TI ROD AND REEL CLUB ENON | MERTING SPLENDID PICTURES SEEN fs and the second Ae third prizes by these ~.fish : Mr. H.. Go: Leiding.: All ; ranged between five and six pounds. | The first prize for black bass was won by..Mr. H. G, Leiding with a qch OF eae fish. : Ch e Isle of Palms prize, for the big no beat See teen on the Isle of Paline go during. the season, fell to Mr. EEO Re es 2 Delightful Address Delivered] by Mr. W. C. Miller Before. “| the Club Members — Members of the Palmetto Rod and); Reel club gathered at the Alva Gage | - hall last night for the annual business , meéting, jollification and awarding of | prizes, which forms the crown and | climax of each fishing year. heen night several duced,- new notable features among were them intro- | being an: exhibition of the -wonderful ‘moving --pictures of fishing and hunting | brought out by Field:and Stream Maga-j zine .and secured by the club for thej meeting last night. The. presentation} of prizes. was made by Mr. W. C. Mil- 9 ler in a characteristic and felicitous ad-| dress, which was greatly enjoyed. First | honors this year in the big fish classes | were won by Mr Julian M. Jacobs, : who won the prize ehannel, bass caught for the biggest: in the surf, and, Mr. caught E. J. Murphy, deep was who -water bass than able to land. Mr. winner, which was a bigger anybody Jacobs’ taken on else, prize®¥ the Isle/ of. Palms; weighed ‘40 pounds, While jj “Mr. Murphy’s; which was caught at the} ‘Jetties, tipped the scales at 34 pounds. Officers Elected. New officers were elected at the: ‘business meeting last night as follows: ‘President, Dr. A. J. See oa Messrs. Jd. | ecutive \_ committee, | E Holmes, L. P. Hamilton, .John nett, Walker tne "ton to H. FP. and F, Sie Rev. Clif- The club also” ‘decided | — M. Gray. increase the annual membership. dues to $5 in order to be in a position to extend its work for the promotien of fishing and good sportsmanship, and .-also: to provide additional fishing fa-' for its members. Plans dis- included fishing excursions at eilities' - eussed intervals to favorable places, which ean be reached only by boat; and the erection of a fishing lodge for mem- bers at some beach near Charleston, where good bass fishing may be had. i The club also took steps to plate itself | on record as favoring for the preservation of wild life in. forcement “The general of the adequate laws | game, fish and and effectual en-} laws. Oyster Roast opening feature Enjoyed. of the evening. was ah oyster roast, which made an enormous hit with everybody. The Sugrestion that -no angler present should eat more. oysters than: he.had . caught bass during the season was im“mediately voted down, so there was no . limit to: the number of oysters to be consumed;: and. the same statement applies*®to the crackers, cheese and. pickles and other good things that. had been provi ided and prepared by an- efficient committee of ladies. of At the business meeting Mr. Robert. Lathen presided and various questions of interest The rapid to anglers growth were discussed. | the club of cited. as proef of its value to reel. fishermen. of Charleston, an earnest of the great was. rod and, and as | .things. the} club hopes to accomplish for better! fishing and. food peor snsenip and | ood. fellowship. 81.080 in Prizes This Year Of the. $700. worth: .of prizes $350. worth were awarded iast night, LEB 333 -ing-a-splencdtd«list~-of articles to form'° the basis of the prize list for the pres-. ent season; and it was nointes cout that” the'completed prize Hst for this fishing yvear-—from Tanuary1, 1920, "to December” 31, 1920—would probably ‘reach & in value. The increase of $2’ to ship fishing have not increase fee, making” ach member, provide for advantages enjoyed before, in membe rship ‘taken Stet ake up. ‘there were the annual - will enable its mem ber- and a large which they. is looked {nsisi tent for. he his forty CON gimme pou ee poate A Oe Se