NATURE NOTES - 1932
DATE	AUTHOR	TITLE
ASTRONOMY
Jan. 32	Astr. Observations Committee	Meteor Notes
Feb. 32	Astr. Observations Committee	Meteor Notes
Feb. 32	O'Byrne, Stuart L.	Meteor Observing in 1931
Mar. 32	Astr. Observations Committee	Meteor Notes:  Results of observations of the Quadrantid Shower,
		which peaks about Jan. 2 each year.
May. 32	Astr. Group	Meteor Notes for May
Jun. 32	O'Byrne, Stuart L.	Astronomical Sounds:  Sounds of the aurora and meteors.
Jun. 32	Astronomy Group	Meteor Notes for June
Jul. 32	Astronomy Group	Meteor Notes for July
Aug. 32	Astronomy Group	Meteor Notes for August
Aug. 32		A Look at the Moon.  Thirty or more group members observed
		the moon on July 11th through the large Washington University
		telescope courtesy of Dr. Jessica Young.
Sep. 32	Simpson, J. Wesley	The Aurora Borealis (what it is)
Sep. 32	O'Byrne, Stuart L.	Meteor Observations, Perseid Epoch, 1932
Sep. 32	Simpson, J. Wesley	The Aurora Borealis - Comprehensive
Oct. 32		The Miniature Planetarium:  Designed and Constructed by S. L.
		O'Byrne for display by WGNSS at the Garden Club's Flower
		Show.
Nov. 32	O'Byrne, Stuart L.	The Leonids
Dec. 32	O'Byrne, Stuart L.	Atlas Celeste.  A Review
Dec. 32	Boyer, Dorothy A.	Aurora Borealis Notes - A sighting
BOTANY
Feb. 32	Dorothy A. Boyer	Flowers in Bloom:  So this is winter?
Feb. 32	DABAHA	Trees and Shrubs in Fruit in November (in a 1/4 sq. mile area
		of the Fourche Auduclos Valley on Nov. 8, 1931)
June. 32		Picking Wild Flowers:  Pick one and leave nine is a good rule
		to follow, and is recommended by a Department of Agriculture
		spokesman.
Aug. 32	Rabenau, Katherine	Botanizing in Shannon County
Sep. 32	Editor	Flower Show Exhibitors -- Attention!   A special Flower Show
		edition of Nature Notes will be distributed at our exhibit at the
		Flower Show.  Please send me information and suggestions by
		Sept. 20.
Oct. 32		Poison Ivy, Nature's Pest (A Flower Show Exhibit by WGNSS)
Oct. 32		Interesting Book:   Trees of Indiana, by G. G. Deam, Indiana
		State Dept. of Conservation.
Nov. 32	Myers, Ruth	Echos from the Flower Slhow.  A stroll through the show with
		descriptions of the WGNSS group exhibits.
Dec. 72	O'Byrne, Harold	The Lodge has asked visitors to attach permanent tags on trees/
		plants in the vicinity.  However, the writer recommends that each
		tag also be identified with the name of the tagger, in case of
		inaccurate marking.
ENTOMOLOGY
jJan. 32	Mariposa	The Evolution of Butterflies
Jan. 32	O'Byrne, Harold	The Fauna of Rankin. No. 3 , The Hawk-moths or  Sphingidae
Jan. 32	Espy Jay	Gathering Galls
Feb. 32	Mariposa	The Evolution of Butterflies discussion scheduled for January was
		postponed until February
Feb. 32	O'Byrne, Harold	More Catocalae at the Lodge
Mar. 32	O'Byrne, Harold	Some Interesting Feeding Habits of Caterpillars at Horse Shoe
		Lake, Illinois
Mar. 32	Mariposa	Insect Show at the St. Louis Public Library during March.
May. 32		"The Insect Menace" - A Review, by Dr. L. O. Howard, for 30 years
		Chief of the U.S. Bureau of Entomology.  Suggests that insects
		might well displace man on earth.
May. 32		An Interesting Book:  The Butterflies of the District of Columbia and
		Vicinity, by Austin W. Clark.  U.S. National Museum, Bulletin
		157, obtainable from the Supt. of Documents
Jun. 32		Notice to Insect Collectors. Ward's Natural Science Establishment,
		Inc., has just issued a booklet entitled "Directions for Collecting
		and Preserving Insects, by Alexander B. Klots.  Very informative.
		Additional details can be obtained from the Editor.
Jul. 32	Science Service	Science is Not Always Cold; Poetry in Studying Fireflies
Jul. 32	O'Byrne, Harold	Some Unusual Butterfly Records:  Allenton and at the Nature Lodge
Sep. 32	O'Byrne, Harold	Social Caterpillars (comprehensive)
Sep. 32	Science Service	Wasps Give Shower Baths to Young as Relief from Summer Heat
Sep. 32	Voila tout	Fourth of July at the Lodge.  A Catacola junctura was rudely
		awakened by the celebratory noises
Oct. 32		The Baltimore Checker-spot (Butterfly) - Flower Show exhibit
		showed what this butterfly feeds on in Missouri
Oct. 32		Interesting Book:  The Life of the Butterfly, by Friedrich Schnack,
		translated by Winifred Katzin.  Exensive review.
