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 The Audubon Society 139 of bad weather, the room was crowded all dav, and many hats were sold. The news- papers reported it with illustrations : the milliners were pleased ; and the Audubon Society was talked about with renewed interest. The Society has purchased the pub- lisher's stock of the Audubon Calendar colored plates, without the Calendar num- bers, and are offering them for sale at 25 cents for the set of twelve. The large sale of the chart is very satisfactory, about 1,200 having been sold since Christmas. Appreciative letters are daily received, and the school teachers especially commend it. New circulars have been purchased for distribution, from the University of Ne- braska and Cornell University; also "A Letter to the Clergy," republished by the Wisconsin Society. Harriet E. Richards, Sec' v. CONNECTICUT SOCIETY The second annual meeting of the society took place on June i, in the United Church Chapel, New Haven Conn., and was largely attended. It being part of the policy of the Society to hold its public meetings each year in different parts of the state. The president made a short address, outlining the work for the coming season, which will include ; ( t ) the consideration of a practical method for destroying the English Sparrow, as. a bird distinctly injurious to song birds and others having agricultural value ; (2) an effort to ob- tain legislation to stop the spring shooting of shore and water birds ; (3) the addi- tion to the societies' equipment of several small libraries of bird books, to be circu- lated free throughout the state where there are no public libraries, after the manner of the lecture outfits ; (4) the addition of an illustrated lecture suitable for small children. The report of the corresponding secre- tary-treasurer showed a membership in the various classes of 814; also, receipts oi over $500 during the year, no debts, and a balance in the treasury. The chairman of the committee on free lectures reported the great success of the undertaking. The two lectures, "Birds about Home," by Mrs. Wright, and "Some Facts about Birds that Concern the Farmer," by Willard G. Van Name, having been out over fifty times since early spring. These lectures, accom- panied by sets of colored slides and oil- lanterns, are loaned free to any responsi- ble person within state limits, and the Granges have lately taken them up with results most gratifying to the Society. A few changes were made in the man- agement at the election of officers. Mrs. H. S. Glover, the first corresponding secre- tary and treasurer, having resigned, re- ceived a hearty vote of thanks for her work, and Mrs. Wm. Brown Glover was elected as general secretary in her stead, Mrs. Howard H. Knapp being elected treasurer. The event of the meeting was the lec- ture by Mr. F. M. Chapman, upon Pho- tography as an Aid to Bird Study, all the beautifully colored slides used as illustrations having been photographed from life. The detailed annual report of the So- ciety's work will be mailed upon applica- tion. Helen W. Glover, Sccv. TENNESSEE SOCIETY It is with great satisfaction that we report the organization in the court house at Ripley on May 26, of the Au- dubon Society of the State of Tennessee. Without the assistance of the southern states, the work of the northern section of the country must necessarily be ham- pered by the inability to protect the birds in their winter haunts and during the migrations. It is also gratifying to note the com- mon sense basis upon which the society is founded, the president, having stated in his initial address, that "the society had for its leading object the creation of a public opinion that would secure legislation in the interest of bird protection, that would spare our birds from threatened extinction. "