Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-26
WOAEN'S HATS TO BLAME
Millinery Demands Cause Extinc-
ton of Birds, Says Ornithologist.
Vermont Bird and Botanical Clubs w
Joint Meeting at Williams Science
RnII--Many Papers of Interest
to Members Read.

The 10th annual winter meeting Of
the Vermont Botanical club and the
10th annual winter meeting Of the
Vermont Bird club opened Jointly Fri
day morning at ten O'Clock In the
Williams Science hall at the Univer-
sity of Vermont. Ex-President Ezra
Brainerd of Middlebury College pre-
sided at the opening and c. u. Howe
OF Essex Junction acted as secretary.
After the simultaneous business
meetings of the two clubs, there was
q Joint session for the reading of
papers and their discussion. The ses-
sion was continued in the afternoon
and at six o'clock supper was served
in the rooms of the Y. NJ. c. A., fol-
Owed by the annual roll call.
In the evening at s:1B o'clock a
p iblic lecture was given in the VIII
iams Science hall by DR.. f. II For
bush. State ornithologist of Massa-
chusetts The lecture was an able
discussion Of methods of interesting
farmers in the protection of birds. 1t
was illustrated with lantern slides
THE MORNINGS BUSINESS.
The Botanical club in business ses-
sion voted 10 ada an editor to the
list Of officers to be elected later
during the meeting. This was done
by amendment to the constitution.
The report of the special committee
on scientific botanical topics was re-
coived.
At the business meeting Of the Bird
club an amendment to the constitu-
ZION was nronosed whereby an audi
tor sbould 10 ndded to the LIST Of Of
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ADDRESSES OF TIE AFTERNOON.
While the attendance at the morning
Joint session Of the Climbs was good. that
Of the afternoon was stu1 better. many
townsDeople evincing their interest i'm the
nroceedines IN. tbeir nreeenco Prof g.
4 Perkins presided and he said after
the meeting that IT had been markedly
successful. particularlv with reference
10 the number and quality of the naperS
on birds.
The afternoon hcran with "Addttiou-
TO Rutland County Bird List" by G.. J..
1-irl, or pr,lor1 a ,op,- which wa.
held over from the morning. Other
uapers ON the -,orrinr program which
we're given ia the afternoon were as fol
lows ''Tho Summer Meeting of 1910
by Mrs. Nellie +. Flynn of Burlington
Birds OF My Garden ana Lunc'
counter by MRS Josephine y Brow
OF starksporo; 'Additlohs TO Flof" o.
stowe by MRS. ID. Il" straw OF stowe
ana "A study IN Nhahpes Oh bl'u Iif
huseu ny environments pS H. H. ilpe'
ol bfa'uenoro'
Inc regular ailernooh p'osI"lh ""'
also carried out AS io!ioWS' noCen'c'
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raptivitv." by Mrs. w. H. Moore q
Woodstock: Notes on Vermont Bryo
INVITES" by DR. A. j. Grout Of New
Dorp n. Y, and Miss Annie Lorenz o
Hartford. Conn. Bird Songs" by Mis-
Florence Sturtevant # Barre; "Botanica
lettings Here and There" by the com
n,ittee on publication; "a Seasona
Chart" by Mrs. A. y. Morgan Of Wood
stock; "A Botanical Garden as Related
to Botanical Work" by DR. George +
Burns of Burlington, and wings, Leg
and BealSs of Birds illustrated, by DR.
II. r. Perkins of Burlington. The pape
on Bird and Animal Protection, o.
j. A. Chaplin Of Aliddiesex, was no
given.
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