Mar., 1912 
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Museum. This has been of exceptional value 
and is one of the elements that make the 
future of the Club especially bright. — -J. E. 
Law, Secretary. 
January — The January meeting of the 
Cooper Ornithological Club was held Thurs- 
day evening, January 25, 1912, in Room 246, 
Wilcox Building, President Morcom in the 
chair, with the following members present: 
Appleton, Blaine, Daggett, Fischer, Howell, 
.\lphonse Jay, Lamb, Lelande, Miller, Finger, 
Rich, Robertson, and Willett. Mr. Mershon, 
author of "The Passenger Pigeon,” was pres- 
ent as a visitor. Mr. Lelande was requested 
to act as temporary Secretary. The minutes 
of the December meeting were read and a])- 
proved. 
On motion by Miller, seconded by Willett, 
the Secretary was requested to cast the bal- 
lot for the officers nominated at the Decem- 
ber meeting. Complying with this motion, the 
Secretary announced that he had cast a ballot 
for G. Frean Morcom for President, H. J. 
Lelande for Vice-President, J. E. Law for 
Secretar}', and they were duly declared elect- 
ed to serve for the ensuing year. 
I'he following applicants for membership, 
whose names were proposed at the Decem- 
ber meeting, were on motion by Willett, duly 
seconded and adopted, declared members of 
the Cooper Club; Frank M. Phelps, Lloyd 
Ser\’is, and P'rank H. Renick. Propo.sals for 
membership were received as follows : Ches- 
ter Stock, 492 7th St., San Francisco, Calif., 
proposed by W. P. Taylor: Harry S. Hatha- 
way, Soutli Auburn, Rhode Island, proposed 
by P'. E. Newbury : Clarence H. Kennedy, 
Vine Crest Ranch, Sunnyside, Washington, 
proposed by W. L. McAtee. 
Resignations of members Louis J. Mitchell 
and Chas. Piper Smith were read, and on 
motion by Robertson, duly seconded and 
adopted, said resignations were accepted. 
The Secretary read the report of Treasurer 
Chambers for the year ending December 31, 
1911. Owing to the care taken in the prepara- 
tion of the report, which contained a detailed 
account of all the business transacted during 
1912, Robertson moved, seconded by Miller, 
that a vote of thanks be extended to Mr. 
Chambers, and that the Secretary forward 
report to the Northern Division. 
A communication was read by Harry 
Swarth, Secretary of the Northern Division, 
suggesting that the Southern Division select 
a committee of five to act in conjunction with 
a like committee appointed by the Northern 
Division, for the purpose of co-operating for 
the protection and conservation of wild life in 
California. President Morcom selected the 
following members to act upon said sugges- 
tion : Messrs. Daggett, Robertson, Law, Wil- 
let and Lelande. 
After an enjoyable discussion upon various 
bird topics, the meeting was adjourned. — H. 
J. Lelande, Secretary, pro tent. 
NORTHERN DIVISION 
January — The January meeting of the 
Northern Division was held at the Museum 
of Vertebrate Zoology, Berkeley, Saturday 
evening, the 20th, with Vice-President Carri- 
ger in the chair and the following members 
present : Miss Atsatt and Miss Heald, and 
Messrs. Boyce, Carriger, Gifford, Grinnell, 
and Swarth. Mr. .A. C. Chandler was a vis- 
itor. The minutes of the December meeting 
were read and approved, followed by tlie 
Southern Division December minutes. The 
following were elected to membership: Sher- 
wood Coffin. San Francisco. Calif.: Wm. A. 
Strong, San Jose, Calif.: G. W. Stevens, .Alva, 
Oklahoma: L. W. Welch, Long Beach, Calif. 
New names were presented as follows: H. S. 
Hathaway, South .Auburn. Rhode Island, pro- 
posed by F. E, Newbury: Chester Stock. San 
Francisco, proposed hy W. P, Taylor: and 
Clarence H. Kennedy, Sunnyside, Washing- 
ton. proposed by W. L. McAtee. 
The following motion was made by Mr. 
Taylor, seconded by Mr. Grinnell, and duly 
carried : That five persons be appointed by 
the President to serve for the Northern Divi- 
sion as a standing Committee on the Co’.- 
servation of Wild Life, and that the appoint- 
ment of a similar committee be suggested to 
the Southern Division, 'fhe functions of such 
a committee to be, in general, as follows : 
(1) To co-operate with the State Fish and 
Game Commission in its efforts to secure bet- 
ter legislation and better enforcement of ex- 
isting statutes, with regard to the wild life of 
the state. 
(2) To co-operate with the better element 
of the sportsmens’ organizations in their ef- 
forts to maintain a far sighted conservaticn 
policy with regard to game animals. 
(3) To co-operate with the Audubon Soci- 
ety or other organizations interested in the 
protection not only of game but also of non- 
game birds and animals. 
(4) To co-operate, as far as the State of 
California is concerned, with the Federal 
Bureau of Biological Survey in its work along 
lines of wild animal conservation. 
(5) To work at all times to the end that 
an enlightened public sentiment with regard 
to the subject be stimulated and brought to 
bear upon problems arising in connection with 
the conservation of wild life. 
