South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-23
BIRD LOVERS WILL
MEET IN SOUTH BEND
ARRANGEMENTS Have Been Made
for Addresses and ExCuT-
SionS Here on May 6-8.

On Thursday and Friday, May 8
and =. the people of South Bend are
10 be given an opportunity 10 get
some first hand and entertaining in
formation concerning the native birds
on those days and ON saturday, May
5. there are 10 De meetings OF the In
diana State Audubon society at which
there viii be in attendance many well
known OrnithOlOgists. saturday VIII
be given over 10 an excursion 10 the
A1aumce moranic heights southwest OF
the city. but on Thursday and Friday
there Will be meetings IN the hlgh
school auditorium, which viii be open
TO the public free OF charge. ana
which will prove Of much general IN
terest.
among the speakers who viii be
present at that time viii be w. >.
Blatchley, former state geolOgist. and
author Of The Birds of Indiana
Dr. Stanley Coulter. Pm. D.. dean OF
the department of science at Purdue
University, and president Of the state
Audubon society. will speak on w 10
Life and Man other speakers VIII
be Bro. Alphonsus of NOtre Dame
Amos vs.. Butler. Indianapolis; Per
cfyal Brooks Coffin OF the Chlcago
Audubon society; ID. W. Dennis, Earl
ham college; A II. Douglass, super
intendent OF the LOganspOrt schools
Miss Elizabeth Dounhour, Indianapo-
lis. NJ L. Fisher, Purdue university;
John T.. Mcbride OF the Chicago Au-
dubon society. r. W. Mcbride, Indian
apOHs: William " Wooden. Indian
apolis. J. j. Mitchell. principal OF the
IoganspOrt schools, and Mrs. Etta =
Wilson, indianapolis.
The program FOR the three days
provides for bird talks in all OF the
schools Of the city on Friday forenoon
between the hours of 9:13 and II D..
The first public meeting will be held
on Thursday night at the hlgh schooi-
There Will be a musical program, an
address of welcome in behalf OF the
CITY by Mayor Keller; in behalf or
fhe schools by Suot. l. j. Montgomery
and in behalf o. the women's clubs
IN Mrs w. T. Miller. The principle
address Of tho evening WIFE be gwen
h, DIR. Coulter. Another public meet
Ing will be held on Friday night when
an address will be given by Amos
Butler. an associate menus OF the
national Audubon society
These meetings will prove of interest
10 the general public and VIII he OF
particular interest TO bird lovers All
the meetings will be free or charge
and IL is hoped that all Will take al
Vantage OF the opportunity for lnIoT-
nation which they will AFFORD. W. >.
Blatchfey's address VIII DE IN reEaru
40 the sand dunes with special refer
once 10 their acquisition for bird
refuge All of the talks viii have a
hearing on conditions in this part or
the country and. in addition 10 THESE
soeotors mentioned there will be
others incIudno South Bend bird eX-
pcrts. Perhaps the most interest VIII
center about Mrs. Joyce Hine OF In
diana DOLLS. who is over so years OLD
and who is one of the oldest workers
among the birds of the state. Inc
Illinois Audubon society IS TO be rep
resented by Mr.. and Mrs. Schantz-
ON Friday afternoon the visitors
will gather at the oliver hotel from
where they Will take an excursion to
the Rum Village woods and DagrOon
heights On saturday mOrni-S an eX-