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A new group in Jacksonville, near Springfield, was organized last fall. The 
official name and dues will be decided on carly inthe year. A very active program 
has been planned. On January 5th, they had a slide talk by Mr, Anderson on "The 
Development of Plants." A trip was made to Meredosia on January 6th to see the 
Bald Eagles. On February 2nd, Mr. Frank Bellrose of the Illinois Natural History 
Survey gave an illustrated lecture on the vanishing prairie and the program to 
provide grassland refuges by the Prairie Chicken Foundation of Dlincis. 
The new club plans to meet the first Friday of each month in the Jacksonville 
Public Library. Its temporary officers are: President - Mr. William V. O'Brien, 
502 Jordan Ste; Vice-President and Program Chairman - Mrs. Paul Davidsmeyer, 296 
Sandusky St.; Secretary - Miss Anna Mann, 228 Trospect St.; Treasurer - Mr.George 
Elliott, 811 N. Church St. All officers live in the college town of Jacksonville. 
Mr. Vernon Greening, 1808 Reed St., Springfield, our new Vice-Fresident and 
Chairman of the Illinois Audubon Society Extension Committee, is planning to organ- 
ize clubs during 1962 in the following towns: Bentcn, Alton, Lincoln, and the 
Starved Rock State Park crea. anyone living near these places and wishing to help 
Mr. Greening with this fine project are invited to write to him. -- Raymond Mostek 
ILLINOTS AUDUBON SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP WIDESPREAD 
A little research by our Board of Directors indicates that the Illinois 
Audubon Society members are scattered throughout the entire state. Not including 
our 28 life members, the list shapes up like this: 369 are in Cook County, 35 live 
in Lake County, 34 are found in DuPage County, 102 live in the remaining downstate 
counties and 31 members live outside the state. A recent successful membership 
drive has resulted in many new members and these figures have been changed to a 
minor degree. The Board of Directors have agreed to seek a goal of ONE THOUSAND 
members by 1965! Do you have a friend who would like to join our growing list? 
COMING IN FOR A CLOSEUP 
Just recently, when visiting with a new member of a bird club, I asked him how 
and when his interest in birding began. He said the interest had been of long 
standing, but leaped to a fervor after an experience of birding with a binocular. 
The way a wing bar can stand out or the eye ring become visible--the ability to 
discriminate between a bird’ in shadow and its background, makes birding exciting. 
A binocular is a purchase we usually make only once in our lifetime, that is, 
if we give it the care which it deserves. The Dlinois AudubonSociety is anxious 
to serve its members, and Mr. John Helmer has become a specialist in helping anyone 
who is interested in buying a binocular. For approximately $63.84, including ex- 
cise and sales tax, you can have an excellent glass which will give the same per- 
formance as one costing twice as much. You can usually find Mr. Helmer at the 
Screen Tours, or you can write to him at 2805 Park Place, Evanston, Illinois. 
HEL? -HELP -HELP 
The program committee of the Illinois Audubon Society Annual Meeting seeks 
your cooperation in creating a two-hour Saturday afternoon program in which we can 
make a comprehensive survey of the ways and means of accomplishing the outstanding 
objectives of many groups and individuals who belong to the I. A. S. family. 
For panelists we want: members who do nature education, to tell what is new 
in this field; members to tell how they are trying to make their clubs more 
effective organizations; members to share some new tricks they have discovered in 
taking bird pictures; members to tell about an interesting ecology study that they 
have made or to report on some pertinent field observation. 
A prompt letter offering to appear on this panel, and naming the subject to 
be discussed, will contribute to the success of this part of the program. Send 
your reply to Mrs. W. S. Huxford, 3027 Thayer St., Evanston, Illinois. 
You are invited to bring to the meeting any cxkibit that is informative and of 
general interest, since there will be plenty of room for exhibits at the Science 
Hall of the College. 
