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enough money was received to purchase ten libraries of ten books each mainly devoted to birds. These are now in circulation among the public schools of Pennsylvania, but more tltan twice the number of books could be used without satisfying the de— mand, so popular have the libraries become. Each library may be kept three months and the only expense to the school is the freight on the books, an average sum of about 35 cents. The object of the libraries is to interest the children in birds and bird~protection and to arouse a love for all nature study. .

The organization in Philadelphia of the Spencer F. Baird Ornithological Club by a number of ladies, is directly due to the in- ﬂuence of the Audubon Society and is an example that can well be followed in other cities and towns to stimulate bird study.

Beginning with 1902 the Society is forced to establish a new class of membership to be known as Sustaining Members, to which we call particular attention. It will include at the outser all those who have aided the Society by contributing to its funds, or by acting as local secretaries, and to these the reports and circulars of the Society will be sent as heretofore. All other members who desire to receive the reports, notices of meet— ings, etc., may do so by contributing a sum of not less than one dollar to the Society. This is not an annual assessment but simply one payment. We trust that a large number of our members will enroll themselves in this class and so materially aid in the work of the Society. The Society is forced to this action by the increased cost of postage inci- dent to a constantly growing membership.

The annual meeting of the Society was held January it, r902, at 3 P. M. in the Lecture Hall of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Nineteenth street below Race.

On Monday evenings, January 6 to Feb~ ruary 3, at S P. M. a course of free lectures will be delivered in the same hall by Mr. Witmer Stone, Conservator of the Ornitho- logical Section of the Academy, on “Struc- ture and Life Histories of some Common Birds.”

To these you and your friends are cor- dially invited.

In closing, we would again call attention to the fact that our work is limited strictly by the amount of funds at our disposal, and we hope our members will aid us as far as possible in t manner. The purchase of more traveling libraries, the delivery of lectures in more remote parts of the state and the publication of additional literature are especially desired but can only be ac- complished by increased funds.

All contributions should be sent to William L. Baily, treasurer, 421 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, or to

JULIA STOCKTON Rooms, Secretary.

Mas. Euw. Rooms,

r14 5. 21st St., Philadelphia.

An Addition to the White List

Miss ]. E. Hamand, secretary of the Audubon Society of Shaller, Iowa, sends the name of Mrs. Mary Smith Hayward, of Chaldron, Nebraska, for the Milliner's White List: not only for many years was she the only milliner in the United States who never sold birds, wings or aigrettes, but she has distributed leaﬂets showing the evil of the decorative uses of feathers among her customers and oﬂered prizes in the local schools for essays upon bird protection.

The Thayer Fund

‘ The Auk‘ for January, r902, contains Mr. William Dutcher's annual report on the ‘Results of Special Protection to Gulls and Terns Obtained Through the Thayer Fund.‘ This report ﬁlls twenty pages of ‘The Auk,’ and is far too interesting and important to be adequately treated in the space at our command. Copies may be obtained of Mr. Dutcher for four cents if application is made before the limited sup- ply is exhausted.

The expenditures of the committee for the year were slightly more than $r,Soo, and the surprising results achieved with this comparatively small sum constitute an eloquent argument for the committee in its appeal for funds to continue and extend its operations.

Contributions may be sent to William Dutcher, Treasurer, 525 Manhattan avenue, New York city.