IZAAK WALTON’S COTTAGE.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 5 July 1924, Page 13

IZAAK WALTON’S COTTAGE.

♦> Pi ? JtSKU VA TI OX Ay A MT7SEFM. A representative comnanv of anglers *?*•“ , others ©interested in securing Jmuik Walton’s iishing-cotlage at umnliowf owd, near Sfa firm l, for the naliou assembled recently on the occasion Ot its ronnal opening and dedication. -At the ium-hoon winch oreceded the ceremony the toast of "The Immortal Memory of iv.aak Walton’’ wa-, proposed by Ihe .Mayor of Stafford, (. oun( i!lor Jomii Whooklf.n, anti :t. rosouuou was passeo'thanking the trustees lot their patriotic ami untiring efforts to preserve the. cotage. Lord Stafford. ) ,<,r<T T 1 i.rii Steward of o Lm-nugh, who was accompanied by Lao,\ Stalior.d, no; funned ihe opening (eioniony. lie said ijo was a great mver- of the gen fie art of angling." FTdoubled whether Walton was u~ : ko-n fisherman. ’’ as we understood tiie term to-day. and he agrceo -with the anonvmou.s writer who said that angling to Walton urns more a recreation 3 am.! a means oi getting- away from the 1 urmoi! and hard work of towns, and a moans whereby in? could commune with nature. Tam was shown vc-v.v plainly in Walton’s beautiful '-.vrvk ’-Tin- Comjj.'eat. Angler.’’ Ino col rtge, v, ]>ir-n j tfi !■(> ~-.-vj ■ a WVlioniarj muss a: g wmi.Tns a replica r, J Huyonaus’ _ port, ek (1 j WMton };i 11so Xai.iona 1 1 hallerv.