The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-24
BIRD LOVERS AND SLAYERS
AUDUBON SOCIETY MEETS WIN RE-
MINIS ON ITS BONNETS.

In the American Museum Of Natural History
yesterday the Audubon Society held its annual
meeting. About $50 persons were present.
most 81 them women. and fully three fourths
OF the women wore birds or parts Of birds in
their hats. n practice 'on. which the society
frowns. one of those whose headgcar repre-
scented no slaughter Of the innocents. or even
theft Of superluous tail feathers, was Nine.
Iilli Lehman. who addressed the society on
the subject of bird preservation, In which she
takes a deep interest. Frank NJ. Chairman
presented n report Of the years work. In which
he stated that $1,000 pamphlets and more than
10000 leaflets had been distributed during the
two years OF the society's existence. and that
n movement is now on foot looking toward CO.
operation with the Federation Of Women's Clubs
OF this state, representing q membership OF
1900 women, all of whom wear hats which are
n potential menace 10 the continued existence
OF 25.OOO birds; also that steps were taking to
secure legislation for u Bird Day In the
schools. on the principle of ArbUr Day.
Nine. Lehman was then called upon ana
was received with applause. After apologizing
for the mistakes in English which che said she
would undoubtedly make. she said that she
was heartily in symuathv with the cause OF the
Audubon Society. Everybody could do some
thing toward protecting the birds.
"Hcgin lv teaching yourselves and your
cnlllIen. Shll she, HOW Hll'n nuIlitill iH'ci-
est and loneliness there Is In bird life. II is
important that all persons Interested in this
subject should unite. Scattered Efforts are
useless. In EurOpe there are many societies
for bird protection and all OF them work to-
gcther. Speakers are employed TO teach the
teoue. and PARTICULARLY the school children.
how much harm is done by destroying the
birds. II is curious to me that you have no
places in your Central Park where the birds
are fed regularly and people may come and
make friends with them. There should he
such places
At the request of cne Of her audience Miss
lehman repeated her remarks in German.
There were circulated in the audience u num-
Der of leaflets got IN by her for this occasion
and reading as follows:
AN AprEAL 10 WOMEN.
! beg all women and girls not to wear birds
or birds feathers on their hats any more.
Every wear 2oMD0:wN o. useful BIRDS are
ers are already. suffering, from II. and women
enjoy wearing feathers like savaGes. Flowers
and. ribbons are II thousand times more beau:
tiful and more becoming. 1t is the duty, Of
every woman and man to hattie against this
no feathers. llLl1 l.EHMAN>.
Prot. A. S. Bickmorc. Curator Of tho Depart
mcnt Of Public Instruction. gave a lecture
illustrated hv stereopticon .slides which have
been used in the normal schools. most Of the
photographs having been taken by Frank NJ.
Chapman. Some of these pictures were wor-
derful achievements of the photographers art
ara the, naturalist,s skill subjects taken in
seemingly inaccessible spots.and species known
for, Their shyness photographed on. the nest:
and in one case. fast asleep, some Of The nota-
bic pictures from were the Bird Rocks. preclpi-
tous cliffs rising sheer from the waves OF the
the rocks is impracticable. as the cliffs are
more than PERPENDICULAR; they overhang. SO
ascent is accomplished by HOSTS Mr. Char.
nan took bls niprnrng there lay lptfiD0 him ,plf
he lowered. and pointing his camera while sus-
pended BY his rope, or from some narro-y shelf.
Intrusion that they regarded the photographer
without alarm and sat for their photos with
shown by Mr.. Biekm9re' OF at homes, Of the
null. the razor. bill aux, the putin and the gan
met vs with nr 1 m enh iami IN so1 nes1inS a ON 1Sp9 tes
sterped; After these wild eyries the home OF
the Mother Carey,s chicken in n coy little cave
JUS. under the sol seemed quite domestic and
comfortable. The mother bird in this home is
eHss 81 the %lin.dEeleTs are loo, ended 50
to to1 hungry mgr i fish 100 ieet beioS. - "'' " g
From This northern tastness Ir9i. Birk-
NOR more to TOOK sh his s bearers SGss At "a q 'F FInTi5 10 r CHA m NJ! NJ
lures. one Of them shows hundre 4 and hun.
dreds OF birds in maiden ineditation, fancy
free. oil on one leg amid the semi-:ropi"al
swamps. In another one the photographed
ntl EOl flNDst wv 10 ~ EIHlpo VI NOuIlk Itlltunb
on a gnarlcd root, and II ever a man got the
grand laugh, those ~pelicnns are, giving IL 10 Mr..
t Ehp ils hlii e tTTTE snaN sv SrST pr rs S5sssGnss PHf
yawns 20, u huge cavern. while q slight ttnping
the grOup as II they were saying one to an
other between whoops Of mirth:.
We'll. did you ever zee anything 40 ridicu-
lous as this fentherlesS mOnstroSity, What
kind OF on added egg did he hatch FROM"
However: The photoGrahner got even with his
when look ike fuzzy COLLINS, Mr. Chairman
interposed here TO say that he had seer. In
many 6 6cRnstS on refe ,Pa, +, the here nl@ cn%s t 1f It., the q
large demand for them the species would, be
exierminated in Florida. as they all nested in
could be knocked over win sticks Averyin-
terestLng picture was that Of 2 least hitter1
n]atience exercised by the photographer in
making his way through the reedy swamp
ton in any one who has ever had. experience
with the shy creature OF the marshes. There
IS also a rhotogrnnh OF a young bittern which
bill. Another triumph q skill is the picture
d 9. woodcock on its nest. the bird hardly to he
distinguished from the surroundings OF brown.
. r4ea ,ssssS Of F TIM, s sa'sFaa %'%'SWSTiy $ 1Hs s Rn i1ss
n picture Of which was shown. is striped on the
back in imitation OF the reeds among which II
@foEagss; Sim p Iyo 2 piStMte OF q tern,S hens bon
shovel how Vs ike small! sea. founded stones
"a rufled grouse under a log was shown and
Mr.. Birkmore said Of this picture TINT II was
taken without alarming the bird Mt all, excer,
t9r tremor when a 1Stg cracked beneath
suggested itself rs a good model for the do
nestle hen. as IT, contained fourteen eggs
Various hawks and hawks nests were shown
and n fine photograph of the bald eagle wa
aprlauded., one of the very beat pictures wal
that Of n night hawk taking his days sleep ir
the bright sunshine on a ledge Of rock the colo,
Of which matched his nlumaGe cNactiy: an,
other case OF mimicry, Nr Bickmore. as eacl
> habits Of the blrdin II few words, The lee
tnre and pictures were received with great en-
ihusiasm. The following letter from Mr.
Roosevelt vas read:
MY DEAR Mn. CHAPMAN; / neeI hardl,
say how heartily svmpathize with the pur
poses Of the Audubon Society. | would lik'
70. see all harmless wild things, bur esreciaIll
all birds. protected in every way, | do not un
d~crstand how any man or woman who really
loves nature can fail to try to exert all infiu
I ence In support Of such objects as those OF tn,
Audubon Society. Spring would not he sprini
without bird songs. any more than il would he
0 spring without birds and flowers. aud | nnll
wish that. besides protecting the songsters
= the birds Of the grove, the orchard, the garden
5 andsthe meadow. We could also protect tn