44 THE AUDUBON BULLETIN 
The Indiana Audubon Society 
By SIDNEY R. ESTEN 
The Indiana Audubon Society was organized in 1898. For many 
years its membership was small and its meetings, held yearly, attracted but 
few bird students. The yearly Bulletin was small and gained little 
attention. 
From 1921, up to the present time, under the leadership of its presi- 
dent, Earl Brooks of Noblesville, the State Audubon Society has been 
growing in numbers and enthusiasm. ‘The last meeting in Muncie, In- 
diana, in May, 1931, had about 150 people in attendance. The 1931 
Bulletin contained over a hundred pages of interesting and valuable bird 
material. During the past year, over a hundred members were added to 
the roll, making the present membership over three hundred. In June, 
1931, a bronze tablet attached to a native boulder was placed on the grave 
of Col. Isaac W. Brown at Rochester, Indiana. Col. Brown was for fifteen 
years, between 1899 and 1914, the time of his death, the original “Bee and 
Bird Man” of Indiana, going about over the country lecturing on the 
beauty and value of birds. 
The 1932 meeting will be held in May at Crawfordsville, Tadtane 
the dates to be set later. At this, the annual meeting, general sessions will 
be held Friday afternoon, the banquet, Friday evening, a bird hike, Sat- 
urday morning and the final general and business session, Saturday after- 
noon. One of the features of the meeting this year will be a state-wide 
bird poster contest and exhibit and also, the annual bird photograph con- 
test which was started two years ago. Mr. P. B. Coffin, formerly of In- 
diana, now of Chicago, was present at the meeting last year. We hope 
Mr. Cofhn will again visit our meeting this year, and we cordially invite 
all other Illinois Audubon members to be present with us at Crawfords- 
ville in May. 
In conclusion, may I appeal to Illinois Audubon members to unite in 
a body behind the National Association of Audubon Societies and Dr, T. G. 
Pearson, who has given so much to National and International bird protec- 
tion. Both Dr. Pearson and the National Association need and warrant 
the support of every bird student, especially at this time when unjust 
criticism and attacks are being made against it. “These attacks are not 
only unwarranted, unjust and untrue, but are inspired by petty personal 
feelings and a desire on the part of four people to get control of the Na- 
tional Audubon Society, that they may use it to further personal ambitions 
and plans. United support of Dr. Pearson and each Audubon member 
will help defeat this attempt. 
