The sun., 1918-11-11
CLUB
OFF FOR Big FISH,
Wives Of Anglers Notified
Somewhat by Grand Get
away Dinner.
START FOR FLORIDA KEYS
Famous Hook and Line FIX
perts Of New York Waters
in Party.

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Albert Martin. whose wife is the best
hsherwoman and story teller OF the Cot
tonthread Anglers Fishing Club Of Amer
lea. spilled the beans yesterday as to
why tho Cotton Threaders hold an an
nual dinner to which they invite their
wives. 1t Is to keep their wives In good
humor that they may leave them during
the summer to catch those wild. tackle
smashing founders that mis,udge the
capabilities OF cotton thread.
In the mist and rain OF early Sunday
morning one-third Of the dinner party
| took the last train to the trestle tauon
on the Raunt, which Is the clubs head
| quarters. to get few hours sleep before
they boarded the Bonefish and the Lady
FISH, which left Just before noon for a
| 1900 mile t-.:p - Florida
So DESTROYS were the members TO cheer
Capt. Columbus Jordan, navigator OF the
! thirty-fve foot gasolene boat Bonefish.
and that burly sea dog ut the holm Of
the ocean gashound the Ladyfish, Capt
De Sofa Uren, many went as far as New
Brunswick. N. j.. hoping TO make the
| night train back last night
With Navigator Jordan is James
Buchanan. crew and cook and with
Cant. De Sofa Cren Ia ]. Mayer, first
mate; Henry Hartstein. second mate.
and Joe Schlein. crew. all bound for the
Florida Keys, and In the words OF John
~. Ryan. they won't come back until
they make the ocean a decent place to
| Ash in"
But TO get back to the dinner. which
really began late Saturday night Would
t.A t.-A-
mans land looking for Trommers res &.
taurant. which Is next to the brewery.
The committee of arrangements did
everything possible to light the way.
They arranged with the searchlight atop
of tho Sperry Building for a guide post
to the dinner
All the cotton threaders were there,
and the navy was represented by Quar-
termaster Cotton Threader Walter Vogel
and the army would have been repre-
| scented by Lieut.. Robert Elder Sylvester
except that the Lieutenant had an en-
gagement with the Kaiser. Charley
Grolz. the champion hacklehead fisher
man OF Jamaica Bay. and John Paschke,
who gives an annual clam fritter feast
to all fishermen, came up from the
Raunt.
Walter Wilson. who stili has faith In
Jamaica Bay as a place Inhabited by
fish. although he sailed his boat from his
Neponst home to Rufile Bar thence to
the Raunt and back to Broad Channel
distance of six miles each way. and
never caught anything. was present to
say that one day he decided 10 fish nifty
feet from his home and caught the only
FISH he took all season-one weakflsh OF
81 pounds and two Weighing AZ pounds
each.
When, Resident Thomas Cleary an
nounced that Lou Sprung had won two
first prizes. taking a striped bass weigh
ing 3 pounds and ounces on twenty
women use for sewing. Lou was called
upon for a speech.
well. ] don't know what TO say" said
Lou. rising
Yes. you do. Lou said President
Cleary you can tell II graphically"
II haven't had enough TO drink yet"
replied Lou modestly.
We'll, you came in rather late. you
know" added the presidena APOLOGIZE
cally.
That is reflection on the dinner
committee. Mr.. President" said Ryan.
the clubs greatest after dinner orator
and wit
Whether climbing shiny rocks or walk
feet nimble one would judge from John
W. Moore, who never missed a dance.
May have this dance. dear" at vari-
Gus times asked Mr. Martin OF his wife.
but before Mrs. Martin could reply Mr..
Moore would be leading Mrs Martin
through the undulating music OF oh,
Frenchy."
The same thing happened when Frank
Reynolds. the Skate King OF Jamaica
Bay, wanted to dance Smiles with his
wife. but Moore was ahead OF him. When
George Fantinr tried to dance with his
wife he found Moore had first choice and
was Off when the first bar OF I'm Sorry"
was struck. The husbands sat alone.
smoking cigarettes and trying to look
pleasant-at Moore
But while the modern "ShinTi Shaml
wabble" and "wee Wee Marie" caught
the fancy OF Capt Cleary and Ada
Peacherino Riggs old Dad Kempton had
the time Of his life when they sang I'm
the Good Old Summertime"
Joe Baron, who won a War Savings
stamp for catching a 5 pound so ounce
skate on cotton thread, accepted the
prize, but remarked that there Ia about
as much gameness in a skate. Auaie
Roth TO the contrary. as there is In
hunk OF cabbage.
Despite the lact mat inc cotton
threaders patriotcally refrained from
fishing on gasiess Sundays they caught
on -Clark's No. "a cotton thread 36s
weakhsh, 27s founders. 1910 fiuke, 1875
striped bass. 107 tomcods. 20 lafayettes.
10 eeIs. IL skates. 7 croakers, 6 sen bass.
4 blowfsh. 4 dpgfsh (Which the Federal
Government has renamed grayfish). 2
Holsters, I sundial. herring and l tom
cod.
In fresh water cotton threaders during
the season caught 80 calico bass. 20
black bass. IS perch. IL sunfsh and rock
bass each, 2 pike and turtle.
Now, headed by Navigator Columbus
Jordan and Capt De Sofa Uren. they
are on their way TO carry the gospel Of
cotton thread all along the Atlantic
coast from the Raunt to Long Key. Fla.
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