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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE WISCONSIN AND ILLINOIS AUDUBON SOCIETIES. 
One Year 25 Cents Single Copy 3 Cents 
Published by the Wisconsin Audubon Society, at Appleton, Wisconsin. 
Entered as second-class matter May 10, 1904 at Appleton, Wis., nnder the act of Congress of Mar. 3, ’79. 
VOL. IX. JUNE, 1906. No. 2. 
Annual Meeting of the State Audubon 
Society. 
An audience that filled the first floor 
of the Baptist church listened to a 
friendly talk by Professor I. N. Mitchell 
of Milwaukee on the Value of the Birds, 
illustrated with lantern slides, last even¬ 
ing. It was the occasion of the annual 
meeting of the Wisconsin Audubon 
Society, and after the address the business 
session was held at which officers were 
elected for the coming year. The 
audience was composed largely of 
children, many from the primary grades 
and it was interesting to note how readily 
these youngsters would call the name of a 
bird as its outline was flashed upon the 
screen. The speaker was introduced by 
the president, Mrs. Joseph Jastrow, in a 
happy speech recounting the work of 
Professor and Mrs. Mitchell in preparing 
reading matter relative to birds for the 
children of the state. 
As many as fifty views were used show¬ 
ing a large part of the insect-destroying 
and weedseed-eating birds that live in 
Wisconsin all or a part of the year. The 
last views were of the Egret, the bird that 
has been so often cruelly scalped to cater 
to the vanity of humanity. The pre¬ 
pared plume, as worn in millinery, has 
been dubbed the “white badge of cruelty.” 
The speaker mentioned the sources from 
which the country is receiving informa¬ 
tion regarding the habits of birds, as the 
various Audubon societies, the depart¬ 
ment of agriculture in Washington and 
the mania for nature study now sweeping 
through the land. 
OFFICERS ELECTED. 
The following officers were elected for 
the year 1906-7: 
President—Professor William S. Mar¬ 
shall, Madison. 
First vice president—Dr. R. H. Den- 
niston. 
Second vice president—George Ray- 
mer. 
Secretarv-treasurer—Mrs. R. G. 
Thwaites, 260 Langdon St. Madison. 
Secretary-treasurer of children’s de¬ 
partment—Miss Edna Edwards, Apple- 
ton. 
Directors—Mrs. W. F. Allen, Mrs. C. 
N. Brown, Mrs. C. E. Buell, Miss Louise 
Claude, Mrs. F. K. Conover, Dr. J. C. 
Elsom, Miss Therese Faville, Miss Helen 
Kellogg, Mrs. W. A. P. Morris, Professor 
H. L. Smith Mrs. F.J. Turner and Mrs: 
Joseph Jastrow, all of Madison. 
Honorary vice presidents—Mrs. F. W. 
Allis, Colonel W. J. Anderson, Mrs. R. 
M. Bashford, Mrs. O. D. Brandenburg, 
Mrs. F. M. Brown, Dr. J. C. Elsom, Mrs. 
R. M. La Follette, John M. Olin. Mrs. 
E. T. Owen, Justice J. B. Winslow, Dr. 
A. P. Wilder, all of Madison; Dr. H. W. 
Abraham, Appleton; Mrs. F. G. Bigelow, 
Milwaukee; Mrs. G. A. Buckstaff, Osh¬ 
kosh; Mrs. W. K. Galloway, Emu Claire; 
Mrs. S. S. Merrill, Professor I. N. Mitchell 
and Mrs. G. W. Peckham Milwaukee; 
Professor E. C. Perisho. Platteville; Mrs. 
