Evening star., 1916-05-06

of refreshments are Henry Rinck. r.
| Goodhart and T. GuIick Some of those
=, who are expected to attend are John
kapp. j. Sinclair. Harry Smith. w.
ger. Ben Iades. S. Folsom. John Bren :
nan. Adolph Ioehl. J. Fuegel. Samuel
Kimb berly, James ID. Cushman. Daniel
Chisholm. A. Cogswell. G. Herman. Carl
A. Shanklin. j. A. Flather. Steve Coster.
A. A Warfield. w. E. Dulin. Paul Allen.
J. F. ClaTkson, DIR. J. Ladd, r. LeiZear.
J. Painter, Burton G. Ray and Ferd A.
Herman.
The Columbia Fishing Clubs annual
planked shad dinner for the season of
1916 is a thing of the past 1t was
spread on the Virginia shore between
| Aqueduct and Chain bridges, last Sun
day, where fully 125 members and
friends participated in what proved to
be one of the most enjoyable outings of
the club during the fifty years of its
, existence.
The weather was perfect and the trip
! from Cumberand's to the shore in
launches was delightful one. 1t is
true the water was too muddy for fish
ing. but who wants to catch fish on
such an OCCASION asked club mem
bers.
Capt. w B. Staub who served as chief
Of the bake. was highly complimented for
his successful undertaking of the all
important part in the affair While plank
ed shad and shad roe and bacon formed
the more attractive part of the outing.
the committee in charge. which was COM
POSED of DIR. Tracy NJ. Payfair, W. e.
Stockett T. +. Foley. r. w. Colman. A.
r. toinan and Chairman Staub, saw that
not buck sausage. meat sandwiches and
spring onions. lettuce and radishes were
where they could not be overlooked.
Some of those who enjoyed the feast
Tracy NJ. Payfair. George A. McCathran,
b C.. Coleman. f. S. Burgess Frank
Mann. NJ. McGiiligan. Eugene Longley,
Percy Harcourt. Samuel Frye. r. Frye.
Graft, F.. c. Colman, Charles Zurhorst.
Gus Brill, John Hurley, Emil Spohn,
Lemuei Robey, John Graf. Peter Ben
nett. Charles Riggleman. Clarence Ing
Mccarthy, Wilson Offutt, Herman Rich
ards. /. II. Rowland, Philip Ryan, Harry
Scott. ". F. Tappan, Ray Thomasson,
Edgar Van Horn, John Waddey. Frank
+. J. Coleman. A. H. Colman, p J. Foley,
John Frick. J. .. Harvey and Thomas
keliher.
william F. Turner. who has enjoyed
many an outing of the club. came from
Boston to participate in the affair.
Many anxious inquiries are being
made about the season for catching
rockfish
When do you think the rock will
reach here is a question that has been
asked many times during the past
week or two. and boatmen are only
able to respond that the big ones ap-
peared the latter part of May last year.
$. J. Held. who two years ago estab-
lished q record for catching the game
sters in this section. has engaged his
boatman and boat for this season.
'Telegraph me when the fish com
mence biting" was his order. ''and I'll
come on the first train.
Anglers who have not landed one of
the big horses, as Patrick Riordan
calls them. almost doubt that such fish
are caught with hook and line, al
thugh the catching of them has been
witnessed by hundreds of persons,
while probab bly, only few dozen sports
men have had the sport of getting
them.
Il believe there are rockfish in the
river now" said John W. Hurley, who
has made no effort to catch them be-
cause of the sport he had enjoyed
catching white perch.
A member of Congress, seated in q
boat near where Hurley made good
eaten one afternoon. was unable to
meet with much success.
II want 10 say that / have enjoyed