Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-08

| Promptly at $50 O'Clock, President
Vickery called the meeting to order
and nearly every seat in the Board OF
Trade room was occupied.
! The report of Col. E. c. harrington,
the secretary of the association, was
full of interest. The membership is
ABS. During the year 20 new members
have Joined, and six have died, includ-
ing DR.. r. ]. Martin, Walter D. Stin-
son and Frank A. Small of Augusta.
and Hon. j. II. Kimball of Bath. The
annual excursion was to Kineo, early
in July. The report urges larger State
appropriations for the propagation of
fish and the protection of game. The
work of the League of American
Sportsmen is warmly commended and
Maine sportsmen are urged to cooper
tie with it.
| Col. FarringtOn'S report was accept
ed and a committee consisting of Hon.
A. NJ. Spear Of Gardiner, NJ. S. Camp
bell of Augusta, and Herbert w. Rowe
| of Bangor, was then appointed to pre-
sent list of officers. The committee
| made it's report and the following were
elected:
President, Hon. p. o. Vickery Of Au-
gusta; vice presidents, Hon. A. NJ
Spear. Gardiner, Hon. c. A. Marston,
Skowhegan; c. A. Judkins, Kineo; Hon.
w. P. Frye. Lewiston, A. r. Nickerson,
Boothbay Harbor, Col. 1. X. Stetson,
Bangor. Hon. H. E. Hamlin, Ellsworth;
secretary and treasurer, Col. E. c. Far
rington of Augusta.
Directors, Hon. p. o. vickery, Gov.
John Fremont Hill, Col. z. c. Earring
ton. Gen. w. S. Choate. Augusta; Hon.
McFarlane. Greenville; DR.. G. G. Weld.
Old Town; councillor. Hon. w. T.
Haines. Waterville.
Committee on legislation-Hon. P. o.
vickery, A. NJ. Goddard, Augusta:
Hon. A. NJ. Spear, Gardiner; Hon. w.
E. Parsons, Foxcroft: Hon. L. T.
Carleton; consulting attorney. Hon. II.
M. Heath. Augusta.
Committee on hatcheries-Hon H. o.
Stanley, Dixfield; f. M. Banding, Ban
Gor; Hon. V. w. McFarlane, Green
vile.
After the election of officers Commits
sioner Carleton addressed the meeting
and urged that all present become
members of the association.
E. NJ. Banding of Bangor, presented
resolutions thanking the different firms
for the loan of different articles used
in the decoration of City hall. the rail-
road companies for transportation, etc.
On motion Of Mr.. Carleton the resolu-
tons were laid on the table to be read
at the evening. meeting.
There being no further business. the
meeting adjourned until 730 O'Clock,
when the public meeting took place in
City hall. The attendance was very
large. The decorations of the hall were
the finest ever seen here. The stage
was a representation of woodland
scene. with mounted specimens of ami :.
mails, birds. etc. The floor was covered
with fur rugs and around the balconies
there were decorations Of mounted fish,
birds and other ornamental work in
taxidefmy.
President vfckery presided at the
session and the Apollo Quartet enliven-
ed the session with stirring selections.
The principal discussion as has already
been mentioned In the Journal was on
the question Of requiring nonresident
sportsmensto pay a tax for hunting big
game in Maine.
This discussion. the most important
which Maine sportsmen have ever con- i
sidered. was opened by Hon. T. 7. |
Carleton
On taking the chair. Presiasnt vickery
spoke as follows:
Members Of The Maine Sportsmep I
Association. ladies and gentlemen The /
president 10 expected IL preside and leave I
the speaking to othess; put. since the
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