Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-01
SpORTSMEN ELECT OFFICERS
Vermont Fish and Game League
Holds Annual Meeting.
4 w. Titcomb. Retiring President,
ELECTED to Life Membership
Members Of Opinion Technical
Man should He Appointed
A. COmmlsslOner.

About 30 members Of the Vermont State
Fish and Game League met on the roof
garden of the Hotel Vermont Monday eve
ming to hold the annual meeting, at which
officers for the ensuing year were elected
and routine business transacted.
John w. Titcomb, who recently re-
signed as State fish and game commits
Oioner. president of the league. presided,
the members present electng as his sue
cessor in office Robert W. McCuen of
Vergennes, the vote being by single bal
lot, cast by the secretary.
The name of Mr. McCuen was placed in
nomination by r. l.. Patrick of this city
and was seconded by several The other
officers elected follow: Vice-presidents.
William H. Wheeler of Vergennes, w. II.
Bradford of Bennington. r. l.. Patrick
Of Burlington. N. w. Fisk of Isle La
Motto, M. r. Proctor of Proctor, H. J. NJ.
Jones of Montpelier and w. D. Woolson
Of Springfield: secretary, Edward Con-
nell of Lyndonville; treasurer, Charles F.
Lowe of Montpelier.
The executive committee is made up of
one from each county of the State. The
members of this committee elected last
evening follow: Addison. G. N. Shambo
of Middlebury; Bennington, +. T.. Howe
of Bennington; Caledonia, w. j. Bigelow
of st. Johnsbury; Chittenden. d. A.
Loomis of Burlington; Essex. II. ID.
Marshall of Canaan; Franklin J. Gregory
Smith of st. Adams; Grand Isle. Juan
Robinson of South Hero; Lamoille, j. T.
Stevens of Hyde Park: Orange, Jerome
+. Hale of Wells River; orleans. j. NJ.
Kingsley of Orleans: Rutland. John w.
Dugan of Rutland Washington, Lester
H. Green of Montpelier; Windham. Fl. c.
Rice of Brattleboro; Windsor, George o.
Grjhley of Windsor.
Mr.. Titcomb, in speaking OF the future
success of the work of the league in YER
nSont, suggested that his successor be a
technical man, one versed in fish and
game culture so that the work of fish and
game propagation in Vermont. which is
now well under way, might be continued.
On motion of e. S. Higgins of Benning-
ton 1t was voted that the sense of the
meeting was that an experienced, tech
meal man in the propagation of fish be
appointed to fill the vacancy caused by
Mr.. Titcomb's resignation.
Mr.. Higgins also introduced a motion.
which was adopted by the meeting, CIV
ing 1t as the sense of the members of
the league that the bill before the pres
ent session of the Legislature which
would shorten the season for fishing trout
in the State was not favored by them
Mr.. Higgins in speaking of the bill said
that its passage. which would take the
month of August out of the fishing sea-
son, would greatly injure the tourist
business in the State.
Mr.. Tifcomb was voted to life member
ship in the association and on vote OF
the meeting the newly-elected president
appointed Judge James b. Donoway OF
Middlebury. George o. Gridley of Wind
sor and r. l.. Patrick of Burlington a
committee to draw up suitable resolutions
in appreciation of the work which Mr.
Titcomb has performed for the league
and the State.
The matter of holding sportsmen's
convention was talked over and the mem
bers present heartily endorsed holding
such a convention. 1t was voted that the
time and place for such an event be lef
with the president and other executive
officers of the league