12 THE AUDUBON BU Dee 
Personals 
On March eighth, Mr. T. E. Musselman, secretary of the 
Gem City Business College, Quincy, and local secretary of the 
Illinois Audubon Society for Quincy, lectured at the Hannibal 
High School on birds. This was upon the invitation of the school 
board, who wish to revive interest in nature study at that 
institution. On April fifth Mr. Musselman is to give a general 
bird talk at the Illinois College at Jacksonville, and give an ad- 
dress before the science class of the college. 
Mr. O. M. Schantz, President of the Audubon Society, has 
been in great demand in the lecture field during the last few 
months. He spoke on “Bird Migrations” on January 16 in Ful- 
lerton Hall in the Art Institute in Chicago, and on January 21 
he participated in a bird program which occupied the entire 
morning session of the Lake County Teachers’ Association at 
Waukegan. At the same time Mr. William I. Lyon gave a talk 
on bird banding, and Mr. Edwin Hulsberg gave imitations of 
bird songs. Other engagements included talks at the Chicago 
Latin School for Boys and the Chicago Latin School for Girls, 
the Oak Park Garden Club, the Princeton Woman’s Club, the 
Sterling Woman’s Club, and the Aurora Parent-Teachers’ As- 
sociation. In December he gave two lectures for the Decatur 
Bird and Tree Club. March 9 he gave a lecture on the dunes be- 
fore the Woman’s Club of Kendallville, Indiana, and afterwards 
assisted in organizing an Audubon Society. 
Mr. Edwin F. Hulsberg of La Grange has given some very 
successful recitals in imitating bird songs. He appeared on one 
of the programs of the Wild Flower Preservation Society at the 
Art Institute in January. He assisted Mr. Schantz in a bird 
program at Waukegan in January, and on the first of March at 
a special meeting of the Oak Park Garden Club. 
Suet Basket 
From Mrs. Nelson I. Childs of Elgin comes this simple but 
effective device for suet container. 
A very economical and practical suet basket may be made 
as follows: Buy a ten-cent wire teapot stand. Fasten one side 
to a tree with a staple, which will act as a hinge. Then drive 
another staple into the tree on the other side of the stand and 
about two inches from the stand. To this staple attach a hook 
which shall reach to the wire basket and hold it firmly in place. 
Thus the basket may be opened to be filled with suet, then fast- 
ened tight with the hook. 
The English Sparrows very soon grow discouraged trying 
to get something to eat, since there is no place for them to stand. 
I have had Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers, Red-and White- 
Breasted Nuthatches, and Brown Creepers by the dozen all 
winter, so that I am sure this basket is a success. 
