Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1906-08-04
BEFRIEND SONG BIRDS
MILLINERS NOW PLAN TO Pho
TRCT WARBLERS.
Former Foes of Songsters Have Ar
rayed Themselves on Side of Au-
dubon Soeiehes-Resolutio
Passed at Meeting.

Washington. of the AUDI
bon societies. which We're formed 60
the protection of the birds of America
have net with a surprise as startnn.
as II Is grateful-the wholesale mi,
liners of the country. hitherto connte
as the foes of the birds, have arraye
themselves on the side OF the sons
sters' trienNs and have agreed tina.
hereafter they Will neither buy nor SCI
song birds, guiis. terms, grebes, herons
or any part thereof From the heron
Is secured the beautiful aigrette wnici
all women lCve to wear. and from. IN,
sale o. which the milliness make thou
sands of dollars profit every year.
The Sigrette OF commerce is par
of the plumage OF the white heron
which nests in the low lands along tn,
coasts of Florida. the islands OF the
sea and South America. Formerly the
"rookeries' where the birds neste
contained thousands upon thousand.
OF the beautiful creatures. but the
plume hunters carried on their wor.
SO ruthlessly that the herons of Flo,
ida were nearly eXterminated, and til
same fate seemed 10 await the heron
Of the islands of the southern contlnen
The action of the wholesale milliners
agreeing not to traffic longer in tn,
plumage OF tie heron or I'm the plu
mage of ether protected birds, makes
practically certain that the feathere
kind watch has made picturesque tn,
sea and the land will once more mulu
ply unmOlested and retain a place l.
natures kingdom for all time TO come
The Millinery Jobbers' associatio,
has a membership including grea
number OF the largest millinery firm
In the United States. Recently the as
social ION met at Louisville, Ky. an
there they passed n resolution bind
Ing themselves not TO buy any OF IN
prohibited birds after January 4,
nor To sell any OF them after July /
1906
Ruthyen Deane, OF Chicago, presl
dent of the Illinois Audubon societ,
has labored for months TO bring aboui
the result just secured. William
butcher. president of the National AS.
ISOLATION OF Audubon Societies. re.
Gently received from Frederick Bo6e
the president OF the Millinery Jobbers
association. "A letter containing the tex;
OF the resolution passed by his organ
iZatiOn, and in which IL was agreed
that the wholesale milliners should
Join hands with the Audubon societies
in the effort TO protect the birds OF
the United States.
In part the resolution. as contained
In the letter from the association
president TO the president OF the Au
dubon societies. was as follows:
Whereas, we realize the Audubon
societies OF the United States are Ell
gagged In the work of preserving
from destruction and extinction sons
birds and certain other species. upOI
high moral grounds, and that large
~ through their influence man,
of the states have passed restrictive
laws Cu the subject. and whereai
there is decided variation among TIT
| states IN the subject matter of thes'
laws. and in their Interpretation an'
administration; therefore be II re
solved by the Millinery Jobbers' asso
citation, IN convention assembled. first
that we approve of the prohibition o
the sale OF song birds. gulis, terms
grebes herons. or any part thereof. I'm
| Guiding aigreues; second, that W
pledge ourselves collectively and indi
viduany not to buy the aforename
after January l. sell or offer for sal
any OF these articles after July
1906"
In concluding his letter TO Presiden
butcher, Mr.. Bode. of the Milliner
association, says that he trusts tEd
the action OF the body viii show tina
the milliners morally support the Au
cubon society in their work of Dir
protection lie says further that h
thinks II is the duty of the Audubo
society TO ask that the large retailers
which In the main are the depart
ment stores. should refrain from tn
sale OF the prohibited birds. and thu
cut off the temptation which some jof
bers might meet TO sell to these rt
taiieIs the birds |hich IL is desire
to protect.