The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-19

brarv. in Fairfield, Saturday. begin hing at 1o:8O o'clock. The president Mrs Mabel Oagood Wright, pres1deo and explained the reason why the meeting was the first annual one m spite of sixt cen previous ones since the organization in 1898. It was. she said, because the society was reor- ganized during the past year 70 en- able it legally to hold real estate ana so accent the generous gift of ten acres of land for a bird reservation This gift by an unknown g1yer-xor the name of the donor is known only to a few+has been named the B1rd- craft Sanctuary and was formally ac- oepted as the members gathered be- fore the bungalow after the meeting and voted their thanks to the giver.
 The report of the new organtza- ton and a resume of the work of the old society since the annual meeting one year ago, was read by the record ing secrBtary, Mrs K. M Spaldi1lg, Mrs. William B. Glover. secretary the Sanctuary, read of the gift and gave sorne of the details of work ac- complished under the supervision or Mrs. Wright during the past three months, and Miss Mary B. k1ppen, the treasurer, read her report Miss Francis B. Hurd, of Norwa1ks school secretary, read an interesting report of organizing clubs in the schools and also several letters written by mem bers who are children in the grades, showing their interest in the welfare of the birds.
 A surprise was in store for Mrs Wright, when Wilbur F. Smith, asked permission to present eIayed re- port. He read a poem which pur- ported to have been written by the grateful birds for the haven of refuge prepared for them. The beautiful
 
 Sage of Portland, chairman of nom nations comnittees presented the following names which were elected by unanimous vote:
 President - Mrs. James Osborne Wright. (1abe1 osgood Wrfght, Fair field
 Vice Presidents -Rev. Allen E.. Bee man, Fairfield: Mrs. Edward Living Eston Wells. Southport; Mrs. Morris F. Tyler. New Haven; willard G. Van Name, New Haven.
 Counse sellor-Hon. John H. Perry Southport.
 secretary-Ndrs Katherine M. spald- ing Bridgeport
 School Secretary7M Miss Frances A. Hurd, South Norwalk
 Secretary of Mem bershi p-Afiss Fan nie H. Hinckley, F.airffeId
 Treasurer Miss Mary B. Ktppen. Fairfield.
 Executive Comnnittee-Ndrs. J. o. Wright. F7afrhe1d; Mrs. William B. Wright Fairfield; Miss Mary B. Kip lpen, Fairfield; Mrs. s. H Wheeler, F,aiarheld; Rev. Allen E. Beeman, Fairfeld: Mrs Henry 0. Stnrges. Fair field; Miss F. B. Hinckley, Fairfield; Miss Lottie A. Lacey, southport; Mill ton s. Lacey. Southport; Mrs E. L Wells. Southport; Mrs. Edmund Gull bert, Southport; Hon. John H. Perry Southport; Mrs. M. F. Tyler, New F1a- ven; W. G. Van Name, New Haven Mrs w. M, Smith Stanaford: Mrs H Knox. New Canaan; Mrs. ID. Chid- low. RidgefeIds Miss F. A Hurd, South lNorwaIk; Wilbur E.. Smith, South NOT walk: Mrs. K. M. Spalding. Bridgeport Martha Burr Bank. Greens Farms; Miss A. B Jennings, Fairfeld; Miss Katherine Wilcox, Westport
 Honorary Vice Presidents MT Johr F Sage, Portland; Mrs. w p. Bishop Bridgeport; Hon. Morris B. Beardsley Bridgeport; Mrs. Charles K AyerilI Bridgeport; Charles e Godfrey M. D. Bridgeport; Mrs. walter M. Smith Bridgeport;G Mrs Oliver G. Jennings Fsairdelds MT samuel H, wheeler FsairheIds Rev Frank s. Child Fair l'helds MT. C. D. Hine, Hartford; Miss Laura c. Jones. Hartford: Mrs. Belle H Johnson, Hartford; MT. Charles S DeForest. New Haven MT. Charles M Gilman, Southport; Miss C.. M Mill bank. Greenfield 4in. Hon. B. J. Hill South Nerwalk Mrs. MeIbert B. Cary Fidgefeld; Hon c. Lounsbury tFeidgefeld Miss Maria w Averill Danbury: Mrs J. [. Fanton, Danbury
 The secretary's report follows; Owing to the circumstances ex plained by our president my report i. of necessity somewhat irregular il form but hope that it will give ar adequate idea of the work of the pas twelve months of which printing and circulating literature has been tho
 main feature. At the beginning oi the year the triennia1 report of the SO cfety was issued and mot only sent tc members but to all those seeking in. formation concerning our work, 2, 5ot copies having been already circulated It will fbe remembered, that seYera years ago the practice of printing 2 brief annual report was abandoned 1T favor of more complete pamphlet tt be issued every third year.
 sThe 1eaf1et compiled by Miss ant | MT. Lacey, entitled .aThe Cat: Wha. Shall We. Do With It es' which wa read at the annual meeting a year a-gt by our president, has a wide circula, l ton. It is a plea based upon botl reason and statistics for the hcensinl I of the cat. An edition of 5000 cop ies was ordered by the National Asso
 ciatfon of Audubon Societies.; 1 .oOi Ecopies were circulated by the Con necticuteG Game Protective Association
 many more by the Massachusetts So ciety, and many other organizations
 one order having been received iron 1 Canada.
 st'Our usual financial support wa 1 given for the repair of the books il
 our free libraries handled by the Stat IBoard of Education, together wit l funds to aid in forwarding the book
 to the schools applying for them.
 The gift of a fine electric stereopti
 con with attachments for showin l opaque pictures as well as lanter- | slides came to the society from on
 of it's most stadnch supporters. an
 all those present at this meeting wi
 benefit by it's use in Mir. Haynes lee
 ture.