Evening star., 1908-01-29
AUDUBON SOCIETY MEETING
ELECTION OF OFFICERS AT THE
ANNUAL GATHERING.
illustrated Lecture on the Songs of
Familiar Birds-Reported
Growth of Sentiment.

IEe eleventh annual meeting or the Au-
dabon Society of the District of Columbia
was held last evening in the lecture room
OF George Washington University. Justice
Job Barnard of the Supreme Court of the
District o. Columbia presiding. The re-
ports of the secretary. the treasurer and
the executive committee were read. The
secretary's report set forth that during
the spring and summer rambles OF the
members more rare birds had been dis
covered in and around Washington than
ever before. Reference was made to the
cooperation OF Mai. Richard Sylvester.
superintendent OF police. through whose
efforts arrangements had been made TO
provide food for the birds. Justice Bar
nard commenting on the reports. referred
TO the efforts of en- honorary vice presi-
dent OF the society. which he said had
surpassed the best known efforts of the
vice president Of any other organization
in existence.
Il referred " lie explained TO the efforts
OF our esteemed honorary vice president.
Theodore Roosevelt. no during the past
five wears has created fourteen reserVa-
tions for the preservation Of native birds.
Mr. Oidys in connection with the state.
meat said that in 1905 when the Pelican
Islands station was established, there
We're 200 pelicaas resting there, while at
the time the last report was received dur
ing the present year there We're 5000 adult
birds and large number of young ones.
He added that Frank Chapman and
George Sharretts have gone to the Pelican
islands to take pictures Of the birds in
motion.
Growth of Bird Sentiment.
Justice Barnard stated that bird senti-
ment is growing in all directions. there
now being Audubon societies in all the
states and territories except West Vir-
ginia. Alabama Mississippi, Arkansas.
Kansas, Montana Idaho. Nevada, Utah.
Arizona and New Mexico, while the
model A. O. L. law for the protection of
mons game birds prevails in all the states
and territories. except klahoina, Ne
bras ska. Kansas, North Dakota, Montana.
Idaho Nevada. Utah. Arizona and New
Mexico
Justice Barnard read a communication
from the secretary OF the National Asso-
citation Of Audubon Societies. directing
attention TO a book issued by j. Els
worth Lewis, secretary Of the Massachu
setts state board of agriculture. entitled
Useful Birds and Their Protection"
by Edward Howe F'orbush.
feature of the evening was an llius-
trated lecture by Edward AVIS OF New
York on The Songs Of Familiar Birds.
His limitations were pronounced by the
veteran ornitholosis;. John Burroughs, to
be reproductions. not limitations, OF the
familiar songs OF the feathered tribe.
Mr.. Avis has the faculty of assembling
his feathered hosts in combinations and
choruses described as delightful.
Election Of officers.
Before the lecture an informal business
meeting and the annual election Of officers
We're held President Roosevelt, notwirh-
standing his repeated assertions that lie
s not a candidate was re-elected-this
time. however. to the office of honorary
vice president. which lie has held for some
years in the society. The election result
ed as follows: President job Barnard.
honorary vice presidents, Theodore Roosa-
Welt Charles J. Bell. Mrs. Henry l..
Blount, George f. Bowerman. John Bur
roughs. DR.. Theodore Gill, Mrs. Arnold
Hague. DR.. l.. Q. Howard. Mrs. Gardiner
G. Hubbard b. 7. Janney. Mrs. Rudolph
Kaufman. Mrs. g. w, King. DR.. {.
Hart Merriam. Mrs. George c. Maynard,
Crosby s. Moves. II. G. Oberholser. Henry
s, Oldys. Mrs. John Dewhurst Patten.
Robert Ridsway, Miss Alice l.. Riggs,
Rt Rev II. Y. Satterlee. DIR. Frank Sew
all. Miss Olive Risley-Seward. Thomas
w Sidvel A. I. Stuart. Maj. Richard
Sylvester. Henry l.. West. James Wilson
and s. W. Woodward: secretary. Miss
Helen Childs: treasurer. Mrs. Wallace
Bond Mrs Clarence A. Aspinwall Mrs.
Florence Merriam Bailey. Miss Elizabeth
v Brown. Miss Marie Boynton, William
NJ. Dougal. Henry $. Oldys, c. r. Shoe
maker. Mr.. McAtee. Miss Ella Given,
Arthur II. Howell. Mrs. James Dudley
Morgan. Mrs. James {. Merrill. DR.. L.
s. Palmer Capt. Fl. L. Prince and the Of
ticefs of the society.
Tie Audubon Society Of the District OF
Columbia was established May IL. 1897.
Its objects are to awaken interest in the
prot ction of birds. TO obtain more ef-
fective laws therefor and to secure their
enforcement. 4 standing invita- ton is ex-
tended 10 every one who desires to see
birds protected either because he loves
to see them in the woods or fields about
his home or because he realizes their i'm
portance in the preservation OF garden,
orchard. forest or plant life by destrEc-
ton Of injurious insects and weeds, is in
vited to join the society and assist i'll its
work. A special attempt to suppress the
use of feathers OF birds on hats is being
made by the society.