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RECREATION. 



men kill birds and water fowl of various 

 kinds at any time of year, whether in open 

 or close season. 



I beg to suggest that an order should be 

 issued to all such crews, cautioning them 

 against violating the game laws of the re- 

 spective States in which they may be sta- 

 tioned. 



I should be glad to be advised of your 

 action in this matter. Yours respectfully, 

 G. O. Shields, President. 



ANSWER. 



Office of the Lighthouse Board. 

 Washington, D. C, March 8th, 1900. 

 Sir : — The Board acknowledges the re- 

 ceipt of your letter of March 5, 1900, stat- 

 ing that you have received frequent com- 

 plaints from various points on the coast, 

 East and West, to the effect that certain 

 lightkeepers are killing game in violation 

 of State laws. 



In reply the Board expresses its interest 

 in the cause you advocate, and states that 

 it has issued a circular letter to the light- 

 house inspectors in charge of lake and 

 coast lighthouse districts, East and West, 

 directing each to caution the lightkeepers 

 under his charge against violations of the 

 game laws of the States in which they may 

 be stationed, with a view to inculcating in 

 them a spirit of protection, not only of the 

 game birds, but of song birds and of all 

 bird life. Respectfully, 



Thomas Perry, 

 Captain, U. S. N., 



Naval Secretary. 



This will certainly prove another dose of 

 gall and wormwood for Reynolds. 



these gentlemen ever wants anything at 

 the hands of the public, Recreation will 

 do its best to aid him in his efforts. 



MASSACHUSETTS TO THE FRONT. 



The Hon. Harry D. Hunt, member of 

 the Massachusetts House of Representa- 

 tives from North Attleboro, has done stal- 

 wart service to the cause of game protec- 

 tion during the past 3 months in his ad- 

 vocacy of House Bills 549 and 550. These 

 provide for a uniform open season on 

 ruffed grouse, quails, woodcock, rabbits, 

 etc., consisting of the months of October 

 and November. These bills also aim to 

 prohibit the sale, at all times, of woodcock 

 and ruffed grouse. On April 16th the 

 House passed these bills to a third read- 

 ing, which is almost equivalent to a final 

 passage, and at this writing it seems cer- 

 s tain they will be passed to the Senate for 

 action at an early day. Mr. Hunt has 

 worked unceasingly for the furtherance of 

 these measures, as has also Mr. Heman 

 S. Fay, chief warden of the Massachusetts 

 division of the L. A. S. If the bills finally 

 go upon the statute books the sportsmen 

 of Massachusetts and the country at large 

 will owe a debt of lasting gratitude to 

 Mr. Hunt and to Mr. Fay, If either of 



A neat, tasteful, show card has been 

 printed bearing the following legend: 



JOIN THE L. A. S. AND PROTECT 



THE GAME. 



APPLICATIONS RECEIVED HERE. 



These cards are 10x12 inches in size and 

 are printed in 3 colors, with a neat border. 

 They show up nicely, and are suitable for 

 hanging in any man's office, workshop or 

 den. Every member of the L. A. S. 

 should have one and should hang it where 

 callers will be sure to see it. Thus the 

 L. A. S. will be called up and the interest 

 therein of the exhibitor of this card will 

 be made known. To follow up this line of 

 work every member should have a lot of 

 blank applications on tap, ready to fill out 

 at a moment's notice. If you will each get 

 one of these cards, hang it up and respond 

 promptly to the inquiries it will give rise 

 to, thousands of memberships may be 

 enrolled within the next 6 months. 



These cards are too expensive to send 

 out unless they are to be put to good use. 

 Shall I send you one? If so, will you 

 hang it up? Will you point it out to such 

 of your friends as may fail to see it? Cer- 

 tainly every member of the League should 

 evince this much interest in the great 

 work the League is doing. 



Let me hear from you at once. 



Mr. Ernest Seton-Thompson delivered a 

 lecture at Wallack's Theater on the night 

 of April 15th, for the benefit of the 

 League. His subject was "American Wild 

 Animals of To-day," and the lecture was 

 beautifully illustrated with a large number 

 of stereopticon slides. These were made 

 from photographs and from Mr. Thomp- 

 son's drawings. Much of the subject mat- 

 ter of the lecture was new, and was pre- 

 pared especially for this occasion. The en- 

 tertainment netted the League $384.50. It 

 would have netted at least twice that sum 

 if the members in this city and vicinity 

 had done their duty. 



The Indiana Division of the League 

 has been organized, with the Hon. Frank 

 L. Littleton, of Indianapolis, as chief 

 warden. He is one of the most prominent 

 and active sportsmen of the State. He 

 served a term in the Legislature, and is 

 responsible for some of the best features 

 of the game laws of that State. He is an 

 able lawyer, an influential citizen, and we 

 may confidently expect the Indiana Divi- 

 sion to grow rapidly under his leadership. 



