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THREE I. A. S. OFFICERS RETIRE 
PAUL E. DOWNING of Highland Park retired as President of the Tllinois Audubon 
Society in June 1962, The Board of Directors accepted his resignation with 
regret and gave him a standing ovation of thanks. Mr. Downing has served as a 
Director for 14 years, the last nine as President. Under his direction, the 
Society has grown in membership and now is truly a statewide organization. He 
continues to serve the Society as a Director and committee worker. The new 
President is RAYMOND MOSTEK of Lombard, former Conservation Vice-President. 
FRANCES J. GARTER of Chicago retired in June as Corresponding Secretary. She has 
carried out her duties in thet important position devotedly since June 1956. Her 
withdrawal was forced by the many responsibilities she has recently assumed as 
director of the Natural Scicnecs and Useful Arts Department of the Chicago Public 
Library. Miss Carter has been replaced by CATHERINE SCHAFFER of Chicago. 
HELEN McMILLEN of Evanston, efter two years as Recording Secretary, was forced to 
resign this spring because of a disabling illness. We are happy to report that 
she is now well on the way to recovery. Her replacement is ELAINE BEVERLY. 
MRS. WALTER HUXFORD, after serving many years as a Director and Chairman of the 
Committee for the snnual Mecting of the Society, retired in June. Her replacement 
has not been named as yet, and indeed she will be very hard to replace. Mrs. 
Huxford is a Past President of the Evanston Bird Club. 
FRANKLIN McVEY of Chicago roturns as a Director after an absence of nearly five 
years due to illness. He has already given the Society many years of service. 
Mr. McVey is well-known for his beautiful color movies of the north woods. 
WHO ELSE WANTS WILDLIFE SANCTUARY SIGNS ? 

The Illinois Audubon Society is still working on 
| the possibility of obtaining Sanctuary Signs for 
POSTED posting private property. These signs would be 
sold to any member wishing to register his land 
Protected by Law with the I.4.S. as a sanctuary for birds and other 
wildlife. The signs will be 7$ x 10 inches, yel- 
low with black lettering. Estimated price is 
$1.CO each prepaid. 
Each purchaser will be given a form to fill out 
No Shooting! | 
and instructions. The Illinois Audubon Society will 
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WILDLIFE SANCTUARY 
Owner assume no responsibility for protection of the prop- 
erty. Complaints against trespassing should be 
handled directly by local law enforcement officers. 
Before the I.4.S. can undertake this program, 
AUDUBON SOCIETY we must know how many signs will be needed. Send 
no money now--just send your name and address and 
the number of signs you could use to Mr. Raymond 
Mostek, President, Illinois Audubon Society, 615 Rochdale Circle, Lombard,Illinois. 
Registered with the 
ILLINOIS 
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* GET AN ARM PATCH FOR THR CAMP-OUTL ¥ 
* For a dollar, postpaid, you can buy a colorful arm patch for your * 
% fiold jacket. The official Illinois Audubon Society emblem has a * 
* quail flying over a green field. Order from LeRoy Tunstall, Book  * 
* Chairman, 323 Enst Wesley Strect, Wheaton, Illinois. 13 
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