The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-20
las NoMAD1o LIFE Is ENDED.
The HobokeH Turtle Clnb Settles Down In
- Permanent Home at LarchmonL

The white lag OF the Hoboken Turtle Club.
with its ancient device OF n green turtle and its
! motto. As we Journey through life lot us live
by the way" lioated yesterday. for the first
| time IN tho clubs existence OF ninety four
| years over permanent club house. II was
the old headquarters OF the Larchmont Yacht
Club ut SheDard's Point, Larchmont Manor.
which the Turtle Club had bought and i'm
proved. The club has four acres Of
ground and expects to buy ten acres more.
There are three handsome buildings, one OF
them the main club house, with private dining
rooms and sleeping rooms in addition to the
rooms set apart for usual club PURPOSES cot
taRe to be used for family sleeping apart
ments and q billiard pavilion. In addition,
the club is now building q dining pa
vilion. where the turtle dinners will
be given. and kitchen attachment
with four huge cauldrons for the brewing Of
turtle SOUP Though not completed both the
pavilion and kitchen we're used at yesterdays
festivities. and Caterer John Tarbell was busy
at the big cauldrons for forty-elght hours be-
forehand, that length OF time being necessary
for the proper preparation Of turtle soup ac-
cordng to the traditions Of the club.
Next to the turtle soup the chief feature Of
yesterdays banquettng was ancient history,
as became IN organization OF such years and
dignity upon such an occasion. 1t was told
over and over again that the club was founded
De Witt Clinton. and others; that the members
In those days caught their own turtles
ners were first eaten in the, Elysian Fields
then ct STRIKERS Bay near Fifty-third street
Cases,
feasting had continued at that famous road
house ever since until this year when: after an
club has settled down for good at Larchmont,
Yesterdays festivities began early. A special
carried 1870 members to Larchmont. and short
y after 8 O'clock 100 persons sat down to tho
FAST is really the chief meal in the clubs fes-
tivities. The bin OF fare consisted yesterday.
as from ,no, time itosd Of turtle
and onions, tomatoes, coffee and hot rolls:
After break fast the members, al, OF whom had
tho lime ne beiore the O'clock dinner at Which
the club house was to be formally opened.
sa Ss
sembyman q. :. scofield: They caught 2
o sn @es on the TSoks GSrine t6s ' ater
noon, with. IN occasional Gunner and
vent euriosiey hunting and Tom Pearsali Of
Long Island ipuud no less than twelve lapd
device OF the club before releasing them. But
the vast majority OF the club did nothing but
other things until dinner time. AMONG those
G. g. Vest /. H. .CarRie N. A. Chedsey, ". A.
Gedney, Felix III htvinHstonI,, J. !: Dobbs, g. Y.
Graham. John Linheer: Alex, Wright, Charles
+. Thompsqn. iJossegIh, D. Mckinley. Charles
Knapp. Leander Frost. James Lynch, A. l..
Ducher A. T. Decker. Q. L. kingsbury, Thomas
T. Sloan, F. G. Fischer, A. L. Ashman. and I.
Lewis Lieh.
Perhaps 800 members marched behind Presi-
dent J. Rock we'll Fay to the dinner pavilion at
o'clock. The bill of fare was the famous
turtle soup, with lobster and chicken salads.
and cueumbers and onions; Brsndy was
with the salads, Over the coffee President Fay
welcomed the club to its first elub house, As
where be was born, and ex-Presidents n. 4.
Chedsey and A. l. Ashman spoke for tho past.
Assemblyman Martin toasted the the gpestns'
Shepard and Daniel Jardlne spoke in behalf
OF Iarchmont. Songs ended the dinner; and
In the evening the place was Illuminated and
fireworks were shot off at the point.