Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-10


The meeting was presided over by !
he president, Howard wood of Green
'ille. Mr.. Worthing spoke along the /
ines of the warden's work, 'emphasiz-
ing the fact that wardens were be- I
coming accustomed to the rules and
in more favorable man
aer than in former years. and that by .
acquainting themselves with their To-
,al1ty they are getting to know the |
residents and the non residents. Upon |
the question Of doing away with the |
Mr.. Worthing said that ne |
the sociability of the organ |
lzation and the enjoyment of it were |
worth the dollar. But the later pro- ]
ceedings of the meeting brought out
the fact that might not have been |
apparent to a stranger that the asso- |
citation was certainly of material
good.
The Officers
The officers to serve for the ensuing
year were nominated from the floor.
Howard Wood was reelected presi-
dent r. NJ. Perkins was reelected
secretary and treasurer. First vice
president, Bertram f. Smith of Au-
gusta; second vice president, John t.
Flynt, Monsoon. Directors, D. L. Cum
mingA Houlton Mathew Morrill,.
Gray; George f. Cushman. Portland;
F. JxDurgin. The Forks; Edward Lo-
we'll, Rangeley. Legislative commit
tee, Mathew c. Morrill, as chairman,
Bertram E. Smith and David E. Ellis
of Oakland.
The Civil Service
/. MIR. Graham. the Bay State COM
missioner, was present at the meet
ing ard gave what was voted 10 De
a most helpful talk. He told about the
Massachusetts, warden system. In
times past, Mr.. Graham said, the hunt-
ers tried to trip UP the game "arden'
they thought he was working against
the interests OF the sport. Iney
thought he was doing things which
he ought not to do and maybe, then,
he was. That was the feeling which
existed a few years back He SAID
that the whole Bay State warden sys-
tenn had been placed on the civil ser
vice basis He said that if man in
tended to put his life's work into the
gam& warden's life that he wanted to
feel x1lat he had something back OF
him and that was what the civil ser
vice did AS long as Massachusetts
warden behaves himself he has his
Job. he has two weeks vacation with
pay during the summer. After Is years
service, if 60 years of age, he gees
onto a pension which amounts 70
about half of his regular salary. He
is compelled to retire at 70 with
pension. Mr. Graham stated that he
beljeyecf that TO be the correct sys-
TEN. The change of the commission
erS does not change the wardens. For
the right spirit in the work the war
den must do something besides en-
force the laws. If he passes a beau
tiful lake or stream each day and
knows there are no fish in that water,
and makes no effort to have that wat
er re-stocked, he is not doing his full
duty. If he knows that in that lake
there is no screen and that thes ASH
go out as soon as placed there he
should be interested enough to place
the matter before the commissioner.
The commissioner is not always go
ing to agree with the warden for the
warden-like other folks. has funny
ideas. But the guarantee is that the
commissioner will work out the ideas
TO the advantage of the warden and
to his own advantage. More ef1lclent
warden system makes a better com
mission. Maine has reputation that
is known all over the country for the
sporting grounds Of the country
Mr. Carleton
Ex-Commissioner Carleton accidentally
wandered into the meeting, as he said,
ito meet the boys for he was glad to
grasp their hands and have them tell
him that he was looking young. He sald
1t makes me feel good. ] know you are
lying, but that's all right" He said that
couldn't exist without the vi
tal power of the honest wardens behind It.
Wardens do an honest days work and re-
port the facts as they find them.
Mr. Flynt inquired concerning the intro
luction of the civil service in Massachu
setts. and Mr. Graham said that it was
secured through the commission. whicn
placed petition before the Legislature.
He said that was the thing 10 fortify a
position A vote of thanks was given IN
Mr. Graham and the same voted to be
placed in the files of the association.
There We're - wardens present at the
neeing.
Afternoon Session
The afternoon session was brought to
order at 230 o clock in the Hall of Repre-
for the discussion of topics rel
alive 10 the conservation of inland fish,
game. birds and especially the present !
scarcity OF rutfed grouse in the state
Presidents Address
The HN". elected president, Mr. Orr
made the lolowing remarks:
The Maine Sportsnen's Fish and
Game Association assumes for itself
the burden Of collecting such informa-
ton and facts as are obtainable from
its Hundreds Of members pertaining to
conditions OF its wild life in the woods, /
lakes and streams. the study of how
best to protect the fish and game that
are ours by inherent right through eff
forts in support of wise acts sub
mitted to the State Legislature, and
also by keeping a close personal bond
Of union among ourselves that the doc
trine of conservation may be an united
la Dor of love in the interests of our chill
drenS children. rather than seeking to
obtain the most we can during the