Evening star., 1897-02-04
EARNEST SPORTSMEN
A Strong Fish and Game Protective
Association Organized.
Big GATHERING At THE EBBIlf HOUSE
Commander Robley D. Evans Be-
comes the First President.
MANY MEMBERS ENROLLED

Representative sportsmen gathered in 1
large numbers in the main parlor OF the |
Ehnitt House last night IN response TO Il |
call for a meeting 10 organize assoc!a- |
ton for the purpose Of securing means 10 |
protect game and fish in the District OF |
Columbia DR.. Walter S. Harlan was tenn |
porary chairman, with Mr.. Rudolph Kauff- |
mann temporary secretary a constitution
had been prepared by the meeting, and
after 1t was read il vas adopted by |
unanimous vote. 1t provi1ed that the Or
garization should be known rs the District
of Columbia Game and Fish Protective
Association, and the chief objects were
stated follows:
This association IS organized to procure
the enactment of suitable laws for the
protection and preservation Of game and
fish IN the District of Columbia, TO promote
the vigorous enforcement of such laws and
to stimulate and assist such action by the
several states as may tend to protect and
Increase the game AMI fish supply of the
United States.
The executive committee shall consider
and report to the association at the annual
meeting all proposed changes in the game
laws and shall bring before Congress all
measures approved by the association. 1t
snali through appropriate subcommittee,
urge the passage of proper laws for the
preservation of game and fish and oppose
all measures hostile or injurious to the
purposes of this association
1t shall aim to secure the enforcement:
OF the game and FISH laws. and for this
purpose may Offer rewards to all persons
procuring the arrest and conviction of
vloiators of said laws; it may appoint ard
hire game wariens and detectives to Sc
cure the enforcement of said game and
hsh laws and TO obtain evidence of their
violation; 1t may employ an attorney or at
| torneys ID proseca,e persons arrested for
violating said game laws
1t shall diSS emi1a.e literature relating
10 game and fish protection, and may
render such assistance 20 game and fish
proteetve associations in the states as
may tie in its power TO do
The date of the annual meeting was fixed
lor the hrSt Wednesday in February and
the membership dues were fixed at 81 per
year On motion of Mr.. Edward ]. Sten-
Wagen, nominating committee was Gre
| ated to prepare a ticket of officers DR.
Harlan appointing Mr. Stellwagen. Mr.
| NJ A 1appan and DR.. J.. w. Glazebrook.
ne committee, after consultation present.
| eu list OF offcerS, for the election of whom
| The secretary was directed by motion to
| cast the vote of the association. They
| were as follows: President, Commander
| Robley ID. Evans, L. S. N: vice president
| Mr.. James F. Hood: secretary. DIR. William
| Pope Young; executive committee the Off
| GERS named and United States Fish Com
missioner John j. Brice. Mr.. Fred b. Nc
n II
cellus Bailey. Mr.. George L. Nfckleson. Mr.
| Cluskey Cromwell. Mr. Henry f. Davis
Mr. Joseph Hunter. Mr.. Charles II. Laird
| Mr.. De Witt Arnold, Mr.. William G. Ster-
| rett. Mr.. Richard Sylvester, DR.. T. n. Nc
Laughlin. Mr.. James NJ. Green and DIR.
| Walter S. Harlan.
| A discussion Of the general scope of the
| objects of the association was participated
| in by Prof. Harry King, Mr.. /. w. Sharp,
| Mr. ElphonZo Youngs, Mr.. Joseph Hunter
| Mr.. Richard Sylvester, Mr.. Stellwagen, Mr.
"rNyr1 NI-a1 nd fgnpc 4lnrp h..
| became members last night were James NJ
Green, Joseph H. Hunter, Henry King. w.
u. Chadwick, E. H. Neuniey er. c. H. Laird
w. A. Percy. E. A. Mcintyre. Ed Lang
voigt. H. B. Noble. r. L. Gait, Adolph
| Loehl, Eroch Edmonston, James Tharp, J.
c. Witel l. ". Sharp, w. G. SteIrett. James
B. Tolley. John Breen, w. A. Miller, Gabriel
Edmonston, Irving Williamson, A. NJ. Nc
| Cormeck. j. 7. Barry, T. p. Woodward, j.
Van Horn, Frank Bauer DIR. Nevitt. r. l..
Saunders. Thomas Blagden, NJ. V. Bailey,
| w. Tyssowski, j. r. Sutton, ]. ]. Brice. G.
| L. Nicholson, II. ID. Evans. Marcelus Bal
| Icy, +. b. Mcclure, H. E. Davis, w. b. Nc
Kelden. W. s. Harlan. C. NJ. n. Latimer,
| Rudy. w. A. Mckenney, w. E. Stith, Alex
| ander Mccormick, L. NJ. Saunders E. n.
Reid, Elphonzo Youngs, G. H. Dana, w. C.
| Bronson. Richard Sylvester, Rudolph kauff-
| mann, r. w. Maupin, z. Moses, Cluskey
Cromwell, S. A Drury, r. B. Donaldson,
| NJ. A. Tappan, E. ]. Stellwagen, l.. w.
| JlaZeDrOOH, w. L. H. n. >. Murcn-
| ison, G. T. Carter. T. H. Sypher, ]. +.
| Hood, j. ID. Darden. w. p Young w. H.
| Hoeke Job Barnard, W. NJ. Shuster. E. B.
Cottrell, w. H. Acker, W. A. Gordon, ]. w.
Billing, Charles j. Bell, o. L. S. Rezycki.
Morris Hacker, w. NJ. Offiey Clarendon
Smith, W. S. Thompson, jr., H. L. Rohrer,
+. y. Carver, j. w. Weiborn, c. McNichol
jr., J. b. Ermantrout, Rev. w. r. Turner,
w. r. Wood, L. n. Mclaughlin, j. NJ. Sar-
WIS., G. A. Bartlett, F. S. Newman, Clarence
Corson, w. A. Domer, A. p. Whitaker G.
r. Repetti, Conrad Zeller, Green Clay
Goodloe, ]. T. Granger, S. H. Kaufman
and A. A Birney.
| Votes of thanks were extended TO the
| officers of the meeting and to the manage
ment of the Ebbitt House for the courtesy
| in extending the use of the parlors.
Immediate measures will be taken by the
executive committee to secure the passage
| by the West Virginia legislature of the
act already passed by Virginia and Mary
| land, and which must be adopted by Wes;
| Virginia to be operative, which provides
| for the protection of bass down as far as
| Little Falls, and Congress will be urged &c
make similar provisions applicable to the
| eastern boundary of the District of Co.
| lumba.
Gentlemen who were unable to be present
at last nights meeting can become mem.
bers of the association by calling upon DIR
| VIM. Pope Young, at 1893 F street, and
| paying the 81 annual dues, or by sending
that amount to him, with their names by
| mail.