Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-11-24
THEIR ANNUAL MEET.
FISH AND GAME LEAGUE HOLDS AN
NUAL BANQUET AT BURLINGTON,

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NUAL BANQUET AT BURLINGTON.
Officers for Ensuing Year EIectrd-A Bris
tol Man First vice-President-List o
Those from Addison County at Banquet
states Attorney Fish Speaker.
The Fish and Game Leagues annua
banquet was held at the Van Ness Hou {
in Burlington on Wednesday of last
week. More than two hundred of Yer.
mont's prominent men were present, and
a good time followed.
At s o'clock the league held business
meeting in the Van Ness parlcrs. John
w. Titcomb, president of the league
presided. The reading of the minutes Of
the preceding meeting was dispensed
with and the treasurer's report was read.
{ showed a balance of Sl45 % in the
treasury.
nominating committee was appointed
and went to the leagues headquarters in
the hotel to make up ticket. While
waiting for them to r. turn, President
TitcOmb made short but interesting
speech on the subject of fish and game.
When he completed his speech the
nominating committee made report,
which was accepted and adopted as
follows: President, j. w. Titcomb of
st. Johnsbury; secretary, Z. L. Bradley
of Swanton; treasurer, Charles F. Lowe
of Montpelier; vice presidents, II. r.
Peake of Bristol, N w. Fisk of Isle La
Motto, e. c. Smith of st. Adams, James
Richie of St. JohDsbury, w. S. Webb Of
Shelburne, S. l.. Griffith of Dandy, H..
L. Baldwin, j. G.. Mccullough of Ben
nington and p. II. Hadley of Bellows
Falls.
II. NJ. Chapman of Middlebury was
made member of the executive com.
mttee. Among the new members elected
to membership we're w. w. and Myron
w. Wilson and w. II. Bosworth of Bris-
tol; w. j. Strong of Vergennes; O. A.
Smith, Lee =. Tracy and p. B. Norton Of
Addison; Arthur Yott of North Ferris.
burg.
1t was 80 o'clock when the dining
room doors were thrown open. A long
table stretched across the head of the
dining room. This was reserved for the
guests of honor aud for those whose
names appeared on the toast. The
other tables were scattered about the
room. Directly in front of the table re-
served for the speechmakers were two
tables reserved for the representatives of
the newspapers of the state.
Among the Addison county men whose
names appear among those who sat at
the banquet were the following: f. B.
Palmer. w. II. Bosworth and VI. w.
Wilson of Bristol; o. A Smith, p. b.
Norton and L. P. Tracy of Addison NJ.
F. and 5. n. Allen of North Ferrisburg {;
d. A. Bisbee and c. II. Williamson of
Middlebury; \. p. Roscoe, G. S. Dana
and A. G. Squire of New Haven; w. B.
Wright of Orwell, E. Adams of Pantop,
f. f. Miller of Starks boro, w. n. Plat
of Shoreham, B. w. Smith of Townlne,
\. j. McCuen, S. A. Andrews, j. G.
Hindes, Thomas Mack, F. l. Fish and
III. G. Herrick of Vergennes. There
were 20G plates at the banquet.
President Titcomb began the after
dinner program with stereopticon
lecture on propagsting fish. He also
showed number of pictures Of deer and
moose and gave the story of each. After
this entertainment Mayor Robert Roberts
was introduced and delivered the address
of welcome. Other speakers in their
order were Principal w. f. Ranger of
johnson, Governor Smith, Gen. J. G.
States Attorney F. l..
Fish of Vergennes. Editor A, F. Stone
of ST. Johns bury, Col Porter II. Dale of
Island Pond and Fish Commissioner II.
W. Bailey.