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was in the chair with the following mem- 
bers present: Mesdames DeVere, Ferguson, 
Grinnell, Lombardy, Mead, and Schlisinger; 
Misses Atsatt, Culver, Wear and Wythe; and 
Messrs. Bryant, Camp, Carriger, Davis, Grin- 
nell, Hansen, Lastreto, Noack, Squires and 
Wright. Mr. and Mrs. Stafford, and Miss 
Jones were among the visitors. In the ab- 
sence of Mrs. Allen, Mr. Charles L. Camp 
was appointed secretary pro tern. 
Minutes of the June meeting were read 
and approved and those of the Southern Di- 
vision for June and July read. Mrs. Marion 
Randall Parsons was elected to membership. 
Applications for membership were received 
as follows: Helen Gilkey, 2215 Ellsworth 
Street, Berkeley, proposed by A. L. Barrows; 
Elizabeth H. Price, 23 Panoramic Way, 
Berkeley, by Mrs. J. T. Allen; and Walter A. 
Stafford, 31 Park Way, Piedmont, by Susan 
B. Culver; also the persons proposed at the 
Southern Division June and July meetings. 
Business disposed of, Dr. H. C. Bryant, 
Game Expert of the California Fish and 
Game Commission, read a paper on “At- 
tempt at Acclimatization of Foreign Game 
Birds in California”. After spending many 
years of time and thousands of dollars in 
money the State of California has nothing 
but a few colonies of Ring-necked Pheasants 
to show for all the efforts along this line. 
Mr. Storer called attention to the procla- 
mation recently received from the constitu- 
tional governor of one of the central states 
of Mexico in which regulations for the con- 
trol of fishing and hunting are prescribed. 
Adjourned. — Charles L. Camp, Secretary 
pro tem. 
SOUTHERN DIVISION 
August. — The regular monthly meeting of 
the Southern Division was held at the Mu- 
seum of History, Science and Art, August 
31, 1916. Vice-President Law presided. 
Members present were: Messrs. W. C. Brad- 
bury, E. J. Brown, Brouse, Colburn, Cham- 
bers, Cookman, Daggett, Holland, Lamb, 
Law, Nokes, Wyman, and Mrs. Law. Miss 
Marsh was a visitor. 
Minutes of the July meeting were read 
and approved. On motion of Mr. Daggett, 
seconded by Mr. Chambers, Dr. Mortimer 
Jesurun was elected to membership. New 
names presented were: Ethel Lombardi 
(Mrs. M. E. ), Berkeley, by Amelia S. Allen; 
H. V. LaJeunesse, Alameda, by H. C. Bry- 
ant; Mrs. Chas. A. Field, Berkeley, by Mrs. 
C. S. Newhall; Benj. J. Davis, Berkeley, by 
Mrs. Mary Van E. Ferguson; Dr. John Van 
Deuhurgh, San Francisco, by .T. Grinnell; 
Grace S. Meade (Mrs. Calvert Meade), Oak- 
land, by Mrs. D. W. de Veer; H. Gifford, M. 
D., Omaha, Nebraska, by W. M. Pierce; Miss 
Bertha Elizabeth Crawford, Placerville, by 
W. Lee Chambers. 
There being no other business matters for 
consideration, the meeting resolved itself 
into the usual informal discussion, and in- 
spection of study skins of gulls. Adjourned. 
— L. E. Wyman, Secretary. 
INTER-MOUNTAIN CHAPTER 
May. — Meeting was held in the Adminis- 
tration Building, University of Utah, May 
10, 1916. President and Vice-President be- 
ing absent, A. D. Boyle acted as chairman. 
Meeting called at 8:30 p. m. Members in at- 
tendance were: Prof. .T. H. Paul, J. Sugden 
Jr., J. Sugden Sr., Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Tre- 
ganza, A. D. Boyle and three visitors. Min- 
utes of April meeting read and approved. 
The evening was spent in general discussion 
of local breeding grebes, Prof. Paul exhibit- 
ing specimens of Western and Pied-billed 
grebes. Meeting adjourned at 10:15 p. m. — 
Mrs. A. O. Treganza, Secretary. 
June. — \Meeting held in the Administra- 
tion Building, University of Utah, June 14, 
1916, at 8:30 p. m. Vice-President Mullen 
was in the chair. Members in attendance 
were: A. D. Boyle, J. Sugden Sr. and Jr., 
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mullen, Mr. and Mrs. A. 
O. Treganza, Prof. J. H. Paul, Miss Ella Jer- 
emy and one visitor. Minutes of May meet- 
ing read and approved. A. O. Treganza 
brought before the club an accusation made 
by a Dr. Plummer to the State Game Com- 
missioner, Mr. Fred Chambers, that some of 
the Cooper Club members were collecting- 
eggs not strictly for scientific purposes, but 
were commercializing in them. Motion was 
passed that Dr. Plummer be asked to come 
before the Club and produce his evidence. A 
general discussion of local breeding terns 
followed. Meeting adjourned at 10:30 r. m. 
— Mrs. A. O. Treganza, Secretary. 
September. — Meeting held September 13, 
1916, at the residence of A. O. Treganza, 614 
East 6th South Streets. Vice-President Mul- 
len conducted the meeting which was called 
at 8:00 p. m. Members in attendance were: 
R. H. Palmer, A. D. Boyle, Mr. and Mrs. A. 
O. Treganza, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mullen. 
Minutes of June meeting read and approved. 
Mrs. Treganza read from Wells W. Cook’s 
Bird Migration, and from Coues’ Birds of the 
Colorado Valley on the migration of swal- 
lows. Observations were given, followed by 
a general discussion. Meeting adjourned at 
10:00 p. m. — Mrs. A. O. Treganza, Secretary. 
