Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-21

of a large cold storage plant. Their
are many other abuses we could men
tion, but these are enough to arous
our people to some action in the nea
future.
Ire Virginia Audubon Association
with headquarters in Richmond, ami
the Virginia Federation of Women
Clubs. have done grand work in tn,
past year in awakening public senti
ment in favor Of proper protection
for our wild birds and animals. Gov
ernor Mann greatly aided in THU
work, asking the children of thu
schools to observe the 4th day o
May, John James Audubon's birth
lay, as Virginia Bird Day. In res
pcnse to this call of our executive
The day was beautifully observed il
III parts of the State; school rooms
we're decorated, poems recited, com
ositions read and many prizes were
.warded by our club women for the
est essays on the Birds of Virginia
The educational work done in the
chools with the consent of the State
superintendent and, school superin
endents and principals, and with the
earty cooperation OF the teachers
nd children, will bring brighter
ay for our birds in the Old Com.
lonwealth, for we Of this generation
re learning to take as our motto
The bird in the bush is worth two
4 the hand" and that our feathere1
.rothers are useful citizens and care
akers of our forests, our orchards
md rivers, and their destruction will
lesolate our land.
Now, there must be remedy fol-
hese bad conditions and it must be
ound in Statewide Game Commits
ion. We ask that our next Legis-
allure create this office and select
IS State Game Warden some good
nan without fear and ready to dc
lis duty at all times. With a prop
n head to see that the laws are en-
creed and to direct the work all over
he State, in few years we will have
:ood results and large revenue from
his source for work in educational
ines.
Protection does not mean that the
portsman must put up his gun but
hat there will be more game for
hose who view the bird from that
tandpoint, and to those who see in
he ""feathered brothers" a higher
Mission and who shoot with the
amera," our fields and woods will
nee more echo with the glad song
our beautiful wild birds-saved
trough the united efforts of Vir-
inia's loyal sons and daughters who
ejoice TO see her rich in all that
ces TO make the state prosperous
nd attractive.
We appeal to our Governor, U. S.
;enators and Representatives. State
enators and Representatives, judges
our Courts and all our people, tc
md US their voices and influence il
is work now going on in the state
II the Conservation Of Wild Life.
specially do we desire the potent in
uence Of the editors Of our state
apers who mould public thought in
II lines.
"Conservalicn is the watchword,"
f the States and nation today, and
an Virginia sit idly by and not do her
part? Let us unite in this great work
zen, women and children Of the
mother Of States and Presidents, and
axe as our ensample our immortal
eader, Robert E. Lee, who stopped
sponge the tired back and the
Gated mouth of his faithful horse
traveller, and who on his way to bat
lie put back into its nest little
'edgling too weak 10 fly from the
round, and in these tender, beauti-
'ul acts 10 Gods creatures he has be-
anne an example-to quote DR.. Still
nan. president of the National HUI
name Association-''fo Humanitari-
ms, North and South"
KATHARINE II. STUART,
Field Agent Of National Aud
ubou Association for Virginia.
Chairman Of Department on
Birds. Virginia Federation Of
Women's Clubs.