May, 1913 
MINUTES OF COOPER CLUB ^MEETINGS 
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MINUTES OF COOPER CLUB 
MEETINGS 
SOUTHERN DIVISION 
February. — The February nieeling of the 
Southern Division of the Cooper Ornitholog- 
ical Club was held on February 20, 1913, at 
the residence of Mr. J. E. Law, Hollywood, 
California, with President Law in the chair 
and the following members present : Messrs. 
Law, Daggett, Chambers, Zahn, Lelande, 
Howell, Miller, Howard, Lamb, Rich, Hubbs, 
Grey, Layne, Fischer, Judson, Dickey, H. M. 
Holland, C. B. Isham, and Allan Brooks. 
The minutes of the January meeting were 
read and approved. 
Upon motion made and duly carried, the 
following applicants, proposed at the January 
meeting, were unanimously elected to active 
membership: E. E. Everett, Ventura, Califor- 
nia; Mabel C. Gage, Worcester, Mass.; Claus 
J. Murie, Portland, Oregon; J. B. Perrin, Tuc- 
son, Arizona ; Asa Sleeth, Portland, Oregon. 
The following application for membership 
was presented: Sidney B. Peyton, Sespe, Cali- 
fornia, proposed by L. Peyton. 
After adjournment those present enjoyed the 
I’.ospitality and refreshments provided by their 
host and hostess. Mr. and Mrs. Law have a 
charming new home on the hillside, and the 
former’s fine collection of birds and eggs, well 
and safely housed in a fireproof room adjoin- 
ing his study, were examined with much in- 
terest by those present. — A. B. HowEEL, Sec- 
retary. 
March. — The regular monthly meeting of the 
Southern Division was held at the Museum 
of History, Science and Art, Thursday eve- 
ning, March 27, with President Law in the 
chair and the following members present ; 
Messrs. Daggett, Grey, Hubbs, Law, Lelande, 
Miller, Van Rossem and Swarth. The min- 
utes of the February meeting were read and 
approved, followed by the reading of the 
Northern Division minutes for February. In 
regard to certain resolutions passed by the 
Northern Division, pertaining to the Flint- 
Cary bill, and asking for the support of the 
Division, it was decided that as the bill had 
already been brought before the senate, it was 
useless to take any formal action, especially 
as Mr. Law and Mr. Howell each reported 
that they had already separately in the name 
of the Club, written and telegraphed messages 
in support of the measure. 
In this connection the following motion was 
made by Mr. Miller, seconded by Mr. Lelande, 
and carried : That the Southern Division com- 
mends and endorses the action of the presi- 
dent and secretary in forwarding telegrams to 
the proper legislators expressive of the Club’s 
attitude in regard to the Flint-Cary bill ; and 
that the Southern Division approves the stand 
taken by the Northern Division in this respect. 
One new member was elected : Sidney B. 
Peyton, Sespe, California. The following 
names were proposed : F. J. Smith, Eureka, 
California; J. Bagley, Eureka, California; B. 
M. Marshall, Eureka, California ; E. A. Dial, 
Santa Barbara, California ; B. F. Case, Fern- 
dale, Washington ; T. J. Fitzpatrick, Los An- 
geles, all proposed by W. Lee Chambers ; and 
E. E. Lusher, Van Niu^s, California, proposed 
by H. C. Bryant. 
A communication was read from A. B. 
Howell, tendering his resignation as secretary 
of the Southern Division. The resignation 
was accepted, and H. S. Swarth was elected to 
fill the office during the balance of the year. 
Adjourned. — H. S. Swarth,, Secretary. 
Aprii,. — The monthly meeting of the South- 
ei'ii Division of the Club was held at the Mu- 
seum of History, Science and Art, Thursday 
evening, April 24, with the following mem- 
liers present : Messrs. Cookman, IDaggett. 
Davis, Grey, Hubbs, Lamb, Layne, kliller, 
Robertson, Willett, and Swarth. Mr. J. J. 
Robinson was a visitor. In the absence of the 
president iMr. Daggett acted as chairman. The 
minutes of the iMarch meeting were read and 
approved, followed by the reading of the 
Northern Division minutes for March and 
April. 
The following were elected to membership : 
E. E. Lusher, Van Nuys, California; T. J. 
Fitzpatrick, Los Angeles ; B. F. Case, Fern- 
dale, Washington; E. A. Dial, Santa Barbara, 
California; B. M. Marshall, Eureka, Califor- 
nia ; J. Bagley, Eureka, California ; F. J. 
Smith, Eureka, California. New names were 
presented as follows: H. C. Ohl, Los Banos, 
California, by H. C. Bryant; Thomas Trenor, 
San Francisco, by J. Grinnell ; Edward P. 
Rankin, El Monte, California, by H. C. Bry- 
ant ; George F. Sykes, Corvallis, Oregon, by 
J. Grinnell. 
Two communications were read, one from 
Mrs. J. W. Wheeler, of Tucson, Arizona, prof- 
fering an exchange of specimens with any one 
interested, game Ifirds being desired ; the other 
from Theodore Roosevelt, addressed to 
Joseph Grinnell, and expressing interest in re- 
gard to the recent report upon the status as a 
game bird of the Band-tailed Pigeon in Cali- 
fornia. 
Following this came the reading of the busi- 
ness manager's report upon the publication of 
Pacific Coast Avifaunas numbers 7 and 8. 
This was duly accepted and ordered filed. 
Business disposed of, the members were en- 
