The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-08-29
LIONS CLUB HEARS
TALK ON WILDF0WL
BYFEDERALEXPER7
&. r. KaImbach, Denver, Says
Low Water Is Scourge
to Bird Life

Low water levels are q scourge to
wild waterfowl and wholesale losses
of wild bird life, such as that which,
occurred recently at Long Lake, are
not uncommon in dry periods, men,
bers Of the Bismarck Lions club were
told at their luncheon meeting Mon
day by E. r. Kalmbach, Denver, rep
resentative Of the federal biological
survey commission.
Preventatives he listed included
draining water beds completely, fill
ing them to level insuring proper
feeding for the birds, and removing
the birds to more favorable reserves.
When the water is less than two
feet deep, Kalmbach said, the danger
of loss among fowl exists. The food
they secure In such shallow waters, he
said, weakenS them and eventually
causes death.
Kalmbach will address members OF
the 1zaak Walton league on wild fowl
diseases tonight following a banquet
at the Grand Pacific hotel at 6
o'clock. He said he will show 1000
feet of film to illustrate his lecture.
Play Wedding March
An order to bachelor members OF
the club that they must bring wives
to this weeks luncheon gave occasion
for the playing of Lohengrin's wed.
ding march Monday. The march
was played as Henry Halverson, s. W.
Robertson, E. B. Klein and County
Judge I. G Davies entered the lunch
con room accompanied by Mesdames
Harry Woodmansee. w. E. Doty. E. O.
Bailey and G. A. Dahlen, respectively
DR.. A. M. Fisher was appointed
temporary tailtwister of the club dur
ing the absence Of Tailtwister John
A. MacLachlan.
Harry Woodmansee was announced
as winner Of the weeks attendance
prize.
Henry Halverson, Otto Bauer and
A. P. Simon sang several songs AND
introduced North Dakota" of which
the words were written by James Fo-
/ ley. the states most prominent poet
and the music by A. A. Doerner, 1010
Fifth st.
The words for this song follow:
North Dakota. North Dakota,
with they prairies wide and free
"All the sons and daughters praise
thee,
"Fairest state from sea to sea.
North Dakota. North Dakota.
Here we pledge ourselves to thee
North Dakota, North Dakota.
Here we pledge ourselves to thee.
A letter from Ted Gardner. pub
licity chairman for carnival which
will be staged by the Winnipeg Lions
club Sept. and 10, was read. Gard
ner requested the Capital City club
to send one of It's members to Winni-
peg to speak during the carnival.
Hear From Hettinger
Another letter came from Leonard
Ellefson, secretary OF the HettingeI
Lions club, stating that plans are un-
der way for the zone conference and
roundup of Lions clubs in the Mis-
souri, Slope area in North and South
Dakota at Hettinger Sept. 20. Dis
trict Governor w. Murray Allan
Grand Forks, and District Governor
Haney of South Dakota are expecte
at the conference
Next Monday evening will be the
Bismarck Lions club might out" II
was announced. All members Of thu
club will be guests of ]. p. Spies at
his cabin north of the city in the Mis-
souri, river bottoms.
Guests at the luncheon included
John E. Anderson. ST.. John E. An
derson, Jr., and State Engineer r. E
Kennedy, all of Bismarck, and j. j.
Conner and E. c. Grother, Of Huron,
ia ID