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 242 THE CONDOR Vol. XXI attempt Was made to transact formal busi- ness.--L. E. WYMAN, Secretary Southern Division. SOUTHERN DIVISION JULY.--The regular monthly meeting of the Cooper Ornithological Club, Southern Division, was held at the Museum of His- tory, Science and Art, July 31, 1919, with Vice-President Robertson in the chair and W. Ie Chambers, Secretary pro tern. Other members present were Messrs. Appleton, Daggett, Edwards, Hanaford, Sidney Peyton, and Stormont. Otho LaPort was a visitor. Proposals for membership were as fol- lows: By W. Lee Chambers, Mary E. Raker, Portland, Oregon; Miss Margaret Ware Whitney, Pasadena; Clark Perkins Streator, Santa Cruz; Francis R. Cope, Jr., Dimock P. O., Pennsylvania; Morton R. Cheesman, Murray, Utah; Chester T. Boynton, High- land Park, Ill.; Frederick W..Cook, Seattle, Wash. The name of Leo Brune, Grand Dalles, Washington, was presented by Stan- ley G. Jewett; Daniel Bernard Bull, San Jose, by L. G. Peyton. Also two from the Northern Division: B.C. Bell, San .Francis- co, and Harold Heath, Palo Alto. Letters from George Willett, in Alaska; J. Eugene Law, in Arizona; and Ralph E. Dodge, concerning birds in France, were read, while Mr. Peyton told his experiences in France. For a slmmer affair, when so many mem- bers are absent from the city, the meeting was considered a success, and certainly was not lacking in features 6f interest. Ad- Jourued.--W. LEE CHAMBERS, Secretary, ro AuGusT.--A special meeting of the South- ern Division, Cooper Ornithological Club, was held at the Museum of History, Science and Art, at 8:00 r. M., August 4, 1919, for the purpose of affording members an oppor- tunity .to meet Dr. Witmer Stone. Several of the most active members were away on extended collecting trips, while numerous others were out of town enjoying the vaca- tion season. A hurry call, however, brought out ten, with wives and friends, to give Dr. and Mrs. Stone a proper greeting. The meeting was called to order by Vice- President Robertson, who delivered a short address of welcome, following which Dr. Stone gave an interesting account of recent experiences in the Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, where he and Mrs. Stone had spent many weeks collecting in company with Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Law. His description of lo- calities and incidents, and of material col- lected, was not only highly entertaining, but equally instructive; and the concensus of opinion was that the evening had been a most profitable one to the Doctor's audience. Adjourned.--L. E. WYMAn, Secretary AuGUST.--The regular monthly meeting of the Cooper Club, Southern Division, was held at the Museum of History, Science and Art, at 8:00 r. M., August 28, 1919. Presi- dent Miller was in the chair, with other members present, as follows: Messrs. Brown, Chambers, Colburn, Daggett, De- Groat, Edwards, Hanaford, Nokes, Reis, Rich, Robertson, and Wyman. The minutes of the regular meeting of July 31, and of the special meetings held June 19 and 20, and August 4, were read and approved. On proper action reading of an accumulation Of minutes of the Northern Division was declared suspended. Appli- cants whose names were presented May 25 and July 31 were elected on motion by Dr. Rich, seconded by Mr. Chambers, that the Secretary cast the electing vote. New names presented were: Richard C. Harlow, State College, Pennsylvania, by Wright M. Pierce; Joseph T. Greenleaf, Jr., Seattle, Wash., by Walter P. Taylor; James Haynes Hill, New London, Conn.; Loyal Edgar Smith, Sisson; A. C. Jo. hnson, Whittier; and Mary Cheney, South Manchester, Conn., by W. Lee Cham- bers. A letter from Mr. W. L. Dawson, inviting the Southern Division to hold the Septem- ber meeting at Santa Barbara, at the Muse- um of Comparative Oology, was presented by the Secretary; but as this date (the last Sunday of the month) was preoccupied by a standing invitation from Dr. L. H. Mfiler to hold the meeting at his home on the Arroyo Seco, the acceptance of which invitation has become an established custom, the members voted to accept the latter. It was the sense of the meeting that October 25 would Be an acceptable date to visit Santa Barbara, and the Secretary was instructed to write to Mr. Dawson to that effect. Followed a letter from the Biological Sur- vey, relative to lead poisoning among wild ducks, the result of swallowing shot probed from the mud o'f ducking-grounds that have been shot over for a long period. Dr. Miller, having just returned from an extended vacation in the Sierras, related many interesting observations in regard to the food and habits of the birds encountered. AdJourned.--L. E. WYMAn, Secretary.