May, 1911 
MINUTES OF COOPER CLUB MEETINGS 
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bers present; J. MailHard, J. W. Mailliard, 
E. Mailliard, E. W. Gifford, W. P. Taylor, 11. 
C. Bryant, II. W. Carriger, T. vSto'rer,^ O. J. 
Heineniann, II. L. Cogg'ins, and II. S. Swartli. 
The minutes of the December meeting were 
read and approved, and followed by the read- 
ing of the mimrtes of the Southern Division’s 
December meeting. Two newl members were 
elected, Edgar Boyer, of Sparks, Nevada, and 
J. D. Sornborger, of Rowley, Mass., both pro- 
posed at the last meeting by W. Lee Chambers. 
Eleven names were presented for membership; 
Frank E. Tohnson, Yonkers, N. Y., proposed 
by W. Lee Chambers, and the following pre- 
sented by A. B. Howell; T. 11. Jackson, West 
Chester, Fa., t). E. Baynard, Gainsville, Fla., 
C. Brandreth, Ossining, N Y., C. E. Brown, 
Boston, Mass., Wb Wh Cooke, W’ashington, D. 
C., R. Wk Shufeldt, Washington, D. C., D. J. 
Nicholson, Orlando,Fla., Lyndsjones, Oberlin, 
Ohio, G. vS. Guian, Napoleon ville. La., A. A. 
Allen, Ithaca, N. Y. 
Air. Grinnell repeated a verbal report re- 
ceived from Air. W’heeler, who was unable to 
be present. Air. Wheeler had been appointed 
to look after certain mounted birds, the prop- 
erty of the Club, and supposed to be in the 
Q^gtody of one of the Oakland Public Schools. 
He had so far been unable to find the birds, 
but expressed his willingness to follow up the 
matter if the Club wished it, and he was in- 
structed to do so. 
The election of officers for 1911 was nowin 
order, and as there were no contesting nomi- 
nees for the various offices, a motion was made 
and carried that the secretary cast a ballot 
electing to office the nominees announced at 
the last meeting. The officers for 1911 are as 
follows; President, Joseph Alailliard; AHce- 
President, H. Wk Carriger; Secretary, 11. S. 
Swarth; Business Alanager, Wk Lee Chambers; 
Editor, Joseph Grinnell. A vote of thanks 
was then tendered the retiring officers for the 
excellent work done by them during the past 
year. 
At the conclusion of this business the pleas- 
urable program of the evening was taken up. 
Air. H. C. Bryant gave a talk of his experience 
while conihicting an educational exhibit of 
birds and mammals on the Agricultural Train 
through the northern part of the vState. His 
work in ornithology deals with its economic 
side, and it was of decided interest to hear from 
him which species of birds were regarded as 
harmful, and which as beneficial, by the aver- 
age farmer. The Aleadowlark in particxdar 
seems to be in very bad repute in northern 
California; in fact, public opinion is so over- 
whelmingly against it that it seems doubtful 
whether it can be kept any longer on the list 
of protected species. 
After a discaission of the points brought i;p a 
motion was made by J. W. Alailliard, seconded 
by E. W. Gifford, that the President appoint 
a committee of three to confer with the State 
Fish and Game Commission to ascertain in 
what manner the Cooper Chd) may best further 
the cause of bird protection in the vState Legis- 
lature, and that the committee be authorized 
to take such action as it saw fit. The motion 
was passed and a committee appointed con- 
sisting of J. Grinnell, J. S. Hunter, and J. \Y. 
Alailliard. 
Air. Grinnell then read a paper on the “Dis- 
tribution of the Alockingbird in California, ’’ 
which was afterwards discussed at some 
length. — H. S. vSwarth, Secretary. 
Febru.ary. — The February meeting of the 
Northern Division of the Cooper Club was held 
on Saturday evening, February 18, at the of- 
fice of the State Fish and Game Commission, 
Alerchants Exchange Btiilding, San Francisco. 
President Alailliard was in the chair, and the 
following members present; W. P. Taylor, J. 
Grinnell, 1). A. Cohen, Gaylord K. Snyder, E. 
\Y. Gifford, D. C. Brown, II. W. Carriger, H. 
Coggins, O. J. Ileinemann, J. vS. Hunter, T. 
Storer,and II. S. Swarth. Air. George vSchussler 
was a visitor. 
The minutes of the January meeting were 
read and approved, followed by the reading of 
the minutes of the January meeting of the 
Southern Division. 
Acting on the names of the eleven applicants 
for membership, proposed at the January 
meeting, a motion was made and carried that 
the secretar}^ be instructed to cast a ballot de- 
claring them elected to membership in the 
Club. The following applications for mem- 
bership were then presented; Reginald C. 
Barker, Blackwater, Arizona, proposed by AI. 
French Gilman; Owen Durfee, Fall River, 
Alass., by W. I,ee Chambers; Robert Barbour, 
Alontclair, New Jersey, and H. Nehrling, 
Gotha, Florida, by A. B. Howell; and F. AI. 
Lane and Nita A. Blayney, both of Fresno, 
California, by John G. Tyler. The resigna- 
tion of Air. Geo. J. Obermuller was read and ac- 
cepted. 
The report of the Imsiness manager for 1910 
was then read. Circumstances prevented Air. 
Chambers from placing a detailed report be- 
fore the meeting, but his concise statement of 
the financial status of the Club, and The 
Condor, was extremely gratifying. A vote of 
appreciation was extended to Air. Chambers for 
the excellent results he has accomplished. 
A letter was read received from Air. W. C. 
Wood, Siiperintendent of the Alameda City 
Schools, relative to certain mounted birds, the 
property of the Club. Air. Roswell vS. AVheeler 
had been appointed to ascertain the where- 
abouts of these birds, and the secretarj- was in- 
structed to request from Air. Wheeler a list of 
