Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-01-09 | Page 9 | Sportsmen Make Merry at Meet

iSPOUTSMENHMKE WIJ MEET New Officers Installed At Fish and Game Association's Joyfest Eiitertaiiiment fsature'fl music, addresses ad-dresses and refreshmentM formed the high liirlits of the celebration attendant attend-ant to the installation of thr newly elected officers of the Weber County Fish and Game Protective association hold las! niKht n fhr Angles' bull. In g. Willi in,, close of the program Arthur Fi Laisen assumed his duties as president presi-dent of the organization', succeeding A. :T. Hestmark, former president and organiser or-ganiser of the counts association which lis conceded to be the foremost for th-protection th-protection of game in Utah. Talks were given by man of the retiring officers and ;i number Of visitors visi-tors from ftah and surrounding states and then for nearly two hours tin-smoker tin-smoker was given over to jOllftcatlon. A mock court was installed and kept the L'.'iii sportsmen present convulsed with laughter. I'Ho i I i I kin iv I son I'rotection of fish and game ' ivnrougrnoui me western slates was the keynote f the m:mv brief i.-lk.M -Im ii iby the sportsmen. Prom in' greal amount on enthusiasm shown ai last I night's meeting, the county protectlun association is entering a decidedly successful suc-cessful peilod wiih indications of a largely increased membership. Mr Hestmark Opened the meeting and presided. He reported the accomplishments accom-plishments of ibe association during the pust two years and described ils; rapid growth, The former president called attention t,. tin- increase of fish and game licenses sine- the organisation organisa-tion oi the association in 1915. He said! at the time of organisation In 1916 Weber county paid $3i'." for licenses a.unst $9098 paid in 1920. mill R SP1 MvKRS Air. Hestmark then tailed upon several sev-eral oilier speakers who outlined the (gam- ami fish situation in various parts of northern Utah and in Idaho Bvery speaker paid high tribute to the accomplishments of the local organization organiz-ation and ;:.ie theii support In organ - 'i'ing similar .. foliations in various sections. The talks were but brief in each Ihsi ihcc TI w ho Were called upon were D. I-: BtOck Of Hurley Id:... V. M. Wesr oi the VTasatch forest reserve re-serve w b. Blood of the Ash let foresl reserve, s LoCke.-W M Reeder, Jr., S. P. Dobbs, o. V. Christeust-n. X. J. Harris, Stuan P. Dobbs, T. K iic...,-nelly iic...,-nelly and V. II Anderson. Weber counts fish and game warden. A large representation of sportsmen from counties ..tl .-. than Weber were present and made apparent their desire de-sire to CO-oper.it- in ihe move to net - petuate gam- through organising or-ganisatlons or-ganisatlons similar to tbc Weber association. asso-ciation. The mock Cpurl was the scream of the evening and was presided ovei bj w. H. tlceder, Jr. as iudge W. H. (Buck) Anderson was tried on the barge of "shOOting ,i COW instead of an elk." while j. c. AJtnian faced the court for "catching muckloheadfl and ,chui-ici. lu-ads" before dawn on January Janu-ary 7 R VUI o!i;dv ; SC. j. Harris ncted us toasiinaster fl N. J. Harris acted as counsel for itbe defendants while S P. Dobba asted in the role of prosecutor. lor more than an hour the sportsmen were given rare comedy Which they thorough tho-rough I v enjoyed. The new officers installed did not 'address the Sportsmen but were slm- ply introduced. Applause greeted the new office--; ,us their nam. s' were I culled. A I". Lstrssn became president to succeed Mr. Hestmark; P.. Locke! was Installed ss vici president for second term, c. O. Qllmore assumed th position of secretary and treasurer treas-urer to succeed Mr. Iarsen. The directors di-rectors are C. H. Stratford. Sam Jost.! Jr.. and Alfred E Brewerton. An clnhornt" luncheon rounded out one of the best meetings yet held by the organizations. The good things set! before- the guests at the table Were donated by ( igden muslness Institutions.