Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-03-15
The Merry Banquet of the George wash
inEton Fishing Club--S0nc Stirring
OratiOns--yarious Piscatorial Disquisi-
tions--Those Who Were Present.

Qh0uleu Lne BIHDy OF IuS ullSBSu loo |
pound carp claimed to have been caught |
at Newport last week. ON the wall |
back Of his honor, the mayor, hung the |
portrait of George Washington, the |
. patron saint of the club, whose solemn |
features, as the various wonderful fish
stories were told by each successive
speaker, gazed with unrelenting and
touching sadness at each orators efforts
In direction to which he is such his
torical exception. Mayor Shortlidge
presided. At his right was the Rev.
john r. Milligan and on his left Edgar
nj. Hopes, the POSTMASTER Of the even
ing. s..... XIII.
The guests were disposed along three
OF four tables reaching the full length
of the room.
A most substantial repast was served
by Caterer James L. Willis. The menu
was as follows;
Blue Points, half shell.
Roast Turkey, Cranberry Sauce,
Mashed Potatoes, Hoininy,
Boston Baked Beans
Turnips, Celery,
Queen Olives, Picked Beets,
Maryland Biscuit and Coffee,
Roman Punch.
When coffee and cigars had been
served the POSTMASTER arose and intro
duced the chairman, Mayor Shortlidge.
His honor gave an interesting address
on the anatomy Of the fish. Ills long ex-
perience in local piscatorial science as
superintendent of the Delaware fish
hatchery at the city mill gave him OPP
portunity of giving the club members
some valuable facts outside of their per-
sonal knowledge gained as fishing club
men.
The mayor was followed by Thomas
Davis, who spoke on the "Business of
Fishing" and explained what a genuine
scientific fisherman is. He pleaded elo-
quently for consideration of him at
those trying moments when he brings
home the triumphant results of his days
work. He should be allowed some lati-
tude, and should not be tied down at
any time to the exact facts.
Ex-Mayor Wiley whose toast was
"The Art of Fishing" said he had read
all through the first page of "Izaak Wal
ton" but still could not manufacture
bait.
"The Difference Between Wet and
Dry Bait was the toast replied to by
the Rev. John R. Milligan. He did not
know what bait the earlier fishermen
used but he still had difficulty in find
ing out whether the modern fishermen
did not use both wet and dry bait. Per-
haps the bait should be wet and the
fisherman dry.
Samuel II. Baynard wittily described
the various sections oil this city where
the modern fisherman can best obtain
the fish he requires. He gave Mayor
Shortlidge the credit of establishing the
carp fishery in the Chris:iana.
Colonel Robert NJ. Floyd spoke very
effectively on "Jersey-lts Resources
and Mud" The speaker objected to
mud. We had already met too much OF
it in Wilmington,
"Why you're made of itl' from Q
voice at the end of the room.) "rhC
motto of this club should be-" added
the speaker, "when you find yourself il
fish market and see fish, hook it,"
G. F. Thomas, the Lone Fisherman Of
the George Washington Fishing Club OBJ
iected to any further continuation o.
the office he holds. He thinks that tn,
large growth of the club, numerically
makes his Office unnecessary. FL
thought the next annual trip of til,
club should be by land instead of down
the river.
the Professional Orator of the club
Col. Enoch Moore, was received will
cheers. He commenced by SAYING h,
had come to the banquet determined t,
speak.
II move we adjourn" was immedi
ately heard from different parts of tn,
room. The orator then said that he in
tended dividing his discourse into fou
heads. There was more interruption @
q humorous nature when the colcnC
put on an air of affected disappointment
saying to the chairman "Would yo
allow me to postpone my address unit
the next OCCASION" The request wa
received with uproarious cheers and th
colonel subsidized.
Then POSTMASTER Hopes announce
i've minutes speeches Various men
oers were called on. Among those n
lying were George ii. Mccall and b
srantz. The latter commenced givin
his alleged 90 years experiences as
fisherman. Two or three score of IL
audience commenced an audible suoriu
concert.
with half of you asleep" the speak,
said, sand the other half talking, wi
close my address"
There were other speakers who Ike
the evening going pleasantly up to clio
to midnight
The guests of the evening were
follows:
W. b. Adams, II. c. Adams Joseph
Adams, DR.. Horace Belts, s. i. Bet
William Butt. Charles III. Brown. j,
Burtnett, s. G.. Bond, Samuel Ii. Baynar
Hugh Baker, Isaac $. Bullock, Adam Bal
a: +, Beecher, W. G. Bryan, w. V. Bon
William H. Curry, J. w. Cook, JOSH
Conner, DR.. Peter Cooper, $. b. Coolin
Thomas NJ. Culbert, W. b. Clerk, ".
Crossan, George Carter, Nathaniel Dav
ii. Dandy. NJ. Il. Dannenberg, Thorn
Davis, James l.. DeVou, h. j. DAY, o.
Everett, DIR. A. E. Frantz, Colonel Robe
NJ. Floyd, II, +. Fothergil james Gree
William Green. William Griifiths DELAY
Garrett James b, Hickman, II. NJ. Hoopt
u. L. Haynes, Il. Chalkley Hatton, NJ,
rick Horn, A. ]. Hyland, William
Heine DIR. j. j. Jones, Robert H. JONI
J. Trayers Jones of EVERY EVENING, A.
kooch, DR.: j. Paul Lukens. A. d. LeCi
pentier, J. NJ. Lenderman, w. B. Lend,
man, w. Il. Linton, William Lawto
William ). Lednum, Il. J. Lawson, Geor
II. Mccall, a. q. McCausland, Mr.. Nicer
W. Il. Mearns, Townsend W, Miller. i
Haven Morris w. d. Mullin, c. G, Moor
Edmund Mitchell, Jr., J. b. Martin, Geor
B.Moore, Colonel Enoch Moore, J. II. Nj
haffey. the Rev. j. Il. Milligan, Ii. I. PriC
Il. z. Porter, Daniel Pierson, Il. l.. RiC
!. H. Robinson, A. S. Reed, John !
Rogers Daniel Ross, Colonel George
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