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 State Reports 253 distribution of these books and pictures, and that this branch of our work, the 'Educational Work' of the Society, has proved of great value." Delaware. — In answer to your letter of September 5, I am sorry to say that I have no official report to send you. The work of our Society this year has been limited simply to securing new members, and efforts to enforce our laws, which have resulted in many arrests, and fines for the offenders." — Mrs. William S. Hilles, Secretary. District of Columbia. — " Commencing with October, 1905, the pro- gram of specially arranged events has been large and particularly successful. Trips to the Zoological Park for the study of live birds and animals, a winter filled with lectures on birds and their habits, plumage, songs, food and winter distribution, for the adult members and the public, together with talks for children, followed by field meetings during the spring migration period led by able ornithologists, made one of the most successful and enter- taining seasons the Society has ever had. "Migration records were posted all last spring in the Public Library, through the courtesy of Mr. George F. Bowerman, Librarian, and frequently illustrated by pictures of birds arriving at various dates. At present the Library is displaying a publication from the Agricultural Department giving the game season and the laws governing hunting in the District of Columbia and neighboring states. "The District bill, No. 401, approved June 29, 1906, was a triumph for us and is entitled : ' An Act to prohibit the killing of wild birds and other wild animals in the District of. Columbia.' It prohibits all shooting in the District except on certain marshes, and makes the District practically a game refuge, so far as upland game and birds are concerned. It also pro- hibits pursuit of Ducks and Geese with any boats excepting row-boats, thus saving water-fowl from being hunted on the rivers from launches and motor-boats. A movement has been started to stock the parks of the district with certain kinds of game. The new law against shooting will have the effect of adding to our Capital City the great charm of abundant song- birds, and even now some of our most frequented thoroughfares are beautified by glimpses of Cardinals, Bluebirds and Red-headed Woodpeckers. "A fund of about $200 has been raised by a committee working in cooperation with the Game and Fish Protective Association, and several Swans, Canada Geese and a pair of Wild Ducks have been liberated in Rock Creek Park, and provision made for feeding them. "A branch of this Society was started last spring by Mrs. F. E. Watrous, at Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, and is reported in a flourishing condition. Our Society owns a lecture with sixty-nine slides free for the asking, also a collection of bird-skins for study purposes. About four thousand five hun-