Show FEATHERS ON HATS topic touched upun at tho the ornithologists union now new york nov 13 the final session of the congress of american or union was held yesterday it the american museum of natural history the matter of chief inter interest est in the committee on bird protection read by chairman willian dutcher butcher of now york ile he prefaced the report with this statement the continued use ilse of feathers and birds on hats bats Is I 1 think due to an unwillingness on their par parts i s to assume individual responsibility most wo in L 11 know the cruelty entailed in obtaining the plumes that eliat oramell th their I 1 r hats but they excused themselves on the ground that it was not committed forine for me personally it would have happened anyhow reports Ite ports from western states were disco discouraging tira i in that they told that the use of aigrettes aigret tes and feathers on hats bats was move more popular this year than ever before |