St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-02-14
FOREST AND STREAM
Increase in Membership at Annual
Meeting Club Has Joined Ma
tiOnaI and State Organizations.

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The annual meeting of the Gale
donia Forest and Stream Club was
held last Wednesday at the Pythian
building and was well attended by
representative sportsmen from all
sections of the county. Quite a
lot of important work was discuss
ed and the club voted to join the
American Game Protective and Pro-
pogation Association and the Ver-
mont State Fish and Game League.
The matter of holding a midsummer
meeting was left with the officers of
the club to determine and arrange
for.
The following gentlemen were
appointed as a committee to nomi-
nate officers, Harvey Burbank of
Danville,- G.. M. Libby of South Rye
gate, d. L. Moody of Peacham, A. #.
Stone of st. Johnsbury and P. b.
Laird of Barnet. They reported the
following list which was unanimous
ly elected.
President, John w. Titcomb,
Lyndonyille.
Vice president, W. J. Bigelow. st.
Johnsbury.
Secretary, Delos M. Bacon, St.
Johnsbury Center.
Treasurer, Gilbert E. Woods, st.
Johnsbury.
Auditors, F. S. Hartman of st.
Johnsbury and DR.. H. L. Pache of
Danville.
Directors in towns:
Barnet. j. Ritchie, P. B.
Laird, w. F. HASTE, T. w. Chase
and G. F. Winch.
Burke-Dr. R. H. Burke, A. d.
Fogg and R. w. Densmore.
Danville-F. B. Stocker, H. w.
Osgood, w. H. Cass, N. B. Page and
Groton~E. F. clark, H. L. Til
lotson and NJ D. Coffrin.
Hardwick-T. G. Bronson, John
Stewart and S. E. Darling.
Kirby-W. P. Russell.
Lyndon-E. E. Bailey, G. B.
Hutchins, Edward Connell, w. T.
McGovern and G. M. Darling.
Newark-H. D. Packer.
Peacham-D. L. Moody, f. G.
Shaw, J. c. F. Richter and G. w.
Ryegate-c. NJ. Libby, T. A.
Meader, John A. Nolan and F. J.
St. Johnsbury-Dr. H. c. Newell.
G. w. Hill, w. B. Eastman, F. G..
Bundy and w. o. Rocheleau.
Shefield-W. J. Smith and DR..
S. A. Jones.
Stannard- Charles H. Brown.
Sutton-H. D. Chapman, f. A.
Holmes and E. P Thresher.
Walden-H. L. Rogers, E. E.
and John B. Goslant.
Waterford-E. e. Bowman, Carl
H. Blodgett and R. B. Cutting.
Wheelock-Fred Hoffman, D. w.
MCLEAN and w. w. Bean.
Twelve new members were adj
mitted making a total membership |
at the present time of 356. Secre-
tary Hill in his report said that 81 |
new members had been admitted in
he year 1911 and 36 members had |
dropped out. He had received dur
ng the year $585.6O and expended
S575.84.
President Titcomb said that about
so per cent of all the trout planted
n Vermont during the past year
lad been planted in Caledonia coun-
y as the result of having such an
as this, that the pro-
,ogation of fish had been success
ully established in the state but
title had been done towards the
of game The propoga-
ion and protection of both fish and
.ame should be increased and or
.anizations like this one would con-
uct the necessary agitation and
IL. LII
of the American Game Pro-
and Protection Association
aging that it had a fund of $685.
90 annually pledged by the am=
lunition men and that they en-
loyed expert men to detect viola
ions of local game laws and in
ase Vermont had problems that
ould be handled better by outside
fcials this organization would
end a man here to work without
xpense to the local organizations.
The matter of requiring state Ii
enses for both hunting and fishing
as brought up for informal dis
lssion. The object of such a IL
ense would be to increase the
1nds to be used for producing and
rotecting fish and game and possi-
ly the establishment Of game re-
lges in the state. The sentiment
as expressed that a license should
ot be required of too young boys
ut that it was hardly fair for the
en- paying the hunters licenses to
ave part of this money used for
lie benefit of fish while the fisher
en- of the state were contributing
Othing for the development of
leir sport.
A unanimous vote of thanks was
ztended to the retiring secretary,
NY w. Hill, for the faithful and \
hcient service he had performed /