The sun., 1916-11-28

things one November morning lately.
Prof. Johns Clarion Cell.
On November 9 last Prof. John. hav-
ing nothing else to do after nibbling q
lot Of canned salmon for breakfast that
morning, sat himself down at his deep
sea typewriter and wrote a clarion call
to arms which appeared In tbs Rod n
Gun column in the following guise:
''why not asked Prof. Johnny. why
not a dinner OF the contributors OF the
Rod and Gun column?-The Professor
(SuN, November ~
That was enough. From o~utlandish
places such as Monmouth county. New
Jersey. they came into the Grand Hotel
last night-meaning to select n fishing
club at random. the Asbury Park Fish
ing Club, with Johnny Richie. president
Of the club, and Ed Davis, the worlds
champion caster. at their head.
And White Agate Johnny Adrian was
there and so were Cotton Thread Jimmie
Jordan. Greenhorn c. i. Anderson. &c.
NJ. W." George Watson. &c. p. NJ" c.
Perry Marks. Old Stand BY Al haywood.
Sea salt T.. b. Barnum, Lindsay Deni-
son Of Great Neck. who was the only
diner present who never caught a fsh In
his life this side Of Jacks oyster coun-
ter; Brook Trou Freddie Forrest. and
also these:
Father OF Casting DIR. Carlton Simon.
who first thought the simple thought that
fishermen should not hang up their tackle
simply because winter had come on. but
should devote the cold months to fy cast
ing contests. which would improve their
game against the coming spring Editor
C.. n. Hazen Of Forest and stream, Ed
tor Warren X. Miller Of Field and stream,
the aforesaid American Game Protective
and Propagation Commissioner. A. f.
Quarles, who brought a lot conservation
movie films and projecting machines with
him: Edward 7. MITCHELL. editor-ln-chie
OF THE SUN. and listed as guest OF
honor" on the deliberately decorated
menu supplied to the diners; State Con-
servation Commissioner W. c. Carpenter.
Toastmaster Alec Med. Stoddart. loss of
the Rod and Gun news column and car
OF last nights dinner; little Contributor
Bobbie F~ridenberg. Nicholas Phillips
Philip HUI"
The Cigars Arrive.
gentlemen. TT is Prof. Mcdonald
interrupting and silencing the clatter Of
knives and forks and fish stories.1 Here
I have. as o see. several boxes Of
cigars which have Just arrived with the
compliments Of Mr.. Frank A. Munsey. I
hope they're good cigars and that you'll
enjoy them"
The cigars were and the diners did.
There came a time at last when Toast.
master Stoddart positively had to arise
and begin to introduce speakers. The
dinner. said the POSTMASTER. was the
finest catch The Rod and Gun column
ever had made. Then Mr.. Mitchell got
up and told the truth. after which MEM
Der after member of the contributing
column arose and lied themselves black
Ia the face.
Yes, my friends, ! nave a South Amer
lean parrot fish which I am teaching to
talk. selp my gawd. But my wife has
an aquarium filled with catfish which
have recently had kittens. What does
the parfotish do? The parrotfish comes
up for air. sticks it's head OF Of water
and says. Here. kittie. kittie. kittie -
to the kitten catfish in the next glass
tank and demoralizes them.
And there's that little fiyingfish named
Bobbie which Raymond Ditmars gave
me. I must see that IL gets exercise. SO
what do I 10? ] let IL out OF its tank
every morning to fy about the room.
But II thinks it's like all monoplanes-
can turn only to the left and so II
flies around and around and around the
room from right to left every morning,
the result being that IL develops only Its
right wing. Muscle forms under the over
developed right wing to u an extent
that the muscular wadding presses upoi
Bobbie's heart and kills the poor nut
'Sgawd's my judge. gentlemen!
More serious Talks.
There were more serious talks-Mr
Mitchell's, for instance. who started GU
by saying that he knew next to nothing
OF fishing. hut in u very few seconds be-
gan 10 prove that he had an excellent
grasp on the all outdoors effect upor
the clear eyed fishermen who were ap'
plauding him.
Frank Ward O'Malley. a rising younG
journalist, moved the assemblage L
tears by relating n fish story which h'
insisted was true.
81 have been deeply hurt said Mr.
O'Malley. feelingly. 'at herring aspcrsion'
cast upon my veracity. There hangs IL
the office OF my newspaper. ar;istlcall,
upholstered. n trout which |. who
make bold to say-have had some ex
perience az an Izaak Walton. caught al
by my lonesome.
"Some Of my enemies-God grant the!
may not he many-have circulated per
sistently tn" report that this fsh weigh
. a paltry "A pounds. ISobs. ! an
here tonight to say hat that trout il
its natural state tipped the scales a
"a. What IL weighs now ] am unabl
to state"
Gentlemen" concluded Mr.. O'Mallc.
after a momentary pause. II feel tina