The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-21
ANNUAL MEETING
HELD At JEFFERSON
Virginia Game and Game Fish Pro.
scctive Association Eles Ohicers
for ycar---Scveral Speakers
Present

Only enc change in the personnel
| OF officers OF the Virginia Game and
tCaTne Fish Protective association re-
suited from the elections al the an
nuai meeting held last night in the
Jefferson hotel.
/ GIN. Howre who has been assis-
tsnt secretary for the past year, re-
places Charles B. Cooke AS secretary
and treasurer. the latter having re-
signed his position during the year.
Ernest &. Mead president. w. p. Pat
terson, first vice president; y. IL.
Barger second viee-presdent. and
! Guy and Lea tatorpeys) counsel all
we're reelected for another year,
/ Colonel f. Nash Bilisoly. Commits
/ sioner of Game and Inland Fisheries.
( for Virginia, George A, LAWYER. game
warden of The Federal Bureau, and
I Biological Society and Colonel Nor
gan Shepherd. president Of the Farm
/ ers Union and the Farmers Institute
/ Of Virginia, were speakers ar the
meeting
! Preser alton of the game native to
/ Virginia VAS tho keynote of the ad
dress Of Colonel BiIsoly. and Ire laid
particular stress upon the great
enemy, the hawk and outlined ways
and means Of destroying this menace
hawk traps have been sent the game
wardens throughout the state and the
results from these will he watched
with interest hy the commissioner.
Next year this number will be In
.creased until practically every district
in the state will he covered with these
traps
According to- rough estimates it is
said that one hawk destroys II covey
l..
ing of the FIVE thousand traps has re-
suited in the saving of that number
of coveyS during the coming wear
Everything will be done to replenish
the supply OF partridges and other
birds in the state.
The question of placing game Ash
hatchery in a river of the state was
discussed by Colonel Biiosly and ef'
forts for the establishment OF such 8
project viii he made shortly.
George LAWYER. of the Fedora
Bureau and Biological Society pieat
for the cooperation Of the state or
. CARNATIONS with those of the Fedora,
government in the enforcement o
the National game laws and comph
mented the Sportsmen in Virginia fo
the help that they had given the Fed
erai government.
He warned all huntsmen and fisher
men 10 cooperate with the farmer
on whose land they hunted and u re
spect their wishes in every psrticu
, lar. Failure TO do this he state
would bring on tswar" with the farm
ers ana might result in the right @
free shooting being taken away. II
cited several instances in which un
serupulons hunters in other state
had abused this privilege and the
had difficulty in getting along wit
, the farmers.
! Colonel Morgan shepherd presi
, dent of the Farmers Union and Farm
ers Institute Of Virginia, was the las
) speaker OF the evening and he as
, sured the association that as long q
! the hunters and fishers did their par
they need not worry about Reuben.
Several resolutions were passed b
> tho association last night That tn
> organization recommend to the ne,
: General Assent bly, that the counties {
: Northampton. Actomac, and iKn
/ William counties bic placed under tn
r jurisdiction OF the commissioner {
4 game and inland fisheries of Virgini
| was unanimously passed by the RS
ISOLATION. These counties at preser
: are protected by the Eastern Shor
Protective Game Association.
A measure providing that member
/ of the association who arc fightin
!, with the United States army an
= other branches OF the services b
I carried" oi, the. ;bboks Of tie 'orga rfza
2 ton and not forced to pay back due
/. was adopted unanimously also
: George LAWYER. of the -Feder.
Bureau and Biological Society wa
g unanimously voted honary member
/ ship In The Virginia Came and Gam
: Fish Protective Association.
: Urged by their president, Ernest {
0 Mead the members OF the associs
ton VIII inaugurate a campaign fc
} new members and several were take
e in las. night.