Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-02

they were of educational value and thu
pictures were also OF great interest ia
the wardcns and sportsmon attending
Mr.. Finley was for four years n warden
OF game in oregon. resigning that posi-.
ton to take the position of State biologist.
and now propagation of game. lie works
on the theory that game protcctio, 10
largely educational and believes in spcnd.
ing a good part of the money Appropriated
for che work along educational lines
rather than using it all for police work.
The first reel he showed was entitled
"Rainbcs with n Naturalist" It showed
how best to interest the child i'm the
work Of game preservation and depicted
some of the simple things any child
might do to become Interested in tho
work. such as collecting frogs eggs and
Matching them out, and such as watch
ing the nests of some of the commoner
birds This iilm contained the picturcs
of the home life of the humming bird
and is probably the only one Of its kind
in existence.
The second reel depicted the worn, Of
the school children who make bird houses
and showed the classes putting the homes
for the birds in the woods, tho idea
being to get tho child Interested early in
life in the bird life. which tends to make
him a protector and n better observer
of the game laws in later life The third
reel showed pictures of wild animals
with the home life OF the bear and bci
cubs. the deer. the elk, panther and
mountain lion. The last reel showed sea
bird Iirp off bn
with the establishment Of wild bird
reservations in different parts of tho
country and the work OF the national as
ISOLATION of Audubon societies. which has
headquarters in New York with branches
all over the country.
OFFICERS OF FISH AND GAME
LEAGUE.
At the business session os the Vermont
Fish and Game League. held on the roof
of tho Hotel Vermont at six o'clock in
the evening. the following officers were
elected: President. John W. Titcomb OF
Lyndonville vice-presidents, William H.
Wheeler Of Vergennes. w. II. Bradford
Of Bennington, NJ. Il. Proctor Of Proctor
n. w. Fiske of Isle La .dotte. II. J. NJ
Jones of Montpcner, II. l.. Patrick of
unr;nrnoid. ,,,h 80 .,' VI
n,it,oa W. p u,ars. -. .,,,' o.'
l., =, ,ra,, 20 n..,....'
p,ro,au - CaIo,I,,a ' w. =
81. ,,,'..., .s' -
Marshall of Essex county, j. Gregory
Smith of Franklin county, Juan Robin.
son of Grand Isle county, ]. r. Steven.
of Lamollle county, l.. NJ. Kingsley OF
~ 'o'"''' - ''Hie Oh orange
'ou'''S' /" ~ 'reen OF ashinStor
~, Hi'e VI "nhnam county
i,lo 'har'es no"ner OF Windsor county
"o reso'u'ions' one pacing the league
OH record as opposed to the change If
'oi III from Perih'Ssi'e 10 prohip'tlVe flsf
ana game laws ana the other endorsing
inc pans formulated under the 'perma
heht wild-lfe protection fund for tho
es'aohshmeht OF government sanctuaries
LOT game WITHIN the national forest re
scrVations' were adopted at .he meeting
winch was adjourned to attend the ban
quot that was served in the main dining
room OF tho motel.
BANQUET AND SPEECHES.
About 15o covor, mar. ,,id fo,, .ho ,,,,
ouot aud &, WAN, bod b..,, ,r,,,r,<, =,
Robert T. C.o,,,mer n,an,sor ~ ,ho In.
which was IN nor vi,h az ,,ot sto., L.,
advance of any over serv.d ot n ,o,n,o,
1,,ora- Of ,bo ,o,o,,
John w Ti+oon,h nr..;aor, ~ a.,
League nresided over ,ho ,ost-rrordi,I
exercises andt .ers, co1,oa ,,no, r.,,.o,-.,,
Charles w t;a,es Coverro, c,tes af,e,
extending , ue,couo 10 ,boso .ttondir,
tho b.ro,,e, <ro,, o,,,sido tho S.,,. sn,Lo
Of his Qualification over tho decisiop
hapdeJ down nv tho sunrera co,,,.t n,
Vermont at A1ontne,ier Yesterday
The next sne.ker was George n Pratt
who had , fin, that u,,s take, et hi.
su,nr,er c,n,n IN my, Scott, thrown
an 10 n scree, Of ono and re tina d,n;no
room Tho nictrro sboued his sors food.
ino o,ri,cLs 70 q hui, nooose who bad
como 70 the camp where he had becr
tomed 50 that be alto from ,beir hands
v,uIiom + EYr1o, tho, SMOKE IN two mo.
tion n,c.ure reels Tho first sbowed wild
h;,,d ,ifa on rbreo-Arcb rocrs oy IN.
coaat Of Oregon and tho otber Sbowof
tho r,,,s of f,h;nool sa,ron in tho Col,
unoli, md Snake riyers at snawnine
ea.eo, Tbeso ,,ictures ,ile tbosa show,
by Mr. Finley n The StrOOC in the after
poor wore quito tho most wonderfu, ex
hihitions of their kind oyer seen in mi,
,,io;rit,,
A IT D;rsmore su,erintenden, ~ N,
bury, was next called upon, and, afte
comb and Vermont sportsmen, told tire,
bear stories, two or when were tales o