The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-03-21
NOTED GUESTS
SOJOURNINC AT
LONG KEY CAMP
GOVERNOR PINCHoT GIVEN
HONORARY MEMBER SHIP
IN CLUB; OFFICERS RE-
ELECTED BY CLUB
Especial to The Citizen

Governor Clifford PinchOt OF
Pennsylvania was made an hon
orary life member of the Long
Key Fishing Club at its annual
meeting at Long Key, Fla, last
week. Governor Pinchot has ar
rived to spend several weeks at
the Long Key Fishing Camp with
Mrs. Pinchot and their son. Gift
ford Bryce Pinchot.
An enthusiastic angler, Cover
nor Pinchot accepted membership
in the Club and was presented
with a diamond-studded gold but
ton in token of his election. He is
| the first notable to be so honOred
since Herbert Hoover, then Presi-
dent. was elected to honorary
membership during his stay at
Long Key several years ago.
The Governors party arrived
by plane from Miami and will be
joined by the Governors brother,
Amos Pinchot of New York.
The following officers were re-
elected by the Fishing Club
Henry Fisher of New York, who
was made president for his fiji
teenth term, and B. w. CROWN
shield of Boston, T. D. M. Car
doza of New York and Philadel-
phia and j. w. Manning of Tren-
ton, N. j., vice presidents. George
G. Schutt of Haines Falls, N. Y,
was reelected secretary and also
named treasurer.
New members were elected to
the active roster as follows: H.
Boone Porter of Louisville, KY;
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie w. Trevvett
of Richmond, Va, and Mrs. Joseph
Turner of Ridgewood, N. J. Z,
The prize committee for the
ensuing year includes: r. H. Mills
of Cleveland, N. Jerlaw of
Chicago, Lieut.-Col. E. S. Gillett
of England and Joseph Tur-
ner of Ridgewood, N. j. The mem
ibership committee will be: Col
Henry c. Barthman of New York,
w. Earl Miller of Richmond, Va,
/ Col. E. H. Teall of Little Falls, N
", B. w. Crowninshield and j. w
Manning.
The Fishing Club, organized
seventeen years ago, has conn.
try-wide membership. drawn from
guests at the camp. 1t was head.
ed for three years by Zane Grey
noted author and angler, and sub.
sequently by Mr.. Fisher, the pres.
ent head, who has developed il
very successfully.
There were many arrivals al
Long Key last week to greet the
opening of the annual tarpon sea,
| son, including the following:
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Coolidge
of Schenectady, N. Y; John wy
i5coff Mettler, Jr., of East Mill
stone, n. j.; Fl. Swinblehurst, o.
Orange, N. j.; Mr.. and Mrs. vii
liam S. Elliott of Winnetka, III
mr. and Mrs. David GarainerI sEsi
of Westport, Conn; Mr.. and Mrs
G. T. Fulford and Master G. 7
Fulford, Jr., of Brockville, Ont.
William S. Townsend, with DIR. G
A. Waterman, both of Boston
Mrs. Rodney Proctor of Pain
Beach; J. Herbert Carpenter an'
his son. Thomas NJ. Carpenter
both of Ossining. n. Y; and Mr.
and Mrs. E. c. Boggs of Miam
! Beach.
| H. Boone Porter of Louisville
KY, a guest with his son, took tn,
largest sailfish of the week.
weighed Sc pounds and was sever
feet four inches long. A sailfisl
caught by G. Helms Crutchfield o
Richmond, Va. was two inche
longer but weighed only 4
pounds. Mr.. Crutchfield. new Z
sailfishlng. also took another o
this species the same day. Franz
H. Lee. of Danbury. Conn.,, an
Lou Gehrig. New York Yankees
star, also landed their first sail