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 The Audubon Societies

meadows and ﬁelds, But shooting was poor. The dnclrs had all ﬂown northward and the other winged beings he had ex» pected to find in great nttmbers were missing from their customary haunts. perhaps ap~ prised of the coming of the gentleman of the cloth.

Although he made no statement before tlte court. it appears that Rev. Craig found nothing that would satisfy his sportsman‘s lust for a killing. This afternoon the sher- iii[ of ’ ‘homas county happened to be driv- ing in the neighborhood on h' work of serving subptrnas. He had, incidentally. heard that some unlawful shooting was being done in the neighborhood. At the sound of a gun he decided to make an in- vestigationt This investigation resulted in the arrest of the Omaha minister. In the game-hag attached to his person were found twenty»two Meadow - larks. on whose slaughter the state of Nebraska has set the seal of its disapproval.

The minister consented without hesita- tion. although with some misgivings, to accompany the sheritl‘ to this City. where he was soon brought before a justice and bound over without a hitch to the district court for further trial.

This arrest seems all the more pointed fact that the Meaduwrlark is the emblem on the hullull of the Omaha Society,

and consistent from the

Much interest in Bird Day as celebrated in one of the schools ‘s reported from san Antonia. Texas. by Miss Florence '1‘. Wasson. It must he remembered that the state society came to an untimely end ow- ing to the death of the secretary. M ,, Seixas, at the time of the inundation. and it seems unfortunate that there should he now no organ ‘tion in so important a state.

Who will lake the initiative?

Report of Societies

Extracts trout Annual Report or the Audubon Society ol R. l.

The work of the Audubon Society of Rhode Island has been carried on since the

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last annual meeting through the regular meetings of the Board of Directors and the duties of the various committees. We have at present seven local secretaries in as many towns and members in various other places in the state. It is hoped in the coming year to iountl a number of new branches.

The traveling lecture has been doing active service. In November it had already been heard in twenty-four different places. It is at present in constant demand by schools. churches and societies.

The traveling library also has been use- ful during the year. At present it is at the East Greenwich Academy and goes from there to the local secretary in Woonsocket.

Two lectures have been given in Prnvi» tlcnce this year under the auspices of this society, ione on February 28, by Mr. Frank M. Chapman on “The Bird Life of Islands." and one on April 20. by Mr. F. Schuyler Mathews.

Last spring the society helped ﬁnancially to place bird charts. purchased from the Massachusetts society. in the country schools of the state. sioner of public schools. deciding where they would do the best service. This year we shall assist in buying a second set or ‘I‘hroughout the year Illerl: has been a constant distribution of Audubon literature.

The most important advance step taken by the board of Directors during the year has been the appointment of a millinery committee. cons sting of Mrs. Henry ’1‘. Grant. Rev. A. M. Lord and Mrt Preston Gardner, to carry on work among the local

t\’lf. Stuckwell. the commis-

charts for the schools.

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Attention should be called to the work ol the Bird Commissioners of the state antl their eﬁons to pass laws to protect shore- hirtls, to prevent the shouling of water- fowl from electric and steam launches and to stop for three years the sale of Ruﬁed

(irons: and Woodcock. If the changes come before the

recommended by this

commission legislature, we earnestly bespenlt for them the support and inﬂuence of every member oi the Audubon Society.

MARTHA R. CLARKE. Sure/cry.