New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-10
AUDUBON SOCIETY'S ANNUAL.
BIRD LAWS CIRCULATED ON FOUR THOU
SAND POSTERS AND DIsTRIB-
UTED TO POSTMASTERS
NO LACK OF SUPPORT IN PUBLIC APPROVAL AND
SYMPATHY. But sINEws CT WAR ARE SMALL
AND WORK LIMITED THEREBY.

AND WORK LIMITED THEREBY.
The Audubon Society Of the State Of New-York
held its annual meeting yesterday afternoon at the
American Museum of Natural History. Reports
were read officers elected and addresses were
made by the Rev. Dr. r. Heber Newton and Frank
NJ. Chapman.
The election was merely the reinstatement by ac-
clamaon. the old staff Of officers. which was as
follows: President, Morris X. Jesup; honorary vice
presidents Mrs. Robert Able. Miss Maria r. Au-
dubon, of Salem. y. Y. Mrs. Samuel p. Avery.
Mss Eleanor Blodgett Mrs. william c. Doane, OF
Albany; Mrs. David S. Egleston; Mrs. Morris X.
Jesup. Mrs Cadwalader Jones. Mrs. William NJ.
Kingsland, Mrs. Francis p Kinnicutt, Mrs Seth
Low Mrs. Charles Russell Lowell. Mrs Henry
Fairfield Osborn, Mrs. James Roosevelt. OF Hyde
Park n. y Mrs Joseph II. Rylance. Mrs Frank
X Sturgs John Burroughs of West Park " T.;
John p. Hanes, Or. George Bird Gr1nnel, Henry
G. MarQuand. the Right Rev. Henry c. Potter
Theodore Roosevelt. Abbott H. Thayer. or Scar
borough, n. Y; secretary and treasurer. MISS
Emma II. Lockwood; Executive Committee, Frank
NJ Chapman, chairman; Mrs ]. a. Allen. Mrs
Melbert b. Cary, Mrs. +. n. Doubleday, MISS Emma
II. Lockwood, Mrs, Olive Thornse Miller Mrs Nay
Riley Smith, Mrs. Mabel Osgood Wright, Dr. ); A.
T Hornaday, Dr. Frederick Peterson and Dr.
The general report Of the years work was given Yer
Allen stated that during the last twelve months
four thousand posters containing extracts from me
bird law had been sent to the postmasters OF me
State, and that many inquiries Tor iurther inlorna
ton had been received as the result; that material
for bird section In the Arbor Day Manual .,i hao
struction and that 100 Of Mr.; SINNERS circulars
regarding bird study Ia the schools haa 3eeH Sent
10 school principals; that 1900 copies OF MI NAP
mans pamphlet heron plumes had been dstrio,
the country had been answered Copies OF Mr.
Chapman's pamphlet have also been sent lor abs
,ributon to the New-Jersey and District Of Soum.
bia societies. and 1t has been reprinted by the
Massachusetts society, and by many newspapers
we have had no lack of moral support in the
way OF public approval and interest. said Dr. Al
len, but of the actual snews OF war-money-we
have had extremely little. and our work has been
greatly limited in consequence .....- ATT.
The report Of the secretary and treasurer, MISS
Emma II Lockwood was read by DR.. Allen. and
showed deficit of sG4. Or. Allen compared the hg.
ures with those contained in the annual report OF
the Massachusetts, society. which mas an income OF
over $500 annually and membership Of two thou
sand while the New-Nork society has a member
ship Of less than four hundred and proporuonate
In concluding his report Dr. Allen said:
1.-THE rapid decrease In native birds is one OF
the serious questions OF the day. and 1t will re.
their further destruction. To be prodiga OF ma
lures is one Of the besetng sins OF our
as an enemy to be subdued and only at the eey-
en;h hour have learned its value. We have been
equally prodiPal Of animal life. and have not under
stood the value OF birds till within the last few
Dr. Newton talked Of cruelty to animals in gen
eral and to birds in particular .,,..
East has 9 h W e IS onpS sow GT reachnr
our philanthropy has stopped short at the genus
homo but IL IS spreading now 10 every other genus.
for we have learned that when ST. Francis called
the lower animals our brothers he only stat
ing q scientific fact"
Bur the average man or woman is still all but in
sensible Or. Newton thinks 10 the suferings Of
The lower creation. AS evidences of this he men
toned the checkrein, locked tails, the "barbarc
ARRANGEMENTS" for horses in the ferryboats, the
Demonstrating at Garden CITY, ana, OF course the
wearing Of birds
no more startling instance Of this utter lack OF
feeling on the part of women could be given. he
said Than the fact that they persist, In spite Of all
protests in butchering birds, merely that they may
wear them on their bOnnets and look ugly"
This remark was received by the audience with
delight and was loudly appauded.
Mr. Chapman gave Some Results OF Bird Pro-
lection" illustrating the talk with lantern slides.
He said that the fear Of birds for man was not
natural but acquired, and that their confidence
could easily be restored.