The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-15
Criswold Y6
Lead Audubon
Society Here
GROUP PICKS NAME. TAKING
IN ENTIRE COUNTY: WILL
STRESS EDUCATION: CHAR
TER MEMBERSHIP OPEN

vantage OF key VESTS prOXlml-
ty to great rare bird refugees on
its very doorstep, a Monroe
County Audubon Society was Of
ficially organized last night at
the Woman's Club.
Oliver Griswold, we'll known
writer and student of outdoor
life, was elected president for
the formative period of the new
organization. Harold Laubscher,
manager of the Chamber of Com
,merce, was elected secretary and
Norman Artman, business man.
ager of The Citizen, treasurer.
The meeting was we'll attended,
nearly 20 bird enthusiasts being
present. Others sent word that
they were vitality interested but
were unable to attend. Among
these were James Galloway. cor
respondent of the Miami News
and Miss Marie Cappick, writer
and painter.
George Mills White reported on
IA meeting of the nominating COM
mittee, of which he was chairman,
held recently at the home of
Mayor w. w. Demeritt. The NOM
ineeS named in the report were
duly elected.
In taking office, Griswold made
lit clear that the Society. which
will be chartered as an affiliate
of the National Audubon Soci-
'eties, will stress education rath-
er than investigation and enforce
ment of anti-trapping laws, Ieav-
ing this task to the proper author
tiles.
Particular emphasis will be
laid, the new president said, on
educating young people through
the schools and use of visual aids
Miss Marion Worries, general sup
ervisor of Monroe County Pub
lie Schools, was named chairman
of the youth education commit
tee with Miss Frances Haynes
and Mayor Demeritt as commit
tee members.
The suggestion to name the So
ciety after Monroe County in
stead of Key West was made by
Griswold and readily accepted
with the purpose of allowing
members to join from other COM
imunities along the keys or with
in the county on the mainland.
Charter membership will be
available for some time, the
group decided. propably until ac-
ceptance of the new charter. 1t
lis believed that many nature
lovers will welcome the oppor-
tunity of becoming charter men,
berS of the first Audubon Society
to be organized on the Florida
Keys. GrisWold explained that
the membership dues include
subscription to the monthly Au-
dubon magazine. colorful and
authentic birdlife publication,
and qualities members for many
iother privileges for birdlife study.
Mrs. John r. Vosburgh was
named chairman of a member
ship committee consisting of
Richard E. Won Schulz, Mrs.
Grace Crosby, Mayor Demeritt
and Miss Worries. Miss Gertrude
Laubscher will head the pro-
gram committee and Won Schulz
the bylaws committee, consisting
also of White and Laubscher
Vosburg was appointed publicity
committee chairman with Art
man and Galloway also on this
group.
1t is expected that Charles R..
Brookfield, tropical representa-
tive of the Audubon Societies.
will be able to attend the next
meeting and possibly show color
ed motion pictures of birdlife. At
that time the Miami official may
outline the first steps necessary
to establish Key West as an en-
barkation point for boat trips to
the various refugees nearby. These
include sandy tern sanctuaries at
/ Dry Tortugas. great white heron
rookeries in keys to the north,
roseate spoonbill refugees on
Bottlepoint Key and other islands
plus additional refugees of ibis,
cormorants, American egrets
snowy egrets and other rare
feathered creatures.