Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-28
\ FISH BANQUET.
The Fisheries Society Entertained by the
Woodmont Rod and Gun Club.

The Fisheries Society Entertained by the
Woodmont Rod and Gun Club.
Fifty gentlemen, all of whom are interested
in the gentle art Of angling, sat down to 9
handsome banquet last evening at Harvey's.
There was little on the bill of fare that did not
come from the water, salt or fresh. This
characteristic Of the dinner was especially ap-
propriate, for the guests of the evening we're a
body of men who have done more than any
other to preserve the fish of American waters
from humiliation. Mr.. Harvey, all WASH
ington and pretty much all the rest Of the
country knows, stands at the very head Of CON-
Founders of icthyological dishes, and on this
occasion he did full justice both to his repu-
tation and the illustrious and critical company
present. The guests Of the evening were the
members Of the American Fisheries Society,
which is now in session in this city.
When the Woodmont Rod and Gun Club
learned that the society TO meet here il Was
decided to tender the members a fish dinner.
As a result of this laudable intention upward Of
three score gentlemen, every one Of whom
knows the difference between a brown hackle
and dusty miller, sat down last night and for
nearly four hours exchanged fish stories.
TELLING FISH STORIES.
Think Of it: fishermen from all parts OF the
country, freed from all restraints and moral
computations, telling Of their bold deeds with
the rod and fly. There were one or two stories
told that really il were hard TO believe notably
one, the personal experience of a man who had
trained a brook trout to leave his native ele-
ment and come out and follow the man around
on shore like dog. All went well until one
day the two started to cross a brook a log.
The log was slippery. The trout fell in and
was drowned. This story was rather nearer the
truth than most Of them, so that finally an
street broker and a member Of the Moodmont
Rod and Gun Club, too, gave up in despair, re-
marking that he had always thought he was
something of a liar himself.
Judge Jere Wilson, the president Of the
Woodmont Club, presided and acted rs toast
master. He did il capitally. too though he
said he had no idea how he came TO be elected
the president, as he did not know the differ
ence between rod and gun Some one tried
to explain his eligibility as president OF a fish
club on the ground that he was lawyer, and
it went.
THE SPEECH MAKING.
Judge Wilson welcomed the guests in .
neatly turned speech, which was responded 10
by Mr.. Z. G. blackboard, the president of the
society. Mr.. Blackboard is the famous Fulton
Market fish man and banker. who, having
amassed a big fortune in the fish business, now
devotes himself largely 10 pisciculture and the
interests of the New York fish commission
Other speeches were made by Vice President
Henshall, the author of the great work on the
black bass; Mr.. Fred. Mather, who is the
famous raconteur of the society, 20 express il
mildly; Mr.. A. n. Cheney, Mr.. H. &. Ford DIR.
Parker, ex-Congressman johnson Of New York
and Mr.. W. Cranch McIntire.
SOME OF THE PARTICIPANTS.
Among those who were present were DIR. 4.
II. Cary Of the Georgia fish commission, ~
lanta; II. Herrell, J. c. Parker, Michigan; ".
I. May, Nebraska fish commission; Edward p.
Doyle, New York, William T.. Seal and ]. W.
Collins Of the United States fish commission;
Eugene @. Blackboard, New York fish commas
sion; Frank n. Clark, United States fish COM
mission; j. j. O'Connor, q. Brown Goode, Fred
Mather, Cold Spring Harbor, NY; A n
Cheney, Glen Falls, NY; J. IL. Henshall Gin
cinnati; b. Is. Porter, San Francisco; Richard
Grayson Harris, Frank J. Amsden,
NY; H C. Ford, W. L. Powell,
s. H. Kaufman, L. J. stell-
wagon, J. Maury Dove. Il. NJ. Larner, r. b.
W. 3. Harlan, Il. o. Hoffman.
John W. Mccartney, 4. b. Mcclure, William
II. McKnew, Gen Albert 0rdway, J. W. Pilling,
B. K Plain, Philip q. Russell W. Kelsey
Schoepf, B. II. Warner, Jas. p. willett, Jere-
miah n. Wilson, Rudolph Kaufman and Leu
Woodbury.. is.