Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-19
5000 SpOrtsmen Enroll In
II. ]. Fish and Game League

Sportsmen from various sections OF
the state, members of a on
organization, met in Newark Satur-
day night and formed the New Jer-
sey Fish and Game CONSERVATION
League. pledged TO the protection and
preservation of the fish. game. forests
and waters of this state. Within hve
minutes after organization was COM
pieted. fully 1900 hunters. anglers
and other outdoorsmen were enrolled,
either as clubs or individuals and an
additional $500 were practically
pledged.
BENJAMIN S. Whitehead of Newark
was elected president and Colonel
John w .Aymar Of Asbury Park was
chosen vice president. The secretary
is Kenneth f. Lockwood or Newark
and the treasurer. Thorfin TAFT OF Me-
tuchcn. The board of directors con
sists of one member from each of the
twenty-one counties with w. Carey
Nicholas of New Brunswick, repre-
senting Middlesex county.
Three Glasses OF Members.
Three classes of membership were
fxed-cIub, Individual and honorary.
The club dues are So a year. the indi-
vidual Dues. 81. Club members may
Join as individuals. and thus have d.
rect voice in the leagues affairs.
Among the clubs already enrolled are
Ino NGWAEh odA lii E @oNA
Club, the Bergen County Sportsmen's
Fish and Game Protective Association,
Ridgewood Branch: Tri-County Hunt
efs' and Anglers Association. with
membership IN Warren, Sussex. n
Hunterdon; the Sunrise Gun Club and
the Middlesex County Sportsmen's AS
ISOLATION. Monmouth County, the
home of three big salt water clubs.
was represented at the meeting by
William A. Leavitt. Jr., president or
the Asbury Park Fishing Club, who
said he had little doubt hat his
county would enroll 1000. represented
in the three organizations.
The new league is the ~outgrowth
of a dinner held in Newark late last
April, at which more than 500 out
doorsmen from at least twelve GUN
ties approved a proposal to organize
a state association. This dinner was
arranged by a committee of seven
sportsmen from different sections or
the state of which Mr.. Lockwood was
chairman. So far as records show, 1t
was the, largest gathering of sports
men ever held in the state. and the
new league begins its career with a
record membership for such organiza-
tons. Membership Is not confined to
hunters and anglers alone. but to all
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. canoeists,
mixers, campers, naturalists and 9TH
ers who are interested in outdoor pur-
suits-whether they are of the city
or the country. 1t is especially de-
sired to recruit a large membership
from the rural sections.
The first association to become a
member was the Newark Bait and
Fly Casting Club. while the first indi-
vidual TO sign was Mr.. Laskowski, who
became a life member.
Dinner Preccdes Meeting.
Preceding the meeting was a dinner,
at which the American Game Protec-
tive Association. the national organi-
cation of s~portsmen. and the Newark
Bait and Fly Casting Club were joint
hosts. Addresses were made by
George A. Lawyer, United States chief
game warden. who came over from
Washington for the occasion. and by
E. A. Quarles, vice president of the
national association. Both empha-
sized the great benefits that would ac-
crue to sport and craftsmanship
through organization. Mr.. Lawyer
explained the details of the new fed
erai migratory bird regulations. point
ing out their undoubted value gener-
ally. Mr.. lawyer was elected an ION
orary member Of the league.
Mr.. Lockwood presided at the din
ner, and was chosen chairman of the
organization meeting. Mr.. TAFT acting
as secretary.