Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-26
IN ANNUAL SESSION
Audubon so1iaty Receives
Reports Of Progress.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
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DATES OF FUTURE MEETINGS AND
FIELD EvERrs.
Additions to Membership - Addresses
by Rev. VIM. Rogers Lord
and Others.


clock and was presided over by the presi-
dent. Gen. George M. Sternberg, u. s. A.,
and the following officers were elected;
President, Gen. George M. Sternberg, u. 8.
A.; honorary vice presidents, Mr. Crosby
s. Noyes, Mr.. n. C. Oberholser, Mr. Charles
]. Bell, Mrs. Henry F. Blount, Mr. Job
Barnard. Mr.. John Burroughs, DR.. Theo-
dore Gill; Mrs. Arnold Hague, Dr. L. o.
Howard, Mrs. Gardiner G. Hubbard, Mr..
Bernard T. Janney, Ms. Rudolph Kauff-
mann. Mrs. William Bruce King, Miss
Isobel H. Lehman, DR.. c. Hart Merriam,
Mrs. George Cotton Maynard, Miss Virginia
Miller, Miss Cornelia 1. Morgan, Mr.. Rob-
ert Ridgway, Miss Alice Riggs, President
Roosevelt. Right Rev. II. Y. Satterlee,
D. D., Mrs. Frank Sewall, Miss Olive Rfs-
ley-Seward Mr.. Thomas w. Sidwell, Mr..
A. T. Stuart Major Richard Sylvester, Mrs.
Henry L: West Mr.. James Wilson, Mr.. S.
w. Woodward; secretary, Mrs. John Dew
hurst Patten; treasurer, Mrs. Wallace Rad
cliffe.
Executive committee-Mr. Henry Oldys,
chairman; Mrs, Florence Merriam Bailey,
Miss Elizabeth ". Brown, DR.. Frank Bond
Miss Marie Boynton, Miss ]. A. Clark. Miss
Ella Given, Miss Helen Childs, Mr. Arthur
H. Howell, Mrs. James C. Merrill, Dr. T. s.
Palmer, Capt. H. l.. Prince, Mr.. s. B.
Sheibley, Mr.. W. F. Works and Mr.. Henry
II. Bates.
Members Added to Rolls.
The following new members were then
elected: Mrs. Job Barnard, Miss MagdaIen
Book, Mrs. Frank Bond, Mrs. George II.
Brown, Miss Lillian Burroughs, Mr. f. o.
Daniel Miss Agnes Dillon, Miss Annie Ed
wards, Mrs. H. B. Folger, Miss E. H. Frey;
Miss M. A. Gilkey Mr.. E. B. Gregg, Mr..
Tench T. Goldsborough, Mrs. VIM B. Cur
ley, Mr.. r. H. Higgins, Miss M. N. Hooper.
r. n T1r Aoro
delson, Miss. Florence w. Jackson, Mr.. John
3. Larner, Mrs. c. H. Efhcoln, Miss Grace
D. Litchf1eld, Miss E. E. Marshall, Mr.. j.
=. Marshall, Mrs. W.. G. Miller, Miss Ida
Osstre. Miss Elizabeth Purypan, Mrs John
NJ. Rankin, Mr.. Malcolmi Rice, Miss A. E.
SCANNED. Col. ]. c. Scanthng, Mr. Waldo
L; Schmidt. Miss Laura shackleford. Mr..
Thomas W.. Sidwell. Mrs. Thomas w Sid
well, Mr.. Chester A. Snow, Mrs. A. F. Ste
vens, Miss A1bertine Stone, Mr.. Rrichard
H. Townley, Mr.. Mark A.ftWatson. Miss
Alice NJ Winfield. Miss H. P. Wood, Miss
Bessie Yoder, Miss Marion Young and Miss
Marguerite Zimmerman.
Annual Reports.
At S:15 o'clock the meeting to which
others besides members were admitted, was
called to order byH the president, General
Sternberg. who stated that Mrs John Dew
hurst Patten, the secretary of the society,
would make her annual nepSrt. Mrs. Pat
ten said that each year Of the societys ex-
istence was marked by most encouraging
progress along all lines of bird work.
