St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-08-13
THE PRESIDENT AS THEIR GUEST.

The Vermont Fish and Game League Have n
Midsummer Meeting and Entertain President
Mckinley.
The midsummer meeting of the Fish
and Game League was held at Lieut..
Gov. Fisk's home on Isle la Motto on
Friday last and more perfect day could
not have been selected for the outing. The
party rendezvoused at Burlington at
noon and the Reindeer carried 500 up the
lake to Gov. Fisk's home There the
people found the president and his secre.
tary of war, Gen. Alger, Gov. Proctor
and number of distinguished Vermont
ers from all parts Of the state.
At a brief business meeting before the
dinner President Titcomb announced
that 100 applications had been received
for membership to the league and these
were voted in. Col. r. ]. Kimball of New
York also sent check for $50 to become
life member of the league. There were
800 at the dinner served in a big tent.
Frank L. Greene of the st. Adams Mes
senger was POSTMASTER and he per.
formed difficult part in most credit.
able manner. President Titcomb was
equally fortunate in the choice of his
speakers, and it was matter of local
pride that the st. Johnsbury speaker on
the programme made the best speech of
the day. After the business meeting came
the post-prandal exercises.
THE SPEECHES.
President Titcomb then introduced
Capt. Frank l.. Greene of st. Adams as
the POSTMASTER. Capt. Greene said:
Gentlemen-I am deeply sensible of the
honor, pleasure and privilege which this
occasion affords me. 1t is an honor to
sit with the chief magistrate of the
nation; it is pleasure to meet so many
Vermonters; it is privilege to be the
clearing house through which so much
wit and humor are about to pass. /
tremble in the presence of so many MINI
rods. cannot participate in their pleas
ure, however. am in the position of
the man in the church, who, after an elo-
quent sermon, which brought tears to
the eyes OF everyone present, stood alone
and apparently unmoved beside pillar
in the church. He was approached by a
good deacon, with tears streaming down
his face, who said: How can you stand
here alone without show OF feeling ?"
The reply came quickly, why | don't
belong to this parish Here today
many a warrant for bucks death is
being signed and dated October 1.
Speaking of deer, regret with you that
the ladies are not here today, but it is
written that men must work and women
must weep.
Mr.. Greene said that it was true of
Vermont that her face was her fortune.
Long ago nature smiled on us and has
so continued ever since. But am wax
ing vain, and il so continue you may be
tempted to invest some money here
instead of sending it West and that
would never do. Mr.. Greene paid
tribute to the Empire state and called up
Thomas F. Conway of Plattsburgh.
MR.. coNwAY's RESPONSE.
Mr.. Conway said that he might with
propriety speak of the patriotism of the
sons of Vermont. He could not well
speak on educational topics because it
was one of the birthrights of Vermonters
to have good if not an excellent educa-
ton. He said that the people of New
York wished to congratulate the league
OH the work it had done and was doing
for the preservation of fish in Lake
Champlain. They felt an interest in the
work and he was sure he spoke for them
in extending thanks for the invitation
and to pay respects to their excellencies
the president of the United States and
the governor of Vermont. He hoped the
people Of his state might be able to recip-
.rocate by inviting the members of the
league to participate in similar gather
ing on the New York shore.
Mr.. Greene said there was nothing in
the constitution Of Vermont which pro-
hibited fishing with baited breath. He
paid tribute to the schoolmaster and
the little red school house which is found
in every corner of the state and which
plays such prominent part in all affairs
Of life. He alluded to several prominent
men, closing with President Arthur, who
learned their A B C's among the hills OF
the Green Mountain state. In introduc-
ing the next speaker Mr.. Green said that
what he had to say would be particu-
larly appropriate on this occasion be-
cause he had devoted his entire lite to
teaching the young idea how to shoot.
He called up D. Y. Comstock, principal
ofSt. Johnsbury academy.
PRINCIPAL coMsTocK's REMARKS.
Mr.. Comstock said that when Presi-
dent Titcomb asked him to make few
remarks at this dinner he looked for an
audience of 80 or possibly so. Now, in
facing this large assemblage he felt like
the man who stood before one OF the