The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-20
MEETING Of STATE
AUDUBON SOCIETY
GATHERING AT HONE OF GEORGE
Il. HoLLIsTER LAST MIGHT
VERY ENCOURAGING REPORT
READ BY PRESIDENT BELL
DIRECTORS ELECTED.

Lovers and protectors of birds.
members of the North Dakota AuaI.
pon society met In annual business
session at the home OF Mr. and Mrg
George ii. Hollister. Ninth street
south. last night. There was a goodly
several out of town mem
5peTs sending their proxies.
The proceedings were presided over
by Prof. ". B. Bell, the president Of
the society. The report OF the treas
urer was readily Mrs. George 1T. Hol-
lister and 1t was a most encouraging
one. IL disclosed a. balance ION hand Of
about $40, there were si~xty-three
members enrolled and with those NOT
reported, but interested
ano desiring memberships, Mrs. Hollis
yer SAID the total enrolment would be
ABOUT seventy-five members, repre-
senttng nearly all parts Of the state
An exhaustive and very interesting
report was e by President Bell,
covering the work done during the
past year. 1t Indicated a rapidly
groWlng interest In the study of birds
and much has been done through the
medium of the state society to stimu-
late the study of individual birds and
species, n their intricate relation to
human life and affairs. During the
year lectures have been given under
the auspices of the society, or by
members at different points over the
state. One by ALI. Eastgate in con-
nectlon with the Grand Free Lecture
course; there have been talks at Far
go college, Devils Lake chautauqua,
valley City normal, the agricultural
college at Fargo, the convention Of
county superintendent, farmers short
course at LaMoure, the commercial
club at Grand Forks and at the boys
institute at the last state fair in Far
go. Also there was an exhibit and adj
dresses at the mid-winter fair at Dew
lis Lake. Favorable legislation was
passed at the last session Of the state
legislature, n society Is keeping be-
hind the Mclean bill before congress.
and a proviso in the tariff bill. now
under consideration, to prevent the
importation of the feathers OF wild
birds which would mean a death blow
to the barbaric traffic in the wings,
tails and skins Of wild birds.
A great deal has been done in the
dissemination of plain and colored lit
erature relating to birds. In the cur
rent issue of the beautiful magazine
devoted to birds, Bird-Lore, there is a
detailed statement of the methods of
work in North Dakota by the state
society, from the pen of the president,
Guides to land birds, guides t water
birds have been given wide ~circula-
ton, the extension department of the
a~grlcultural college issued an illus
trated bulletin on the study of North
Dakota birds and detailing the Growth
OF bird study, and interested ones
were supplied with copies Of a bulle-
tin issued the early part of the present
year by the bureau of biological sur
yey entitled, Fifty Common Birds of
Farm and Orchard.
Under the bylaws Of the society
which is incorporated, directors for
the ensuing year were elected and lat
er the board will meet in Fargo for
organization and the election of a
president and other officers. The di-
%rectors elected were: w. B. Bell. Far
go; Morris Johnson, Valley City; Rev.
Jonn K Burleson, Grand Forks; S.. II.
Wilson, Bottineau; Mrs. r. J. Haxby,
Fargo; Prof. Daniel Freeman, Fargo;
MRS. William Folger, Devils Lake;
Miss Bessie Baldwin, WiIliston:
Charles Wilson, Fargo; Miss Minnie
Nelson, Valley City; Mrs. George III.
Holilster and George L Miller, Fargo.
Inc announcement of the making
and erection of bird houses is to be
taken up by the society and will be
called to the attention Of the high
school authorities. over the state sd
that students in the manual raining
departments may be stimulated in the
good work along that line, and next
year the state fair officials will be ask
ed to provide for the giving of premi-
uns for that kind of work.
At the close of the meeting the Ia
dies n gentlemen present spent an
hour socially during which light re-
treshments were served by Mrs. Hol-
lister.