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Northern Division members of this applica- 
tion when the October meeting notices are 
sent out. 
A communication from Mr. A. L. Barrows, 
secretary of the Pacific Division of the A. 
A. A. S., was read, asking that the North- 
ern Division appoint a representative for 
the Affiliation Committee of the Associa- 
tion. 
The Club then adjourned to attend a lec- 
ture by Dr. W. T. Hornaday, Director of the 
New York Zoological Park, on the subject, 
“Shall We Increase our Big Game on a 
Pood Supply Basis?” Adjourned. — Tracy I. 
Stoker, Secretary. 
SOUTHERN DIVISION 
August. — The regular meeting of the 
Southern Division was held at the Museum 
of History, Science and Art, Los Angeles, 
Thursday evening, August 26, 1915. Presi- 
dent Law was in the chair, and the follow- 
ing members present: Miss Germain, Mrs. 
Husher, and Messrs. Brown, Chambers, Dag- 
gett, Enoch, Holland, Ingersoll, Nokes, 
Rich, Shepardson, Swarth, Wood, and Wy- 
man. Visitors present were Mrs. Nokes, Mr. 
Daniel, and Mr. Arra Darhanian. 
The minutes of the July meeting were 
read and approved. New members elected 
were: S. D. Moles, Claremont, and Wade L. 
Enoch, Tropico. New names presented 
were: F. E. Garlough, Gladstone, Oregon, 
proposed by S. G. Jewett; Nat T. Sabin and 
Eugene P. Sabin, both of Hollywood, Cali- 
fornia, proposed by J. Eugene Law. 
Mr. Law exhibited a series of woodpeck- 
ers, including most of the North American 
species. Adjourned. — H. S. Swarth, Sec- 
retary. 
September. — The regular meeting of the 
Southern Division was held at the residence 
of Dr. L. H. Miller, on Sunday afternoon, 
September 26. President Law was in the 
chair, and the following were in attend- 
ance: Mrs. Husher, Mrs. Myers, Mrs. Pleas- 
ants, the Misses Atsatt, Dodge, Drachman, 
Hollister, Moore, and Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. 
Chambers, Mr. and Mrs. Daggett, Mr. and 
Mrs. Howell, Dr. and Mrs. Miller, Dr. and 
Mrs. Stivers, Mr. and Mrs. Sabin, Mr. and 
Mrs. Law, and Messrs. Davis, Holland, 
Jewett, Pierce, and White. 
The minutes of the August meeting were 
read and approved. New members elected 
were: Nat T. Sabin, Eugene P. Sabin, and 
F. E. Garlough. Mrs. Myers spoke on “the 
Hornaday plan” for ensuring a permanent 
supply of big game. Mr. Law read a letter 
from Allan Brooks, now with the British 
Army in France. Mr. Pierce spoke on bird 
conditions at Bear Lake and other points 
in the San Bernardino Mountains, which 
led to a general discussion of experiences 
of various members during the summer 
just past. Adjourned. — W. Lee Chambers, 
Secretary, pro tem. 
inter-mountain chapter 
September. — A meeting of the Inter- 
Mountain Chapter of the Cooper Ornitho- 
logical Club was held at Salt Lake City, 
Utah, September 14, 1915, in the office of 
Dr. D. Moore Lindsay, Boston Building. 
The meeting was called to order at 8:30 
p. m., Dr. D. Moore Lindsay presiding. 
Members in attendance were: J. Sugden, Jr., 
C. Barnes, J. H. Paul, D. Moore Lindsay, 
A. O. Treganza, Mrs. A. O. Treganza. The 
minutes of the May meeting were read and 
approved. 
A study of the local breeding Gulls, Terns, 
Cormorants and Pelican was begun. J. Sug- 
den exhibited a very interesting skull of 
Larus californicus, D. Moore Lindsay some 
skins of the Caspian Tern and Bonaparte 
Gull, and Mrs. A. O. Treganza read the 
Treganza notes and observations on these 
species. 
Mr. A. O. Treganza reported on the slaugh- 
ter of the Sage Hen in northeastern Utah, 
from which locality he had recently re- 
turned. A. O. Treganza and J. H. Paul were 
appointed as a committee to present the 
matter to the State Game Warden for imme- 
diate action. Meeting adjourned at 10:30 
p. m. — Mrs. A. O. Treganza, Secretary. 
October. — A meeting of the Inter-Moun- 
tain Chapter of the Cooper Ornithological 
Club was held at Salt Lake City, Utah, Oc- 
tober 12, 1915, in the office of Dr. D. Moore 
Lindsay, Boston Building. President Lind- 
say was in the chair, and the meeting was 
called to order at 8:30 p. m. Members pres- 
ent were: C. Barnes, J. A. Mullen, D. Moore 
Lindsay, A. O Treganza, Mrs. A. O. Tre- 
ganza. Mr. D. W. Parratt was a visitor. 
The minutes of the September meeting were 
read and approved. 
The evening was given over to a round 
table talk and open discussion of local 
breeding ducks. Many early and late rec- 
ords were given. President Lindsay exhib- 
ited some very interesting sets of ducks’ 
eggs showing the parasitic tendencies of 
certain species of this family. Meeting ad- 
journed at 10:30 p. m. — Mrs. A. O. Tre- 
ganza, Secretary. 
