New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-30
FOR THE SAKE OF BIRDS.
A PROTEST AGAINST THEIR RUTHLESS
DESTRUCTION,
,,,r .,n,-,ov soc1ErY TAKING UP THE CAUSE
ESTABLISHMENT OF a BIRD DAY IN CON-
Nrrc~r1nN WITH ARROR DAY.

THE AUDUBON SOCIETY TAKING UP THE CAUSE
ESTABLISHMENT OF BIRD DAY IN con-
NEcrroN WITH ARBoR DAY.
IN. ncrea sed use OF birds for millinery purposes
has aroused the Audubon Society 70 renewed enorts
IN behalf Of the feathered race. and on thursday
afternoon, beginning at $3.50 O'Clock, IL Will hoio
meeting In the large lecture-rcom OF the Museum
O. Natural History Seventy-seventh-st ana Eigh'n-
ave. as a public protest against the ran iash-
tons The speakers will be Morris X Jesup,
president OF the American Museum OF Na'uia'
History and OF the Audubon society FRANK W.
Chapman of the Executive Committee OF the So
ciety: the Rev Dr. Henry Dyke OF the E1ecu-
tive Committee. and Professor A 3 bickiho'e.
curator OF the Department OF Public instruction OF
the Museum
Mr.. Jesup will outline the work Of tho society;
Dr. Van Dyke will make plea for the b'rus
and Mr. Chapman will give some Statistics resaru-
ing their destruction for millinery purposes FRO
lessor B!ckmore will tell how the study OF olruS
NAV be made interesting TO children, and VIII IL
lustrate his address with lantern slides OF bros
and their haunts. Professor Bckmore IS preparing
set O. slides Illustrative Of native BIRDS ior the
special OF schools.
The work Of the Audubon Society is entirely edu-
cational and, from the recent appearance Vi o."
anti-Audubon society. the speakers mentioned Say
that II Is evident that there exists great heces-
sty for such q campaign as this society 10 con-
Quoting ,
1.-The society makes no attempt 10 secure ieg,sia-
tom for the protection OF birds" said Mr.. Chap-
man yesterday morning to a Tribune reporter. lot
II finds laws already existing that are amply SUM-
c,ent for the purpose What is wanted Is NOT new
laws but public sentiment 10 enforce those We Al
ready have"
. Tas society is endeavoring TO reach the you"se'
generation by introducing bird study into the
schools and making appeals to the adult popula-
ton by means Of circulars containing STATISTICS OF
the destruction OF birds FOR millinery purposes. ana
calling attention to their economic vaIue one oi
it's leading objects is 10 establish bra Gay III
the schools in connection with Aroor Day anu III
this effor, Il has the cordial cooperation OF inc
Hon Charles Skinner State Superintendent or Puo,,
lie Instruction manual, which VIII oe ptepa xS
Tor shs sedon sev 20 to birds
So far al! this work mas been p ooue'ive % o
peop,e give evidence OF interest; recent Issue OF
THE Chicago Post having stated that a nanks % 6S
fashion that city arc not wearing oiros on 'hef
In New-York plumagc of all sorts and cond i
tons is worn more more tnan ever before ACCORDING u
N: A 1 are used numbs1s said hd
HbcS sTs b wih
though they were once abundant-Paradlse birds.
and T oWls hs c OF a S~
ca dpored because Of the service IT aey
Tsnafc the 70 as s One
owls feathsT or even wins w9S oEe Of Of
s saoTnment, but one. often owls head
placed In front or a bonnet, ana tne gfeut
Ewes glare ike searchlights. while from each side
snring wings-a distortion OF which H. is d!nicult
Sometimes worn The wearing Of a hummng- bird
or some other small and dainty species may , DC
bird which is sometimes foot s s5Sa ~, hal: n IN
could be considered suitable decoration for the
human head. . .,, -. A.. ,,,,,,.o.
Of other birds are often to be seen; a whole sea
gull several terms, as many as eight wings, o!
rlumage representing half a dozen dnerent species
~ birds are often worn on one hat