4 PHE AUD U BON TB UT ei 
FALL MEETING 
Kankakee River State Park near Kankakee was the site of the Illinois 
Audubon Society’s Fall Camp Out September 21 and 22, 1968. Our host 
chapter was the Kankakee Valley Audubon Society, Mrs. Robert J. Sprinkle, 
president. Mr. Wallace Kirkland, I.A.S. director from Oak Park, was chair- 
man of the Camp Out. One hundred thirty-four persons from all parts of the 
state registered. Those who arrived Saturday afternoon went on field 
trips to Weakly Wildlife Refuge and to Rock Creek. Others went on the 
Historical Tour which included Governor Small Historical Park and Home 
and the Museum. The I.A.S. Board of Directors luncheon and meeting 
was held Saturday noon in the Ruby Room of the Kankakee Hotel, with 
21 directors present. 
The informal banquet was held Saturday night in the Gold Room of 
the hotel. President Mostek opened the evening’s program by reading an 
“Ode to Pollution,’ the theme of the evening. The prize-winning film, 
provided by WBBM, “Too Thick to Navigate, Too Thin to Cultivate,” and 
“Pollution,” a short film with lyrics by Tom Lehrer, provided by Ilinoisans 
for Pure Air and Water, were presented. These two films very vividly 
showed how critical our situation is. Guest speaker of the evening, Dr. 
Vinton W. Bacon, General Superintendent Metropolitan Sanitary District 
of Greater Chicago, whose subject was “New Horizons and Hopes in the 
Water Pollution Control Field,’ was detained by transportation difficulties 
at the last minute and was not able to attend. President Mostek called 
our attention to two up-coming issues; the call for a Constitution Conven- 
tion and the natural resources bond issue. If the bond issue is passed it 
will enable millions of dollars to be used for pollution control. Water 
pollution has already fouled our water supplies and air pollution is even 
affecting the magnificent Ponderosa pines in the north west. Pollution 
is bringing destruction to all our natural resources, and we are in the 
midst of serious trouble, Mostek stated. The films on pollution are available 
to all organizations, and we are urged to use them. 
President Mostek announced the opening of a Regional Office at 1017 
Burlington Ave., Downers Grove, with Mrs. Alpha Peterson as office man- 
ager. All mailings will now be done from this office. Audubon Bookshop 
books, educational supplies, tiles, sanctuary signs, salable items and other 
materials will be dispersed from this office. The slidefest was directed by 
Peter Dring. It is an annual feature of the Camp Out and is looked forward 
to by all. A number of members showed some of their best slides taken 
during the year. In closing the meeting Mostek cited the Cardinal Audubon 
Club of Bloomington in their “Hawk and Owl” campaign in trying to 
educate the public. He suggested other clubs emulate the efforts of the 
Cardinal Club’s activities in protection of the hawks and owls. A growing 
feature of the fall meetings and the highlight of the Camp Out was the 
OWL HOOT which was held along the Kankakee River about 10 p.m. with 
Dr. Wallace Kirkland as Hoot Mon; 75 persons (night owls) went on the 
walk. Twelve owls were seen, many were heard calling and some were 
felt as they silently flew over the observers’ heads. 
Sunday morning trips included the Weakly Wildlife Refuge, Kankakee 
State Park and Willow Slough in Indiana. Leaders on field trips were 
Mrs. William Lory, Miss Margaret Lehmann, Miss Helen Wilson, Peter 
Dring, and Dr. Kirkland. Seventy-five enjoyed a box lunch at the council 
ring in Kankakee State Park at noon where compilation of both days 
showed a total of 91 species. 
