Evening star., 1897-06-04
READY TO TRY THEIR LUCK
Members Of Anglers Association Plan for
the Season.
Club House ON Conduit Road Made
Ready and Equipments Increased
Association is Prosperous.

Members Of the Anglers Association of
this city are making extensive preparations
for an enjoyable hunting and fishing sea-
son, in the woods and on the canal and riv-
err near. the associatioE's. property, in
Montgomery county. Maryland. on the
Conduit road, about three miles from Great
Falls.
During the past few weeks workmen nave
been engaged in enlarging the club house,
adding another story to the structure. This
will give four additional sleeping rooms.
improvements about the grounds are also
being made, and the boats were put in the
water many weeks ago. The club house
faces the Conduit road near the turn in the
road, and its location could not be better.
for just below the house Is the canal, and
few feet farther on is the river. The as
seciation's holdings border on that part of
the canal known as underwater" and in
which there are fish of many varieties.
The Objects In View.
The objects of the association, as set out
in the bylaws, are: ITO afford mutual in
tercourse and pleasure in all that pertains
to recreation with the rod and gun, and
otherwise cultivate friendly intercourse and
enjoyment among ourselves; to own a seal
and to acquire and own real and personal
and to sell and dispose of the same, to be
! applied to any other lawful uses
The association was organized more than
twenty-five years ago, and it's member
snip has included many OF the best citizens
of the city. Mr.. Theodore Friebus is the
Oldest member now, having been connected
with the club since 1870 The late Dr.
Townshend and the late w. S. Roose were
active members of the association, and
were reported to be among the good bass
fishermen of the city. Ex-senator Joe
Blackburn, although not member, en-
ioyed the clubs hospitality. and he regards
its fishing grounds to be superior to most
places on the Potomac.
According to the act of incorpora ton
there are thirty-two shares of stock, each
share representing an active member. AL
though the act gives tine association au-
ihur:ty to increase its membership, none
has ever been made, and there is now one
vacancy.
The Club Memberxhip.
The present members of the association
are: Thco. Friebus, W. P. Pearson, w. K
Mendenhall, Sanll. Enstein, r. ]. Bright
H. C. Coburn, DR.. L. NJ. Taylor, A. w.
Hancock, T. Z. Waggaman. Jas. Lans-
burgh, Jos. H. Hunter, z. 3. Otterback, T.
NJ. Tyssowski, Jules A. Demonet, Ed.
Landvoight. H. Benzler, H. NJ. Schneider,
E. E. Burgee, w. G. Kent, w. Fracker, f.
VI. Marshall, John Francis, Saml. A. Dru-
v, l.
Various, Chas. E. Lyman, Edw. Brooke,
Henry Copperthite, NJ. NJ. Rouzer and E.
c. Schafer. Messrs. Friebus and Pearson
are Life members.
zation is the janitor, the rules providing
that he shall take Care of all the properly
of the association, see to the comfort OF
the members, assist them in conveying
their traps to and from the boats, see that
the boats are properly secured and locked
after use, and keep them clean and ready
fer use. He shall place them in the river
at the opening of the season, and remove
them at its close, and also do such ordinary
work about the premises IS the directors
n:ay direct.
When requested, he shall also take care
of the horses of members while there see
that they are properly stabbed, fed and
watsred, but for this service he shall be
entitled to a fee of % cents per horse per
day. to be paid by the member. but this
does Lot include the price of feed.
He may also furnish meals to members
and their guests, when requested, at JD
cents per meal
Then. too. he is to supply live bait for
the anglers. for which he shall be paid 81
per hundred.
The Officers.
The officers of the association are: W. X
Mendenhall, president; Samuel Einstein, vice
president; Theo. Friebus, secretary, and
VIM. P. Pearson, treasurer.
In the club house is kept a book, where
members are supposed to record the catch
es of bass made.
While the association is now in a pros
porous condition, 1t has met with reverses
number of times, especially when there
were floods. Seldom Is there high water
that there is not loss CT from one to six
boats. Many such losses nave been sus-
tanned, but the supply of boats has been
replenished each time. This year the asso-
citation opens its season under brighter
auspices than ever before.