Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-09-14
WILD LIFE LEAGUE.

ginia, for the conservation OF West Viz
ginia's natural resources, has now es-
tablished State headquarters in the
Goff Building at Clarksburg, with
Howard n. Cleaves, State Secretary,
in charge. Mr.. Cleaves, in a letter to
this paper, makes the following an
nouncement:
The future OF the Wild life. League
apd the carrying out Of its many i'm
portant tasks are dependent upon the
almost immediate formation of League
branches in the many cities and towns
throughout the State. To the know
ledge of this Office branches have al
ready been established at Alexander,
Buckhannon, Charleston, Clarksburg,
Columbia, Fairmont, Huntington, Lum-
berport, Martinsburg, Morgantown,
Moundsville, Redwood, Salem, Shinns-
ton, Sisterville, West Union and
Wheeling. Interested persons in CEN
tiers not yet organized should commun-
icate at once with the State headquart-
ers requesting information. Places al
ready organized, but not listed above,
should notify the State secretary at
once, giving date when organized, total
membership and list of the officers.
Persons not already members of the
league residing where League branches
have been formed, should Join the To-
cal branch at once The membership
is one dollar per year, fifty per cent
of which goes to the support of the
Statewide work and fifty per cent re-
naming in the hands of the local
treasurer for use by the branch.
The headquarters Office is prepared
to supply all branches with any desired
quantity of membership application
blanks bound in booklet form. The
State secretary will visit places wish
ing to start branches and personally
assist in the formation Of these auxil-
larry organizations. II desired, he will
also deliver without charge, one or
more lectures on his many experiences
with wild birds and animals and on
the subjects of forestry, fish culture.
pheasant raising, game protection.
camping and the beauties of outdoor
America. These lectures are illustrat-
ed with the most expertly colored lam
tern slides from original photographs
and by several reels of wonderful mo-
ton pictures showing trout fishing and
the intimate home-life of the wilder
ness creatures.
Beginning January 1923, the League
plans to have its own illustrated
monthly publication which will be de-
voted to the interests Of the outdoors
in West Virginia. The State secretary
is DESTROYS Of receiving from sports
men and other lovers of the open, pho
tographs and written accounts of out
door observations and experiences
which might be suitable for use in the
publication. The camera is suggested
as desirable adjunct to the hunting or
fishing equipment this Fall for two
because rod and gun
yarns are always more convincing if
supported by actual photographs: Sec
ond, because both yarns and pictures
will be in demand in connection with
the Leagues educational and public
ity work. All photographs should be
taken with care as to focus and ex-
posture and all necessary information
placed on the back of each.
The first annual State convention of
the Wild Life League, for which plans
are already being made, is scheduled
TO be held in Charleston on December
9TH, 1922. At this meeting there will
be at least one speaker of national
reputation in addition to many leading
citizens from all parts of West Vir-
glnia lnasmuch as the attendance at
this convention will be composed al
most altogether of delegates from the
various branch leagues it is again urg-
ed that these branches be formed with
the greatest speed so that every one of
the tiftyfve counties of the State will
have representation at the Charleston
meeting where matters of vital impor
tance will be discussed and disposed
Of