The Annual Meeting at Chicago 
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Dr. T. C. Stephens inaugurated a discussion as to plans for holding 
future meetings, in which the idea was advanced that The Club should 
distribute its meetings throughout its territory so as to build up interest 
in the various sections. Following favorable comment the matter was 
referred to The Council for study and designation of the next meeting 
place. 
The committee on nominations was called on to report and as a 
result the following officers were elected for the year 1923: 
President, Thos L. Hankinson, State Normal College, Ypsilanti,, Mich. 
Vice-president, Dayton Stoner, 603 Summit St., Iowa City, Iowa. 
Treasurer, Wm. I. Lyon, 124 Washington St., Waukegan, 111. 
Secretary, Gordon Wilson, 1434 Chestnut St., Bowling Green, Ky. 
A vote of thanks was extended Mr. P. B. Coffin for the arrangements 
he had made for the dinner and place of meeting at The City Club. 
All business having been disposed of, the meeting adjourned sine die. 
The Chicago meeting of The American Ornithologists Union was the 
first to be held inland by this national organization and The Wilson 
Club, The Field Museum, The Illinois Audubon Society, and The Chicago 
Ornithological Club were given the pleasure of being joint hosts to 
that organization. The active work of the smaller organizations during 
previous years was, in part at least, responsible for paving the way 
to a record-breaking attendance at the sessions of the A. O. U. The 
lecture hall of the magnificient new Field Museum of Natural History 
was used for the public sessions. The Museum itself with its rich col- 
lections was a source of great interest to all visitors. Dr. Osgood, 
Curator of the Department of Zoology and Chairman of the local com- 
mittee, had also provided a splendid exhibition of photographs and 
paintings of bird-life. The three-day program was replete with interest 
and included some splendid photographic work both in still and motion 
picture. Bird-banding activities consumed the time of one morning 
session while the reading of the more technical papers was segregated to 
a separate meeting room in order that papers of more general interest 
could be gotten through with in the time available. Detailed discussion 
of the program and the subsequent trips afield are deferred to the 
Secretary of the A. O. U., and will doubtless be found in the next number 
of The Auk. 
A' feature of the Chicago meeting was the organization of The 
Inland Bird-banding Association, the object of which will be to further 
this work and enlist new interest in banding in the interior section of 
North America. In another column, Mr. Wm. I. Lyon, who was elected 
Secretary of the new organization, will have more to say of its hopes 
and purposes for the future. 
As a whole, the Chicago gathering of bird students was a great 
success and with its representation from the east, south, mid-west, 
Pacific coast and Canada, is well deserves to go on record as the most 
representative and democratic meeting of ornithologists yet held in 
this country. 
Aluekt F. Gakiek. 
Secretary. 
