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Title: Aquatic life
Identifier: aquaticlife219161917baus (find matches)
Year: 1916-1917 (1910s)
Authors: Bausman, Joseph E
Subjects: Aquariums; Fish culture
Publisher: Philadelphia : J. E. Bausman
Contributing Library: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library

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A PANORAMIC VIEW OF MR. PHILLIP'S CONSERVATORY then wonder what burns holes in their new Serobuck rug, and why the fish mis- erably perish without warning. Beware cf him. He may call on you at any moment. It's dangerous to be safe these days! "The home of the luckiest fishes" would be a good legend for the photo- graph of the conservatory of Mr. A. A. Phillips, jr. It is Cjuite consistent that the finest collection of goldfishes in Brooklyn should disport in the best ap- pointed conservatory in the country. They show their appreciation by being among die winners when Mr. Phillips enters them in a competitive exhibition. The March meeting of the Philadel- phia Goldfish Fanciers' Society was held on the 21st at 802 Girard avenue. The competition was for Telescope Goldfish, scaled and transparently scaled, bred during 1916. Messrs. Wal- ter G. Beeler, Howard E. Demuth and Claude W. Ramspacher were appointed judges and made the following awards: ScAivELEss TkIvESCOpes : Board of Di- rectors silver cup to George E. Wilt; blue ribbon, Joseph E. Van Stavern; red, Thomas Ayling; vellozv, George E. Wilt. Scaled Tei^Escope : Blue ribbon, George E. Wilt; red, Thomas Ayling; yellozv, James Fleming. The annual election of officers will be held at the April meeting, and in accord- ance with the constitution the candidates were nominated at this meeting as fol- lows : President, Harry P. Peters; vice president, Charles J. Hannig; secretary, Fred Richardson; treasurer, Thomas Ayling; Board of Directors, five to be elected, George B. Smith, George W. Price, George E. Wilt, Dr. F. C. Lefif- man, Francis X. Garcia, Claude W. Ramspacher, William J. Christy, Joseph E. Tyler, Harry J. Mackrell. The third annual banquet and dance will be given on Wednesday evening. May 9th, at Mosebach's Casino, Thir- teenth and Girard avenue. The competition at the April meeting, to be held Wednesday evening, the i8th, will be for Jap goldfish, scaled and scale- less, bred in 1916. The Charles J. Han- nig cup and six ribbons will be awarded. —Fred Richardson, Secretary.

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