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and place. Dr. Rich presided, with the fol- 
lowing members present: Mesdames Brown, 
Law, Schneider, and Warmer; Misses El- 
lis, Potter, Delphia Miller, and Mary Mann 
Miller; Messrs. Allen, Chambers, Colburn, 
Girvin, Grinnell, Hanaford, Hart, Howard, 
Howell, Law, Little, Millard, Robertson, 
Trewhella, Warmer, and Wyman. Visitors 
were: © Mesdames Anthony, Trewhella, 
Vaughn and Wyman, and Mr. Hill. 
Minutes of the June meeting were read 
and approved, while reading of Northern 
Division minutes for May and June, on pro- 
per motion, was omitted. Applications for 
membership were: Clifford M. Drury, 2407 
Dana St., Berkeley, by Dr. Warmer; Ray- 
mond A. Campbell, Huntington Beach, and 
H. R. Hill, 815 W. 37th St., Los Angeles, by 
L. E. Wyman. The Northern Division sent 
the names of Frank O. Adams and Frank 
Bacon. 
The following proposition was read by 
the Secretary: “We, the undersigned active 
members of the Cooper Ornithological Club 
hereby propose for Honorary Membership 
in the Club, George Frean Morcom. We be- 
lieve this to be an appropriate way of rec- 
ognizing Mr. Morcom’s long and loyal sup- 
port of the Club and of its ideals.” Signed: 
W. Lee Chambers, Guy C. Rich, O. W. How- 
ard, J. Eugene Law, Howard Robertson. 
Mr. J. Grinnell then read a paper entitled 
“An Inquiry into the Supposed Decrease of 
Bird Life in California.” He placed the 
subject in a new and interesting light, and 
the general and lengthy discussion that fol- 
lowed closed the session. Adjourned.—L. 
E. WYMAN, Secretary Southern Division. 
AuGust.—Regular meeting of Cooper Or- 
nithological Club, Southern Division, was 
held at Los Angeles Museum at 8 P. M., 
August 31, Dr. Rich presiding. Other mem- 
bers present were: Mrs. Brown; Messrs. 
Appleton, Bramkamp, Campbell, Chambers, 
de Laubenfels, Hill, Howell, Lamb, Law, 
Miller, L. Peyton and Wyman. Visitors 
were: Miss Vaughn, Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Wyman, 
and Alden Miller. . 
Minutes of July meeting were read and 
approved. New presentations were: Mrs. 
Joseph Anthony, 629 No. Belmont Ave., Los 
Angeles, by Mrs. Schneider; Frederick C. 
Lincoln, Biological Survey, Washington, D. 
C., Margaret W. Boardman, 1239 W. 11th 
St., Los Angeles, Helena Krause, 820 26th 
St., San Diego, and Grace A. Hill, 2143 Ce- 
dar St., Berkeley, all by Mr. Chambers; 
Mabel Adelaide Myers, 617 W. Center St., 
Anaheim, by Mr. Pierce; Edmund C. Jaeger, 
1462 W. 6th St., Riverside, by Mr. Swarth. 
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The Northern Division sent the names of 
Dr. C. H. Wood and Clark Blickensderfer. 
A circular from Dr. E. W. Nelson, Chief 
of the Biological Survey, explanatory of the 
proposed “Public Shooting Ground Game 
Refuge Bill’, was read by the Secretary. 
Mr. Law moved that the Southern Division 
of the Club go on record as favoring this 
bill, and that the California Fish and Game 
Commission be advised of this action. See- 
onded by Mr. Chambers, and carried. 
Inspection of a miscellaneous lot of Alas- 
kan birds, and the attendant general discus- 
sion, ended the session. Adjourned.—L, E. 
WYMAN, Secretary. 
SEPTEMBER.—Regular meeting of Cooper 
Ornithological Club, Southern Division, was 
held at 3 Pp. M., September 24, at the home 
of Dr. L. H. Miller, Los Angeles. Presi- 
dent Rich held the chair. Twenty-three 
members and eight visitors were present. 
Minutes of the August meeting were read 
and approved, while those of the Northern 
Division for July and August were read by 
title only. Mr. Chambers presented the 
names of Perley Arthur Smoll, 822 E. Monu- 
ment St., Colorado Springs, Colo.; Harvey 
T. Kimball, Magma Copper Co., Superior, 
Ariz.; Archibald Douglas Henderson, Bel- 
vedere, Alberta, Canada; and Karl A. Pem- 
ber, Woodstock, Vt. Charles L. Whittle 
presented the name of Charles Benton 
Floyd, 454 Wolcott St., Auburndale, Mass.; 
Mrs. Marion Ware Low, 27 La Brea S8t., 
Hollywood; and Laurence Brown Fletcher, 
57 Catswold Road, Brookline, Mass. Karl 
R. Coolidge, Box 12, Hollywood, was spon- 
sored by Mr. van Rossem. The name of 
George W. Morse came from the Northern 
Division. 
A letter from the California Fish and 
Game Commission, defining their attitude 
toward the Public Shooting Ground Game 
Refuge bill, was read by the Secretary. 
This shed new light on the subject, and on 
motion of Mr. Law, seconded by Dr. Miller, 
the members voted to hold in abeyance fur- 
ther action relative to the proposed bill. 
A complimentary membership card in the 
Los Angeles Audubon Society, made out to 
the Club, was presented by the Secretary. 
Dr. Miller moved that the Secretary be in- 
structed to write to the Audubon Society a 
letter of appreciation of the honor con- 
ferred. Seconded by Miss Miller; carried. 
The meeting then adjourned to the in- 
formality of the customary watermeion 
feast and general sociability. Adjourned.— 
L. E. WyMAN, Secretary. 
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