Evening journal., 1912-12-23
HUNTERS FEAST
ON JUICY COON
ROCkland Men Recount Happy
Experiences Of the Chase
While at Kings Spread

Brandywine Hundred Coon hunters
enjoyed a coon feast In Ainscow's
Cafe on Saturday night The Rock
land Coon Club was the host. Bal1en
Coon was the tempting dish that came
before the sportsmen after they had
partaken of oysters on the half shell
State Senator Frank p Ewing was
happy as the toastmaster Of the occa-
sion In his address Of welcome
Senator Ewing said"
My friends this is a gathering Of
the ancient and Honorable Order of
Coon Hunters, or those of their
friends who are good enough to be in
itiated into the membership OF this
most respectable organization.
TO call man coon hunter might
be considered by some thoughtlcss
people TO mean that he does not
amount to much, but In the opinion
OF those who are gathered here to par
take of their bountiful though uuus-
ual feast no higher praise could be
given a man than to say he is coon
hunter.
For when we say that he is
man who can always look his
fellow man in the face with a vision
Of clean manhood
THE man who wanders in the
woods who pursues his pleasure in
the clear pure haunts OF nature, who
wanders through the frosty night
under the rays of the smiling moon
breathing air uncontaminatcd by any
OF the so called pleasures Of dissipa-
ton, Us mighty apt to be a good citi-
] hU l.. nf 90. frsIa oil.
live cleanly.
NO form Of enjoyment could De
better, Some may say that staying
up all night might be harmful That
Is true under certain conditions. but
there are two things that a fellow
can stay up all night for i'm the pur-
suit of pleasure and get good out Of
them, and only two and neither Of
them will hurt him. but will do him
good.
''lie can wander over the hills and
fields and through the valley and
woods along the streams amid the
rustling OF the leaves, and the sounds
of running water by the light of the
sllvery moon and feel that he is
man. He can also sit up all night with
some good looking girl and feel and
know that he is something more than
a man. Therefore since you are all
worthy OF the work /, bid you well
come to this feast provided by the
club
The toasts and those responding
were as follows; "Why DO Coon's
Eyes Shine.n Or. j. w Crossan:
"What IL means to a resident of Will
mington TO be a member Of The
Rockland Coon Club" Joseph SPRING
er; Coon Hunting in old Brandy
wine,' Frank Buck; what IL means
when a dog barks, Alfred Gregg
(who has been hunting since he has
been ten years old BEST market
for Coon Hides" Bayard Johns:
Pleasures of Dreamland." Walter
| Hawke; value OF Couch TO a Tired
| Hunter Allan Lindsay: 'Mechani-
cal Contrivances for Coon Huntings,
/ Robert Wallace; "flow to Climb-No
| Somersaults Allowed" Ralph Evans
Amusing Stories While Waiting.
Frank Green Best refreshments for
Coon Hunters" w Shafer:s "The
Lights to- Garry" John Stoll "Why
a Reporter Makes a Good Coon Hunt
/ err James T. Mclvor, and Reasons
( Why Our Club should Hold Dinners. -
/ Joseph Gregg. The reasons advance
ed by Mr. Gregg were sociability. and
the coon's sweet meat, Because we
/ live TO eat"
Those present at the banquet were
Alfred Gregg, Or. J. w Crossan. JOS
eph A. Buck, Joseph Gregg Frank
Comfy, George Walker. Frank Green
Robert Walker, Frank Buck, James
/ f. Mclvor Joseph Springer. John
/ Peoples, Walter Fox Allan Lindsay
Ralph Evans. William Conaway. Wall
ter Shafer, John Stoll, James Hedley
Frank p. Ewing
The Rockland Coon Club has kill
ed fifty opossums and twenty-three
coons this season.
Tenantless property means that th'
Wants have not been used TO advan-
tage.-Adv.