Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-14

captain, who was sailing under sealed or
! ders. Zone never can tell where he's
going to land. All he can say is that
he's started
When night came on safe anchorage
was found. but before that time the
anglers had made catch sufficiently
large to insure keeping the wolf from
the door for day. The party hshed
, from place to place and made num-
Der of killings" and not one member
of the club was anxious to return.
Those who participated in the outing
were Sergt. Evans, George A. Totten,
Ira Sheetz, Edward Harvey. P. Z. Bra
i shears, Archie Auran and A. E. Smoot.
! Frank Williamson, admiral of the
battleship Elsie" was at the wheel on
the occasion of a weekend outing of
a party of sportsmen. w. II. Collins.
Familiarity known to his companions as
Mike, was anxious to do the steering,
but was forced to take back seat.
Williamson. Collins, Austin Savage
and Herbert Hanger composed the
party. Bait enough for a weeks out
ing and food enough to last several
days were taken aboard the boat the
night before, and it was deemed adj
visable to put man on guard during
In the morning practically everything
was intact and an early start was made
for Broad creek.
The place is filled with plymouth
bass" said Savage. 81 know because
years ago I caught twenty-three there
one morning.
Broad creek was reached, the lines
arranged, hooks baited and start for
record made.
But we only had one batting" said a
member of the quartet, land then the
wind blew. and we came near being
left high and dry
One small fish caught by the quartet
tipped the scales at six ounces.
! And 1T cost dollar an ounce" said
one of the disappointed sportsmen.
Charles J. Knopp, Benjamin f. Cox,
Theodore Jones and William T. Lit
Teton are registered at the Walcott,
Colonial Beach. All are enthusiastic
| anglers of the class who fish early and
the saying ''the early bird catches the
worm." and that 1.-The early angler gets
the fish,
1t was about o'clock Monday morn
| ing when they were up and about and
ready to start for the fishing grounds
| and half an hour later the four men
were anchored near buoy 81, catching
| fish
! First CATCH" shouted knopp, ex-
hibtng fine trout.
| Jones came in second with a perch
| while Cox was able to land a large
rockfish
! And everybody caught fish," said a
member of the party, land we re-
turned with supply large enough for
| d big fish supper"
! Maurice B. Cunningham of the House
document room and Ralph Dennis of
New York, lifelong friend. have en-
Joyed several weekend recreation and
! fishing trips to Colonial Beach this
season. Both are rod-and-line enthu-
siasts, their friends say, and each time
| they made the effort it was an easy
matter for them to make catch.
/ On the occasion of their last week
F.; end outing the anglers consulted Bob
Smith and Charlie Burk, prominent
| among the anglers at the Beach, took
| their advice and made big catch. Mu-
tual friends enjoyed a fish supper
| that night.
| Carter B. Keene, w. w. Price, Dr. Ar
thur N.~Meloy and A. c. McElroy par
ticipated in weekend outing at Rock
! Point, each member of the quartet TAX
| ing on coat of tan and catching fish
enough to satisfy him.
! Price, the heavyweight member of the
party. who was anxious to land a
rockfish that would attract attention
when they returned ashore and which
would prove interesting on the dinner
table at home. No accommodating
. friends were found on the Wicomico,
however, and the sportsman had to be
| satisfied with a catch of trout. perch
| and hardheads.
Two long strings of fish were brought
home by the four anglers. They were
among the first automobilists to pass
over the road after the storm, and it
was due to them that those who fol-
lowed were able to get along without
| much delay.
Joe Sanburn, one of the most en-
| thusiastic of the small army of Wash
| ington anglers, declares he has given
up fishing, and all because of the dis
appointment he experienced on a week.
end outing on the upper Potomac.
"Pm going to find myself a nice shady
place near a cool spring where there is
] still water" he told friend before
| going away I'm going alone, and will
keep so quiet that know I'll get a
monster"
Joe found the shady spot, cool
spring and still water" said Austin
Savage, land says he came near land
Fling the monster. There was the usual