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Identifier: birdlore161914nati (find matches)
Title: Bird lore
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: National Committee of the Audubon Societies of America National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals National Audubon Society
Subjects: Birds Birds Ornithology
Publisher: New York City : Macmillan Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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been planned. It is purposed to push vig-orously the work of organizing Junior Audubon Clubs in the schools, as plannedby the National Association. The Secretary intends to watch the Legislatureto prevent hostile legislation, and to attempt to secure better laws. OurTreasurer, Herbert E. Kendall, is sure of election to the coming Legislature,and will be a valuable man for us there. The Society wishes to express itsgrateful appreciation for the kindness shown us by Messrs. Edward H. For-bush and Winthrop Packard, of Massachusetts, and for the advice and assist-ance of the National Association.—Manley B. Townsend, Secretary. New Jersey.—The New Jersey Audubon Society has increased its mem-bership during the past year by one patron, five life members, 75 sustainingmembers, 325 members and 9,398 jvmior members, making the present mem-bership seven patrons, 18 life members, 180 sustaining members, 718 members,217 associate members, and 25,966 junior members—total 27,106. The Society
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GEORGE BATTENPresident of the New Jersey Society (522) State Audubon Reports 523 has arranged to employ the entire time of a salaried Secretary-Treasurer.Legislative activity has been confined to the usual influence on legislationafifecting bird-life. The Society now publishes independently, The NewJersey Audubon Bulletin, issued bi-monthly, and illustrated with halftones.Various press articles have also been issued and widely published by the news-papers of the state. Junior Audubon Class work has been continued, in coop-eration with the National Association, and 436 classes were organized. Thefourth annual meeting was held in Newark, on October 6, when the Trusteeswere reelected, with the exception of Mr. W. W. Grant, resigned, who wassucceeded by Mr. Samuel N. Rhoads. The officers were reelected. At thepublic session in the evening, William L. Finley, of Portland, Oregon, showeda wonderfully fine series of wild-life motion-pictures, and spoke of protectionwork in his state.—Beech

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