St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-08-09
SUMMER MEETING OF THE YER
MONT FISH AND GAME LEAGUE,

The first summer meeting Of the YER
mont Fish and Game League occurred
last Thursday when nearly $50 members
of the league and their sportsmen friends
accepted the invitation of President n.
w. Fisk for days pleasure on Lake
Champlan and Isle LaMotte.
On the arrival of the noon trains at
Burlington majority of the party board
ed the steamer Reindeer" which was
chartered for the occasion, while others
went on private yachts. Gov. Wood.
bury and staff, Senator Proctor, Gen.
Mccullough and Others went on DR..
Wsbb's steam yacht "Elfrida."
he weather was delightful and with
excellent music by the Howard Opera
House orchestra, the sail of 81 miles up
the lake to Isle LaMotte, was one of
rare enjoyment to the entire partv. The
Reindeer" reached the wharf ato o'c,ocl,
where the guests were received by rresi-
dent Fisk and escorted to the tents on
the lawn.
The banquet was promptly served and
partaken of with keen relish, amid the
lively strains of music by the orchestra.
The guests were seated at three long ta-
bles with a head table at right angles
occupied by the distinguished speakers
and others.
Chairman c. NJ Wilds of Middlebury
presided and introduced the speakers with
witty remarks, calling first on Gov.
Woodbury..
Governor Woodbury. said, in substance:
1t is great pleasure for any man to be
called "eminent" There is no one so
great but he likes to be called great, and
when the tacetious chairman said you
would be addressed by eminent gentle
men, a thrill of satisfaction went through
me- | ought to be able to tell good
fish story. My ancestor, John Wood
bury, who landed in Salem in 1880, was
a fisherman. John Woodbury. was elect
ed constable by the Bay colony, and
history has not recorded, nor has tradi-
tlon, that any person of that name ever
refused an office since. After little
sharpshooting on the delicate subject of
office holding, Governor Woodbury. said
we have reason to felcitate ourselves on
this occasion. We have come to this
hospltable spot to do what we can to
further the objects of this league, which
| think will greatly benefit Vermont.
The governor then went on to show
how good fishing and hunting were val
, ued by city people. If we can have the
, fish and game preserved for them and
ourselves, he said, it will greatly enhance
the material interests of Vermont. i
think these gatherings will be of great
, benefit to this league and l hope the in
. terest already awakened will continue
until we have a state unequaled for at
fractions in the way of fish and game,
) as we have state unsurpassed in seen
cry.
Gen. W. w. Grout spoke pleasantly of
the league and its work said he was no
fisherman, but had brought his pole
with him on this occasion in order to
learn OF some of the distinguished fisher.
men present.
Congressman Powers said he didn't
know much about fishing, but had been
accustomed years ago to take pole and
line and loose change in his pocket and
90 off into the rural districts and hire
some boy to catch good string for him.
, The law passed by the legislature shut
ting off the small fish had taken all his
ambition away. He hadn't come here
in any sense as fisherman, but to see
the good people of Grand Isle county
> Then he proceeded to pay those people
warm tribute for their excellence of char
acter, their love of education and their
sterling worth.
The other speakers were Senator Proc
tor ex-Gov. Stewart, Gen. Mccullough
and President Buckham. At the busi-
ness meeting 16 joined the league At
8 o'clock the guests then took leave of
5 their host and the yachts steamed away,
l the Reindeer following at 6 o'clock, and
arriving at Burlington with the major
portion of the company shortly after s
o'clock.
Among those present from this side OF
the state were Gen. w. w. Grout, Hon.
B. F. Lincoln and DR.. c. w. Staples OF
Lyndonville, Fish Commissioner and
Secretary Of the League John W. Tit
comb, w, w. Sprague, L. X. Hazen and
Philip H. Stone of st, Johnsbury, DR.. R.
T. Johnson of West Concord, E. Baldwin
/, II. T. Baldwin, Nelson W. Bailey and
Horace w Bailev of Wells River