284 Bird - Lore 
and Rocky Mountain Sheep will be left unprotected—Mrs. Harriet B. 
THORNBER, Secretary. 
California.—The past year has been one of the most successful in the 
history of the Audubon Society. There seems to be a growing interest in 
bird protection, and the first Bird and Arbor Day was widely observed. An 
appeal was made to our Congressmen to vote for Senate Bill No. 7,242, which 
would give better protection to the fur seals of the Pacific Coast; this bill 
has since become a law. 
On February 4, a public reception was given by our Society in Los Angeles 
in honor of our President, Mr. David Starr Jordan. About two hundred 
people were present, and listened to a comprehensive address on bird pro- 
tection by Dr. Jordan. 
During the year, our Society has been made an honorary member of the 
State Humane Association. The State Federation of Women’s Clubs became 
a member of this Society, and invited our Secretary to tell of our work at the 
State Convention, April 8 to 12. 
Two years ago the Supervisors of Los Angeles county appropriated two- 
hundred and fifty dollars to rid the county of English Sparrows. A like amount 
has been appropriated this year, and an effort is being made to get all the 
southern counties to codperate in an effort to keep out this pest, which has 
gained such a foothold in northern California. 
Two cases of violation of the game-law by offering for sale the plumage 
of the Snowy Heron were found in San Francisco by William L. Finley, Field 
Agent of the National Association. Mr. Finley found difficulty in handling 
these cases, because of the unwillingness of the police judge, before whom 
they must be tried, to issue warrants for the offenders’ arrest. When the 
arrests were finally made and the cases tried, one against a jewelry frm was 
dismissed, because it pleaded ignorance of the law; the milliners escaped with 
a five-dollar fine. In Los Angeles one hat with plume was confiscated; it is 
quite likely that some violations escaped notice, but, on the whole, the plum- 
age law was very well observed. 
Our most important work during the past year was employing a School 
Secretary, who gives her entire time to public lecturing. She visits teachers, 
Farmers’ Institutes, Women’s Clubs and schools, and also organizes Junior 
Audubon Societies. In seven months Miss Libby has given 230 bird talks 
in twenty-five towns and seventy-two schools, speaking before 12,000 children 
and 1,700 adults. Forty-six Junior Audubon Societies have been organized 
with a membership of 2,395, making the total junior membership 3,135 in the 
state. The funds for this undertaking were given by the National Associa= 
tion, the Pasadena and Riverside Societies, the sustaining and junior 
members, and from proceeds of lectures. 
It is an interesting fact that when Miss Libby was engaged there was 
