Evening star., 1901-04-01
FOR WIDER USEFULNESS
GAME AND FISH ASSOCIATION TO
BROADEN IT'S FIELD.
Reorganization Scheme Proposed and
the Reasons Therefore
Explained.

The adjourned annual meeting of the
Game and Fish Protective Association of
the District of Columbia will be held in the
red parlor of the Ebbitt House at 8 pm.
on Wednesday, April 3. 1901, to consider
the executive committees scheme of re-
organization and elect officers for the cur
rent year. Great interest has been mani
tested in this plan, and large attendance
is expected:
The plan for reorganization provides for
vice presidents from Maryland, Virginia
and West Virginia., as well as the District,
and for an honorary vice president from
each state. 1t is also proposed to form an
executive committee, which shall consist
of the president the warden and the see
retary treasurer and the chairmen of the
following committees; Membership, ways
and means, District legislation library and
literature. as well as new committees,
which are provided follows:
On state laws to collect all laws relating
to game, fish, pollution, license, etc, for
the information of the association; on for
eign relations, to have in charge all mat
ters involving cooperation with kindred
organizations in neighboring states, with
a view to securing greater uniformity in
legislation more effective enforcement of
laws, and similar matters; on the stocking
of neighboring waters with fish; on nearby
waters, what they hold, how to reach
them. expense, arrange railroad rates for
sportsmen, etc; on stocking neighboring
territory with game. and on nearby
grounds what game how to CO. expense
etc; on entertainment, to keep the asso-
citation informed of exhibitions lectures
etc. in line with its purposes and the sug-
geStiOn and arrangement of entertainments
for annual or other meetings; on press.
which shall take care of the interests of
the association in the matter of publicity;
on accommodations, to see to necessary
quarters and comfort of the association,
and on pollution of rivers, which shall Sc
cure information of the progress of injury
to streams and efforts at their preserva-
tiOn
Executive Committees Report.
The interesting report submitted by the
executive committee through it's chairman,
Dr. Walter S. Harlan. in support of the
scheme for reorganization is prefaced with
the statement that the purpose in view by
the founders of the association had been
accomplished; that as a protective asso-
citation the work had been quickly and
we'll done. Proceeding, the report, among
other things states:
Eternal vigilance is the price of safety,
and we can only continue to protect by
continuing our efforts.
ITO protect the migratory game we must
go far afleld. The league and Audubon So
Ciety. the executive committee Of our or
ganiZation and the Agricultural Depart
mGnt were all behind the Lacey bill, the
longest stride yet made in general work.
We have yet to help secure uniform state
legislation, to which we can contribute ma
terial aid.
1.-The streams are to be saved and pur-
fed, and even that is not a hopeless under
taking. 1t is possible for this association
to be unit in a work world wide in it's
significance and effects and that, unim-
portant as we may be as individuals will
give our association a claim on the graft
tude of generations to come, for no one
material revolution will so much add to the
health and happiness of our people as
the purification of our rivers. To Danish
disease, to lengthen life, to restore the
beauty of our landscape, to increase the
number and size of our fish, to add to the
numbers of pleasure-seekers and the hours
spent in the delights of sunshine and
shower of green woods and bright waters.
is work to inspire enthusiasm, even il
the actual road to that end be only the
prosaic if not disgusting subject of sewage
disposal.
Game Nearly Extermfnated.
Our game is nearly cXterminated, yet ii
has been demonstrated that little watch
full care soon makes it comparatively plen-
ty again. The fish can be bred faster than
hook and line can take them, if We only
see that they get clean water and food.
We need the informaL Lioa of what is going
Oh in other localities, and that takes labor,
which our suggestions carried out will sup
ply We want to know the laws of other
states; the sports Of other countries with
rod and gun: the books that are being
printed on these subjects. We want to
Keep track of magazine and other current
articles on sporting and protective subjects,
that members may know, II they care,
where to find accounts Of the worlds work
in these directions. Ne want to collect a
library. and there are lots of things ought
to be done that will lie impossible unless
We enlarge the number of workers. The
executive committee has more than it can
do with credit to itself and justice to you, if
it must take the initiative we'll as dis
pose of current business.
Under the proposed reorganization we
have covered every point which suggested
itself We beg in your consideration of
the scheme that You be not impatient wit II
subjects which do not appeal to you. that
you exercise your ingenuity more in the
matter of elaboration taan restriction. If
You can think of anything else that will
interest YOU, amend our plan in that re-
gard Our experience. which has not been
an easy one and means more work than
most of you realize, convinces us that your
work will be better done; you viii know
more about what is going on you will be
able to accomplish more, because you will
be more nearly doing the work yourselves. -