The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-06
CLAM CHOWDER CLUB
The Centennial Celebration at
Wagener's Grove.
HANK BARNES NEARLY FLooRED.
What Promised to be an Eloquent Grafton
Comes to an Untimely End-The
Guests of the Day.

The yearly out of the Clam Chowder clut
is second in Importance only to the Fourth
of July or Old Folks Day. So it is not tc
be wondered at that nearly every person
who received an invitation to the "centen-
niaf' at Wagener's grove yesterday was
there promptly on time. The special train
of three cars left the Rio Grande Western
depot at 3:45, and Wagencr's grove was
reached thirty-f five minutes later Then it
was discovered that large numbers of the
guests had come by private conveyance
So" as was suggested by the president
''they could get away without anybody see
ing them" When the procession filed past
the brewery and out to where number of
trees were draped with the national colors.
Henry Barnes was discovered standing on
a sight eminence, clothed in a broad
brlmmed hat, long buster
AND A 3x9 SMILE
he cordially welcomed the guests and as
| he shook hands in way that womb mt
Harrison to the blush. he managed 10 CON
vey to each the intelligence that their
plates must not be sent Aack more than
four times, and added as further caution
that the silver spoons and plates were all
numbered and marked, limiting at the same
time that each man would be searched be-
fore being allowed to board the train in
case the colored custodian of the treasures
should report any of them missing
While not intended as such, this little
caution put slight damper upon the as
sembly, but this was soon forgotten in in
hallng the fragrance waited from the bio
iron-beg pardon, bronze-kettle that was
steaming away under the trees. On first
arriving, the greater portion of the club
mad seated themselves as far away from the |
kitchen as possible. Major Stanton and one !
or two others were observed to slyly slide |
up to 1t a few minutes after the aroma be- |
came discernable, and in a second or two |
the entire assemblage had gathered around |
the boiler, anxiously awaiting the word. |
60 At $40,
THE GONG WAS SOUNDED;
ten minutes later there was but one solitary
individual near the cooker; the others were
off under the cool shades discussing the
chowder and wondering if they would be
able 10 back up'' again. But there was
enough and to spare
Its remarkable" said prominent
major, how one enjoys an out like this
1t has Il better taste than the Walker
house"
big insurance agent smiled APPROX
lngly, and some one who had been keeping
a watch on the major called out four as
the latter was seen smiling upon the cook
again.
Only three said the major, as he !
dragged away another quart-of chowder. | 6
For an hour or more ChOWder was king |
and he abdicated in favor of Malt. Two or
three more hours were pleasantly spent, ! {
turing which Theodore Burmester rem :
iered several airs in a mezzo- soprano
tone, and was cheered TO such an
hat Cupdov hot
lhe floor. There were many otherI :
pleasing vocal exercises. chief amorg |
which was u centennial Grafton by Presi- y
lent Barnes, during which he said MY
friends, you would scarcely believe me if /
old you the CLAIMS you have Just eaten were r
40 years of age-that this is their centen-
lia as well as Ours-noW. would voux,, 7
Why, certainly we would" answered a =
,oung and enthusiastic member Wed
believe anything you tell u.s.
HANK TURNED DIZZY. o
latched at his hair, and appeared ready ia
rop. The blow was too much for him
himself, he said: We'll, you're m
bigger clans than those in the pot,
The fresh member disappeared and the
programme was continued. Among a,
THE GUESTS II II
we're: Judge Zane, Clerk Mcmillan, C. S.
'arian, K. B. CritchloW, NJ. Il. Parsons, J.
:. Parker, Joseph Geohegan, c. P. Mason.
lartin Hardness. Louis Hyams. Hoyt
herman, 10. Young, 10. Oberndorfer. a.
lanauer, A. Hanauer, ir., NJ. s. Hanauer,
olonel Page, W. H. Sells, w. C. Hall
ames Glepdinning, Hugh Anderson, W.
. Borland, NJ. Dusseldorf, William
'rown, Charles Auer, W. c. Crabbe
3. FalOw, w. G. Lapham, Owen
logic, Judge Mcbride, NJ. L. Schoppe | \
avid Murray, Martin Lannan, Fred -
imon, j. w. Clawson, Henry Denhalter. -
William Carroll, T. A Wickersham. on
}. P. Arnold, Walt Clawson, James on
owe. NJ Shaughnessy, Frank Shelly, ur
Ir: McCaddon, General Conner, John To
ldge, w. H. Bancroft, DR.. Hamilton. =.
Iajor Bird, n. Treweek, j. B. Walden, vi
colt Elliott, E. A. Allen, Richard Keyes, pu
7. L. Pickard. G. L. Stevenson, Geo. be
sborne, G. S. Erb, VIM. Mckay, V. NJ, Isl
Silva, Judge Hoge, Ben Whittemore. wi
:. F. Raybould, T. L. Bailey and David
'ebb. pa