May, 1911 MINUTt?S Ot ? COOPER CLUB Mt?t?TINGS 115 bers present: J. Mailliard, J.W. Mailliard, E. Mailliard, E. W. Gifford, W. P. Taylor, H. C. Bryant, H. W. Cartiger, T. Storer, O. J. Heinemann, H. L. Coggins, and H. S. Swarth. The minutes of the December meeting were read and approved, and followed by the read- ing of the minutes of the Southern Division's December meeting. Two new members were elected, Edgar Boyer, of Sparks, Nevada, and J. D. Sornborger, of Rowley, Mass., both pro- posed at the last meeting by W. Lee Chambers. Eleven names were presented for membership: Frank E. Johnson, Yonkers, N.Y., proposed by W. Lee Chambers, and the following pre- sented by A. B. Howell: T.H. Jackson, West Chester, Pa., O. E. Baynard, Gainsville, Fla., C. Brandverb, Ossining, N Y., C. E. Brown, Boston, Mass., W. W. Cooke, Washington, D. C., R. W. Shufeldt, Washington, D.C., D. J. Nicholson, Orlando, Fla., LyndsJones, Oberlin, Ohio, G. S. Gnian, Napoleonville, La., A. A. Allen, Ithaca, /q. . Mr. Grinnell repeated a verbal report re- ceived from Mr. Wheeler, who was unable to be present. Mr. Wheeler had been appointed to look after certain mounted birds, the prop- erty of the Club, and' supposed to be in the custody of one of the Oakland Public Schools. He had so far been unable to find the birds, but expressed his willingness to follow up the matter if the Club wished it, and he was in- structed to do so. The election of officers for 1911 was now in order, and as there were no contesting nomi- nees for the various offices, a motion was made and carried that the secretary cast a ballot electing to office the nominees announced at the last meeting. The officers for 1911 are as follows: President, Joseph Mailliard; Vice- President, H. W. Cartiger; Secretary, H. S. Swarth; Business Manager, W. Lee Chambers; Editor, Joseph Grinnell. A vote of thanks was then tendered the retiring officers for the excellent work done by them during the past year. At the conclusion of this.business the pleas- urable program of the evening was taken up. Mr. H. C. Bryant gave a talk of his experience while conducting an educational exhibit of birds and mammals on the Agricultural Train through the northern part of the State. His work in ornithology deals with its economic side, and it was of decided interest to hear from him which species of birds were regarded as harmful, and which as beneficial, by the aver- age farmer..The M?adowlark in particular seems to be in very bad repute in northern California; in fact, public opinion is so over- whelmingly against it that it seems doubtful whether it can be kept any longer on the list of protected species.. After a discussion of the points brought up a motion was made by J. W. iVfailliard, seconded by E. W. Gifford, that the President appoint a committee of three to confer with the State Fish and Game Commission to ascertain in what manner the Cooper Club may best further the cause of bird protection in the State Legis- lature, and that the committee be authorized to take such action as it saw fit. The motion was passed and a committee appointed con- sisting of J. Grinnell, J. S. Hunter, and J. W. Mailliard. Mr. Grinnell then read a paper on the "Dis- tribution of the Mockingbird in California," which was afterwards discussed at some length.--H. S. SWA?TrL S?cretary. I?EBRUARY.--The February meeting of the Northern Division of the Cooper Club was held on Saturday evening, February 18, at the of- fice of the State Fish and Game Commission, Merchants Exchange Building, San Francisco. President Mailliard was in the chair, and the following ?uembers present: W.P. Taylor, J. Grinnell, D. A. Cohen, GaylorO K. Snyder, E. W. Gifford, D.C. Brown, H. W. Cartiger, H. Coggins, O.J. Heinemann, J. S. Hunter, T. Storer, and H. S. Swarth. Mr. George Schussler was a visitor. The minutes of the January meeting were read and approved, followed by the reading of the minutes of the January meeting of the Southern Division. Acting on the names of the eleven applicants for membership, proposed at the January meeting, a motion was made and carried that the secretary be instructed to cast a ballot de- claring them elected to membership in the Club. The following applications for mem- bership were then presented: Reginald C. Barker, Blackwater, Arizona, proposed by M. French Gilman; Owen Durfee, Fall River, Mass., by W. Lee Chambers; Robert Barbour, Montelair, New Jersey, and H. Nehrling, Gotha, Florida, by A. B. Howell; and F. M. Lane and Nita A. Blayney, both of Fresno, California, by John G. Tyler. The resigna- tion of Mr. Geo. J. Obermuller was read and ac- cepted. The repor? of the business manager for 1910 was then read. Circumstances prevented Mr. Chambers from placing a detailed report be- fore the meeting, but his concise statement of the financial status of the Club, and THE CONDOR, was extremely gratifying. A vote of appreciation was extended to Mr. Chambers for the excellent results he has accomplished.
A letter was read received from Mr. W. C.
Wood,' Superintendent of the Alameda City Schools, relative to certain mounted birds, .the property of the Club. Mr. Roswell S. Wheeler had been appointed to ascertain the where- abouts of these birds, and the secretary was in- strutted to request from Mr. Wheeler a list of
