. Annual report. Royal Society for the Protection of Birds; Birds. Proceedings at the Annual Meeting THE Society's 23rd Annual Meeting was held on March 5th, 1914, at the Westminster Palace Hotel, , Lord Newton in the chair. The President of the Society, the Duchess of Portland, was also present, and the Vice-Presidents and members of Council attending included the Ranee of Sarawak, the Duchess of Somerset, Sir Herbert Maxwell, Bart., Hon. Mrs. Drewitt, Hon. Mrs. Henniker, Mr. Montagu Sharpe (Chairman of Council), Sir John Cockburn, Mrs. R. W. Williamson, Miss Clifton, Dr. F. D. Drewitt, M


. Annual report. Royal Society for the Protection of Birds; Birds. Proceedings at the Annual Meeting THE Society's 23rd Annual Meeting was held on March 5th, 1914, at the Westminster Palace Hotel, , Lord Newton in the chair. The President of the Society, the Duchess of Portland, was also present, and the Vice-Presidents and members of Council attending included the Ranee of Sarawak, the Duchess of Somerset, Sir Herbert Maxwell, Bart., Hon. Mrs. Drewitt, Hon. Mrs. Henniker, Mr. Montagu Sharpe (Chairman of Council), Sir John Cockburn, Mrs. R. W. Williamson, Miss Clifton, Dr. F. D. Drewitt, Mr. F. E. Lemon (Hon. Secretary), Mrs. F. E. Lemon, Miss Hall, Mr. E. G. B. Meade-Waldo, Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant, and Miss E. L. Turner. Mr. H. E. Dresser, Mr. Hastings Lees, and Captain Tailby were prevented by absence from England, and Mr. W. H. Hudson by ill-health, from being present. There was a large attendance of Fellows and supporters of the Society, including Lord Lilford, Mr. H. Page Croft, , Mr. Laurence Hardy, , Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Major the Hon. Henry Guest, , Rev. H. R. Gamble, Lady Forester, Countess Hahne, Mrs. Montagu Sharpe, Mrs. Grove Grady, Mr. J. R. B. Masefield, Mr. C. E. Fagan, Mr. W. P. Pycraft, Mr. F. W. Headley, Mr. Richard Curie, Mrs. Hesketh Prichard, Mr. and Mrs. Yorke Smith, Mrs. Burdon, Mrs. and Miss Vaudrey, Miss Winifred Austen, Captain and Mrs. Tunnard, Mrs. Dixon Davies, Mrs. Key, Mrs. Herdman, Miss Emily Smith, Miss Mace, Miss E. G. Woodd, Mrs. Wynnard Hooper, Mr. A. H. H. Matthews, Dr. Graham Renshaw, Mr. W. T. Lye, Mr. J. J. Cash, Miss L. Gardiner (Secretary) and many others. Letters of sympathy with the objects of the Society and expressing warm support of the Importation of Plumage (Prohibition) Bill had been received from absent Vice-Presidents, including Earl Loreburn, the Earl of Cromer, Earl Curzon of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for re


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