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 The Audubon Societies 131 call the attention of the teachers to the purposes of the Audubon Society, and to bespeak their cooperation. The exercises appointed by Mr. Stock- well for Arbor Day will this year relate largely to birds ; an appropriate plan, since birds are of the utmost importance to forestry and agriculture. The expediency of having a special Bird Day established by law, or of com- bining Bird Day with Arbor Day, is still under consideration by the Directors of this Society. The latest report from the United States Department of Agriculture alludes to the extraordinary interest in bird study which has recently developed, and attributes it to the introduction of nature study in the schools, and to the efforts of the Audubon Societies in the cause of bird protection. The report considers the chief obstacle to the success of bird study in the schools to be the lack of requisite knowledge on the part of teachers. On the gth of last October a millinery exhibition was held by this Society at the Narragansett Hotel. The milliners en- tered cordially into the scheme, and about one hundred and fifty hats were exhibited ; the display proving conclusively that the plumage of wild birds can be discarded without violating the laws of fashion. In spite of unpleasant weather, the par- lors were thronged with visitors. Four ribbon prizes were awarded ; but it is now the opinion of the committee in charge that prizes, even of that nature, were a disadvantage. A lecture upon winter birds was given under the auspices of the Society, on Jan- uary 27, by Miss Annie L. Warner, of Salem, Massachusetts. Mr. Frank M. Chapman lectured at Sayles' Memorial Hall on the i6th in- stant upon "Bird Studies With a Ca- mera." The lecture was illustrated by fine stereopticon views. It was free to the public, and the large hall was filled to its utmost capacity. The annual meeting of the Kingston branch was well attended, and addresses were made by Dr. George W. Field, Pro- fessor Card and your secretary. Several informal talks have also been given by your secretary in various places. The traveling library is still used by the branch societies, and four new books have been purchased by the committee. Our membership at the present time numbers nearly four hundred and fifty Of this number one hundred and eight persons are so-called active members and pay an annual fee of one dollar. As it is almost entirely by means of the fees that the work of the Society is carried on, I would urge those who think the birds worth saving to assist us by bringing in new members. This is not a difficult task, for man)' are interested in the cause and need but little persuasion. The young people are not so well rep- resented in the Society as could be wished. Parents and teachers can interest them in nature study, teach them the useful- ness of birds, and direct them in correct paths of research. All members are again urged to protest against the use of wild birds and their plumage for millinery purposes, and to use their influence in every possible way to advance the work of bird protection. Annie M. Grant, Sec. OHIO SOCIETY {First Annual Report) The Audubon Society of the state of Ohio has completed its first year as an organization. Its existence as a society is due to the untiring zeal of Miss Clara Rus- sell. Humble, but strenuous efforts on her part led to the first meeting of Octo- ber 8 in the Eden Park Shelter House, at which Dr. H. T. Keckeler presided, and finally to the meeting of October 21, 1898, in the Lecture Room of the Natural His- tory Society, at which Mr. Wm. Hubbell Fisher presided, where organization was effected. Among the plans devised to illustrate the purposes of the Audubon movement was to give from tiijie to time a public lec- ture, and W. H. Venable led the series by delivering an address before the Society