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business and returned to his native state. Later, he sent us a 

 barrel of clams, but we couldn't find a 'longshoreman to show 

 us how to cook them, and we failed to find the richness of the 

 gift. Xo wonder the Rhode Islander clings to his native shores 

 and his feasts upon the beach. 



It was Tom Aloore. I believe, wdio sang: 



"Take the bright shell from its home by the lea 

 And wherever 'tis borne it wall sing of the sea. 

 So take the fond heart from its home and its hearth, 



'Twill sing of the Loved to the ends of the earth." 



And he might have added : 



Take the Rhode Islander from his home liy the Bay, 

 And wdierever he goes you can't make him stay. 



Let us congratulate our friends, the Rliode Island Commis- 

 sion, and her good citizens who have given us this occasion and 

 graven on our memories a red letter day's pleasure, for their 

 lovely homes and their happy lot ; and let us thank them, in a 

 heartier way than by mere formal resolution for their large- 

 hearted hospitality, their kindly welcome and their daintiest of 

 banquets — the clam-bake on Narragansett Bay. (Applause.) 



The President : All in favor of this motion will please 

 express it by a rising vote. The vote is unanimous. 



Mr. Rooit : On behalf of the Rhode Island Commission I 

 v/ish to say that we deem it an exceedingly great honor that the 

 A.merican Fisheries Society accepted our invitation here, and 

 if vou feel satisfied we shall f eel • exceedinglv gratified. I can 

 supplement all the remarks the gentlemen have made. I cer- 

 tainly enjoyed it all from the very first moment to the last. It 

 was a business meeting and we have got our heads filled with 

 new ideas, and practical ideas, and everybody will go away feel- 

 ing and knowing that they have met a body of gentlemen that 

 know their business. I thank you heartilv, gentlemen, on behalf 

 of our Commission for accepting our invitation. (Applause.) 



The President: There was a little unfinished business. 

 A committee was to be appointed to prepare for a monument 



