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I.A.S. First Annual Camp-Out 
By ELTON FAWKS 
THE ILLINOIS AUDUBON SOCIETY has scheduled its First Annual Camp-Out 
and Field Trip for September 22 and 23, 1956, at New Salem State Park, 
near Springfield, Illinois. We hope that this will become a regular event 
which, like the Annual Meetings each spring, will bring tegether our 
members from all over the state. 
New Salem State Park was chosen because of its centralized location and 
its excellent areas for birding. The park is a replica of the log cabin 
village in which Abraham Lincoln spent six years of his young manhood. 
Built on high land above the Sangamon river valley, the park is sur- 
rounded by a mature hardwood forest. In the early fall, the oaks, maples 
and hickories are alive with woodpeckers, titmice, chickadees, nuthatches, 
migrating warblers, and other birds. 
There are ample campgrounds in the park, with cooking facilities and 
barracks for those who have no tents. Nearby motels are available for the 
less hardy nature enthusiasts. The informal meeting will begin Saturday 
noon, September 22, and will continue through Sunday, as long as the 
members wish to stay. Co-chairmen of the camp-out committee are Elton 
Fawks and Mrs. C. F. Russell of Decatur. 
Box 112, Route #1, East Moline 
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Bon Voyage to the Mosteks 
OuR VICE-PRESIDENT and Conservation Chairman, Raymond Mostek, and 
his wife Irene, left this Labor Day on an extended trip to Europe and the 
Near East. The conservation article preceding is the last one Ray plans 
to do “for some time.” The Mosteks plan to cycle through England, 
Scotland, France, Italy, and further south and east, returning via Scan- 
dinavia next summer. They intend to travel Hostel-style, under their own 
steam, at a leisurely pace so that they can study nature and meet the 
people of the lands they see. 
Ray Mostek’s resignation as one of our officers was accepted with deep 
regret by the Board of Directors. As President Paul Downing said at the 
September board meeting, “Ray was not just a good vice-president; he 
was an exceptional one. He performed all that was expected of him, and 
then something more: the extra effort, the added drive for a conservation 
program, protection of some natural area, the preservation of a park, 
the enactment of necessary legislation. It will be very difficult to replace 
him.” 
The appointment of a new second vice-president of the I.A.S. is still 
under consideration. In the meantime, the members send Ray and Irene 
best wishes for a long and happy journey. We are sure that they will have 
a wonderful time wherever they go. 
