Society for the Protection of Birds.—No. 15 I. 
PROCEEDINGS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING 
OF THE 
SOCIETY for Ihe PROTECTION of BIRDS. 
19 0 3 . 
His Grace the Duke of Bedford, K.G., presided at the Annual 
Meeting of the Society, which was held on Tuesday, February ioth, 
1903 , at the Westminster Palace Hotel. Supporting him on ihe plat¬ 
form were Her Grace the Duchess of Somerset, the Right Rev. Bishop 
Barry, the Hon. and Rev. Canon Lyttelton, Hon. Sir John Cockburn, 
Lieut.-Col. L. Howard Irby, Mr. R. Bosworth Smith, Mr. E. North 
Buxton, Mr. Howard Saunders, Mr. H. E. Dresser, and Mr. Montagu 
Sharpe (Chairman of Committee). Among the large company which 
filled the room were Lady Forester and the Hon. Mary Forester, the 
Hon. Mrs. Arthur Henniker, the Hon. F. S. O’Grady, the Hon. Mrs. 
Drewitt and Dr. Drewitt, Lieut.-Col. Sir Curzon and Lady Wyllie, 
Lady Thompson, Lady Hooker, Miss Ewart, Sir H. Peto, Mrs. 
Close, Colonel Benson, Mrs. Sturge, Mrs. Edward Phillips, Miss 
C. V. Hall, Mrs. Owen Visger, Mr. J. D. Rees, Mr. W. H. Hudson, 
Mr. F. King, Mr. A. F. Wiener, Mr. Ernest Bell, Mr. Oliver G. Pike, 
Mr. J. E. Harting, and Mr. R. Kearton. 
Telegrams and letters of regret at inability to attend the meeting 
were received from :— 
Mr. Milnes-Gaskell, Chairman 
East Riding Yorks C.C., 
enclosing ^20 for Watchers’ 
Fund 
The Marquess of Granby 
The Earl of Stamford 
The Earl of Haddington 
Sir Edward and Lady Grey 
Mr. Sydney Buxton, M.P. 
Sir Ross O’Connell 
Viscount Wolseley 
The Lady Theodora Guest 
Professor Cunningham 
Mr. Alfred Austin 
Professor Newton 
The Lady Mary Murray 
Canon Tristram 
Canon Jessopp 
Mrs. Brightwen 
Macleod of Macleod 
Mr. Harvie-Brown 
Professor Miall 
Lady Clifden 
And others. 
