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Address communications for this department to 



Meg Merrythought, 156 Waterville Street, 

 Waterbury, Ct. 



My Dear Young FoIvKS: 



Please observe carefully the heading above. All communications 

 for this department are to be sent to the address given. A number of 

 the letters for this corner have been sent to Worcester, one was sent 

 to Belmont, Mass., and another to Waterville, Ct. The Roll of Honor 

 this month includes only those who sent answers to the August puzzles, 

 exclusive of the letter puzzle, as to print the names of the one hundred 

 and twenty-nine who sent replies would crowd out too much else. You 

 can see too, why we could not send personal replies as some of you re- 

 quested, One reader sent in a list of forty-eight birds, several others 

 also increased their lists by the names of birds never before heard of, 

 or not found according to the conditions given. There were seven 

 who would have been entitled to a game had their answers been re- 

 ceived earlier. One boy found in the puzzle "some suet for all the 

 birds to eat." Another boy asks whether the English Sparrow is in- 

 cluded for protection by the Audobon Society. Although I agree with 

 Dr. VanDyke that the English Sparrow is a "little beast" and should 

 not be included in the kingdom of ornithology, it would not be exactly 

 safe to leave them out, would it? As there are many other valuable 

 sparrows and sparrow-like birds, which would be apt to suffer from 

 careless boys. 



Girls, remember that the pledge holds until you are eighteen, and a 

 member will not wish to be seen with her hat ornamented with the 

 feathers of dead birds. 



We have received the following names of those who desire to take 

 the children's pledge of the society. 



Harold J. Hinson. Lithtiridge, Canada, Marietta Washburn, Goodwin, 

 S. D., Harold I. Orne, Melrose H'ld Mass., Minnie Camp, Knoxville, 

 Tenn. 



We would echo the words of one of our reader, "Yours for Bird Pro- 

 tection, now and all the time." Cordially your Friend, 



Meg Merrythought. 



