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Edited b Mk5. MAKEL UsGuuu \VRIGHT (President of the Audubon Society of the State of

Conueuicul l, 17

l'ﬁelcl. Collu., to whom all communications relating to the work of the Audubon

and other Bird Protective Socletles should he addressed. Reports, etc“ designed for this department should be sent at least One month prior to the date ol publication.

DIRECTORY OF STATE AUDUBON SOCIETIES

With names and addresses at their Secretariu

Maine. , . . .. New Hamvsh 2. Vermont. Massachusetts Rhnde Island Cnnneeticut .. New York New Jersey Pennsylvania. Delaware. Maryland. District ol Columbia VirEinia .. .. North Carolina. South Carolina. Flaridn Missouri Ohio. Indiana Illino Iowa Wisconsin. Minnesota Wyominz Kentucky Tennessee Calllornia.

of Societies

Reports Illinois Audubon Society

The Illinois Audubon Sociely, having reached the mature age of Five years, feels that while it can hardly claim for i self the title of ‘nncient and honorable,‘ it has at least passed the period of infancy and can stand ﬁrmly upon its feet.

At the (latl: of its ﬁfth annual nlectlng. April 5, 1902,tlle nllmller of members join- ing (luring the ﬁve ycars counled some 932 adults and 10.024 juniors, a total of 10,956.

We have sent out nearly 3.000 leaﬂets during the year and have published one pamphlet, a reprint ot Mr. William Prae- gcr's ‘Birds in Horticulture,‘ a work of considerable value. We have also issued new membership cards for adults and pa-

Mk5. 1) z. MCCLELLAND. 5265 Eastern a\‘e,. Cincinna M '5 llrlARY DR MMOND. 208 West street. Wheaten.

lks RFI'REV C. Miss SARAH l.t PUTNAM,125 Illglehart street. St. Paul.

. H. NORTON, \Veslhlook. MR5. F. W. BATCH 1min, Manchester. Vins. I7. .rcnnn K. BARROWS, Brailleboro.

luMlzDs. care Boston Society uf Natural History, Boston. I“ s HARRIET C. RICHARDS. 48 Lloyd ave., l’rovidenc:r

.Mits. witmn BROWN CLOVER. Fairﬁeld. . t3 \Vest Seventy-fifth street. New York City.

Mlss Jl LlA SCRIHNEk, 5x0 E. Front street, Plaillﬁeld. Ni].

\‘lxs. EDWARD Ronle, "4 South Twenty-ﬁrst street, Philadelphiu. MRS. WM. 5. HIL

. E \\’l'-'sroN WHI‘INh

MRS. lam. n VHL sr PAT‘rEN, 2212 R street, Washington.

. Delalllure Place, Wilmington. 715 St. Paul street, Baltimore.

. 4R5. FREDhR|CK E. TOWN, Glencarlynt

__il. GlulhRT PEARSON, Greensboro. VlISS S. A. SMYTH. Lezare street, Charleston. Mk I. VANDERPDOI.. Maitlund. ., 25r6 North Fourteenth street. St. Loui

Wt \V. VVGOLEPL Illdianapoli

'Vllzs. L. E. Fan, Keokuk. 1mm i-s. 260 Larlgdoll street, Madison.

MR5. N R. Dms, Cheyenne. .lthArl CRorKETr. Henderson. “MRS, c. c. CONNER. Ripley. .Mlzs. Click 5, GAv. Redlallds.

pets to be signed by jllllinrs. These were the result of much thought and careful wru-k, and are proving themselves most sar- isfactory. Our new class of members. pay— lug an annual fee of ill, grows slowly but surely, and has already more than justiﬁed the wisdom of the change and conﬁrms the opi'nion that no society should attempt its work without at least one class of members paying annual dues.

We have held our usual semi-annual and annual meetings. At the former, addresses were made by the president, Mr. Rutllven Deane. and Mrs. Sara A. Hubbard. At the latter. beside the usual business meet- ing. an address was given by Dr. J. Rollin Slunaker on ‘ Birds and Their Nests,‘ which was illustrated by very beautiful slides taken by Dr. Slonakcr.

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