THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 45 
SHERWOOD ROD AND GUN CLUB 
Mr. Carl D. Shoemaker, 
State Game Warden, Portland, Oregon. 
Dear Sir: 
The following is the report of the organization of the Sherwood 
Rod and Gun Club: 
One hundred forty men signed up for membership in a Rod and 
Gun Club, with headquarters at Sherwood, at a meeting held for that 
purpose on Tuesday evening, December 14. This meeting was a con- 
tinuation of one held a week previous, at which time Mr. Harry L. 
Gray, deputy game warden, outlined the plan and purpose of such a 
club, and assisted in interesting the local sportsmen in the organiza- 
tion. 

Starting Out to Feed the Pheasants Near Sherwood 
Enthusiasm marked the meeting, and every Man present became 
a member. No name has yet been selected for the club, this detail 
being left until the next meeting, to be held Tuesday, December 20. 
Officers chosen were: President, J. H. Morback; vice-president, 
Dan Hough; secretary, Roy S. Blodgett, and treasurer, C. I. Calkins. 
A committee was appointed to draft a constitution and by-laws, which 
will be submitted to the club at its next meeting. 
A feature of the meeting was the fact that nearly all sections of the 
Tualatin Valley were represented, showing the intense interest in this 
locality in the protection of fish and game. Those who are familiar 
with organizations of this kind are most optimistic over the prospects 
for a large club, and say it only remains for a little work to bring 
the membership roll up to several times the number who have already 
joined. 
This infant among sportsmen’s clubs solicits the suggestions and 
advice of the State Fish and Game Commission; also the assistance 
and co-operation of older clubs of the state, to the end that we may get 
off on the right foot and make the affair a success, for our own good 
as well as that of the great principle of fish and game protection and 
propagation. Very truly yours, 
ROY S. BLODGETT, 
Secretary. 
