Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-05-19

aid be interesting II we could
know how many of our club members
are cultiyating an actual personal
rscreatiye interest in these little crea-
lures
tn know at what dates the several
i'm migrant species arrive and from
where to whittier they journey, is
70 he refreshed daily, throughout the
springtime, with a great thought.
And then the mating. Have you
felt the invigorating thrill of the
flickers wild call in attracting his
love? Have you laughed at the alb
surd antics of the bird-swains who,
in a wild desire to appear winsome,
really succeed in being ridiculous? If
YOU have been a sympathetic observer
of these things, you will he tenderer
hereafter in your own human rela-
tionships.
Surely you have turned aside to
watch the birds house hunting and
home making. Perhaps you have
been fortunate enough to discover
where the hummer was placing spi-
der webs for the rafters of his dainty
abode or the vireo was skillfully
weaving her hammock in the tree
tops or where the oriole was fearless
ly ashing his wonderful pouch to a
topmost Dough. What? You were
housekeeping? Perish the thought!
Like as not you have located, near
your own domicile, several broods Of
young birds whose parents are even
now busily foraging for their food
supply. If SO, the preparing of three
meals a day for your own loved ones,
will seem a simple task and the hign
cost of living will, also, for a time
at least, be forgotten.
But what are the results of club
efforts in aCquainting communities
with this delightful round of bird
life? Here we can make a better
showing than in the test of personal
observation. 1t is seemingly much
easier for women to preach the Cos
pei of recreation than to practice it.
To begin this summary, we can
point with pride to a full fled led
nature study department in he Wo-
mems Club of Olympia. We can
boast a bit of how the Presidents
Council of Tacoma, in cooperation
with the clubs of Olympia, gave to
their own membership, and to the
children in their public schools, sew
eral addresses on birds during the
early spring months. We can rejoice
that the women of Snohomish Coun-
~ cooperated in a country cam
palgn of bird enthusiasm catering
in Everett.
Ellensburg women, true to their
traditions and ideals, provided ten
ORD addresses, in early March for
mat stragetic educational center. Al
ready these same progressive women
are seeking a bird evangelist for a
week of revival services during the
spring of 1917.
North Yakima club women can
always be relied upon to do their
whole duty toward any humanitarian
measure. The Women's Club of
Euclid Valley deserves most honor
aole mention also for its zeal in
nelghborhood welfare in bird con-
Ser'atlon and kindred interests.
Aberdeen, Ritzville, Sunnyside, APP
pear In the honor roll of clubs which
nave bravely prepared and carried
0ut Dlrd programs with no aid from
outside.
while counting our bird mercies
VIC must enumerate outside coopera-
''on and accomplishment. Especially
srateful are we that Governor Lister
'e'osnized the birds, and included
'nen' In proclamation, with the trees
'"iS year. Also that Mrs. Preston
save wide hearing to our cause in
o' hhe Arbor and Bird Day Bulle-
tin.
strong bird clubs begun this year
.'"r IN Seattle and Spokane are en-
0ouraging signs of the times. Pro
# 'Sihg also is the evident desire of
'"'e and county game wardens and
!, ah issloners to truly conserve the
''ru life of Washington.
In recognition of our great need
u Oetter knowledge concerning this
Vi our wild life the National
as euooh Society, early in this year,
eu 10 furnish us the services CT
junior Audubon organizer for two
n'ns' and later extended this APP
until the middle of June.
O. lns generous act of the Audubon
sU''ety is an epoch marking event in
no. history OF this division of state