Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-22

Selected, for Second Time, to Serve as
President of Maine Sportsmans Fish
and Game Association.
Eminently predominant in the 24th
annual meeting of the Maine Sports
mems Fish and Game Association
stands the reelection of the entire
slate of officers who have served the
organization during the past year.
Robert j. Hodgson of Lewiston, presi-
dent, and Roland C. Whitehouse OF
Auburn, secretary and treasurer who
have so efficiently served the asso-
citation in their respective positions are
indeed wisely chosen TO continue their
endeavors in behalf of the association
and for what it stands.
Three o'clock Thursday afternoon
found the House chamber at the state
House well filled with the nearly 200
persons from all parts of Maine, WHO
came to attend the meeting of the
association. Not only members but
many others interested, men and
women, in the fish and game Of Maine
were in the audience.
The 1915 Officers
The business of the meeting was
first concerned in the selection of d
nominating committee who brought in
a slate of officers remaining those
who had already served for the past
year, as follows:
President, Robert ]. Hodgdon. Lew
iston; secretary and treasurer, Roland
G. Whitehouse, Auburn: vice presi-
dents, D. l. Gould of Bangor, Hiram
W. Kicker of Poland, Charles c. VIII
son of Augusta, James j. Pooler Of
Portland, Charles a. Hill of Belgrade,
Daniel F. Field of Phillips. L. F. Camp
bell Of Cherryfield Charles H. Hall OF
Houlton. L. P. Swat of Bangor, Will
bur D Emerson of Augusta
Directors: J. Putnam Stevens o.
Portland, c. A Judkins of Kineo. AL
bert Greenlaw of PASSPORT, Blaine s.
Viles of Augusta, Thurston S. BuGn5
of Westbrook
Executive committee: Harry B. Aus
tin of Phillips, Charles P. Gray of
Fryeburg, Charles A. Judkins of kineo.
Charles &. Garter of Auburn.
The following legislative committee
was named: George S. McCarty OF
Lewiston, Cyrus y. Blanchard of VII
ton, Frank Robinson OF Bangor and
Alfred X. Ames of Machias.
The slate was accepted and all per-
sons thereon named elected.
President Hodgson then addressed
the meeting as follows:
Gentlemen of the Maine Sportsmen'
Fish and Game Association:
One year ago you elected me
president of this association, and it IS
proper at this time that ] give an ac-
count of my stewardship. Let me
say at the beginning that l have had
an efficient secretary in Mr.. r. {.
Whitehouse. Most of the work has
fallen on him. and he has done that
work we'll. The work of this as
ISOLATION is largely work of love AMI
if we are to increase our influence
and enlarge our membership, we must
have for officers and committees men
who are interested and who really
love the wild life.
Our first work was to send out a
circular letter asking the opinion Of
members on certain questions We
close time on moose for a period #
five years, a resident hunting license
fee of from one to two dollars, and ii
We get a close time on moose, to re-
duce the nonresident license from
$25 to SIS. 1t seems to me that we
should have no trouble in having
these laws enacted because they ap-
pear so obviously necessary, and be-
cause the majority of the sportsmen
of Maine want these laws.
The association and the Fish and
Game Commission are agreed as to
the laws needed for the conservation
Of our game. and are working togeth-
er in harmony-a fact which is addi-
tional evidence that the proposed
laws are the right thing.
Last year something was said
about restricting the killing Of deer
to one buck, and this was made one
of the questions that we sent out.
am glad to see that the majority of
our members did not favor it.
have talked this over with the COM
missioners and all seem to agree, that
such law would not be wise. In my
own opinion we would fall into the
same trouble we are now experiencin J
with the bull moose. 1 feel that when
the law was passed that only bull
moose of two years and older could
be shot it was blow to moose hunt
ing in Maine. Had the law read one
moose without regard to sex, we
would have had better moose hunting
today, but to single out the bull for
slaughter was a mistake and could
only end as it has in decimating the
breed. Nature maintains her own
balances.
/ recommend that a great deal Of
attention be paid to the men who
come from without the State and
build camps in Maine and occupy
them. They are entitled to the best
usage we can give. We should cater
to people of this class, who become
permanent property owners in our