The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-19
RALEIGH BRANCH
AUDUBON SOCIETY
Organized Last Night to En-
force New Law.
DR.. A.W. KNOX PRESIDENT
Or. R. H. Lewis Vice president and Col. F. A,
Olds ec-Treas---0ver Thirty Members
Already---3, Laws Of AsheviIIe
Branch Adopted.
Branch Adopted,

Last night in the Mayors office was or
gained the Raleigh Branch of the North
Carolina Audubon Society, with DR.. A.
w. Knox President, DR.. r. H. Lewis Vice
President, and Col Fred A. Odds Secre-
taryTreasurer
A number of representative sportsmen
OF the city, as well as those interested in
the preservation of our song birds, were
present land the meeting was full of in
terest and business-like determination to
get otgether and see to it that the new
law is enforced in Wake County.
On motion of Mr.. William Boylan, DR..
A. w. Knox was made temporary chair
Eian, and the members of the press
present acted as temporary secretaries.
Prof. Pearson very briefly stated that
the object OF the meeting was to organize
local branch of the North Carolina
Audubon Society.
Then DR.. r. H. Lewis moved that the
meeting proceed to effect permanent or
ganization.
Prof. Pearson then spoke on the alarm
ing decrease of the song birds, the sea
birs and the misunderstanding birds. He
also dwelt upon the necessity of enforc-
ing the game laws and the interest that
sportsmen were taking in the matter IN
other cities.
In Asheville, he said, the local branch
had been very successful.
1t had been found advisable for towns
of 10000 and more to have at least thirty
members at $500 each. The local branch
is to receive two-thirds of the fund that
gees into the hands of the Clerk of the
Court for the use of the Audubon Society.
This is the money that comes from the
hunters licenses, fines, etc.
Prof. Pearson said that the names Of
tEirty-one gentlemen had been handed to
him as DESTROYS of forming branch or
ganlZation,
DR.. Lewis nominated DR.. Knox for
president and he was elected unanl-.
mously. Mr.. Johnson nominated DR..
Lewis for vice-president, and Mr.. Boy
Ian nominated Col. Odds for secretary
treasurer. These were elected unanl
mously.
DR.. Lewis moved that Mr.. Brimley, Mr..
Johnson, Mr.. Boylan, DR.. Battle, Mr..
Gowan, and Mr.. Ellington be elected as a
Board of Directors, and this was car
ried.
On motion of DR.. Lewis, the bylaws
OF the local branch at Ashevllle were
adopted. "A"Ns@ F.
1t was decided that all committees be
constituted of three members, and the
following chairmen of committees were
elected: Committee on Game Wardens,
Mr.. Jas. !. Johnson; Membership, Mr..
William Boylan; Legal, Mr.. Jas. H. Pou;
Grievances, Mr.. Clement Brimley. Bach
of these is to name two other members of
the society to act with them.
The Committee on Game Wardens was
authorized to select a warden
Mr.. Upchurch suggested that the So
ciety print number OF copies of the law,
together with some NOES, and IL, would
mail them to every constable deputy
sheriff and magistrate throughout the
county.
Mr.. Bowen said that he was going to
put stop to the shipping of game
through this express office.
The president made ruling that the
fiscal year of the society should begin on
the second Tuesday of February, and
that dues paid now are for membership
only until the second Tuesday of Feb
ruary, 1904.
Among those present last night were
Prof. F. L. Stevens, of the A. and M. Col
lege; Col. F.. A. Olds, DR.. R. H. Lewis
DR.. A. w. Knox, Mr.. j. ]. Bowen. DR.. K.
p Battle, Jr., Mr.. William Boylan, Mr..
Jas. L. johnson, Mr.. R. T. Cover, Mr.. J.
c. Ellington, Jr Mr.. C. S. Brimley.
Others who have signified their inten-
ton of joining the branch here are Com
missioner of Agriculture S. L. Patterson.
Messrs. H. wv. Jackson, N. B. Broughton,
Alfred Williams, Edgar Haywood, R. B.
Raney, r. B. Arendell, G. B. Edwards,
S. c. Hodgin, J. T. Pullen, A. B. Stronach.
Benehan Cameron, ]. H. Pou, E. c.
Brooks, T. H. Murray, T. B. Crowder, R.
T. Gray, John C. Drewry, Jesse G. Ball,
G. N. Walters, c. P. Sellars, S. Brown