The Audubon Societies 



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The reports of the President, Treasurer, 

 and Auditing Committee were presented and 

 afterward discussed by Dr. Theodore S. 

 Palmer, of Washington, and others. Verbal 

 reports of the following field agents were then 

 given: Herbert K. Job, Miss Frances A. 

 Hurd, E. H. Forbush, Arthur H. Norton, 

 Mary S. Sage, and Winthrop Packard. The 

 President called for members of affiliated 

 organizations to arise and state their names, 

 and indicate the societies or clubs they repre- 

 sented. The muster roll was responded to as 

 follows: Groton (Mass.) Bird Club, Mr. and 

 Mrs. William F. Wharton; District of 

 Columbia Audubon Society, Dr. and Mrs. 

 T. S. Palmer; New Haven Bird Club, 

 Herbert K. Job; Massachusetts Audubon 

 Society, Mr. and Mrs. Winthrop Packard; 

 Connecticut Audubon Society and Westport 

 Nature Club, Frances A. Hurd; Massachu- 

 setts State Grange's Committee on Protec- 

 tion of Wild Birds, Mrs. E. O. Marshall; 

 Cumberland County Audubon Society, 

 Arthur H. Norton; New England Bird- 

 Banding Association, E. H. Forbush; New 

 Jersey Audubon Society, Newark Bird Club, 

 and Englewood Bird Club, Beecher S. 

 Bowdish; Los Angeles (Calif.) Audubon 

 Society, Mrs. William Clarke Brown; Audu- 

 bon Society of Irvington-on-Hudson (N. Y.), 

 Mrs. George Cummings; Montclair (N. J.) 

 Bird Club, R. H. Howland; Long Island 

 Bird Club, Robert Cushman Murphy; Rhine- 

 beck (N. Y.) Bird Club, Maunsel S. Crosby. 



It was found that representatives of some 

 other affiliated clubs who were present the 

 evening before had not yet arrived in the hall. 

 At 12.30 the meeting adjourned to the front 

 of the Museum where a photograph was taken 

 by a representative of the Photo News 

 Service of New York. All then repaired to 

 the Mitla Restaurant for luncheon as guests 

 of the Association. 



At 2 o'clock the usual educational con- 

 ference was held, under the leadership of 

 Edward H. Forbush, and animating discus- 

 sions occupied the time until a late hour. 

 Many gathered at the Endicott Hotel for 

 dinner at 7 o'clock. In the afternoon there 

 was also held a meeting of the Board of 

 Directors at which there were present: Mr. 

 Pearson, Dr. Palmer, Dr. Chapman, Dr. 

 Lucas, Mrs. Wright, Miss Meyer, Dr. 

 Murphy, Dr. Dwight, Mr. Wharton, and 

 Mr. Carter, the Counselor. 



The budget for the coming year was worked 

 out and adopted. J. D.^Corrington of the 

 University of South Carolina was added to 

 the list as field agent. The officers were all 

 re-elected for the coming year. Report was 

 made by the counsel on the securities of the 

 Endowment Fund. The Board was in session 

 most of the afternoon. 



These annual meetings are always the 

 occasions for the getting together of workers 

 in the field of wild-bird and animal protec- 

 tion, and they are greatly enjoyed by those 

 who find it possible to be present. 



REPORT OF THE SCRANTON (PA.) BIRD CLUB 



Under the excellent leadership of its presi- 

 dent, Mrs. Francis Hopkinson Coffin, the 

 Club has had a most profitable year in 

 keeping before the people of Scranton the 

 necessity of a real interest in birds and their 

 protection. We had attractive exhibits at 

 the expositions of the Scranton Industrial 

 Society and of the Scranton Florists' Asso- 

 ciation, giving out on the occasion specially 

 prepared pamphlets which had been compiled 

 by Mrs. Coffin. 



To increase the interest among small chil- 

 dren there was the Birds' Christmas Tree 

 festivity, given by the Juniors, which has 



become an annual affair under the special 

 supervision of Miss Elizabeth Rice and Miss 

 Helen Hay. As usual, a Christmas Day 

 Census was conducted by the president of the 

 Club. Weekly bird-study classes were held 

 during January and February. The large 

 enrollment and the high average attendance 

 proved the popularity of these classes. The 

 Club is most grateful to the special Club 

 members and to the Merit Badge Scouts for 

 their valuable assistance on the program and 

 to R. N. Davis, particularly, for so success- 

 fully carrying on the classes for a period of 

 six weeks. 



