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who are paying life membership in four annual payments, and 38 affi- 
liates, a total of 858. This is a gain of 78 over a year ago. The new affi- 
liates are: Knox County Bird Club of Galesburg, Morgan County Audubon 
Society of Jacksonville; Peoria Academy of Science, Inc., Audubon Society 
of Peoria, and Skokie Valley Chapter N.C.H.A. of Skokie. In addition, 
three persons recently became life members. They are: Miss Rebecca 
Wheaton Ericsson, Chicago; Guy P. Jensen, Carpentersville, and Mr. V. Vs 
Mason, Chicago. A good share of the credit for good results goes to the 
active solicitation of new members by affiliates. 
Mrs. C. F. Russell was absent because of illness, but she sent in the 
following summary of her activities for the year: 
Sanctuary 
Signs Sold Total Income Total Membership 
198 $204.00 11 
Dues for ten new members came in with payment for the Sanctuary 
Signs. 
Bald Eagle Membership 1.A.S. Income Florida Soc. Income 
61 $30.50 $30.50 
President Mostek thanked the following regional secretaries: Mrs. 
Darlene Fiske, Mrs. Jean Gertz, Mrs. Elizabeth F. Peacock, and John 
Yondorf. He also thanked the volunteer helpers, George Becic, Dr. George 
Woodruff, Mrs. Ann Stukalo, and Mrs. Leonard Witkins, for their assistance 
during the year. 
Miss Betty Groth, as Chairman of the Nominating Committee, presented 
the following report: directors renominated for terms of three years each: 
Kenneth Anglemire, Charles Lappen, Franklin McVey, Raymond Mostek, 
and Paul Schulze. Six new directors were nominated: Mrs. Darlene Fiske, 
Walter Vogl, John Yondorf, George Becic, Ann Stukalo, and Peter Dring. 
The above directors were duly elected. Floyd Swink of The Morton Ar- 
boretum was elevated from the post of Vice-President of Education to 
Technical Consultant of the Society. 
Over 150 persons attended the afternoon meeting, which was directed 
by Alfred Reuss. Frank Bellrose, Wildhife Specialist of the Illinois Natural 
History Survey, explained “Radar Studies of Bird Migration.” He also 
told of his personal experience in following flocks of migrating blue jays 
60 miles this spring. Mrs. Walter Huxford and Mrs. Sidney North, Directors 
of the Evanston Bird Club, presented a clever skit, “Lure of the List 
Pays Dividends,” taken from Mrs. Huxford’s personal bird notes. 
Master Laurie Jones, an 8th grade student and avid bird photographer, 
furnished a group of color slides on “Photographing Spring Warblers.” 
Since he was ill, these slides were shown by Mrs. Isabel Wasson. “Forest 
Preserves and Wet Lands in Will County” was ably presented by George 
O’Brien, Board Member, The Joliet Forest Preserve District. He told of 
additional land in the north part of the county which the district hoped 
to acquire. 
G. N. Hufford of the Will County Audubon Society, retired Super- 
intendent of the Joliet Schools, explained his ‘Ten Day Records” — a 
chronicle of 20 years of bird study in the Joliet area. He also exhibited 
his poster of bird pictures, which he uses in bird study presentations for 
children. Ted Greer, Camp-Out Chairman and master bird photographer, 
showed his ‘“‘Birds of the Dry Tortugas” slides and gave a most interesting 
