EDITOR'S CORNER. 



A GREAT LOSS TO THE LEAGUE. 



Mr. Chas. F. Emerson, who for 5 

 years past has so ably filled the posi- 

 tion of Chief Warden of the Pennsyl- 

 vania Division of the League of 

 American Sportsmen, died at his 

 home in Titusville, Pa., September 6th 

 last. In his death the cause of game 

 and bird protection has lost a friend 

 and a worker whose place it will be 

 well nigh impossible to fill. During 

 all these years he has repeatedly neg- 

 lected his own business to make long 

 journeys to remote parts of his dis- 

 trict and to the annual meetings of the 

 League, and has always contributed 

 largely from his private means in car- 

 rying on this work. He has persist- 

 ently declined to accept any of the 

 funds accruing from League member- 

 ships in his Division, insisting that all 

 such money should be expended from 

 this ofHce in our general work ; yet 

 the work of his Division has been car- 

 ried on as vigorously and as systemat- 

 ically as in any of the others. 



Mr. Emerson was an ideal Ameri- 

 can gentleman and sportsman. Fur- 

 thermore he was a true and generous 

 friend of the wild animals and birds, 

 and no task assigned him was too .on- 

 erous or too difficult to be performed 

 promptly and efficiently. 



The high esteem in which Mr. Em- 

 erson was held by his fellow towns- 

 men was feelingly expressed in these 

 words by the clergyman who spoke 

 over his remains : 



"Next to Mr. Emerson's love d& 

 country should be placed his love of 

 nature. He knew a great deal about 

 God's out-of-doors, and enjoyed moun- 

 tain and stream, bird and flower. A 

 love of nature goes hand in hand 

 with an appreciation of everything 

 that makes for human culture. He 

 maintained among us the traditions of 

 the cultivated gentleman. Give to that 

 word gentleman its historic meaning 

 and when you say he was a gentleman 



you have used the word that really de- 

 scribes his character. I have heard 

 that phrase applied to him very often 

 this week. Thus the community ap- 

 preciates his character. He was 

 gentle, considerate, courteous, kind, 

 helpful." 



The many officers and other mem- 

 bers of the League who have met Mr. 

 Emerson in the various annual assem- 

 blies thereof, will all say amen to this 

 sentiment. 



PRIZES FOR GOOD DRAWINGS. 



With a view to stimulating among 

 boys and girls the study of wild 

 animals and birds and the develop- 

 ment of artistic taste. Recreation now 

 offers a series of prizes as follows : 



For the best sketch of a live wild 

 animal in action, $10. 



For the best sketch of a live wild 

 bird in flight or other action, $8. 



For the best sketch of a live domes- 

 tic animal in action, $6. 



For the best sketch of a live domes- 

 tic fowl in flight, or other action, $5. 



Studies may be made in black and 

 white wash, pen and ink, or pencil, 

 my preference being in the order stat- 

 ed. They must be from life and not 

 from other pictures. 



The sketches may be made on any 

 kind of paper or drawing board and 

 of any size desired, though I prefer 

 to have them on paper at least twice 

 as large as a Recreation page. 



All sketches which may be pub- 

 lished, and for which prizes may not 

 have been awarded, will be paid for 

 at the rate of $1 each. 



Contestants must write on back of 

 picture full name, address, and age. 



This competition is limited to per- 

 sons under 20 years of age, and a let- 

 ter from one of the parents or from 

 the legal guardian of each contestant 

 must accompany each drawing, certi- 

 fying that the age of the contestant is 

 as stated thereon. 



Competition will close Feb. 28, 1905, 



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