The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-26
THE MILLIONAIRE AND THE CLAM.
Two Clubs whose Ways Would Mako n
New York Broker Open His Eyes. or
Anybody Else who Knows Anything
About the Possibilities of Our Bay.

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appointment to old
RHODE islanders, who know what a
bake is like these glorious September
days on the shores OF the Bay OF Pleasure.
There is no place in the Union where tho
mere enjoyment of life is so great part
of its business as in RHODE ISLAND. And
the core and roadway of the State is the
Narragansett Bay. which divides 1t In
sunder for more than two-thlrds lts
length and branches out into every part
oft.
The bay is an excursion resort for more
than half a million people. 1t has not
one Coney Island. but dozen. Crescent
Park, Bullock's Point. Rocky. Point,
Mark Rock, Pleasant Bluff, .Riverside,
Camp White, Oakland Beach, Button
wood, Silver Spring are names OF only
local fame. but thousands visit them
daily by boat, and at every one the long
suffering clam Is served up throughout
the autumn by the bushel in mighty
ssbakes.n 1t is curious fact that PROVE
pESCE millionaires don't take TO New
port especially. Narragansett Pier is
better liked by the native RHODE ISLAND
ERs but unshared by outsiders and pecu-
liar to Little Rhody are two organiza-
tions. the like of which do not exist else
where-the Squantum Association and
the Pomham Club These are purely
social clubs, have no meetings In winter,
and in autumn have weekly dinners at
the club houses down the bay.
Tsese dinners are held at midday, after
the leisurely RHODE ISLAND custom. I'm
agine two or three hundred business men
OF New York leaving their offices once
week in business hours for four-hour
frolicl 1t would make Wall street bro
ker gasp to think of 1t.
The Squantum Club is the older OF the
"a N vial fell
lows went down the bay to private
clambake on a rocky islaud just below
the city. BY and by they built club
house at very small expense. Then they
stocked it with all manner OF wines at
very much greater expense, and then they
built much more recently a magnificent
dining hall. There are steamboat land
ing aud wharf with gate built across
ft. This signifies exclusiyeness. No
member can bring to any club dinner q
guest who lives within fifteen miles OF
the club house. The members them
selves all fulfill a pretty high social
standing.
There are in the membership roll Gov.
Brown and ex-Govs. Taft and Ladd, SEN
aror Aldrich, Congressman Lapham,
United States District Attorney Rath-
bone Gardner, William Gammell, God
dard brothers. II. II. /. and 4. L. l.,
James H. Armington. Francis w. Car
Postmaster Charles III. George, ex-Mayor
HAYWARD, Richard S. Rowland, Alfred
and Jessie Metcalf, Charles W. and
Henry r. Lippitt, William Il. Nicholson.
Lyman b. Goff, Robert Knight, Gardner
G. Sims, X. II. Wilson, Joshua Wiibour,
Congressman Spooner and many others.
do not suppose there Is wealthier
club of the size In the world. It's a
sight to see the members revel in an old
fashioned bake" pop the champagne
corks In royal fashion, and cuss the walt
ers II they venture to- bring in green corn
that hasn't been cooked with the CLAIMS
in the bake 1t is a hearty. healthy
and substantial looking assemblsge.
Care-worn faces and signs of overwork
are not common. 1t Is q group OF men
who take life easily, In spite of great
wealth and heavy responsibility.
/ have attended but one dinner OF the
Squantum Club. II that Is a sample, the
menu OF these weekly fcasts Is always a
masterpiece. Wine Is served only as
ordered, for many members are teetotal-
ers. The bake Is the piece de resistance
With what loving care the fire Is built
out-of-doors! How tho clans are brought
by the bushel!-great big feliows-fhe
tons of seaweed which is to cover them,
the green corn aud potatoes to be honored
by association with the bivalve. the eau
vas which goes over the steaming heap
when all is ready The opening" of the
bake is watched as carefully by the gour-
mand as the poker player watches che
opening OF a jackpot.
The Poniham Club Is younger, not
quite so exclusive, considerably more
swell. manifestly in imitation. 1t has n
much finer club house, perched high on
ths mainland, considerably further down
the bay. It's membership is larger, and
aud includes. besides Gov. Brown, ex-
Gov. Ladd and many other Squantumites,
Warren o. Arnold, John w. Davis, Judge
Carpenter, Jenckes Brothers, Frank f.
Olney, Charles II. Perkins, Israel B. Ma
son, John 8. Kenyon, ex-Lieut. Gov,
Stearns, ex-Mayor Smith Of PROVIDENCE,
Marsden j. Perry, Col. Isaac M. Potter,
Edwin Milner
PROVIDENCE Is said to be the wealthiest
city In the world of its inches, and the
membership of these two clubs bears out
the assertion.
Between the milIionaires' club aud the
clerks Saturday evening outing at Rocky
Point, there Is some difference. But one
enjoys the Bay OF Pleasure quite as keen
ly as the other.
Don't fool with Indigestion. Take BEEcHAM's
PILLS.