Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-17
THE AUDUBON SOCIETY
FAvoRS PRESERVATION OF GAME
IN THE DISTRICT.

last evening at George Washington Uni
versity. placed itself on record as being in
favor Of converting the District Of Column
bia into game reservation, and its mem
bers Will endeavor to have Congress pass
law prohibiting the shooting Of birds or
game In the District at any season of the
year. This suggestion was made by Mr..
Henry Oldys, chairman of the executive
committee. and while no definite plans for
| Its accomplishment have been determined
| upon the enactment of such legislation will
be among the primary objects of the So
| ciety.
| The report OF the secretary. Mrs. John
Dewhurst Patten, gave a brief account Of
the society for the past year. No month,
| except in the summer, passed without
meeting and In some of the months there
were several meetings. A new feature or
| the work OF the society inaugurated dur
| ing the year was course of lectures for
children at the public library. There were
four. such lectures during the month of
April, and the attendance at each averaged
seventy-fiye children. Probably one of the
most interesting occurrences Of the year
was the offer by the society Of $40 worth
of books to the boy who could succeed In
inducing the largest number of martins to
nest about his home The prize was won
by John Dunbar Stone Of Cabin John. Dur
Ing the year about 5000 publications have
been distributed. These consisted chiefly of
lectures and leaflets of an educational char
been the announcement at each meeting of
acquisitions of birds, mammals, etc, at the
zoo since the preceding meeting. An inquiry
was made during the year as to the best
method of reaching the children Of the Dis
trict, and while no plan was developed, the
| investigation showed that the bird lessons
to teachers, given few years ago, had borne
abundant fruit and that the interest In bird
life had remained keenly alive. The thanks
of the society were extended to those who
had delivered lectures during the season.
The membership was given as 402. The re-.
port of the secretary was received and
approved.
President Roosevelt an Officer.
The meeting last evening was well at
tended. officers were elected for the ensu-
ing year, and President Roosevelt was made
senior vice president of the society. Judge
Job Barnard was elected president Frank
M. Chapman of New York delivered an in
tensely interesting lecture on the birds Of
England. His talk was illustrated with q
series of stereopticon views from photo
graphs which he took while travelling
through the British Isles last summer.
Gen. George L, Sternberg retired as pres
ident of the society. and following the cleo
ton OF his successor resolution was
adopted which provides that, las Gen.
George M. Sternberg, who has held the Of
fee of president of the Audubon Society
Of the District Of Columbia continuously
from May 49, 1897, the date of original or
SanlZaCon, 10 the present tlme finds fur
Their occupancy of the position incompatible
with the new duties he has recently as
stunned, the society expresses to him it's ap-
probation of the uniform courtesy geniality
and dignity with which he has filed the
office of president and it's regret at the
necessity for his retirement from the active
duties he has well and faithfully per-
formed.
Officers Elected.
Officers were elected as follows: President,
Justice Job Barnard; honorary vice presi-
dents. the President of the United States,
Mr.. Charles J. Bell, Mrs. Henry F. Blount,
Mr.. John Burroughs, Dr. Theodore Gill,
Mrs. Arnold Hague, DR.. l.. o. Howard,
Mrs. Gardiner G. Hubbard, Mr. Bernard T.
Janney, Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman, Mrs
William Bruce King, Mr.. J. F. Lacey, Miss
1sobel II. Lehman, DR.. c. Hart Merriam,
Mrs. George Cotton Maynard, MI Crosby
S. Noyes. Rev. Stephen NJ Newman, Mr.
Miss Alice l.. Riggs, Miss Olive Rsley-
Seward, Right Rev. H. Y Satterlee, d. D.;
Rev. DR.. Frank Sewall, Mr.. Thomas w Sid
Well, Mr.. A. t. Stuart, Mat. Richard Syl-
Vester, Mr.. Henry L. West Mr. james
Wilson and Mr.. S. w. Woodward; secre-
tary, Mrs. John Dewhurst Patten; treas
urer, Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe; executive
committee, Mr. Henry Oldys, chairman
Mrs. Florence Merriam Bailey, Mr. Henry
H Bates, Miss Elizabeth V. Brown, DR.
Frank Bond, Miss Marie Boynton, Miss
Helen Chids, Miss j. A Clark. Miss Ella
Given, Mr.. Arthur II. Howell, Mrs James
c. Merrill, DR.. T. s. Palmer, Capt H. L..
Prince. Mr.. S. B. Sheibley and Mr. w. f.
Works.