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nouncement by Mr. Downing of the Fish and Wildlife Service’s drive to 
band mourning dove nestlings and learn more of their movements. He then 
reported what the board of directors of the Society does, and announced 
growth in membership, income, income per member, conservation activities, 
and dissemination of information. 
Oliver Heywood gave the report of the nominating committee. The fol- 
lowing directors were renominated: Mrs. Pauline Esdale, Chicago; Elton 
Fawks, Moline; Dr. S. Charles Kendeigh, Champaign; Dr. R. E. Yeatter, 
Urbana; Dr. Alfred Lewy, Chicago, and Harold Lenz, Mundelein. New 
directors nominated were Leroy Tunstall, Wheaton; Theodore Greer, Joy; 
Alfred Reuss, Blue Island, and Miss Margaret Lehmann, Chicago. All 
were elected by unanimous vote. 
John Helmer, treasurer, presented the following report: 
Comparison of Ten-Month Periods, July to April, inclusive. 
1955-56 1954-55 
Reaccipiseivues, CONLriDUtne 2... 0. ss <s $ 8238.00 $ 635.00 
FCUIN Gye Peet Neh eo 610.00 578.00 
ROtaINCWESm aoc tee ste o os ewe’ 1,433.00 1,213.00 
EVES tel te NCOMEG ea. tains a. coax 112.59 126.49 
Sales of Books, Binoculars, etc... 1,398.93 1,024.53 
mawmenis- LF rinting and Postage. ...:.<..-. 1,053.87 1,146.29 
Screen Tour Programs........ 643.20 606.75 
General and Misc. Expense.... Piet 126-72 
Paid for Books, Binoculars, ete.. 1,047.45 734.87 
PSEC A DON ALIONS sari eine ioe 150.00 80.00 
Balance, Operating Account, end of Period. $1,607.22 $1,313.38 
Mrs. Huxford, education chairman, reported on the work of her com- 
mittee, and suggested some inexpensive sources of nature material: The 
National Wildlife Federation, Washington; the Morton Arboretum, Lisle, 
Ill., and the National Audubon Society, including the Audubon Junior Club 
program, New York. Mr. Fawks, chairman of the committee in charge of 
relations with local clubs, suggested it would be rewarding to have camp- 
outs and regional get-togethers. 
Mr. Mostek, conservation chairman, reported on the success of conser- 
vation groups in saving Echo Park dam and the Dinosaur Monument, but 
warned that the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge is now in danger. He 
then reported on the morning session. Mr. Fawks moved that the Society 
go on record to take the lead in getting all hawks and owls on the pro- 
tected list in Illinois. The motion was passed. 
The meeting resumed with dinner in the church basement, served by 
women of the church. A musical program was presented by Mrs. Alfred 
Dyke of Princeton, who led the group in an appropriate song she had 
composed for the occasion. Jeanette R. Graham of Davenport, Ia., gave a 
reading, “In Defense of Bird Watchers.” 
The evening program, a color motion picture, “Sanctuary — Haven Hill,” 
was presented by Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Maffitt of Gary, Ind., with Mrs. Maffitt 
