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States the species of birds which produced the aigrettes. and that every means possible should be taken to educate the public regarding this evilt

Dr. Palmer therefore offered the following resolution. which. seconded,

unanimously carried.

being was

Rcsolq‘mi, That, in View of the probable increase in the use of aigrettes in the near future, the several Autlubon Societies be requested to call the attention ot their members to the conditions under which aigrettes are obtained and sold, in order that there may be no misunderstanding on the part of the trade or the general public as to the legal status of the sale of these feathers.

Mrs. Davenport, delegate from Vermont, suggested that often opportunities were lost to advance to the cause of bird protection because no one formally appointed to repre- sent the Audubon Societies was present at educational anti other large conventions or gatherings; shetherefore offered the follow~ ing resolution, which, being duly seconded, was unanimously carried:

Rival-veil, That the chairman of the Na- tional Committee be empowered to appoint representatives of the Audubon Societies to attend educational conferences and other meetings, at which it seems desirable to present the objects and work of the Audu- bon Societies.

Dr. Palmer stated that inasmuch as the annual meeting of the American Ornithol- ogists' Union would be held in Washing- ton, D. C,, in November, 1902, anti as the efforts of the Audubon Societies for bird pro» tection were along the same lines as those of the American Ornithologists’ Union, he thought it desirable that the next meeting of the National Committee of the Audubon Societies should be held at the same time and place as the annual meeting of the American Ornithologists’ Union; he also stated that he had been deputized by the Audubon Society of the District of Colum- bia to extend to the Audubon Societies of the United States a cordial anti urgent invi~ tation to hold the second meeting of the National Committee and the annual confer- ence of the Audubon Societies in Washing~ ton, D. C., November, 1902.

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Miss H. E. Richards offered the follow— ing resolution.

Ruralavrd. That the invitation of the Au- dubon Society of the District of Colum , to hold the next meeting of the National Committee and the conference of the Audu- bon Societies in Washington. D. C., in No- vember, rgoz, be accepted, and be it further

Rae/wed, That each Audubon Society be requested to select a delegate to the Na- tional Committee on or before November 1, and to notify the chairman of said appoint- ment in order that the said committee may be organized for the ensuing year, and that if such appointment be not made by any society, then the present delegate of such society, if there be one, shall hold office un~ til a successor be appointed, and shall be entitled to act as delegate at the second meeting of the National Committee.

The Committee was entertained by Mrs. Wright. at the Arts Club, after which the ﬁrst meeting at the National Committee of the Audubon Societies was declared ad- journed.

The United States Department of Agri~ culture has recently issued a little pamph- let that should prove of great use to all who are working for bird protection. It is entitled Directory of State Otiicials and Organizations concerned with the Protection of Birds and Game, 1902, being Circular 7035 of the Division of Biological Survey.

This directory has been revised to April 1. The addresses are conveniently.groupcd under four headings—State Oﬂicials, Na- tional Organizations, State Organizations and Audubon Societies, and so complete is it that no one in future need hesitate in re- porting violation ot the law from lack of knowledge of the proper persons to address.

Several interesting reports are held over for lack of space, owing to the necessities of the National Committee,—these being from Missouri, Minnesota and Rhode Island.

This-last named society has secured a charming lecture and a sat of colored slides, and the outﬁt is already well patronized. The lecture was written by Miss Annie L. Warner, of Salem, a careful bird student, and should other societies need written lec- tures for similar work they may be glad to learn of this opportunity for obtaining them.