The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-01-30
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE GAME
AND FISH PROTECTIVE ASSO-
CITATION OF MARYLAND.
Stricter Laws Recommended Geo.
D. Penniman Elected President.
For the Democratic Advocate.

The most interesting and important annual
meeting of the Maryland Game and Fish Pro-
tectlve Association ever held took place on
thursday night of last week, in the parlors of
the Carrollton Hotel, Baltimore 1t was at
tended by fifty or more delegates from all
parts of the state. Judge d. &. Wright, the
president, resigned his office, owing to press
OF other business, and George d. Penniuan.
OF the b d o. Railroad legal staff, was elected
IN his place. Congressman Charles E. Coffin,
OF the nth district, was elected first vice pres
ldent. The following executive committee
was elected-Hon. F. c. Latrobe, James
Scott, F. NJ. lowering, Gillett Gill, DR.. G.
". MaSsamore, H. Could, Col. ". H. Love,
X: IL. Gilbert, c. S. Schermerhorn. f. Ores
sci. r. f. Kimball W. H. Fisher. c. T..
Eicheberger Dr. Il. H. Dairy and T. C.
kirkweod The executive committee will
meet on the second Thursday in February
DIR. u. W. Massamore was re- elected secretary
and treasurer and he gave report of the
work OF the association for the past year.
The appointment of J. Olney Norris State
Game Warden was the result of the work of
the association, as was also the passage of the
Game Warden Act Mr. Norris has organ
lied his deputies, of whom there are 1876, and
they have been doing good work. The pas
sage Of the several bills regulating the size of
fish caught, the draining of the Chesapeake
d Ohio Canal to save the $4,000 or more bass
III it, and the more exact enforcement of the
present game and fish laws are all due to the
work OF the society. Secretary MaSsamore
reported that the society has POI active mem
berS. There are associated with it six auXi-
larry organizations with Il membership of 125.
DIR. MaSSamOre recommended that the Soci
ETY. advocate laws to protect the fast disap-
M
late the size of meshes in nets used in Chesa-
peake Bay and to regulate the size of rock and
perch caught in said bay. Judge Wright made
Il long speech III favor of law TO protect
woodcock. He said that few years ago they
were numerous but are now very scarce. He
said that it was due entirely to the fact that
they were shot out Of season. State Game
Warden Norris made brief address, in which
he advocated entirely new game and fish laws.
He said the present measure was too compll-
Gated to understand or to codify, and Devil
dered even the magistrates entrusted with the
carrying out of its provisions. He appreci
ated the difficulties in the way of securing a
uniform law and asked the members of the
association to investigate the needs in the local
tiles in which they live and report to the exec
utive committee, which would be able to draft
law for the state at large.
Mr.. Martin, of Washington, announced
that a local Game and Fish Association would
be formed in Washington to secure a law pro-
hibiting the sale of game caught Illegally in
Maryland.
Rufus Kaufman, a prominent angler of
Washington; W. Clinton Brandenburg, of
Carroll; J. C. Bentley, of Montgomery, and
president Penniman also made interesting ad-
dresses. Mr.. Penniman intimated that COM
binaton to defeat the associations new legis-
lation is whispered of in Baltimore by com
mission merchants who have been compelled,
under heavy penalty. to discontinue handling
game out of season. He anticipates a lively
fight before the legislature next winter, when
the association will appoint a special COM
mittee to consider all resolutions regarding
game and fish introduced by members of that
body.
The following new members were elected
Geo. P. Thomas, Jr., John Keeney, William
Wilson, Z. g. Abel, T. n. Timbe, John
McHenry, W. q. Faber, }. E. Daventord, E.
Reynolds and W. j. Howard.
Each delegate present was urged to organ
ize an association in each of their counties,
to be in and form uniform local law, OF as
near as possible, and report to the executive
committee. W. c. b.