MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY. 
Sessie GB. timball 
Secretary. 
CaRE OF Boston SocieTY oF NATURAL History, 
FOR THE PROTECTION BERKELEY STREET. 
OF BIRDS. 
Boston,... PLL... 19 
Brews ter:.- 
Wanted to "thank Jou. tor wratine youn ditirocule: 
letter in such a kind way and to state a few facts about my work, and 
vas afraid you might fail to receive this before the meeting, if I gent 
it through tne mail. 
If you wish to read this at the meeting I am perfectly willing to 
YOu" qa Sid: 
have felt for a little time that a few of the Directors were 
cordial, but while nothins open was said to me,and no fauit found 
reached me, I could not tell what was wrone. The following are the 
oudy complaints \tboat have come to me. 
Recéntly Mr. Forbush wrote me a letter which I will enclose.Mr. 
Lowell also. cane’ Loses me about: a Letter weitten voy Mise Bilres vous 
local-sec,. at Taunton,chnar.cgine she had sent in 1% members who‘“‘had never 
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received anything.’’I told Mr. Lowellithey. had all received their cer- 
bitiateates, and were 29° Cent members who: joined Jast. dune. Aisoithat, = 
wrote Miss Bliss that our leaflets had increased so we could no longer 
afford to give séts to 35 cent members. Thay cost us more than that not 
including the postage. 
Wnile the hardest work was being’ done on our report.,Nrs. Hornbrook 
of ewton asked me to give her a package of leaflets to distribute. She 
is interested in schools and “omen’s Clubs, and generally asks us for 
somecvery year. I had to keep her waiting two or three weeks and she 
Spoke to Mr. Forbush about it. He brought the matter to me and I cave 
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her what she wanted as soon as I could, 

