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THE CONDOR 
| Vol. VIII 
The program was opened by the reading of a 
letter from Mr. H. S. Swarth, a club member, 
descriptive of his work for the Field Columbian 
Museum, Chicago, 111 . 
At the conclusion of this feature, Mr. Grin- 
nell entertained the Division in his usual, in- 
teresting manner, with a talk upon some 
features of his summer's work in the San Ber- 
nardino Mountains. This was illustrated by ser- 
ies of specimens of the mudhen, eared grebe, 
Audubon warbler, the latter series being espec- 
ially interesting as showing changes in plum- 
age. 
The meeting then adjourned for an informal 
discussion of vacation experiences, and exami- 
nation of specimens. 
II. T. Clifton, Secretary. 
October. — The Outing meeting was called 
to order by President Daw at 8 o’clock in the 
dining parlors of the Newliall Hotel. Mr. 
Grinnell was elected Secretary pro tern. Ten 
members were present, namely: Messrs. Mor- 
com, Delande, Owen, Robertson, May, W. P. 
Taylor, O. W. Howard, Judson, Daw and 
Grinnell. Messrs. W. B. Donnell and A. P. 
Howard were present as visitors. The minutes 
of the September meeting were read and ap- 
proved. The names of \V. B. Donnell and 
Chapman Grant were proposed for membership. 
A motion was made by Mr. Robertson, and 
unanimously carried by the meeting, that the 
President appoint a committee to include him- 
self and two others, for the purpose of draw- 
ing up resolutions of appreciation to be ten- 
dered to Mr. W. K. Fisher in recognition of 
his three years’ service as editor of The Con- 
dor. The committee, consisting of Messrs. 
Daw, Robertson and Grinnell, was instructed 
to report at the November meeting. 
Mr. Grinnell presented a plan to secure an 
illustrated lecture from Mr. \V. K. Fisher to 
be given under the auspices of the Club at 
Throop Institute on the evening of December 
7. The scheme met with the approval of the 
meeting, and arrangements were left in the 
hands of Mr. Grinnell. 
The Committee on Amendments, after pre- 
senting its report, was dismissed. It was de- 
cided to be unwise to take any action along 
this line at present, so the report was laid on 
the table. 
The Dand Committee, thru Mr. Judson, re- 
ported 120 acres situated in Fish Canyon, a 
tributary of the San Gabriel, as available, at 
least in part, for Club purposes. There seemed 
to be fair prospects that the Club would gain 
possession by donation. 
Finally Mr. Delande was appointed to draw 
up a report on the ornithological results of this 
Outing to be published in a future issue of The 
Condor. After adjournment the remainder of 
the evening was spent informally in recount- 
ing the day's observations, participated in by 
all present. 
J. Grinnell, Secretary, pro tent. 
November. — The regular meeting for No- 
vember was called to order by President Daw 
at 8:20 P. M. in the offices of Mr. Howard 
Robertson, 709 Bryson Block, Dos Angeles, 
with fourteen members present. After the 
reading and approval of the minutes of the 
October Outing Meeting, the application of 
Edgar Park, Thacher School, Nordhoff, Cal., 
proposed by Dr. T. S. Palmer, was taken up 
for its first reading. 
Chapman Grant and W. B. Donnell were 
elected to active membership, and the resigna- 
tion of Mr. Robert F. Jones, Santa Monica, 
Cab, was accepted. 
A brief report of the Dand Committee 
thru Mr. Judson indicated the clearing of title 
on the tract in Pish Canyon in a short time. 
Mr. Grinnell presented a report of the arrange- 
ments made for the lecture by Mr. Fisher 011 
Dec. 7, and the meeting in connection with 
the same. 
The program for the evening included talks 
by Mr. Willett upon some notes taken during 
a trip down the Colorado River from Needles 
to Yuma; by Mr. Frank Stephens upon experi- 
ences in the same region, in Arizona, and with 
mountain sheep in San Diego County; and by 
Mr. O. W. Howard upon the finding of the 
western evening grosbeak in the Catalina 
Mountains, Arizona, with nests and eggs. A 
letter from Mr. George D. Kaeding of Gold- 
field, Nevada, describing the wild life in that 
desert region, completed the formal program 
for the evening. 
H. T. Clifton, Secretary. 
December. — At the close of the lecture by 
Mr. W. K. Fisher, at Throop Institute, Pasa- 
dena, on the evening of December 7, the regu- 
lar meeting of the Division was held. 
President Daw called the meeting to order at 
9:30 P. M. with fourteen members and seven 
visitors present. After the reading and ap- 
proval of the minutes of the preceding meet- 
ing, Mr. Edgar Park was elected to active 
membership. 
The following nominations for officers for 
the coming year were made: President, J. 
Eugene Daw, Hollywood, and O. W. Howard, 
Dos Angeles; Vice President, W. B. Judson, 
Dos Angeles; Secretary, J. Eugene Daw, Holly- 
wood; Treasurer, W. Dee Chambers, Santa 
Monica. 
Mr. Robert Ridgway, of Washington, D. C., 
was unanimously elected to Honorary Member- 
ship, following the similar action of the North- 
ern Division. 
A vote of thanks was extended to Mr. 
Fisher for his interesting lecture given earlier 
in the evening. 
H. T. Clifton, Secretary. 
