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     NA.AL HISTORY SOCIETY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND NEWSLETTER 
     
     Newsletter No. l7 September I976 
     
    

    
     Along the line of smoky hills 
     
    

    
     The crimson forest stands, 
     
    

    
     And all the day the blue jay calls 
     
    

    
     Throughout the autumn lands 
     
    

    
     “Indian Summer“ by Wilfred Campbell 
     
     NEXT MEETING 
     
    

    
     Date: Tuesday, October 5, l976 
     
     Time: 8:00 p.m. 
     
     Place: Provincial Health Building, 3rd Floor, Room 47 and #8. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Enter through garage on west side of Prov. Admin. Building. 
     
     Program: Kathy Martin will show her own slides of "Wildlife in Africa” 
     
     as she saw it on an extended tour earlier this year. 
     
    
   
   
    
     ANNOUNCEMENTS 
     
    
   
   
    
     NHS CRESTS in the design of our logo have been received. In colours of gold, 
     
     blue and white, they will be attractive on any jacket. The price is $3.50 each. 
     
    
   
   
    
     FIELD TRIP. October 9 (Saturday) there will be a walk to enjoy the autumn foliage 
     
     at Riverdale. We leave the YMCA corner at IO a.m. Be prepared to tote your lunch. 
     
     In case of rain the walk will be postponed to the following Saturday. 
     
    
   
   
    
     MEMBERSHIP has reached l03, paid-up. Several persons have not paid the l976 dues 
     
     yet. For these, a reminder is enclosed in this newsletter. 
     
    
   
   
    
     NEST RECORD CARDS should be mailed before October I to the address given on the 
     
     cards. 
     
    
   
   
    
     “WINDS 0F SEA AND WOOD” is available at $1.35. If each member would undertake to 
     
     sell two or three copies, it would reduce our stock greatly.. How about SOme help, 
     
     members? 
     
    
   
   
    
     CANADIAN NATURE ART '75 is on exhibition in the Confederation Centre Art Gallery 
     
     until October l0 through the courtesy of the Canadian Nature Federation and the 
     
     National Museum of Natural Science. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Measuring Worms Make it to Charlottetown 
     
    
   
   
    
     While walking through a Charlottetown square on September l3, I noticed a 
     
     twig “walking” along the pavement. There didn't seem to be sufficient breeze to 
     
     cause this movement so the twig was investigated. Upon close scrutiny, the twig 
     
    
   
   
    
     suddenly became a “worm”. This worm was greyish-brown in color with reddish-brown 
     
     subtly blending in on the upper surface. It also had white lenticels and would 
     
     you believe it, simulated leaf-scars? I had stumbled upon a measuring worm 
     
    
   
   
    
     similar to the inch worm but.larger. This particular variety is also an excellent