Eee Di BON BULLETIN 
Published Quarterly by the 
ieee eleN Oued UB ONT ESOrce LEAT Vy: 
Number 79 September, 1951 
New Officers Elected 
THE ANNUAL ELECTION meeting of the Board of Directors of the Illinois 
Audubon Society produced two important changes in the executive officers. 
Mr. Harry R. Smith of Evanston, for many years a leader in the activities 
and work of the Society, has been elected President. Dr. R. M. Strong 
will continue to serve as a Director. Mr. Charles Kossack was elected 2nd 
Vice-President and Chairman of the Conservation Committee, a position 
he is notably qualified to fill by virtue of his many years of participation in 
conservation and bird protection work in northern Illinois. He will con- 
tinue to carry out the fine work launched by Mrs. Pauline Esdale, who 
has worked so untiringly for the Society, and, the Directors hope, will 
continue to participate in its active leadership. 
By unanimous resolution, the Board of ‘Directors expressed their ap- 
preciation to Dr. Strong for his many years of unselfish and valuable serv- 
ice to the Illinois Audubon Society. During the ten years of his presidency, 
the Society has passed successfully through the trying periods of the War 
and its resultant dislocations, and through the difficult move from the Chi- 
cago Academy of Sciences to the Chicago Natural History Museum. Many 
of the policies he instituted, such as the annual teas, the annual field trip, 
and participation in conservation problems, are just beginning to show 
their effect in increased membership, increasing participation in the activi- 
ties of the Society by various members, and an expanding educational pro- 
gram. 
Dr. Strong’s many years of experience in wildlife protection work will 
still be put to good use, both in the Director’s meetings and through his 
officership in several other organizations devoted to the study and preser- 
vation of our native landscape. As president of the Conservation Council, 
Dr. Strong will continue to carry out the high aims which that society and 
ours have always upheld: to protect the natural resources of America from 
needless destruction in any form. 
Mr. Smith brings his well-known energy and enthusiasm to the task 
of directing our Society to even greater achievements in the coming year. 
Though he is inconvenienced by illness at the moment, he has formulated 
plans for greater membership participation in the affairs of the Society, 
and a broader scope of educational work. He has our best wishes for suc- 
cess in his new position. 
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