Mar., 1915 
EDITORIAL NOTES AND NEWS 
103 
THE CONDOR 
A Magazine of 
Western Ornithology 
Published Bi-Monthly by the 
Cooper Ornithological Club 
J. GRINNELL, Editor, Berkeley. California 
HARRY S. SWARTH, Associate Editor 
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Hollywood, California: Published Mar. 15, 1915 
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EDITORIAL NOTES AND NEWS 
The San Francisco On the 17th to the 
Meeting of the A. O. U. 20th of the coming 
May the Thirty-third Stated Meeting of the 
American Ornithologists’ Union will con- 
vene in San Francisco. Many will remem- 
ber the very successful Pacific coast meet- 
ing of the A. O. U. held in June, 1903. That 
was not, however, a regular stated meeting; 
in fact, the 1915 congress will be, to the best 
of our knowledge, the first formal meeting 
of the A. O. U. ever held west of Washing- 
ton, D. C. 
The business session for Fellows will be 
held Monday evening, May 17. All other 
sessions are open to the ornithological pub- 
lic. It is urged that members of the Cooper 
Ornithological Club attend each day’s ses- 
sions during the entire convention; papers 
are invited from C. O. C. members, even 
from those who do not happen to be mem- 
bers of the A. O. U. All papers will be an- 
nounced on the general program of the 
Union, (o be distributed at the meeting. In 
other words, the occasion will be one of 
general ornithological activity, both within 
and without the Union’s own membership. 
It is further planned to have a joint A. O. 
U.--C. O. C. dinner and “smoker” on Tues- 
day evening, May 18, for the purpose of 
providing an opportunity for personally 
meeting one another. This will be the one 
evening affair during the convention, as it 
is believed that the majority will prefer 
to use their evenings in “doing” the Exposi- 
tion. Otherwise the sessions of the A. O. U. 
will be called each day at 9:30 a. m. and 
2:30 p. m. After the A. O. U. congress has 
adjourned a session of the C. O. C. will he 
called. This will be a joint meeting of both 
Divisions, this being the first of its kind 
since 1903. At the conclusion of the con- 
vention, excursions will be undertaken 
under competent leadership to the Farallon 
Islands, to Mt. Tamalpais, and to Los 
Banos. 
The A. O. U. committee of arrangements, 
Mr. Joseph Mailliard, chairman, has selected 
the Inside Inn, located on the Exposition 
Grounds, for A. O. U. headquarters. This 
will be available as a meeting place for 
those staying outside as well as inside the 
Grounds, and will enable all to take advant- 
age of the time between sessions for seeing 
the main features of the Exposition. The 
Inside Inn has ample accomodations for 
guests and for the convention sessions. 
Those not wishing to live in the Exposition 
Grounds will find the down-town district of 
San Francisco abundantly supplied with 
thoroughly modern and moderate-priced 
hotels. A letter of enquiry addressed to Mr. 
Joseph Mailliard, 1815 Vallejo St., San Fran- 
cisco, will elicit any specific information 
desired. 
This congress promises to be no solemn 
affair; in fact, we are already aware of cer- 
tain non-serious features in the outline of 
procedure which is now in the hands of our 
congenial San Francisco representative. 
The President of the A. O. U., Dr. A. K. 
Fisher, of Washington, is widely known as 
a gentleman of most cheerful qualities — one 
who is naturally gifted to preside felicit- 
ously. Then there is Dr. Witmer Stone, 
who will temporarily desert the office of 
The Auk for a visit to the Pacific coast, 
and whose joviality and social qualifications 
have made Philadelphia famous as head- 
quarters for successful A. O. U. meetings. 
But we cannot here attempt a catalog of 
all the Easterners who we know are plan- 
ning to attend. Come and meet them. 
The chairman of the program committee, 
Professor W. K. Fisher, reports that already 
several popular illustrated numbers have 
been promised by C. O. C. members. While 
movie and lantern facilities are to be pro- 
vided, it is not meant that the stock of the 
non-illustrated paper is to be listed below 
par. On the contrary, it is earnestly desired 
that a large proportion of the papers will be 
serious contributions to ornithology, each 
giving in concise form the results of special 
observation and study. Members of both 
the C. O. C. and A. O. U. are requested to 
send titles, and estimated time of reading, 
to Professor Fisher. 
