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THE WILD DUCK DINNER. 

 Held at the Hotel Astor, N. Y., December 14, 1915. 



The Wild Duck Dinner of The Game discovered an ancient law protecting 



Conservation Society was the most im- birds related to New York birds. It 



portant meeting of sportsmen and nat- seems, the turkey is a relative of the quail 



uralists held for many years. The state and a game warden might, of course, 



game departments of several states make a mistake or at all events there is 



were represented by state officers. The some trouble about the relationship and 



American Game Protective Association those who rear wild turkeys must for the 



designated Mr. E. A. Quarles, chief of present caution their customers to eat 



its newly formed game breeding depart- them in New Jersey or some other state 



ment, to represent it. Professor T. Gil- where there is more freedom than there 



bert Pearson, the great leader in conser- is in New York. The Game Conserva- 



vation work spoke for the National As- tion Society standing strongly for obedi- 



sociation of Audubon Societies. Mr, ence to the laws no matter how absurd 



Clyde B. Terrell, of Wisconsin; Mr. R. they may be promptly notified the State 



A. Chiles, of Kentucky; Mr. Ernest Department that the wild turkeys would 



Napier, Chairman of the New Jersey not be served and thanked the State 



Game Commission and Hon. Harrison officers for calling attention to the ab- 



Glore, of Brooklyn, N. Y., were the surdity. Turkeys not quite so wild and 



other speakers. . not nearly so good as those donated for 



Over twenty clubs were represented by the dinner were substituted and filled the 



delegations, some of which had special gap made in the following : 



tables; there were many owners of MFNTT 

 country places and preserves which now 



have an abundance of game. Many Cape Cod Oysters half shell 



members of the Camp Fire Club and V elout % ? f Wl l? P" ck ' S ^' 1 Hl ! b t r T t 



other similar organizations, which are 0h Y,es, Celery, Radishes, Salted Nuts 



more or less concerned about the game Flk ; ts of Kmgfish, a la Meuniere 



on public lands and waters, were well ^ Bermuda Potatoes, Persillade 



represented. It was a big, harmonious Escalopes of Venison, sauce Poivrade 



and enthusiastic meeting. Brussels Sprouts Puree of Chestnuts 



The object of the meeting was to bring . , r ^^ ™ of lurk ey 



together all of the important interests at with fresh Mushrooms en Coquil es 



a harmonious game dinner given to eel- *?*!* Mallard Duck > Currant Jelly 



cbrate the success of the more game Wlld Rlc ^ Salad Moderne 



movement advocated by The Game Con- ^ anc y ^ es 



servation Society, The Game Breeder, Assorted Cakes 



and now ably supported by the game ^ afe Woir 



breeding departments and committees During the dinner a choir which had 



of the national associations represented, been engaged to offset the sermons sang 



Venison and wild ducks were the only good music. 



game served. An abundance of wild The President of the Game Conserva- 



turkeys had been secured for the occa- tion Society, said a few words of wel- 



sion from game farms and preserves come and expressed the hope that in the 



where now they are raised abundantly, future those present would have a series 



Some were donated for the occasion by of game dinners every season that he 



game breeding members of The Game might attend as a private prepared to do 



Conservation Society in three states; full justice to the game. He said the game 



but the turkeys were not served at the rapidly was becoming plentiful in the 



dinner pursuant to a direction from the states which had enacted game breeder's 



state game officer of New York, who laws and that members of the society 



