A Word to Active Workers 
Local societies are organized in the various districts with 
a fnll set of officers. All the societies are allied to the State 
organization and under its jurisdiction. The local societies 
are expected to carry on active protective work in their dis- 
trict. The State society purchases literature, etc., from the 
National organization, and the local societies in the State 
are expected to forward sufficient money to the State society 
to cover the expense of securing such literature or books as 
they may wish to use for distribution. The local societies 
are expected to enlist the sympathies of school children and 
the co-operation of teachers. They should have copies of the 
laws of the State relating to protection, and should endeavor 
to have the officers, therein named, carry out the provisions 
of the act. They should keep records of the work they do 
and before beginning active duties should outline their work 
as far as they possibly can, which means that it is necessary 
for them to know the conditions prevailing in their districts. 
This recjuires that they should have the advice of a practical 
ornithologist who is familiar with the districts or should 
skirmish around and learn by observation and incjuiry for 
themselves. The local secretary should keep the State secre- 
tary informed of the conditions in the districts and the 
work being done. The State secretary is obliged to report 
to the National president. 
The local society should make a study of bird life as it is 
found, that those who are familiar with birds, their history 
and usefulness make the best Audubonists, and the more 
“bird students’’ there are in a society the more active and 
useful it is. The society should have a dozen or so of the 
best books on the subject, if possible. If their finances will 
not permit of this, they should request Mrs. Mary Spencer, 
State Librarian, at Lansing, to forward books. If they desire 
slides for lectures, they may borrow the same from the State 
secretary by paying expressage and paying for any slides 
they may break. 
The local secretary should write to the Secretary of State 
