years to come.—T. GILBERT PEARSON, Secretary. 
