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Number 110 June, 1959 
The Annual Meeting — 1959 
By JOHN BAYLESS 
PERFECT WEATHER AND singing birds in the delightful surroundings of 
Allerton Park bade fair to sabotage our Annual Meeting on Saturday, May 
16. True dedication of purpose was required to bring members indoors for 
the Illinois Audubon Society’s business meeting, but 57 of us were seated 
when President Paul Downing called the meeting to order at 10:58 a.m. 
Mr. Downing introduced the directors, officers, and committee chairmen 
present and gave each an opportunity to report on his or her: work for the 
Society. He emyhasized that all serve with no compensation other than the 
satisfaction of doing what needs to be done. 
Treasurer John Helmer reported that our financial situation was satis- 
factory, with income from dues about the same as last year and investment 
income up slightly. The increase in receipts was more than offset by in- 
creased expenses, so that we will end the fiscal year June 30 with about 
$300 less in available funds than a year ago. He pointed out that all gifts 
and bequests are added to the endowment fund of which only the income 
is available for expenditure. As a non-profit, educational organization, any 
gifts or bequests to the Society are deductible for income tax purposes. 
Vice-President Ray Mostek, conservation chairman, urged letters to con- 
gressmen and senators in support of the National Wilderness Preservation 
Bill which would define the policy of Congress to protect all wilderness 
areas now in federal lands. This would prevent department heads from 
arbitrarily opening such areas to exploitation. 
Mr. Mostek said that many nature groups have the wrong impression 
that the state conservation department is supported by hunting and fishing 
fees, so that nature groups really have little hope or even right to be con- 
sidered by state officials. He pointed out that the budget for the depart- 
ment is about $13,000,000 a year, of which only about $5,000,000 comes 
from hunting and fishing fees. The rest is from general taxes. 
Vice-President Elton Fawks, extension chairman, said his work with the 
hawk and owl protection bill, now being perfected in the legislature, and 
his work as Chairman of the Natural Resources Council of Illinois have 
handicapped his efforts as extension chairman, but he reported progress in 
interclub relations. 
Vice-President Oliver Heywood, finance chairman, reported as a member 
of the nominating committee in the absence of Miss Margaret Lehmann, 
committee chairman. The committee nominated for re-election as directors 
Mr. Fawks, Miss Lehmann, Theodore Greer, Alfred Reuss, Mrs. Freda Rus- 
sell, LeRoy Tunstall, and Dr. Ralph Yeatter, and nominated as new direc- 
tors the following: 
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