The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-14

THOMPSON of Greensboro. and Jne fol-
lowing Honorary Presidents: y. f.
p. Venable. of the State University; DR.
Charles D. McIver, CT the State Normal
and Industrial College; DR.. J. |. Hamaker
Of Trinity College; Prof. Joseph A.
Holmes, State Geologist; Mrs. Mary 2.
Cartland President of The State Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union; Mrs.
Lucy H. Robertson, President of the
Greensboro Female Colleges Supt. Geo.
IT, Crowell of High Point; Supt. Charles
F. TomIinson of Winston, and Supt. e.
d. Broadhurst, of Greensboro. Since
that time one other officer has been
elected-His Excellency, Governor Chas.
b. Aycock. having been chosen an hon
orary vice-president.
The objects of the Society. stated in
the Constitution, which was adopted, are
as follows: ~ To acquire and ditfuse
knowledge concerning the value of birds
to man and the commonwealth; (2) to
establish Bird Day exercises in the
schools of the State and to encourage
the introduction of bird study into the
same; CD to labor for better legislation
for bird protection; (4) to educate public
sentiment against the destruction of wild
birds and their nests.
The following Executive Committee has
in charge the directing of the activities
of the Society: Mr.. William A. Blair,
and Supt. Chas. f. Tomlinson, of Win
ston; Mr.. f. P. Wharton. of Greensboro;
Prof j. l. Foust and Miss Viola Boddie,
of the State Normal and Industrial Col
lege; DR.. Kemp p Battle and Prof
Joseph A. Holmes, of Chapel Hill; H. H.
Brimley, of Raleigh, and Supt. ID. Matt
Thompson, of Statesville.
The following publications have been
prepared: A Bird Identification Blank
Book" the printed Constitution and two
leaflets, one on the PURPOSE and Plans
of the Audubon Society,"" the other on
THE Value of North Carolina Birds"
These publications, together with the
Audubon button are furnished to all
members.
Six branch organizations have been
formed: One in the Practice and OBJ
servation School of the State Normal and
Industrial College, two in the Winston
Graded School, one in the Burlington
Graded School. and two in the Durham
Graded schools.
The work has been aided and expended
through the generosity of Mr. VIM
butcher, chairman of the National Com
mittee on Bird Protection.
The membership of the Society now
numbers eight hundred of which eight
are Honorary Life members, who may be
elected such by paying into the treasury
at one time the sum of $40; about twenty
sustaining members, who pay an annual
fee of $500. the rest being either mem
bers who pay an entrance fee of twenty
n nd
junior members, those under fifteen years
of age who pay a fee of ten cents
The Executive Committee proposes to
labor for the following ends the coming
year: ID Endeavor to influence the
General Assembly for the passage of
law to protect the lives and nests of
all nom game birds within the borders
of our State; (2) to encourage and assist
in the formation of branch Audubon So
cieties in the graded schools and else
where; (3) to assist all earnest students
of bird study by recommending to them
valuable books and papers on ornitholog
ical subjects, by furnishing them with
information regarding what birds may be
looked for in their neighborhoods and
by correspondence endeavoring to cor
rectly name all birds which observers
may describe for that purpose, and ()
the further publication of leaflets re-
garding our native birds, and to estab
llsh free circulating libraries of bird
books
For the carrying out of these purely
educational plans the Audubon Society.
through its Executive Committee solicits
the interest and cooperation of the ed
ucatorS of the State.