Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-04-04

4In Illinois the state bird campaign developed
the meadowlark, song sparrow, wren and the
bobwhite as f~avorites, together with the catbird.
Mrs. ]. d. Mckinney of the state federation
sponsored a bin for the catbird, which, for some
reason, emerged as a bill for the cardinal, which
was legally approved ON June 4, 1929.
Back In 1924, under the leadership OF Miss
Madeleine Aaron, secretary of the Audubon
Society OF Kansas, a campaign was launched for
selection Of q state bird. Widespread publicity
was given and a large vote was gotten out,
giving the western meadowlark a plurality of
some 2 1000 votes over the other candidates.
James Lane Allen made the cardinal the
favored bird of Kentucky In his famous book
Of that name, and 1t was both natural and In
evitable that 1t be established as the official
state bird. The 1925 session of the legislature
passed such a resolution, which was approved
February IL. 1926.
"The pelican was established as Louisiana's
state bird through the medium Of the state seal,
which was formally designated In 1902 by the
then Governor Heard.
"Maine's legislators officially approved the
chickadee as the state bird In 1927 after q cam
paign conducted by the State Federation of Wom-
ems clubs with the leadership of Mrs. Carl Il.
Kelley. Clubs, schools and the state grange
joined In the balloting.
"It may be said that Maryland was presented
with a state bird nearly a century and a half
before 1t became q state. 1T Is related that
George Calvert selected as the colors for his
coat of arms the orange and black Of a beautiful
bird that he found common among the trees.
A century later Catesby, In the account Of his
famous travels In Virginia and Carolina, called
this the Baltimore bird, and from his descrip-
ton the great naturalist Linnaeus formally de-
scribed the bird in 1858. Ever since that time
the Baltimore oriole has been Maryland's state
bird.
"From October, 1928, to May, 1929, the State
Audubon Society of Michigan conducted a sys-
tematic campaign with the cooperation Of the
press, libraries, schools and many groups. A
total OF 184,oO9 votes were cast, the robin lead
ing with a vote of 1854. The choice was legal
lied on April 8, 1891.
Minnesota was faced with an embarrassment
of excellent candidates In its state bird vote
organized by Mrs. Willard BaylIss. then president
of the State Federation OF Women's clubs. After
much publicity and a substantial vote for the
goldfnch, 1t was selected.
Debates In the schools, special club programs
and publicity attended Mlssissippi's state bird
campaign conducted by Mrs. G. FL Reever, chair
man, which was made the outstanding work Of
the conservation division of the state federation
In 1929. The mockingbIrd proved to be the
popular choice.
"Choice of the western meadowlark as the
state bird of Montana cam as the result of a
rousing state campaign led by Mrs. L ID. Hadzor,
then conservation chairman of the state fedora
ton.
"Twenty-seven candidates contested In Ne
braska In the campaign submitted to the schools
by Mrs. Elizabeth Hoefer, state chairman Of con-
after the state federation had ap-
proved such a drive. The Meadowlark was sue
cussful and was officially recognized on March
%, 1929.
Nevada citizens and school children had little
difficulty In arriving at a choice of q state bird.
the mountain bluebird leading the field In an