GEOLOGY
May. 32	Geology Group	The Geologists are Doing Things!  First meeting held in John
		Harmon's home.
HERPETOLOGY
Jan. 32	Dabaha	Venomous Snakes in 1931
Mar. 32	Gundlach, Mrs. George C.	Lizards and Salamanders (comprehensive)
Mar. 32	Gundlach, Mrs. George C.	Ditmar's Order of Lacertilla, Lizards
Oct. 32	Boyer, Dorothy and Heinze,	An Exhibit of Amphibians and Reptiles (a Flower Show Exhibit
	Albert A	by WGNSS)
Oct. 32	Boyer, Dorothy	Lizard Information Wanted (about the collared lizard, and
		especially about its range in Missouri)
Nov. 32	DABAHA	Snake Returns - The recapture of snakes set loose in the wild
		near Kimmswick.
Ded. 32	Hubricht, Leslie	Slugs and Snails Wanted --Esecially large slugs or snails with
		bands or spots.
JUNIORS
Mar. 32	Pickens, Katherine (a Junior)	The Junior's Trip to the Educational Museum in St. Louis
May. 32		Two Junior Secretaries Elected:  The Junior Boys and Girls have
		been placed under separate leadership by the election of Mrs.
		Pickens as Junior Secretary for Girls and Marshall Magner as
		Junior Secretary for Boys
Ded. 32		Avery Group.  The work of the Avery group will be taken over by
		the school in the future.
NATURE MELODY
Sep. 32	Book-worm	"Bob White":  The range of musical tones covered by the quail in
		his song.
ORNITHOLOGY
Jan. 32	Jones, S. P.	Cycles? Or Cause and Effect.  Observations about cycles in bird
		populations.
Jan. 32	Hobbs, R. L.	Alphabetical List of Birds Observed in the St. Louis Area Oct. 15
		to Dec. 15
Feb. 32	DABAHA	The Hawk and the Crows (an air battle)
May. 32	O'Byrne, Stuart L.	Indecisions of Mother Nature:  Sighted a robin that seemed to be
		part albino; the same bird seen later by Billy Brandhorst.
Jun. 32	DABAHA	Bird Census from an Automobile (419 birds and 22 species seen
		in a 73 mile drive.)  Indexers Note:  The article says that
		"DABAHA" is two people.  (Dorothy A. Boyer and Albert A. Heinze?)
Jun. 32	O'Byrne, Harold	Blackbird Aggregations:  About the tendency of blackbirds and
		some other birds to travel in flocks.
Aug. 32	Boyer, Dorothy A.	"Dunking" His Breakfast - A story about a grackle.
Aug. 32	Espy Jay	An Outstanding Exhibit:  A trio of bird watchers as they cross
		all sorts of terrain to find their birds.
Nov. 32	Espy Jay	More "Dunking" by Blackbirds
Nov. 32	Jones, Miss Anne	The Bird Group will again provide bird seed at cost for winter
		feeding.  Let us know what you'll need.
Nov. 32	Smith,L. E.	Wilson Snipe on Parade (near Boschertown)
Nov. 32	Bug Watcher	Bird Watchers - Attention!  The Art of Bird Watching, by E. M.
		Nicholson, London, 1931
Dec. 32	Hubbard, Mr. & Mrs. Noel	Strange Foster-Parents - English sparrows take care of baby
		bluebirds after  chasing the bluebird parents away.
Dec. 32		Christmas Bird Census, Sunday, Dec. 18.  All day under the
		leadership of Miss Nellie Matlock.  The area to be covered will
		be the Ranken District in St. Louis County.
MISCELLANEOUS
Mar. 32		The Society has again been asked to stage a Nature-Study
		exhibit at the Webster Groves Garden Show's Annual Flower
		Show.  Please send your suggestions to the Executive Committee
		thru your Group Chairman
Apr. 32	Nau, Bessie O.	The Vieux Carre of New Orleans, the most interesting section of
		America's most interesting ciy.
May. 32		Academy of Science Lecture,  8:15 PM, May 2.  Harold Cleeves,
		the photo-naturalist with the Pinchot South Seas Expedition, will
		show five reels of motion pictures taken on the expedition.
Sep. 32	Rau, Martha	Don't Lose It!:  A convenient carrier for forceps or other small
		articles can be made from a fountain pn by removing the pen
		and sack.
ADMINISTRATIVE
Mar. 32		Election of Oficers in April.  Nominating Committee is composed of
		Wm. Pickens, Chairman, Phil Rau and Harry Bradley.  Send your
		suggestions to Mr. Pickens.  Each group will, at its March meeting,
		select its Chairman for the year.
Apr. 32		Index to Volume No. 3
May. 32		Editor's Corner:  During the past years the Executive Meeting has
		been almost the only means of communication between groups.
		It is the earnest desire of the present editor (Harold O'Byrne to bring
		about a second point of contact through Nature Notes.
