Putnam patriot., 1924-03-21
ELECT
 VEGIARD PRESIDENT
Putnam Man Again Heads Lo-
 cal Fish and Game Club
Ninety Attend Annual Dinner-Hesr
 Speakers and See Movies


 Prosper Vegiard was reelected president of the Northeastern Fish and Game Club at the annual meeting and dinner held last evening at the Putnam Inn. There was an attend nee of ninety members and the guests and speakers of the occasion were John Titcomb, superintendent of the Connecticut Fish and Game Com mission and A. F.. Hall of New York, a representative of the DupoH; pow- der company.
 The clubmen were served with q most excellent dinner by Landlord Rogers of the Inn and with the light ing of cigars. President Vigeard call- ed the gathering to order for the an- nual business meeting.
 Club Has iee Members
 The report of the treasurer, Carl Sharpe of Abingdon, was read and approved as was also the report of the secretary, Dr. William Saretzki. He reported membership of t99 during the past year, with 25 new applications for membership on hand. Dr. Saretzki also made known that during the past year the club, CO operating with the State Fish and Game Commission, released 3SS pheasant in local woodlands and plant ed thousands of fingerling trout in 37 brooks and favorite trout streams in this corner of Windham County Members of the club are delighted with the record of the past years efforts. the net result of which will be better fishing and hunting during the seasons ahead. The club hopes to stock brooks with trout again and to give attention to some streams that did not receive attention the past year 1t Is also planned to do much work this coming year to make hunting more profitable and pleasur- able hy releasing many pheasants and other game birds.
 To Build Hatchery
 Acting as toastmaster, President Vegiard introduced Mr. Titcomb who entertained with most interesting address on the activities of the Game commission and hunting and fishing generally, outlining especially what the commission is doing to make both sports a more general and more en- ioyable pastime. Incidentally Mir. Titcomb stated that the commission, after two years of searching, had To- cated the ideal spot for the erection of its new hatchery. He said that all essential conditions for perfect hatchery have been found at Burling- ton.
 Mir Hall, the next speaker spoke about the nationwide campaign that is in progress for the exterminntion of the crow, which he described as the greatest enemy that game birds have. as the crow feeds on the eggs and the young birds. He urged the elubmen to join in the campaign against the crow.
 Adjourn to Theatre
 At the conclusion of the program at the hotel. the gathering adjourned to the Bradley theatre, where through the courtesy of Manager Albert, the clubmen were entertained with eight reels of moving pictures supplied by the State Fish and Game Commission.
 These proved informative and en- tertaining and were greatly enjoyed. Additional entertainment was pro- vided by seven piece jazz orchestra and one of the vaudeville acts which earlier in the evening had delighted the audience attending the regular theatre performance.
 At the election of officer all those ho served the past year were re-elect- ed. They are: President, Mir. Vegi- ard; vice president, Percy Baker of Pomfret; secretary, Dr. Saretzk of Putnam; treasurer, Carl Sharpe of Abingdon; executive committee, c. Byron Morse of Putnam, Dr. James Hutchins of Pomfret, Irving Paine of Woodstock. Oliver Latham of East ford, Alexander Maitland of Thomp- son, b. A. Baker of Ashford.