The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
IN BEHALF OF BIRDS
PROMINENT PEOPLE PROMISE AID
IN ORGANIZING AUDUBON SOCIETY.
LADIES TO CALL ON MAYOR.
THIRTY KINDERGARTEN TEACH
ERs JOIN IN THE MOVEMENT.

LegisIature-WeII known Lecturer
on OrDithOIOgy Will Be Invited to
Deliver Lecture at an Early Date.
Organization of the Society VIII
BE Effected Next Week-PrOminent
Citizen to Be at Its Head-SOciety
Folk Interested.
The movement to form an Audubon
society in Savannah, for the protec-
ton of bird life, was formally launch
ed last night at a meeting of the la
dies interested in the matter, and in
dications are that in short time the
society will number among it's mem
bers many of the most prominent peo-
pie of the community. The ladies who
are agitating the matter desire that
their names be not disclosed until they
have succeeded in interesting others,
so that the movement may be begun
under 1attering surroundings.
All who have been approached on
the subject have become much inter-
their power to further the movement.
At the meeting last night ways and
means of effecting an organization were
discussed. Already many of the most
prominent citizens have been approach
ed, and have promised their aid. 1t
was determined to continue the work
of interesting the citizens in the mat
ter, and as soon as matters are ripe,
to call meeting and effect a perma-
nent organization.
Letters of announcement.
Letters have been received by the
promoters of the plan from DR.. Will
liam butcher, the chairman of the Pro-
lection Committee of the American
Ornithologists Union, relative to the
formation of a society in Georgia. DR..
butcher writes that it is very impor-
tant that a society be formed, as sta
tistics show that Georgia is the fur
therest behind of all the Eastern states
in laws which afford protection to bird
life. He says that while there are a
few laws relative to game birds, few
of which are enforced, there is not a
single law which protects the nom
game birds.
DR. butcher writes that if a repre-
sentative audience is guaranteed the
Psychologists Union will send a lee
turer to Savannah to deliver an address
on the subject. He suggests Prof. Will
liam Pearson of Greensboro, N. c., a
well known ornithologist, and a lectur-
er of merit. AS soon as an organization
has been effected it is the purpose of
the promoters to have DR.. Pearson Wis
it Savannah and deliver a lecture.
Taken Up by kindergartens.
The matter has already been taken up
in the kindergartens of the city, and as
many as thirty teachers have promised
their aid in the movement. The work is
in line with the instruction now given
the children and will, the teachers
think, form an interesting part of the
lessons on nature and animal life, and
will instill in the children the princi-
Piles of respecting life in whatever form
il may be found, better than could any
other form of instruction.
Several prominent society folk who
have recently started a movement to
organize a Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals, reading in the
Morning News of the movement to or
ganize an Audubon Society, have in
terested themselves in the matter. 1t
upon Mayor Myers and interest him in
the matter.
1t is also to be presented to the Board
of Education. Already some of the most
prominent members of the board have
become interested and have promised
their cooperation, and asked to be en-
rolled as members. At a meeting to
be held next week, committees will be
appointed to enroll members and eff
60.
is probable that within another week
the society will have been formed.
Will Select Officers.
1t is the intention of the promoters
to choose as a president, some promI-
nent citizen who will take an interest
in the society, and by his encumbency
give it the place which it is proposed
it shall enjoy. Among the officers the
most prominent people of the commu-
nifty will be numbered. The society has
no dues, and membership does not en-
tail any great degree of work but rath-
er consists in the promise to support
any movement which will tend to make
bird life dearer.
Savannah is not the only place in the
state that the movement is being agi-
tated, though it is the only place where
systematic effort to form a society
has been made. Mrs Julius Brown
of Atlanta is one of the most promi-
nent ladies of North Georgia interest
ed in the movement. She has furnish
ed many articles for the papers, which
have been read with much interest.
1t has been proposed to present a bill
in the Legislature, and to that end
some of the promoters of the project
are now working. The chairman of
the American Ornithologists' Union
and the Department of Agriculture
have furnished comprehensive nom
game bird laws and model laws, which
have been introduced and passed in
many of the states. DIR. butcher was
at one time several years ago before
the Georgia Legislature with a bill, but
il failed to pass, mainly because the
movement had not been properly start
ed throughout the state.
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