Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-02-22
GAME PROTECTION
ASSOCIATIONS TO
HOLD CONVENTION
Representatives of Eight So
cietieS in New Mexico and
Many Others Will Be Here
on March 10 and II,

The latest move Of the various
game protective associations Of New
Mexico is revealed in an announce
ment made today to the effect that on
March 10 and II they will hold Il
convention at Albuquerque to fcderate
themselves into New Mexico State
Game Protective association. Game
.conservationists, officers Of the Albu-
.querquc association say, have fully
awakened to the fact that 9in union
there is strength, ana have adopted
the idea of a central organization as
"a means fer more effectively pushing
their ideas into every corner OF the
state.
There are now eight game protect
i've organizations in the state, center
ing in Taos, Santa Fc, Albuquerque
Magdalena, Silver city, Cloudcroft
Carlsbad ana Roswell, each Of which
viii be represented by a delegate
Aldo Leopold has been chosen MS the
delegate to represent the Albuquerque
association
In addition, the convention win be
attended unoffically by many promi-
ncnt men interested in the game pro-
lection movement, including oliver
Lee, w l.. Rutherford and r. f. Bal
this. Of Alamogordo. DR. f. +. Doepp
and John w Armstrong. of Carlsbad.
W. II. Goddard, Ward shepard, Dr. NJ.
McCreary and W. r. Morley, Of Mag
dalena. Levi A. Hughes, Of Santa Fe.
Herbert DuntOn of Taos: Scott y.
Williams, of Clouderoft, DR.. William
MacLake and Hugh J.. Hodge. of Sill
yer city; Ed NJ Otero, OF Los Lunas,
and all of the officers and many mem
bers of the Albuquerque association.
a strong gathering Of representative
men is already assured
state Game Warden Trinidad c. de
Baca will represent the state game de-
partment; Aldo Leopold, A. G. Ring
land ana r. II. kavanaugh viii rep
resent the United states forest service;
and j. s. Lyon and j. G. Crick the
United States biological survey 1t is
claimed that the convention will be
the strongest ever held for the same
or similar purposes in the state, and
will mark the formal launching of
vigorous statewide campaign for game
law enforcement and the conservation
of game and fish
1t is pointed out that the proposed
state association viii By no means
supplant the local associations already
organized but ON the contrary will j
furnish a medium for their concerted
action in matters Of statewide scope. |
It will handle matters pertaining tol
state and national legislation re-
stocking operations of statewide inn
oortance, cooperation with the state I
livestock associations and public cdu- I
,ation through the medium Of publici- T
s, including the publication of "The .
Pine Cone" as the official organ Of I
he association. This little paper now
by the Albuquerque associa-
ion, has already scored quite sue
'ess and received favorable comment
rom leading game conserNationsts an
'ver the country The question of
'fferlng rewards for information lead
ng to the arrest and conviction of Of
endcrs against the game law will also
e considered.
Officers Of the Albuquerque Game
Protective association are making ar
dngcmcnts for the adequate enter
anmcnt Of tho visitors At a recent
Meeting of the executive committee
he following were appointed by Pres
dent Westcrfcld as a committee to
ttcnd TO the entertainment of thci
j r. Mullen, chairman.
'harlcs Quier' Prof 9hn y Clark. f.
Y kavanaugh and Laurence f. Lee.
mother committee consisting Of Hen
y Wcsterfeld, Professor Clark Aldo
.eopold and Harry Johnson, has been
ppointed TO draw up proposed pro-
ram of work for the convention
II is said that the entertainment
ommIttee Will try to arrange somc-
hing unique in the way Of dinner
IT IFS guests All members of the
lhupuerque association will be in
tied to this dinner An automobile
to the Rio Grande Gun club
i'll also be arranged