Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-24

Or the first time in the history Of angling Amer
Il ica an effort will be made next year to properly
celebrate the birth of Izaak Walton, the genuine
angler.
Although English fishing clubs for years have had
celebrations birthday of the fisherman who wrote
the classic 1.-THE Compleat Angler; The COntcmpla-
tive Mans Recreation" American angling clubs have
been remiss in this direction.
The United Anglers league, OF New York, intends
70 have national celebration to commemorate August
g. $685. day when honest Izaak born at star
ford, the parish OF St. Mary.
The league will ask cooperation of fishing clubs
all over country, including the Salmon club OF
Oregon; Petersburg Tarpon club, 1zaa Walton CLUB
Fort Myers Fishing association and the Sailfish club
Of Florida Arkansas Pass Tarpon club OF Texas TUNA
club oS California, and the Atlantic Tuna club OF
Block Island.
In addition clubs near by will asked to partici-
pate, including the Cotton Thread Fishing club OF
America whose headquarters at the Raunt, Jamaica
bay Asbury Park Fishing club. Midland Fly Casting
club Newark Bait and Fly Casting club, Ocean and
Stream Fishing club of Newark; Belmar Fishing club
ocean City Fishing club and the Long Island associa
ton Of Surf Casters
Local fishing clubs will also be asked to send
resentatves including the Anglers club, OF New York.
Crescent Eastern Parkway, Greater New York Hockey
Java Klober Lemon, Monkey, North Bergen Phoenix
Pleasant Valley, Seaweed, South Brooklyn, Tri-Bor-
ough. West Side Williamsburg, We Twelve and Wam-
To this end the United Anglers league has appointed
an Izaak Walton committee. consisting of John W. Nc
Donald, John s. Roberts and Julius Heyman The COM
nittee probably be increased to number that will
hermit the appointment subcommittee
with special function. The idea will be annual
celebration OF walton day"
Walton published the first edition OF his celebrated
work and lived to see it through less than
five editions, last of which accompanied by
second part by his intimate friend adopted
son. Charles Cotton, of Beresford Hail. in the OF
Stafford. In it Cotton treated OF fly fishing
Since Waltons death every few years author
and publisher have gotten out edition OF The
CompIeat Angler" some using the modern spelling Of
complete and others using the old English form
oOPth hes Wal time to me
present include Moses Browne, Hawkins Ellis, +.
Thompson, Major Rennie, Nicolas, Bethuae. "Cphe-
mera" e. Jesse, G. c. Davies II. Morley, r. e. Martson
J. r. Lowell L. G. Johnson, ]. L. Hartiz, G. II. Dick,
Andrew Lang, Richard lie Caillienne, Austin Dodsoa
J. Buchan, A W. Pollard. S. A. B. Dewar and Sir Ed
ward Grey.
Some Of these volumes illustrated, others are
not The earlier editions fabulous prices
literally are worth their weight in gold Libraries
which early editions Of IZaak Watons book keep
them in glass
II is interesting reprint n which the
first edition 1.-THE Compeat Angler" was advertised
in the Perfect Diurnau from Monday, May 9, to
day. May IT, 1868:
"The Compleat Angler the ContempIatlve Mans
r,acreation being discourse Of Fish and Fishing not
unworthy the perusal of Anglers Of IS price
written by L. Wa. Also Play of the Spanish
psee never published: Both printed for Rich
ard Marriott be sold at his shop in Saint Dunstan's
Churchyard, Fleet Street"
Izaal Walton evidently believer In the follow
I'm system for the advertisement printed in
the Mercurus Politicus from Thursday, May IL to
Thursday, May 19, 1858.
In THE Compleat Angler Igaals Walton refers
sixty-seven books, II copy Of every
his own book put on fve-foot shell half dozen