THE AUDUBON BULLETIN 
Published Quarterly by the 
i areleN- Ore oge AD) U B.ONS:0 CL BE) Ly. 
ROOSEVELT ROAD AND LAKE SHORE DRIVE, CHICAGO 5, ILL. 
Number 83 September, 1952 
The Annual Meeting 
THE ILLINOIS AUDUBON Society held its first annual meeting since World 
War II. on Saturday, May 17, 1952, at the Chicago Academy of Sciences, 
2001 North Clark Street, Chicago. The meeting was held jointly with the 
Inland Bird Banding Association. Fifty-three members and friends of the 
two organizations registered, and thirty-nine attended the dinner at the 
North Park Hotel. 
Mr. Smith called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. The officers presented 
their reports of the year’s work. Mr. Downing moved that an outside 
auditing organization be appointed to review the financial record of the 
Society once a year. The motion was carried. Mr. Helmer’s financial report 
follows. 
Mr. Kossack announced a Wildlife Management Award for the junior 
member who conducts the most worth-while practical conservation project 
in 1952-53, the first prize to be enrollment in the one-week Conservation 
Department Training Camp Center at Lake Villa next summer. 
Mr. Lobik, editor of the Bulletin, outlined the history of the Bulletin 
and spoke of Mr. Decker’s many years as editor. He asked for an expression 
of opinion on the quantity of conservation material it contains—whether 
more is wanted, or less; and whether more book reviews would be of 
interest. He asked for more articles on long-term observations of species, 
and descriptions of good birding areas throughout the state. Mr. Wilm 
remarked from the floor that he would like to see listings and descriptions 
of wildlife refuges, and reports on threatened species and what is being 
done to save them. 
Mr. Lenz, chairman of the Membership Committee, said that we acquired 
60 new members this year, including 3 contributing members. Eleven new 
members came from outside the Chicago area. Mr. Smith added that the 
60 new members are not a net gain. We lost almost as many. Mr. Whitehead 
is following up those who dropped out in an effort to persuade them to 
rejoin. | 
Mr. Lenz, chairman of the Nominating Committee, proposed as new 
board members Mrs. Walter Huxford of Evanston, former president of the 
Evanston Bird Club, and Mrs. Ruth Dahly Waller. From the floor, Mr. 
Lobik nominated Mr. Frank McVey. Mr. Downing moved that a unanimous 
ballot be cast for the three nominees, and they were so elected. 
An interesting program of papers, colored moving pictures and slides 
followed the reports of the officers. (See below.) 
Respectfully submitted, 
Janet H. Zimmerman, Secretary 
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