The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-11-26
FISH AND GAME LEAGUE.

The annual meeting and banquet of
the Vemont Fish and Game League
which was held in this city Wednes-
day evening, was one of the most
successful in the history of the league,
and every event of the evening passed
off in manner that reflected great
credit on the committee having charge
of the arrangements The business
meeting occurred at 6 80 O'Clock in
the Pavilion parlors with President
Titcomb IN the chair. After the secre-
tary's and treasurer's reports were
disposed of the election of new MEM
bers was taken up and fifty-three
were admitted.
A nominating committee consisting
of one member from each county
brought in the following nominations
for officers and they were unanimously
elected President, Frank l.. Fish,
Vergennes secretary, II. g. Thomas,
Stowe; treasurer, @. f. Lowe, Mont
pelier; vice. presidents, John W.
Titcomb, st. Johnsbury DR.. d. O..
Hawley, Burlington; Frank l..
Greene, St Adams; f. II. Chapman,
Rutland; f. G. Butterfield, Derby
Line. County executive committee,
Addison, Thad M. Chapman; Ben
nington w. E. Hawks. Chittenden,
f. II. Wells; Caledonia, Il. N. Car
ter; Essex, E. NJ Bartlett; Frank
lin, f. W. Mitchell; Grand Isle, II.
G.. Holcomb LamOille, o. E. Luce
Orange, Nelson Bailey; Orleans, F..
E. Alfred Rutland, Earl S. Kins-
ley; Washington, l.. Bart Cross
Windham, f. W. Childs; Windsor,
o. w. Daley. Membership commit
tee, NJ. @. Berry, Burlington; L. S.
Norton, Bennington; Z. M. Deal,
st. Adams. Auditing committee, A..
W. Ferrin, Montpelier; @. II. West,
Rutland; w. S. Soule, Fairfield.
Fifty dollars each was voted to the
secretary and treasurer.
By unanimous vote, a resolution
| thanking President Titcomb for past
services to the league, was placed upon
the records, and it was voted to rec
commend the reappointment of II. G..
Thomas of Stowe, as fish and game
conf ssioner. +. M. Carter the ex
ecutive committee man from Caledonia
county, is John w. Titcombs success.
sor as superintendent of the national
hatchery at st. Johnsbury.
At eight O'Clock the meeting ad
! journed to Armory hall where more
than 400 members and guests sat dowr
to a splendid banquet.
AT the close of the feast the retiring
president, Mr. Titcomb, Introduced
his successor, Mr.. Fish, who thanked
the club for his new honors, and in
troduced Frank l.. Greene of st. AL
bans, as POSTMASTER. This gentleman
fairly beat all his previous records il
this capacity. His introductions were
| ne, ,l,,Y, Ia AL,
way of telling good story brought
many rounds of applause. Incident
ally he paid all eloquent tribute to TIL,
new Vermont. Governor Mccullough
responded eloquently for 1.-The Stat,
stress upon the value of fish and game
legislation. The fish and game in
dustry, he said is one of the most i'm
portant, and should be one of til,
most remunerative in the State; tina
if we continued to stock the water
and woods of the State, it would brin,
to it people who love the rod and gun
increase population and land values
and furnish a market for the produc,
of farms and diaries.
John w. Titcomb was the mex
speaker and he told in an interestin,
way of his present duties among thu
fish hatcheries of the country.
Kingsbury Foster of Derby Line
responded to the toast, "The Prodi
gals Return" He spoke of the valu
of Old Home Week in bringing bacl
the sons and daughters of Vermont an,
dwelt elOQuently on their love TO
their native State. Raymond N. Smitl
of Wells River was introduced as
man who continually went from bat
to worse, because he lived in Vernon
and had an Office across the line il
New Hampshire. In closing his re
marks Mr.. Smith proposed this toas
to Vermont:
Her fields are clothed with verdur
bright,
Her hills are green, her men are white
Her women are our hearts delight,
So here's to old Vermont.
The last speaker was j. A. DeBoer
of Montpelier, who responded for "
New Vermont. He spoke of the re
newed activity in the States indus
trial, commercial and political life
during the past ten years and predict
ed great future in all lines of indus
try. In closing he presented to tn
retiring president John w. Titcomb
a valuable Brush twelve gauge shot
gun with leather case, as the gift o
the league. Mr.. Titcomb responded
briefly thanking the members for thei
gift, and the ceremonies closed witt
the singing of america. - During
the evening Wilder's orchestra render
ed several selections which wer
heartily applauded.
| RAILWAY TO RUTLAND.