Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-01-09
For Our Feathered Friends.

That $4,000 was RAISED by
American bird lovers to fight fol
their feathered friends last veal
through the National Associaticr
of Audubon Societies, was announ-
ced in New York recently, follow
iNg the annual meeting OF this or
ganization. Incre ses of A pei
cent In sustaining memberships, &c
per cent in life memberships and
fully Sc per cent In gross income
within one year and the doubling
of it's working forces and income
since 1910 ara reported at the head
quarters of the Audubon workers
as evidences that the bird protec
tive movement is beginning to re-
ceive the support Of men, women
and children in every section OF
the country. If the interests of
the public increase p,oportionately
in the fu, ure, if is calculated that
at the end of this year three quar-
tiers OF million dollars will be
spent annually for the benefit OF
the nations bird life through an or
ganizltion of ten times the fighting
strength of the present Aedubon
army OF wardens, field agents ard
educat tors.
That at least ninety cents il
every dollar contributed by sym
patllizers with the wild birds was
directly speut in pleading their
cause before Congress, for legis-
latures and public officials, or in
guarding refugees, is shown by the
financial records of the parent
Audubon association, the admins
trative expenses OF which have
been kept down to less than ten
per cent Of its income. In opposing
the monied NIL inery interests to
procure protection fos the r feather
ed prey by the legislators at Wash
ington and score OF State capitols,
many thousands of dollars were
expended III written and spoken
to the people, whose repre-
sentatives have, as a result OF their
consequent demand, enacted law s
that are regarded as safeguarding
every form of American bird life
more extensively than ever before
in history: Today Uncle San has
become the leader of all the ma
tons of the word in he suppression
Oh bird butchery for the feather
traffic and the preservation of his
game birds by the new federal
laws, the Audubon workers declare
Two million birds are reported
to have found safe refuge this
J ear o, the Audubon reservations
and guarded colonies on both coasts
and in inland sections, as we'll as
some ten thousand Egrcts over
which sixteen armed agents have
watched in protected breeding
grounds throughout the Southern
States. Fifty two thousand boys
and girls have. been enrolled as
junior members of the National
Asso iation of Audubon Societie
since last year and thousands of
dollars have been spent fn supply
ing the coming generation of the
whole country. through the schools,
with educational matter that must
make bird protectors of every
scholar in future years. The de
mand of the public for expert
information of the economic value
o; bird life to agricultural prosperity
as well as for general ornitholog,cal
data, has caused the educational
activities of the association to be
doubled during the year.
"In addition to the lines OF work
in which we are already engaged
tore are many new fields O
opportunity opening before US for
the year." said T. Gilbert Pearson
Secretary Of the National Associ.
alton of Audubon Societies, at it,
headquarters, 1874 Broadway. New
York. The passage Of the splendid
federal bird protective laws in the
past year and the strengthening o.
State laws do not mean that ouI
troubles are at an end These
measures will doubtless be assaileG
in t he courts. and never has there