FORESTERS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22351, 27 August 1934, Page 4

FORESTERS

The fortnightly meeting of Court Enterprise was held on Tuesday last, Acting C.R. Bro. I. Miller presiding over a good attendance of officers. The woodwards reported favourably on the sick members. Invitations Were received from Court Marion. (Mosgiel) to a dance on August 28 and from Court King Edward's Prido for four members to attend its anniversary. The following brothers were selected to represent Court Enterprise:— P.C.R.'s Bros. S. B. Brettell and J. K. Patton, J.W. W. H. Patton and H. M'lntosh. One maternity claim was passed for payment. Bro. W. H. Patton reported on the visit to Court Pride of Dunedin and St. Andrew; Bro. J. Dey reported on the visit to Court Excelsior; and Bro. Brettell reported on the visit to Court Bruce (Milton') and Court Molyneux (Balcltitha). The OR. gave the toast of "The Visitors," which was responded to by P.C.P.. Bro. Smith, of Court St. Andrew. It was decided that P.C.R. Bro. Mercer act as CR. for the remainder of the term. One candidate was initiated into the Order by the C.R. with the usual formalities. Two more propositions were received for the next meeting. The P.C.R.'s reported' that they had arranged ( a good programme for the next meeting, after which a dance would follow. After. the close of the meeting the members and visitors played a game of cards. I

Poets have sung in praise of the dawn chorus of the birds; scientists have tried to measure their vocal powers. But it has been left to Mr Noble Rollin, a Fellow of the Zoological Society, in Britain to disclose the full wonder of this myriad voiced hymn of Nature. Having spent four years studying bird life at his research station at Glanton, Northumberland, he came to the conclusion that the early morning bird

chorus moves in an ordered sequence round the.globe. Recently hundreds of observers in all parts of Britain and on the Continent co-operated with Mr Rollin in testing his theory. They left their homes shortly before midnight, selected stations in the open country, and sat patiently until long past daybreak taking note of every bird song and call as it fell upon their ears. The result of this novel census confirmed Mr Rollin's

belief that a mighty wave of bird song ripplies around the world from east to west. In arriving at the proof, one dr two popular beliefs were dispelled. Th* lark is not the earliest riser, the old saying, " Up with the lark," being therefore merely figurative. The; peewit* ring-ousel' and curlew on the nioora, sedge warbler and song thrush all giV» voice, it was found, before. the lark.^