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THE WILSON BULLETIN— September, 1922 
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ORNITHOLO- 
GISTS UNION AND THE WILSON ORNITHO- 
LOGICAL CLUB AT CHICAGO IN 
OCTOBER 
Chicago, during the week of October 23rd, will be the gather- 
ing place of what is expected to be the greatest meeting of bird 
men ever held in the great interior region. At that time the 
American Ornithologists Union will hold its first meeting in the 
Mississippi Valley and, with the exception of one held in Cali- 
fornia, the first to be held west of Washington. 
The officials of The Union have been under pressure and in- 
vitation of western ornithologists for some years to hold a meet- 
ing at Chicago, and the coming one is a result of renewed invi- 
tations on the part of The Wilson Ornithological Club, The 
Field Museum, The Chicago Ornithological Society, The Illinois 
Audubon Society and mid-western members of The A. O. U. As 
chief host. The Wilson Club will hold only a business meeting 
and will fuse its usual j)rogTani features into the program of 
its guest. All courtesies and cooperation possible will be ex- 
tended by the latter club to make the meeting a notable one 
and to make the trip well worth while for members coming from 
a distance. The business meeting of the W. O. C. will be held 
on the evening of Tuesday, the 24th, and this will constitute the 
only official session of that organization. The business meeting 
of the A. O. U. will be held on Monday evening, the 23rd, and 
the public sessions will follow on Tuesday, Wednesday and 
Thursday. 
A local committee of Chicago men has been appointed to 
make arrangements and consists of Messrs. Wilfred H. Osgood 
(Ch.), Percival Brooks Coffin, Ruthven Deane, O. M. Schantz and 
R. M. Strong. These gentlemen, it is learned, have already 
scheduled a number of interesting features aside from the pro- 
gram, including the annual dinner, a trip to the unique Sand 
Dune area on the shore of Lake Michigan, and various optional 
trips during the latter part of the week. The magnificent new 
Field Museum of Natural History, on the lake front, wi'l be 
the place of meeting, and the fine collections displayed therein 
will be of great interest. The Chicago Academy of Science 
collections in their museum in Lincoln Park, feature the avifauna 
of the Chicago area, and these groups are considered models of 
their kind. The Crerar Scientific Library is particularly rich 
