The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-02-13
Madam President and Ladies':

The Federation Womens Clubs a bright
shining paths selfculture
practical good and beg call attention
partment Bird Protection happy combination
those great incentives.
a should especially appeal women,
to them we look purity, compassion
we rejoice appears
general awakening public sentiment
our several important federal
been passed which, enforced greatly pre-
servaion Of surely o
gracious gifts to humanity advsedly enforced for
many splendid edicts the legislative list
publicity, aroused individual exerton, will
some easy-cha officials necessary action. When
left England thirty Texas descriptions in
glowing the attractions
was magnificent laws which G carried would
any earthly PARADISE but experience
rules and regulations existed only and
paradise proved itself very the other of thing
Through efforts the Florida Audubon Society
and Clubs bill the
last legislature to protect the Robin
My committee
bird protection offering prizes drawings and
distributing pictures Personally
ed several of neighborng
their the work department. visit
addressed the Fort board
topic During year.
very unexpected informing what
the bird reservations southern part of the
west coast have interviewed wardens and others interested in
preservation learning many their
their sheep
clothing who protecting certain rookerie
that they themselves shoot the birds at the lucrative
the proceeds slaughter We
think that there bird presentations Florida than
the Union, except sanibe,
Caloosahatchee
entire bird reservation the inhabitants unanimously consu
example mita
tors.
The wardens, appointed guardians
reservations fulfill peril
lives and should certainly be we'll paid should also
be raised provide policies
their meeting with injury perhaps DEATH while the dis
charge their obligations
l from the southwest of Florida whereof
speak and could tell thrilling incidents these
who their lives in their hands when earning the
small stpends that fall to the lot of game wardens.
are Indebted to the Florida Audubon Society for the
visit of Miss Kathryn Stuart field agent of the s. to Fort
Myers points and her
and her exhibits by organization 1
think nine Junior Audubon branches in public school
The visits o
Mr. Gilbert Pearson of the National Audubon Society," at
reception rendered them the board trade of Fort Myers
served to arouse strong sentiment in favor of bird protec
ton.
received following report Housekeepers'
at CocOanut Grove:
Through o club, general feeling
protection exists by chill
dren and Society
at our club house. at largely attended open meeting.
One meeting subject was given by Palmetto
at Daytona, the A. Century
OF High Springs This club shows interest in bird
lection realizes that
cation of the children This greatly honoed in the
fact that its members guilty wearing aigees
In her hat
The efforts of myself and the members of committee
have principally the the detesabe
aigrete plume business endeavored ind
Vdua instances enlghn selfconvct the of
these embems vanity reckless cruelty The
question of bird lies with the the land
ey are the cup for whose adornment CD the beautiful plume
birds slaughtered their little death
by starvation How any who is mother reconcile
the duty Of training her children in kindness to Gods creatures
when at the time she holds before them the objecesson
murdered qualification morbid
vanity? is this unwomanly who permits her boys
carry sngshots destroy and moving
creature instead training them with pencil
observe and enjoy the habits the little az
iording protection their innocence beauty
We greatly Florida Audubon Society
It's kindly aid cooperation information
and help in difficulty received with
unaling kindness courtesy
sent thirtyone letters to various clubs asking for
reports OF during
and received fourteen replies For president
me Womans Club OF Fort Myers have made practice of
sending to the