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t915; and still another provides for the better enforcement of the law by 
establishing six additional salaried deputy Fish and Game Commissioners 
or Game Wardens. 
Among the protective bills defeated were two to establish state sanc- 
tuaries or reservations for the protection of birds and game; one providing 
for the perpetual protection of small shore-birds; another giving protection 
to sea-birds, and another prohibiting the killing of Loons in spring. Two 
bills intended to prohibit the use of live decoys in wild-fowl shooting were 
reported unfavorably by the Committee on Fisheries and Game, and the report 
was accepted by the House and Senate. 
There was a large number of other bird and game bills that cannot be 
recorded in the limited space allowed for this report. The legislative work on 
all these matters, so briefly mentioned here, continued about five months. 
Your agent wishes to acknowledge the prompt and efficient assistance given 
by many friends of the birds. Mrs. Francis B. Hornbrooke, Chairman of 
the Bird Committee of the Conservation Department of the Massachusetts 
Federation of Women’s Clubs, did excellent work among the Women’s Clubs 
of the state. Dr. Frederick T. Lewis, a member of the Committee on Bird 
Protection of the Boston Society of Natural History, appeared before the 
legislative committees and otherwise did very telling work. The Directors 
of the Massachusetts Audubon Society, its secretary and many members, 
gave most cordial assistance. The Committee on Bird Protection of the 
State Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, consisting of Charles H. Rice, Chair- 
man; Mrs. EK. O. Marshall, Secretary; Joseph Mason, F. W. Chase and Mrs. 
Frank S. Walker, were very active throughout this campaign, and did most ~ 
active work among the members of the grange, thus bringing influence to 
bear on the country members of the Legislature. Great credit is due to the 
Secretary for her untiring and well-directed activities. . 
William R. Sears, Esq., the Honorable Herbert Parker, and Mr. Edward 
L. Parker, assisted the campaign in every way possible. Edward N. Goding, 
Esq., worked “without ceasing;” James A. Lowell, Esq., acted as legislative 
counsel for the National Association and was unsparing in his efforts. So many 
people and organizations were associated in this campaign that it is impossible 
to name them here, but all deserve our heartfelt thanks. 
Your agent, in consultation with the Directors of the Audubon Society 
of Rhode Island, drew up an anti-spring-shooting bill for presentation to the 
Legislature of that state, but for some reason the Committee in charge of the — 
matter did not present the bill and no effort was made in Rhode Island to 
prohibit the spring shooting of wild-fowl this year. Several minor bills antago- 
nistic to protection were defeated, and no material change in the bird and game 
laws was made in Rhode Island. 
As one result of the campaign in Connecticut, in 1909, a State Ornitholo- 
gist has been appointed, and Herbert K. Job is the first incumbent of 
