The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-01


Island Institute Of Instruction opened N
Infantry hail with the president, Lewis
n. Meader, in the chair.
The attendance. while large, was not as
great as that OF the opening session yes
terday morning.
The session opened with the anthem
.The Lord is Ny Shepherd, beautifully
rendered by quartet composed OF
Nessrs Towne and Russell, and Misses
Grace Baker and Elizabeth Northup
Devotional exercises. conducted by Rev
Thomas u Anderson, followed, atter
which another selection was rendered by
the quartet
MRS. GRANTS ADDRESS,
THE first speaker was Mrs. Henry 7,
Grant .Ir OF this city. secretary of the
Auobon society of Rhode Island
Mrs Grants reputation IN this city as
the champion OF the birds, ~ Wen known
and the grounds about her residence on
Bowen street. are known. far outside ot
fhe confines OF this state. as Veritable
bird paradise
Mrs Grant began her address this
morning by telling about the scarcity OF
birds and the causes therefor
Continuing she expressed the aims ana
scope of the work OF the Auuopoh socle'S'
In part she said
.D,rinp the past few years there have
come from, An parts of the country, re-
norts Of an alarming decrease In the mum
her Of our natiXe hirdsi careful estimates
showing an apparent diminution OF " per
cent.
''It is a lamentsble fact. that ihe mos.
beautiful species are always the nrst 10
disappear. -.
"Already. the white herons and the
yrachcrel e,flls are on the verge or eN-
,inction and we are told by eminent or
nttholoeists that unless active measures
are taken. many OF the most useful ana
attractive birds viii be lost beyond re-
call" ,, s.,.a
nrouoht about this wholesale destruction
~ birds. Mrs Grant mentioned hrst ihe
iamentabIe fact that the first cause was
nrohabiy the demands OF the m1fftt1ery
trade. ..., h,ra.
while A is true she said tnat oiros
are nrocured for this purpose All over the
.a,,a 90, a considerable part of the sup
nIv comes from the United states. III
MANY ~ the large cities both OF Europe
aud America sales of the plumsge ~
birds are held at regular ana frequent IN
tervals 80,
"a gentleman who attended one OF these
sales reported that there were onered OF
that day alone l700 Birds of Paradise
snecies found only in New Guinea, als'
m 200 narrots and hundreds of thousanu
~ such birds as pheasants, Jays, orioles
tanagers and hnmming birds.
"one London house sold in single sea
son 5e0.0oo aigrettes
This trade I'm aigrettes Mrs. Grant SHOW
ed 20 be especially depiored and condemn
ed involving as II does great suffering |
the white heron and her young.
The grand total OF birds killed ever
year for the decoration of women
hats" said the speaker. is said to be
millions.
BIRD AND EGG COLLECTIONS.
The second cause which contributed
the scarcity OF birds Mrs. Grant attrib'
ted To- be the private collections both
birds and eggs.
Another drain on bird life. she ssi
was the extensive shooting In the Soui
where most OF opr summer birds spel
six or seven months Of the year Souu
orn markets are abundsutly suppl'
during the winter Win robihs' blueblfo
ihrushes and many others whose serNic
are thus lost 60 the northern farmer an
their songs 20 our woods aud fields
Another cause OF the dlminution OF bi
life was attributed 20 the indiscrimiha
shooting In our own partof the world, Z
necially by foreigners and the nome
fnrcement of our bird laws.
The second part of the speakers su
iect was 10 npilire whether our natl
birds are worthy OF being saved a
protected
I'm this connection Mrs. Grant told
the aesthetic pleo lres afforded by IN
songs their enlors and their grace
motions. as well as their value from
prartical point Of view. for without th
services agriculture would be impossih
AZ this iuncture the speaker told Of
Indispensable services OF TIE feather
songeters 20 nature aud. contnui
dwef upon the origin and development
Audubon societies throughout the Ia
and the growing necessity Tor such soc
ties everywhere,
In closing Mrs. Grant told how
work could he developed and streng
enea by the teachers of the put
schools.
Al the close of Mrs. Grants address
brief iatermission was held after VIII
Professor Walter g. Everett. OF BRO
I'niversity. was introduced and spoke
the subject. Moral Training In
Schools"
PROFESSOR EvERETT's REMARl
After raising the question. How
this training best be given" Profes
Everett declared that FIRST OF all ''mo
trsininR should begin ia the home.
but" he continued. THE homo ira
Ing should be supplemented and streng
ensd bv the moral forces In the scho
'sro secure this result. said the spe
or, Some have suggested that tn
should he formal instruction tn eth
given IN the school
elementary courses ir moral sciei
f,ted 20 the various grades have b'
proposed so that this rrest need mil
be net b. specific measure. ~ ~
~ all my love of tho study ~ ethic
am compelled 10 dissent most emph.
caliy from such program.
so FAR as accomplishing the desi
end which is the building of a stro
wholesome character. the stud, ~ mo