The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-17
THE TURTLE AND THE DAM.

THIRD MEETING OF THE HoBOKEN TURTLE
CLUB AT M'coMB's DAM-rHE GOOD THINGS
THAT WERE ENJOYED AND THE WITTY
SPEECHES THAT WE'RE MADE
Tho Hobokcn Turtle Club, under tho presidency Of
A. L. Ashmau celebrated its festival OF the Of
1877 yesterday upon the grounds Of the club adjoining
Caso's Hotel, Jerome avenue, near hcComb's Dam.
Why be name of ''Hobokcn Turtle CLUB has been
adhered TO is inferred from the moral and religious
sentiments OF many OF Its members, who object to
the use Of proiane word. To call It the 'McComb's
Dam Club has been decided TO be rreverent and i'm.
proper Besides tho old Hoboken Turtle Club
established in 1896, and has history coeval almost
with that of the Society OF the Cincinnati Of the Rev.
outon-heroes who, like the turtle, bore many
heavy burden.
AT eight O'Clock yesterday morning, tho business
commenced with knife and fork exercises and at four
p. NJ. the spoon exercises began. The method Of
manufacturing the turtle soup sonsnmed by the club
is mystery held in the exclusive possession Of the
highest officer OF tho club From him IL is transmitted
his successor in Office All that Is known Of its
position is that 1t is made Of genuine green turtle with
concomitants. Yesterdays developments exhibited
tho fact that sos pounds OF the animal liqudzed
benefit Of the club aud its guests Acr the punch
and soup had been discussed the president announced
that the premium vegetable bouquet set with brill
hents Of many carrots 0ne. was 10 be given TO the
member who had consumed the largest number OF
bowls of soup This ascertaincd to DO cx-Alder-
man Gon Tho ex-oflcial acknowledged to having
gone through with probably bakers dozen, but
thought some others had exceeded him.
PRESENTATION OF BOUQUETS.
A large basket Of bouquets. containing many beau.
tfu flowers, native and exotic was at hand, and the
president presented them to worthy members some
specially invited guests Colonel Thomas 4. Stewart
referred to by tho presiding officer as one OF New
York's worthy ctizens--rcccivcd The first, and
made an appropriate response Arthur COOK received
bouquet, ana responded with solo song Ia excellent
voice. Mr. Gilbert, Of Tarrytown, was also presented
with q posy, and made iccltous response. He
thought solomon the original turtle soup maker,
Tor did no not say the "vocs Of the turtiel WIS
heurd III tue land % Solomon, ne believed, or
panizcd the first turtle club in Jerusalem caught
his material irom.he .Egean sen, which filed with
turtle the OIL OF winch held in esteem account
OF It's medicinal qualities.
Dr. Isaac l. Hayes the Arctic explorer and OK rncm-
Der Of Assembly, received q floral CON pliment aud
made floral aud pertinent speech He believed that
In the days OF Solomon the turtle had wings all
TINT was made OF II was pigeon pie. This was sly
hint At Solomon's love for turtle doves. AS 10 tho
there. There everything was sealed
a voicc-"What an 'UtahpIan' idea"
Several other members wore cOmplimcntcd In the
floral distribution, among them Mr.. Humphreys, who
Haywood, DR.. Fleming, who was exceedingly humorous;
Ar. Black (who gave tho 'Arkansas traveller his
original stylcl and others. Among those present,
members ana guests, Ransom Taylor, Samuel
Carpenter, Judge Morgan, Walter f. Lawrence, Charles
J. shaw, the veteran Captain Byrnes cx-Assemby-
man William Gdncy, James g. Bycrs, Roocrt Foster,
ana 200 others. Tho soup was made OF 900 different
compounds, sscwcd and sinmered forty eight hours
Under tue eye OF the Turtle CluOs caterer. Colonel
Thompson Z. Dunn, assisted by John q. TarbclL Will
tam II. Langc, second vice president, and 8 O. p.
ouintard, secretary Of the club Assistsa largely ~
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