THE AUDUBON BULLETIN 73 
only one of the kind we possess. ‘The Garden Clubs are our best allies, 
the three Evanston clubs and the Wilmette club being listed as contributing 
members. This is fine support from clubs of kindred interests. 
Our afhliation with the National Association of Audubon Societies 
as well as the Illinois Audubon Society has been continued. Our annual 
contribution to the Evanston Public Library for the purchase of bird books 
was made as usual. Appreciation of this help from the club was voiced 
in a very kind letter from the librarian, Miss Wright. 
In March the president sent out her annual Spring letter, reminding 
members (and possible ones) of the need of financial as well as friendly 
support, making a special plea for greater interest in the welfare of our 
native wild birds. 
In April an informal open meeting of the club was held in the Art 
Center room of the Library. Mr. Jesse Lowe Smith of Highland Park, 
so well known as an educator who had incorporated nature study into 
his everyday program of work, was the principal speaker. His exquisite 
flower slides, together with selected bird slides belonging to the club, com- 
bined to give a delightful “Pre-View of Spring,’ much enjoyed by the 
audience. Mr. Smith had been an old friend of the Bird Club for many 
years, in fact was the speaker at its first meeting in Roycemore School 
auditorium in 1919. We now treasure the memory of this especially pleas- 
urable evening as it proved to be his last public appearance. The shocking 
news of his death came only a week later. 
Our vice-president, Mr. J. Ralph Wilbur also presented a goodly 
number of his beautiful autochrome landscapes, which were greatly 
admired. | 
Bird Talks, illustrated with slides, were given numerous times from 
February to May, principally by Mrs. Schaub and Mrs. Pattee, to Gar- 
den Clubs, Schools and Church organizations. Mr. Pattee, assisted by 
his wife, also gave an evening with talks and pictures to the Boy Scout 
Masters of Evanston. The Bird Walks, which are one of our most popular 
and successful ‘activities, were carried on weekly from April 20th to the 
end of May, the attendance varying from 12 to 20. The last day was 
spent (with picnic lunch) in Deer Grove Forest Preserve. The day was 
fine and we were pleased to find many Bobolinks and Red-wings in 
full song, mating and nesting, Crested Flycatchers at their nest hole and 
a pair of Baltimore Orioles building their beautiful hanging nest, an un- 
usual experience to most of us. Of course there were also many other 
birds. On the first trip April 20, the only warblers seen were Myrtles 
and Palms, with the exception of one Prothonotary, a remarkably early 
migrant according to our records. Altogether we considered it the best 
Spring migration for several years. . 
In June copies of the new booklet, “Birds of the Chicago Region,” 
published by the Chicago Academy of Sciences, were distributed to members. 
BERTHA PATTEE. 
