The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-14
FOR BLooDLEss EASTER

More Than q Million Women Take
Up The Fight--Aigrettes Still Torn
From Bleeding Backs Of Birds For
Others.
NEW YORK, April l3.-Less bird
blood has been spilled to decorate
the Easter bonncts Of American wo-
men this year than ever in recent his
tory It was declared BY experts in
this city to-day. Based on careful
examination Of the millinery market
as well as reports from agents
throughout the country, this conclu-
sion was announced at the hcadquar-
ters OF the National Association OF
Audubon Societies. With the help OF
the million women members OF the
National Federation OF Women's
Clubs and other organizations, the
Audubon workers promises To keep up
their fight against this fashionable
form OF bird butchcry till preparation
for Easter Sunday no longer means
a massacre Of breeding birds.
That the minority Gmong the wo-
men OF this country still demands the
bloody scalps Of the mother heron
for aigrettcs is shown by the illicit
and secret traffic in these plumcs
which officers OF the Audubon assoc
iation assert is today being CON
Quoted by the plume hunters. Al
though the Easter carnage among
this slightly species has practically
cxterminated 1t in all Of its old haunts
| in the United States, sections OF
South America are now being Sc
crctly secured, as we'll as southern
Europe, Africa and Asia, for this nup-
tiai plume OF the breeding heron
Baked in their repeated attempts to
secure legislation in New York State
10 make prosecution OF such traffic
possible, the Audubon workers are
to-day unable to effectively check the
distribution from this city of aigret-
tes irrespective Of where they come
| from to the women who still wear
J them.
| Wherever the milliners still per
sist in offering for sale such illicit
goods, however, the Audubon as
sociation is to-day taking active meas.
ures to stamp out the practice, which
women's organizations in every towr
in the country are writing them they
no longer countenance. Seven mil
linery establishments in Columbus
and Cincinnati have just been con-
victed and heavily fined, il was re-
ported by the Audubon agents today
for having aigrettes in their posses
sion for sale. Until this traffic is fin
ally stopped and the plumage of all
wild birds from this or any other
country is no longer handled by the
milliners, the Audubon workers de-
clare their campaign will be fought
on along these lines. This movement
they declare, is international, not sec
tional or local
at is gratifying to learn this year
that American women are standing
so solidly behind us in our long fight
against this Easter massacre of the
mother BIRDS; said William butcher
president OF the National Association
of Audubon Societies at its head
quarters, l4l Broadway to-day j
am hearing from women's organiza
tons all over the country every day
to this effect and | notice that Tur.
key feathers and other domestic birC
ornaments are taking the place OF tht
ravaged plumes of the butchered wilC
fowl. We shall not rest, however
till we can put complete stop to thu
sale of wild birds plumage by th'
milliners and to this end we cal
upon every good woman and mothel
in the land to help u.s.
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