April 23, 1917: Prof. Edward S. Morse, “The Trained 
Birds of Japan.” Illustrated with blackboard sketches. 
May 14, 1917: Charles E. Moulton, “Reproduction of the 
Notes and Songs of Local Birds.” 
June 11, 1917: F. H. Allen, Nuttall Ornithological Club, 
“Some Unusual Notes and Songs of Several Common Birds.” 
September 10, 1917: Frank W. Benson, “A Description of 
a Vacation Spent at Jackson’s Hole, Wyoming.” A general 
comparison of related and similar species East and West. 
October 8, 1917: Dr. J. C. Phillips, scheduled to speak, but 
prevented from appearing. Lantern slides which were to have 
been used by him were shown. 
December 10, 1917: Dr. C. W. Townsend, “The Ipswich 
Crow Roost.” A paper subsequently published in The Auk. 
January 14, 1918: Campbell Bosson, “The Recent Report 
of the National Bird Census.” A description of the methods 
employed and a comparison of the results with popular theory. 
February 11, 1918: The club attended a lecture on Japanese 
Pottery by Prof. Edward S. Morse. This lecture was one of 
a free course conducted each year by the Essex Institute of 
Salem. 
March 11, 1918: The Club assisted Charles E. Moulton in 
providing the entertainment at an Essex Institute Free Lec¬ 
ture. Mr. Moulton imitated the songs and notes of some 
thirty local birds. The stage was attractively decorated with 
mounted birds and local shrubs. Colored pictures were used 
to illustrate the various birds and their habitat. 
April 22, 1918: E. H. Forbush, Massachusetts State Orni¬ 
thologist, “How Birds Helped Win the War.” 
May 13, 1918: A. P. Stubbs, “A Series of Warbler Migra¬ 
tion Records, Compiled from Notes of Several Members 
Together with Personal Observations.” 
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