1.-THE main objects of the society,"" said
Mrs. Patten, 'tare the study and protec-
ton Of birds. and these objects have been
accomplished, as heretofore, through lee
lures, meetings for members. classes for
instruction and field meetings.''
Mrs. Patten then told of the success of
the field meetings. which were always at
1a1 Nv 60 ,Irx,.c
Of the society, and upon some of which oc-
casions as many sixty species of birds
were observed. These meetings were led,
respectively, by Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe,
nard, Mr.. Arthur Howell, Judge Bar
nard, Prof. w. w. Cooke and Mr.. Henry
Oldys.
The class for the study of birds was be-
gun the Sth of April, 1904, and the course
consisted of four class and lecture sessions.
the meetings being held in the assembly
hall of Gunston Institute. The use of the
hall, the speaker stated was granted to
the society by Mrs. Beverly r. Mason.
These classes were held each week during
the month of April and were successful in
every particular. They were held under the
supervision of the following committee, of
which Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe was chair
man and reasurer: Miss Jean Eddy, Mrs.
George M. Sternberg, Miss Bessie Kibbey,
Miss Carl L. Garrison, Miss Carolyn Porte,
Mrs. r. K. Shaw, Miss Helen Childs and
Miss Marie BOynton.
Mrs. Patten read list of the meetings
of the society for this season, which are
the regular meeting at the public library on
February z, when a lecture on economic
relations Of birds by Prof. F. E. L: Beal
will be given; March Z, regular meeting at
public library, at which the society's new
illustrated lecture, by Mr.. Henry Oldys,
will be given. and April the regular meet
ing, which will be held in the same place,
when the society will be entertained with
i1fn al fc nf fall
Dates Of Field Meetings.
The field meetings will be held on five
Saturdays, beginning April 20, the first
trip to be made from the Military bridge to
Woodside;, the next, May 6, Little Hunting
creek near Mount Vernon: May 13. Ma
tional geological Park May 90 Berwyn;
Md. and May 81, Great Falls.
Mrs. Patten in conclusion thanked the
press Of Washington for its uniform cour-
tesy and unfailing interest in the aims of
the society; the trustees and librarian
of the public library for the use of its lee
ture room; Mrs Beverly r. Mason for
the use Of the assembly hall at Gunston
Institute for the bird classes during 1904,
and Prof. w. w. Cooke for his untiring
help in the field meetings and for most
interesting lecture.
Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe. the treasurer of
the society, read her REPORT and stated that
1t was a pleasure to inform the members of
the excellent condition. Of the finances of
the society. * q
Mrs. Radcliffe said that january 20, 1904.
the balance on hand was. ,$5095, and that
during the year the receipts from active,
Junior and sustaining members were s1S6.75
from the bird study cldSs $tD4.75 and from
excursions and from tie sale of pins to
members an amount making the total re-
ceipts up to date $408 20t,'s1
The expenditures were $146 for public
meetings, printing and postage $141.01, $50
was donated to the BIRD projection commit
tee and s40.10 was expended for lantern
slides for the lectures and other small ex-
penses, making a total Expense OF 1911 II
for the year. leaving a balance of $3l.09
The Rev. William Rogers Lord of Mas
sachusetts gave an Illustrated stereopticon
lecture upon THE Ministry Of Birds. The
speaker told Of his experiences as bird
lover in such an sntertafning way that at
the close of his lecture he received an ova-
ton. sEs
List of Members.
The members of the society, in addition
to those elected last night, are:
Life member, Mrs. Thomas Walsh; sus-
tanning members. Mrs. Gardiner Hubbard,
Mrs. Arnold Hague; active members,
Mrs. A. M. G. Allen, Mrs. G.. L.. Andrews.
Mr.. Edward e. Armstrong, Mr.. Henry B.
Atchison, Mr.. F. b. Austin, Miss * y.
Bailey, Mr.. Vernon Bailey. Mrs. Vernon
Ra{ley Mr.. yoh Rn ruard Mr. HENRY H.