Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-13
ANNUAL MEETING OF
HQMiNG PIGEON FANcIERS

The tweHty-sixth annual meeting of the
National Federation Of American Homing
Pigeon Fanciers, held at the Park Hotel.
this city. yesterday under the auspices Of
the Washington district, was the scene of
the largest gathering OF visitors ever as
sembled at similar convention. Delegates
were present from Chicago. Cincinnati,
Buffalo. Rochester, N. Y: Paterson. Jersey
City. Newark. Philadelphia, Norristown,
Camden, Lancaster. York. Baltimore. etc.
After the adjournment of the meeting of
the board of directors the Washington dis
trict was extended the courtesy of having
one OF its members serve as temporary
chairman for the purpose Of perfecting q
mutual organization and the constitution
and bylaws as prepared in the morning by
q committee consisting of Mr.. e. b.
Walker, chairman. and Messrs- g. A.
Reinhard and w. f. Dismer, were adopted.
The successful administration of the past
year was appreciated in the election of the
Old officers. consisting of Mr. George F..
kuett of Paterson. president Mr.. James
Male of Buffalo. first vice president: Mr..
William Hamilton of Philadelphia, second
vice president; Mr.. William verrinder OF
Jersey City. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, and Mr..
John Fischer Of New York national race
secretary. Progress was the watchword of
the convention. The liberality of the new
constitution increased the latitude for
districts from California to Maine will now
have for competition Montreal. Quebec and
other cities in British America. One hum
dred of the latest improved foreign timing
machines, samples of which had been gath
cred through the untiring efforts of Mr..
George F. Kuett. and at the cost of much
time and expense, were ordered contracted
for and their adoption is the beginning Of
a new era of prosperity in pigeon flying in
this country and Canada.
The evening session was entirely devoted
to social session. The banquet was pre-
sided over by Mr.. Alex. Bain who in a
infr fho
speakers, whose responses to toasts have
never been equaled At each plate was an
unusually artistic picture of President
Roosevelt woven in silk, the gift of Mr.
Geo. F. Kuett, owner of the National Rib
bon Company; unique menu card, consist
ing of photographs of some of the members
of the Washington district, dantily ar
ranged with seasonabIe decorations and a
handsome badge of blue. denoting the ster-
ling quality of the homfng pigeon, stamped
in gold. suspended to which was a medal
of liberation of homing pigeons These
souvenirs were eagerly sought after, and
will prove interesting mementos of the
twenty-sixth annual banquet
Those who responded to toasts were:
''The ideal fancier." Geo. F. Kuett I'm
fuence of foreign BIRDS. VIM Verrinder:
Scientific pigeon flying" DR.. E. B. Walker;
Development of a strain" Eli Moreton;
Results of energy" Thos. Rivel; "Cele-
brated performances" Chase F. Hoser
Enthusiasm" Louis ]. Kengott: "A fan
cier's duty Frank c. Hersey: "Unlimited
powers of the homer" DIR. John Schilling
"A young fancier's predicament," Fred
May: 1.-The Washington district" John T.
Eiker. and others.
Among those present were: Messrs. Geo.
F.. Kuett. F. J. and H. e. Fischer of Pat
ersOn; James Male. Louis ]. .,engott. G. A
Reinhardt, E. B. Walker and Geo. A. Ter
harr of Buffalo. Mr.. VIM. Verrinder of Jer-
sey City, Mr.. John Fischer of New York
Mr. Charles Ellsworth of Cincinnati Mr.
Fred r. Phillips of Chicago Mr. Eli More
ton of Newark Mr.. Charles F. Hoser of
Norristown, Mr.. John Stewart of Rochester
Mr.. T. w. Morrow of Philadelphia, Messrs
w. T. Swope. Thos. Humphreyville. DIR. Bit
ger and others of Lancaster; Mr.. c. r.
Thomas of York, Messrs. H. H. Whaland
w. E. Guifford and J. N. Trout of Camden
Messrs. Chas. Schemm and VIM. Rumenays
of Baltimore; Messrs. Wood Schmidt, Bard
rolf, Bampf, Balm. Nye, Carol, Ladd Do
nath Toy, Fairbanks, Norwood, Noble
Hixon, Clements Holmead, Herfurth John
stone Krous, F. E. and w. F. Dismer and
others.
The committee to whose success the ban
quet is due consists of Messrs w. ]. Toy
A. s. tombstone, Arthur Noble, Walter Nor
wood and w. F. Dismer.