May. 32	Lodge Unit	A Word from the Lodge:  There's a miscellaneous collection of
		bottles and other impediments at the Lodge that poses a health
		and housekeeping problem.  People who lunch there are asked to
		carry away their trash.  Also, dues bills for the Lodge unit are now
		being mailed.  Please remit promptly.
May. 32		Our New officers (except for groups whose elections were held
		after this issue was printed):
		President - Dr. Meiners
		Vice-President - Mr. S. O'Byrne
		Vice-President - Mrs. Irish
		Secretary-Treasurer - Mr. Pickens
		Health Secretary - Dr. Mueller
		Flower Exchange Secretary - Mrs. Stones
		Junior Sec'y - Girls - Mrs.Pickens
		Junior Sec'y - Boys - Mr. Magner
		Camp Director - Dr. Brandhorst
		Group Chairmen:
		Astronomy - Mr. Jone
		Botany - Miss Glatfelder
		Entomology - Mr. Denny
		Geology - Mr. Harmon
		Ichtyology - Mr. Lange
		Microscopy - Mr. Peters
		Nature Photography - Mr. Mueller
Jun. 32		Editor's Corner:  Appeal to those who will be traveling this summer
		to take notes and share things seen with Nature Notes readers.
Jul. 32	Lodge Unit	A Word from the Lodge:  The calls of the Chuck Will's Widow
		emanate from the hills, the hills are white with Queen Anne's
		Lace and Daisy Fleabane, and the the butterflies, fritillaries and
		Lace and Daily Fleabane, and he butterflies, fritallaries and
		Dog-head, are abundant.  Come out and see!
Jul. 32	Editor	The response to my request for contributions for Nature Notes
		has been good.  Keep up the good work.
Dec. 92	Lodge Unit	A Word from the Lodge:  Non-members of the Lodge Unit who want
		to use the Lodge when no activity of the Society is scheduled,
		must obtain permission from a member of the Lodge Executive
		Committee.
MEETINGS
Feb. 32		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, Feb. 5, at the home of
		of Mr. A. F. Satterthwait, 118 Waverly Place, Webster Groves.
		Topic: "My Impressions of the New Orleans meeting of the
		American Association for the Advancement of Science.  Speakers:
		Mr. & Mrs. A. F. Satterthwait, Miss Louise Becker, Prof. L. M.
		Dougan, Misses Edith and Alice Glatfelter, Miss Clara Heising,
		Miss Nellie Matlock, Miss Bessie Nau, Dr. Chas. K. Sibley
Mar. 32		Regular Monthly Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, March 4, at the home of
		Mr. William Pickens, 72 Marshall Place, Webster Groves.  The
		program will be a continuation of "Impressions of the New Orleans
		Meeting, with Miss Louise Becker, Prof. L. M. Dougan, Mises
		Edith and Alice Glatfelter and Miss Clara Heising.
Apr. 32		Annual Meeting and Election of Officers, Friday evening, April 1, at
		the home of Dr. Brandhorst, 160 South Gore, Webster Groves.
		Annual reports of the various groups will also be given.
May. 32		The General Meeting is being omitted this month so that members
		can attend the Academy of Science lecture by Harold Cleeves
		about the (Gov. Gifford) Pinchot expedition to the South Seas.  See
		the Miscellaneous section.
Nov. 32		WGNSS General Meeting, Monday, Nov. 7, Washington
		University Observatory.  Dr. Jessie Young Stevens will be in charge.
		(In place of regular monthly meeting.)
Dec. 32		WGNSS GeneralMeeting, Friday, 8 PM, Dec. 9, at the home of
		Dr. E. P. Meiners, 5915 Pershing Ave., St. Louis.  Subject:
		General Discussion.
BANQUETS/SOCIAL EVENTS
Mar. 32		Special Open Meeting on Friday Evening, Mardh 31, at the
		home of Mr. Phil Rau, 549 E. Argonne Dr., Kirkwood, devoted
		to "The Gregarious Phases of Human Nature, Acquaintance and
		Fellowship".  Bring a friend with you, and a smile.
Jun. 32		General Field Trip, Saturday and Sunday, Jun. 11 and 12, to
		the Nature Lodge.  Stay over night.
Jul. 32		General Field Trip, Sunday, July 3.  The Ichythology Group and
		Dr. Meiners will stage separate events.  Bring lunch and comd.
Aug. 32		General Field Trip to the Schnedelbach cottage at Allenton
		Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 13 and 14.  Bring cots, blankets, and
		eats.
Sep. 32	Brandhorst, O. W.	(Special gathering at the Lodge, Sept. 24-25. Come and bring
		your friends!  A special invitation is extended to members who
		have not yet visited the Lodge.  Many activities planned, including
		an evening campfire and wiener roast.)
Oct. 32		Moonlight Hike, starting at 7:30 PM, Saturday, Oct. 15,
		beginning at the Nature Lodge and concluding with a wiener
		roast  and compfire.  Leaders:  S. L. O'Byrne and S. P. Jones.
		Telescopes set up after 7 PM.
Oct. 32		General Field Trip, overnight, at the Schnedelbach cottage in
		Allenton.  New fireplace abailable for cooking.