Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-23
Fish and Game League Outing.

The fish and Game league banquet held
at Hotel Champlain at Bluff Point, n. Y,
Friday was g pleasant and successful
event and was attended by about 400
people. The steamer f'Ticonderoga" left
Burlington about 80 p. m, the Yer
gennes band furnishing music on the way
over. The large dining room OF the
Hotel Champlain was filed with the
members OF the league and guests. At
the head of the table the guests we're
seated in the following order:-At the
right, President Maxwell Evarts, Vice
President James S. Sherman, Governor
4 @. II. Prouty, Senator c. ). Page, ex-
Congressman J. c. Sibley, President
j John NJ Thomas and Speaker t. G.
Cheney, at the left of President Evarts
we're seated Justice Brewer, Congressman
ID. j. Foster, ex-Gov. F. ID. Proctor,
GEORGE II. Allen. Lieut. Gov. John A.
4 Mead and ex-Gov. c. j. Bell.
Before the dinner was served, President
EVarts extended a welcome and offered as
a toast, "To'the United States of America,
and her prosperity; may Vermont and
each and every one of us have a share in
it," After the singing of america, an
excellent dinner was served. Some bust
less was transacted between the courses
Of the dinner and President Evarts
suggested that a meeting OF the league be
held every summer, instead of holding a
meeting at Montpelier during sessions Of
the Legislature and that Legislative com
mittee be appointed to look alter the in
terests of the league. The suggestion
was adopted. Mr.. Evarts then an
nounced that Gov. Prouty asked the
, league to Lake Memphremagog next
summer for a clambake, the invitation
E.f.. So
Popular songs were sung between courses.
! Mr.. Evarts spoke of the duty and
! work Of the league, referring to Vermont
industries that needed to be conserved.
He declared that Vermont was the NEST
beautiful spot on the North American
continent and he natural place for fish
/ and game. lie referred to the pollution
= of the Black river with dye mills so that
, no FISH could live In the streams and 10
: the exploiting of the beautiful Cavendish
! gorge by a New Hampshire corporation.
e He said the purpose Of the league was to
Z create public sentiment for the preserva-
E ton of our natural resources. He said
: the new law requiring hunters to take out
e licenses would bring an income of 500 OF
e $500 dollars. The company then Joined
t in singing, "For He is q jolly Good
e Fellow
t In introducing the first regular speaker
+ Mr.. Evarts said that Vermont was PROUD
. of her grand sons and asserted that the
: National administration gets its good
o qualities from Vermont the ancestors o.
a President Taft and Vice President Sher
q man being Vermonters, those of Presi
V dent Taft from the east side and those o.
: Sherman from the west side.
: The vice-president was given an ova
ha urrAf oh u unk anr II,
J. Mr.. sherman said, 81 am here because
j. wanted to be here" He said he haC
v spent delightful day, having started q
IT 40 in the morning. He referred to BIZ
: inability to attend the Tercentenary ex
d ercises and said If be had come then h,
would have been Obliged to play secons
fiddle, q disadvantage which did no
exist today. Referring to the posses
II sions OF the United States. he said, sVer
E. mont has her Green Mountains, her FISH
K and Game league, Max Evarts and othe
II members, ana New York has me-" II
> referred to the returning prosperity an,
It TO the great national wealth of tn
b country.
n Judge d. J. Brewer Of the Unite,
lie States supreme court called attention I
h the need of preserving the purity of th
=, public waters from sewage and ali pollu
l. that towns and cities should take care I
e. dispose Of their sewage and garbage in
n better way than turning them into til
es streams. In conclusion, he spoke of tn
Is Importance of the constitution of tn
m United States, and said the countr
i. would not go down so long as the peopI
d. held fast to it. Next January he vi
IL complete 80 years of judicial life durin
Or which be had always insisted that til
Of constitution be preserved at all hazard,
n He paid high tribute to President TAT
I'd which was received with great enthus
d. asm. He alluded pleasantly to the mi
n sioDary spirit that brought the Ieagu
n across the lake, to bless the state of Ne
I'D York. He declared that above all the N,
ty tionsl resources was the sterling wort
lr- and character of the people, which Wa
it witnessed as much as anywhere else
the Union.
Owing to the lateness OF the bour. n
other speakers were called upon and II
ms meeting closed with the singing of Ami
he Lang syne." Burlington was reached .
in the return trip little after d. m.
in ---
of Narrow Escape.