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and clubs from all over the state has overtaxed the strength of the president, 

 who has responded as far as able to all calls, even to speaking a number of 

 times before the Bird and Tree Club, and other organizations at Chautauqua; 

 at the Interstate Palisades Park conference, and elsewhere during her vacation 

 in the North. This month, in addition, she attended the organization meeting 

 of the Florida Game and Fish Protective Association, being on the program 

 of speakers, and later was made an honorary member of that Association in 

 recognition of her work in the state. 



The annual March meeting, which this year was held in Jacksonville, was 

 of three days' duration, and awakened fresh interest in all who attended. At 

 the opening reception, held in the Seminole banquet-room, all the officials, 

 form the mayor down, were in the receiving-line, and the city turned out to 

 welcome the State Audubon Society. T. Gilbert Pearson, president of the 

 National Association of Audubon Societies, made the principal address of the 

 evening. The following morning, which was the opening of Bird Day, Mr. 

 Pearson presented motion pictures made by one of the members of his staff, 

 William L. Finley. These were the finest ever seen in the state. He also 

 talked on the value of the work done by the Audubon Societies. These ad- 

 dresses were so interesting and instructive that since appearing at the Imperial 

 Theatre, many requests have come for a repetition at the next annual meeting, 

 which in all probability will be held in Clearwater, Fla., with the Pinellas 

 County Audubon Society as host. 



A day was given to forestry and legislation, when Austin Gary, personal 

 representative of Col. W. B. Greeley, chief United States Forester, gave an 

 illustrated talk on reforestation. On Legislative Day, the speakers of note 

 were Hon. W. A. MacWilliams, President of the Senate, and Hon. Frank A. 

 Jennings, Speaker of the House. In addition, the presidents of the prominent 

 state organizations had five minutes in which to tell how they were cooperating 

 with conservation work in the state. Mrs. Katherine B. Tippetts, St. Peters- 

 burg, president, presided, and spoke effectively of the value of our birds and 

 forests and adequate legislation for both. Mrs. Kingsmill Marrs, chairman of 

 the Executive Board, and one of the organizers of the State Audubon Society, 

 came all the way from Boston to be present at the annual meeting, and was 

 an inspiration during the business and legislative work. Mrs. Marrs is at all 

 times a firm supporter of the work of the Audubon Society. 



The conservation work now being stressed is that leading to the drafting 

 of a well-balanced game bill and to a unification of sentiment along these 

 lines, that all interested organizations may go to Tallahassee and agree upon 

 a single bill, and seek to enact it early in the session. 



MRS. KIRK MUNROE— 1852-1922 



The following notice is presented by Mrs. Katherine B. Tippetts: 



Mary Barr Munroe, wife of the noted author. Kirk MunroCj and daughter 



