Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-01
THEIR SLOGAN IS
SAVE THE BIRDS
STATE AUDUBON SOCIETY IS
FORMALLY LAUNCHED
Or. David Starr Jordan ls Chosen
President and a Pasadenan Sec
retary-Charte Membership
Is Large

The Audubon Society of California
was organized yesterday morning with
about 200 members at the assembly hall
Of the chamber of commerce.
Embraced in the prominent men
present we're w. C. Patterson, First Ma
tional bank; DIR. West Hughes, Union
Trust cor pany; Arthur Let's. Broad
way department store; Frank Virgins,
chamber of commerce; Charles f: Lum-
mis-, city librarian; o. 7. Johnson, DIR.
w. Jarvis Barlow and many others
About three-fourth Of the charter
members were solicited by the commit
tee In order to start out with a good
prestige, knowing that the local societies
consisting of about 800 members would
soon fall in line.
The sociey will be Incorporated later.
The meeting yesterday opened at IL
o'clock.
DR.. Garret Newkirk and w. Scott
Way, both of Pasadena, were elected
temporary chairman and secretary, re-
spectively.
Dr.. Newkirk in his preliminary re-
marks stating the object OF the meet
ing, spoke of the natural inclination of
the destruction of birds abong people
and advocated a law for the birds pro-
lection.
FIorlda's Pioneer Work
He read a code of laws that had been
enacted by the Florida Legislature re-
garding the protection of birds and the
penalties for it's violation.
C. w. Livermore stated that it was
through the influence of the state Audu-
bon society of Florida that the legisla-
ture enac ted the laws, which produced
an encourag ging feature for the new Cal
ifornia society in influencing the legis-
lature of California to follow In line
with Florida.
A committee was appointed to report
on constitution and bylaws of the new
association, consisting of Mrs. H. W.
Myers, DR.. E. L. Conger, w. Scott
Way, r. d. King and Mrs. J. r. New
berry.
A short retirement of the committee
resulted in the sanctioning of the con-
stitution and bylaws previously drawn
up, which were read by the secretary
and adopted by the society.
q. /. Stewart, a pioneer of Ohio, now
OF Pasadena, addressed the meeting
Upon the establishment of laws for the
projection of birds in California He
summed up in these words:
Save the birds and save the flowers
and fruits, which will greatly advance
the commercial. interests as well as the
beauty and utility of our state"
Nominate Officers
was appointed to nominate and elect
the board of directors, and this body
to elect an executive committee. The
members of the committee were: j. D.
King, Charles f. Holder, Miss Mary A.
Stewart, Otto j. Zahn and Miss Bessie
d. Stoddart.
The following were elected as the
board of directors for the Audubon
Society of California: Nathan w.
Blanchard, Santa Paula; David Starr
Jordan, Stanford university; Dr. Fred
erick w. DEvelyn, San Francisco; /.
W. Mcintosh, Fresno; Albert K. Smiley,
Redlands: George N. Hitchcock, San
Diego; Charles f. Holder, Pasadena;
w. Scott Way, Pasadena; DR.. E. L.
Conger, Pasadena; Mrs. Elizabeth Grin
nell, Pasadena; Charles p. Austin,
Santa Barbara; Mrs Frances H. We'll
don, San Pedro; Arthur Let's, Holly
wood; Mrs. e. p. Newton, Corona Mrs
Harriet w. Myers, Los Angeles, and
Mrs. e. c. Moore, Los Angeles.
DR.. Jordan, President
Officers elected were: David Starr
Jordan, president, Stanford university;
DR.. Frederick w. DEvelyn. vice presi-
dent San Francisco; Charles F. Holder,
second vice president, Pasadena; w.
Scott Way, secretary and treasurer,
Pasadena.
Honorary vice presidents were elected
as follows: Mrs. Olive Thorne Miller
Garvanza: Mrs. Josephine G. Nc
Cracken, Santa Cruz; DIR. Theodore S.
Palmer, Washington, D. c.; Gideon r.
Stewart, Pasadena.
The executive committee is as follows:
c. N. Holder, Pasadena; DR.. r. l.. Con-
ger, Pasadena; Mrs, II. w. Myers, Los
Angeles; Arthur Let's, Hollywood: Mrs
Frances II. Weldon, San Pedro: George
H. Hitchcock, San Diego; w. Scott
Way, Pasadena.
Membership Committee
The membership committee is as fol-
lows: Lloyd R. Macy, Pasadena; DR..
W. #. D'Evelyn, San Francisco; Miss
Bessie d. Stoddart, Los Angeles; Mrs.
Katherine p. Scripps, Alameda; Mrs.
Herbert G. Stone, Los Angeles; Miss
Anna M. Parsons, San Pedro; Mrs. |
Rachel M. Fox, Watsonville; Frank
Virgins, Los Angeles; 7. o. McCament.
Pasadena; Mrs. Alice Park, San Fran
cisco; e. o. Kennard. Glendora; Han
nah L. Hale, San Diego; j. d. King. |
Craftonville; Miss Mary A. Stewart,
Pasadena; Otto j. Zahn, Los Angeles.
w. Scott Way was authorized to issue
pamphlet outlining the work of the
society.
The Audubon Society of California is |
expected to be Incorporated In season
for the next legislature.
The regular meeting of the state 60
ciety Will be held annually at the places
designated by the executive committee.
Call meetings, however, can be held |
at any time.