New-York tribune., 1899-03-24
AUDUBON SOCIETY.
LI1LI LEHMAN DELIVERS AN ADDRESS
AND is APPLAUDED.
LETTER READ FROM GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT.
WHO Is MADE AN HONORARY VICE
PRESIDENT.


The Audubon Society of the State Of New-York,
which is devoted to the protection or oirds ana 10
the dissemination OF information concerning them
held its second annual meeting yesterday morning
in the large lecture hall OF the American Museum
OF Natural History Seventy -seventh-st and Column
bus-ave. The various Audubon societies through
out the United States number fifteen. and have
membership OF sixteen thousand. Five hundred
members OF the New-York society were present
yesterday morning.
Among the invited guests tho one who attracted
the most attention was Lii Lehman. the opera
singer The singer is devoted TO birds and animals
OF all kinds and is a member OF several German
societies having for their object the protection Oh
birds and animals. SO interested Is she IN some
creatures that It Is said It necessary she
would give up the operatic stage and devote all her
time to birds and animals. She wore purple
gown and a hat on which there were no bHos
feathers.
Mrs. Lehman began her address in English, but
finding this inconvenIent and learning that Ger
would be as acceptable she continued her re-
marks in that language. She said:
II beg all women and girls not to wear birds ana
birds feathers their hats any more Every
year 25, 100000 beautiful birds are slaughtered oy
this terrible folly. The farmers are already suner-
ing from IT, and yet women enjoy wearing feathers,
like the sayages do Flowers and ribbons a
thousand times more beautiful and more becom-
ing. 1t is the duty Of every woman and man TO
battle against this grewsome folly For years my
hats have had no feathers"
The singers address was received with applause.
and later many Of those present were introduced to
her, and she congratulated on the battle she
had waged for years In favor Of the birds.
Governor Roosevelt showed his interest IN the
cause by the letter that follows which was re-
ceived from him yesterday:
State of New-York Executive Chamoessso ssso
Albany. February TO- 1oss;;.
Frank NJ. Chapman. Chairman Executive Commit
tee New York State Audubon Society
haayy M Pear M With the Of
Audubon Society. would Ike to see al IS
every way l do not understand how any man or
woman who really loves nature can fan to Try 20 10
those OF the Audubon Society.
Spring would not be spring without birds bds and
flowers and l only wish that besides protecting the
Shs G asO lne the
seashore and OF the wilderness. The loon ought 10
every 1q lake ospreys as every
knows can be made the tamest OF the tame; ana
swallows around our barns A tanager makes a
point of glowing beauty in the green woods and the
birds were nearly DESTROYED by the severe
@ od rs1 ns no Ike the down Of
familiar and dearly loved house < =,
only the great log cock were still found among
them. The destruction OF the wild pigeons and the
If the Catskills or the Palisades were taken away
When hear Of the destruction OF species l zee,
tust az II all the work OF some great writer had
perished II had lost all instead OF only part
OF Poybius or Liyy Very truly yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Letters read from the Rev DR.. Henry van
Dyke OF the Brick Church. and from the grand
daughter of Audubon. The report OF the secretary
and treasurer showed that immense mass OF liter
ature had sent out and that the extent OF the
I work had only been curbed by the supply or FUNDS
The following officers elected: President.
Morris X. Jesup: secretary and treasurer. Miss
Emma II. Lockwood honorary vice-presidents.
Mrs. Robert Able, Miss Maria r. Audubon, Mrs
Samuel p Avery Miss Eleanor Blodgett, Mrs
David 8. Egeston. Mrs. Morris X Jesup. Mrs
Cadwaader Jones. Mrs. William NJ: Kingsland.
Mrs. Frances f. Kinnicutt Mrs Seth Low Mrs ns
borne. Mrs James r. Roosevelt. Mrs. Joseph H
| Rylance. Mrs Frank X. Sturgis, John ID; talnes.
| George Bird Grinnell. Henry CT. Marquand, Bishop
| Potter. Governor Theodore Roosevelt. Abbott Il.
| Thayer John Burroughs and Mrs William ID.
Doane; Executive Committee, Frank NJ Chapman
Miss Emma, II. Lockwood; Mrs oliye s Thorns
Miller Mrs May Riley Smith, Mrs. Mabel Osgood
Wright J. A. Allen William butcher Henry van
| Dyke. william T. Hornaday and DR.. Frederick
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