Club Minutes: Sandy Spring Pigeon Club, 1910-1913

pleasure or profit or both.

6. A candidate for membership shall be admitted only on a two third vote and after having satisfactorily passed such further tasks as the association may see fit to impose on him. 7. The membership of this association shall be subject to such assessments for necessary expenditures as they shall lay upon themselves from time to time in furthering the interests of the association. 8. The order of business shall be as follows: Openning, Secretary's Report, Routine Business, Essays, Questions for Discussion, Adjournment. Read and Adopted - Feb. 18, 1910.

Amendments 1. Amendment to Reg. 5. "That new membership be restricted to fourteen instead of eighteen" Offered and Adopted, Mar. 4, 1910. 2. Amendment to Reg. 2 "That we shall have a permanent Vice-president to act with full powers in the absence or illness of the President, and to be elected as provided for in the case of officers already provided for." 3. Amendment. creating "an Executive Committee of three, to be selected as other officers, having in charge the arrangements

for regular, special, and postponed meetings, acting as a membership committee to whom names of candidates must be submitted, and transacting any other business that may be from time to time assigned to it. They shall report all acts and transaction promptly, at the next regular meeting for the approval or censure of the club."

Offered and adopted, May 13, 1910.

4. Amendment to Reg.8 "That the word "minutes" be inserted after "openning" as a part of the order of business."

Offered and adopted May 27, 1910.

5. Amendment to amendment No. 1 amending Reg. 5 "That new membership be hereafter (???) as to numbers." Offered and adopted, Nov. 12, 1910

6. Amendment creating, "A committee of three on Programs for meetings, to be elected as the other officers, and having in charge, the library work and assignments of the club." Offered and adopted, Jan. 6, 1911

7. Amendment to Reg. 5 that an application for membership is not to be brought befor the club if rejected - till one year from date of application. offered and adopted Jan 20, 1911.

8. Amendment creating a tax on any member failing to report on a committee unless a good excuse - The amount according to the crime

This also applys to Magazines & Papers failing to be presented at the meetings offered and adopted Mar, 18, 1911.

9. No member shall miss more than four meeting in sucession with out a good excuse if he does the club has a right to vote on him wether he should remain a member, April, 5, 1912

1. Feb 4, 1910.

The club met at the home of Reuben Brigham for organization, Feb. 4, 1910. The meeting was called to order by the host, who briefly explained the objects to be gained by organizing such an association. Officers were immediately elected; for Pres. Jack Bentley; for Secretary, Reuben Brigham. It was decided to limit the membership to eighteen and to hold the meetings every other Friday at 7:30 pm. The first assessment, 20c @, was also made, $2.00 being collected. At each meeting two members are to have papers in special subjects selected at the previous meeting. Each member was given an opportunity to ask a question, which went the rounds of those present. The secretary was directed to send such questions as required outside information to some pigeon paper for a reply. "Why do old birds quit feeding their young when they are between 3 and 4 wks old altho they are well fed and cared for" is one which puzzled members the most. The following information was given by members.

Oats are not a desirable feed, too much being wasted by pigeons.

Nesting materials used are tobacco stems, [horses] straws, pine needles, and hay. Hay and a few tobacco stems [w a] little dust were recommended. Tuck Janney suggests "Duke's Mixture" in place of the latter.

Lumps on the wing should be lanced, washed, and a mixture of vaseline and iodine

applied.

For "going light" pull out the bird's tail feathers and turn them loose.

Corn and wheat may be fed alone but are better fed together.

Crops that we might raise on a small area are sunflower seed, Kaffer cirn, millet, and popcorn especially the latter, if as Tuck observed, it don't pop inside the squea?. Subjects referred to next meeting were, "Hopper vs Hand Feeding" - Jack Bentley; "Canker" - Reuben Brigham. We adjourned to meet with Jack Bentley. Those present for preliminary organization were [in a column] Jack Bentley Reuben Brigham Douglas Gilpin Harold Gilpin Edward T. Janney Prior Johnson George Marshall Henry Shoemaker Edward Snowden Frederick Stabler Hallet Stabler .