New-York tribune., 1908-03-14
SPEAKS at annual Dinner of Camp
fire Club.

Members of the Camp Fire Club of America
had what they said was the time of their lives at
their annual dinner last night at the Care des
Beaux Arts. Their president. A. A. Anderson,
the artist, who the building. entertained
"al hands in his studio on the top floor, before
the dinner. which served in the main dining
room the ground floor.
While the opossum was being served. Miss
Bessie Martin Nine. Dorgvan sang popular
songs. and when the coffee appeared these five
| governors elected by single vote cast by
| the secretary: william T. Hornaday Edmund
| Seymour, William Edward Coffin, Daniel c. Beard
and Irving Bachelier. The present officers of the
club President. A. A Anderson; vice-presi-
dent. William Edward Coffin; secretary. A. F.
| Rice, and treasurer, Edmund Seymour Each
table had for its decoration white candy tent
and the souvenirs miniature deer mounted
grass covered plot.
President Anderson, who postmaster, af-
| ter announcing that the club had started with
forty members, and that it now had 252, each OF
whom was a game hunter introduced the first
speaker Clifford Pinchot- chief forester of the De-
partment OF Agriculture.
The first effective effort toward the protection
of elk in Wyoming made by Mr.. Ander-
son. said Mr.. Pinchot. HE sent the first man
! to Jail for poachnG, and that meant something
| in Jacksons Hole. The rangers out there, in
| time of would be the only body of men
capable of acting scouts. we are not only
saving the animals but are doing the nation
great service. In regard to the forests we
| are looking two hundred years ahea0, ana lfal
was never done before in any department of ma
tional life. We conserving wood. wa ter
and grass. Why destroy in a few years what
we shall need all lives? We have only thirty
! years of forest left"
Governor Hoggatt of Alaska told the sportsmen
| what their club had done, and he spoke of the
| boundess of Alaska. we have the
| largest amount of game" said he, 'of any terri
| tory, and YOU all welcome there. ] am en-
tirely IN sympathy with what your club is doing
10 .yaI,a of he. otIptr
William T. Hornaday told of the great need of
| club alliance, based the necessity of work for
game and forest protection. Men and organization
needed said he. Ion the firing line for the
preservation of game life He spoke of the club
| founded in Los Angeles by Mr. Anderson, of one
| s. c. DR.. T. X. Tuthill told of the system by
which guides are to be listed for the benefit of
members.
JOB Hedges, in humorous vein, kept the mem
bers a of laughter by his crisp and witty
remarks.
I've learned something about politics here to-
night he said You've got the best system I've
| This proposition of leaving 1t TO nominat-
| ing committee is great. Just dinky' little
| vote, and it all It's a very prevalent
| thing to be against everything I'm in favor
of preserving the forests because they belong TO
lis. I don't any continually debating
| the truth of the Ten Commandments want to
admit something in while. All sportsmen
| believe in a square DEAL but 1 prefer to deal my
self. ] have idea that sport is the dead
| level with himself and is willing to let some
| other people live. It's light matter TO fall out
/ of d second story window, but have explained
all that to the Governor, and he's going to take it
under consideration"