Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1906-08-10
BEFR1END SONG BIRDS
MILLINERS NOW PLAN TO PHO
TEcr wARBLERS.
Former Foes Of Songsters Have Ar
rayed Themselves on Side of Au-
dubon Socseties-Resolution
Passed at Meeting.

observation-disclosures of the AUDI
bon societies. which were formed fc
the protection of the birds of Americs
have net with a surprise as startln.
as IL is grateful-the Wholesale mt
liners of the country. hitherto counte
as the foes of the birds have arraye
themselves on the side of the sOns
sters' trien'.s ana have agreed tha
hereafter thes will neither buy nor Sc.
song birus. gu,.s, terms. grebes. heron
or any part thereof. From the hero
Is secured the beautiful ala rette whici
all women love to wear. and from, tn,
sale o. which the mnlineSs make thou
sands of dollars profit every year
The EISrette of commerce is "A par
OF the plumage of the white heron
which nests in the low lands along tn,
coasts of Florida, the islands of tn,
sea and South America. Formerly tn,
'rookeries" where the birds neste
contained thousands upon thousands
of the beautiful creatures. but the
plume hunters carried on their worl
so ruthlessly that the herons OF Flor
ida were nearly exterminated, and til
same fate seemed to await the heron
u
The action of the wholesale mlliners l.
agreeing not TO traffic longer in tn
plumage of the heron or in the plu.
mage of other protected birds, makes f.
practically certain that the feathere
kind which has made picturesque tn,
sea and the land will once more multi
ply unmolested and retain a place IL
natures kingdom for all time TO come
The Millinery Jobbers' association
has membership including n greai
number OF the largest millinery firm,
In the United States. Recently the as
social ION met at Louisville. Ky, an
there they passed a resolution bind
Ing themselves not to buy any OF TN,
prohibited birds after January
nor to sell any OF them after July !
1906.
Ruthven Deane. OF Chicago, presi.
dent of the Illinois Audubon societJ
has labored for months to bring about
the result just secured. William
butcher. president OF the National AS.
ISOLATION OF Audubon Societies, re
Gently received from Frederick BoGe.
the president of the Millinery Jobbers'
association. a letter containing the text
OF the resolution passed by his organ
ization. and in which II 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 associations
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. song
birds and certain other species. upon
high moral grounds, and that large.
| ~ through their influence many
OF the states have passed restrictive
laws ca the subject, and whereas
there is decided variation among the
states III the subject matter OF these
laws, md in their Interpretation and
admins ration; therefore be II re-
solved by the Millinery Jobbers' assoc
citation, IN convention assembled. first
that we approve of the prohibition of
the sale OF song birds, gulls. terms
grebes. herons, or any part thereof, in
Guiding aigrettes; second, that we
pledge ourselves collectively and indi-
vidnally not to buy the aforenamet
after January |. sell or offer for sale
any OF these articles after July I
1906"
In concluding his letter TO Presiden
butcher. Mr.. Bode. OF the Milliner,
association, says that he trusts tia
the action of the body will show tina
the m,lliners morally support the Au
cubon society in their work of birt
protection He says further that n
thinks IL is the duty of the Audubon
society TO ask that the large retailers
which in the main are the depart
ment stores. should refrain from thu
sale of the prohibited birds, and thus
cut off the temptation which some job
bers might meet to sell TO these re
taile1s the birds @hich it is desires
to protect.
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