Nov., 1913 
MINUTES OF COOPER CEUB MEETINGS 
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September 23, 1913, at 8 p. m., with President 
Carriger in the chair and the following mem- 
bers present: Mrs. Burnbam, Messrs. Bryant, 
Bnrnham, Camp, Carriger, Heinemann, J. 
Mailliard, Pemberton, Ray, Shelton, Storer, 
and W. P. Ta3dor. The meeting was open to 
the public and about one hundred visitors 
were present. 
Mr. Oluf J. Heinemann spoke on “Bird 
Photography” and illustrated his remarks with 
numerous lantern slides. He described the 
methods used in photographing birds with 
fixed focus, view, and reflecting cameras. 
The various accessories useful in various 
situations were described and their uses ex- 
plained. 
Mr. Heinemann then showed a series of 
lantern slides made by himself and others of 
local birds. Among the pictures were those of 
the Grey-crowned Leucosticte and the Cali- 
fornia Pine Grosbeak wbich have appeared 
recently in The Condor. A very good series 
of slides made by Mr. Heinemann on a re- 
cent trip to the Parallon Islands concluded 
the exhibition. The several species of cor- 
morants, the Western Gulls and the Cali- 
fornia Murres were well represented in these 
views. 
After the lecture the business of the meet- 
ing was considered. The minutes of tne 
August meeting were read and approved and 
the Southern Division minutes for August 
were read. 
Mrs. A. S. Allen was elected to member- 
ship. The names of Edwin S. Parker, 1737 
Euclid Ave., Berkeley, Cal., proposed by J. 
Grinnell, and P. C. Dutton, 26 Litchfield Road, 
Stone Staffs, England, proposed by H. W. 
Carriger, were read. 
Following a suggestion from H. S. Swarth, 
secretary of the Southern Division, it was 
decided to enter the names of new members 
only once in the minutes of each division and 
not twice as heretofore. 
Mr. A. L. Cowell, Field Secretary for the 
California Bureau of Conventions and So- 
cieties, of the Panama Pacific International 
Exposition, was present and spoke to the Club 
on the matter of having as many as possible 
of the ornithological societies of the United 
States meet in San Francisco in 1915 dur- 
ing the exposition. The members expressed a 
hearty sympathy in the matter. Mr. Cowell 
also discussed the possibility of an interna- 
tional conservation congress Ireing held at the 
time of the fair and read several letters show- 
ing the world wide interest in the idea. Mr. 
W. P. Taylor and others discussed the mat- 
ter. It was decided to have the President 
appoint a committee of three members to con- 
sider the matter and report at the October 
meeting. Adjourned. — Tracy I. Storer, Sec- 
retary. 
October — The regular monthly meeting of 
tlie Northern Division of the Cooper Orni- 
thological Club was held in Room 101, East 
Hall, University of California, Berkeley, Cali- 
fornia, on Thursday evening, October 23, 1913, 
at 8 p. M. President Carriger was in the chair 
with the following members present : Mes- 
dames Allen and Grinnell, the Misses Atsatt 
and Wythe, and the Messrs. Bade, Bryant, 
Clarke, Dawson, Grinnell, Moran, Silliman, 
Storer, Trenor, Weed and Willett. Over 
twenty-five visitors were present. The pro- 
gram of the evening was first presented. Mr. 
W. Leon Dawson gave an illustrated account 
of some of the more interesting species of 
birds that he has encountered in his field- 
work in the interests of his “Birds of Cali- 
fornia.” 
The business of the meeting was then taken 
up. The minutes of the September meeting 
were read ami approved and tbe minutes of 
tbe Southern Division for September were 
read. The names read at the last meeting 
were elected to membership. The following 
new applications were read : Miss Louise Le 
Bids, 2569 Clay St., San Francisco, proposed 
by J. Grinnell; Miss Olive Swezy, 533 Dur- 
ant Ave., Berkeley, proposed by Tracy 1. 
Storer ; and Chas. H. Culp, Pacific Grove, 
proposed by O. P. Silliman. In addition the 
names presented at the Southern Division 
were read. 
A communication from Mr. W. Leon Daw- 
son stating the progress of the work on the 
"Birds of California” and making certain re- 
cpiests for aid and cooperation from the Club 
was read. The aid is requested on the fol- 
lowing points: (1) knowledge of the little- 
known species accredited to the State; (2) 
data as to the migrations of the various species 
in the State; (3) appointment of a commit- 
tee or individual to vise the technical por 
tions of the work. Mr. Dawson commented 
briefly on tbe contents of tbe letter. It was 
decided to use the columns of “The Condor” 
to secure information regarding the little 
known species and regarding migrations. A 
motion was carried authorizing the President 
and Secretary of the Northern Division to 
act with the corresponding officers of the 
Southern Division as a committee in selecting 
one member from the Club at large to confer 
with Mr. Dawson. 
The Committee consisting of W. P. Tay- 
lor, H. C. Bryant and Joseph Mailliard, ap- 
pointed in accordance with a motion passed at 
the September meeting to look into the mat- 
ter of a conservation congress in San Fran- 
cisco in 1915, rendered its report, which was 
accepted. 
There being no further business the meet- 
ing adjourned. — Tracy I. StorEr, Secretary. 
