The Forrest City times., 1894-08-24

given Dy the c1tlZenS OI ASUuIy I dl to the editors and their ladies, strik- ing feature of which was the recitation, en costume, by Mrs. Greenwood Ligon, of Mississippi, of Capt. Jas. D. Lynch's stirring Worlds Fair poem, entitled "Columbia Saluting the Nations" This entertainment was among the best of the many which the citizens of Asbury Park provided.
 On Friday evening a banquet at the Auditorium was given, The menu cards were unique folders printed on a light background of representative newspaper headings. Six hundred boutonniers were distributed. Four teen cooks were in the kitcnen. For ty-nve hundred square feet of table were spread with 5000 pieces of crock cry, 2. 900 pieces of glassware and sur rounded by 800 guests who breathed the aroma of 5000 cut flowers, demol- ished sixty-four roasted fillits of beef, 300 pounds of chicken in patties and salad, three green turtles of sixty pounds each, 5000 little neck clans, 200 quarts of frozen punch, 200 quarts of ice cream and @ bottle of cham pagne.
 The most interesting part of the en- tertainment came Saturday, which was a carriage drive and clam bake, The drive of fifteen miles took us through the most fashionable summer residence portion of the union. We first went through the residence streets of Elbe- ron, then Long Branch ever Rumson's road to Port au Peck on Pleasure Day where the clam bake was given. A stop was made at Long Branch. Here an elegant lunch had been provided at the West Erd hotel. and to which am- pie justice was done. Giving three cheers for MT. Childreth the proprie- tor. the drive was resumed for Pleas ure Bay. A big clam bake is very interesting sight to see, as we'll as d very good thing to take an active part in. The following is how the thing is done which will interest many: Clans are brought up from the sea in big baskets packed in d liberal supply of seaweed. Potatoes, both white and sweet, are carefully washed, and from the green corn the silk is removed, leaving the outer leaves about each ear. Then sea bass, just ill from the net, are scaled and cleaned. Meanwhile. on great flattened stone, all but the top of which is deep buried in the earth, a huge bonfire is laid. First, some kind ling is put upon it, then about quar- ter of cord of unsplit logs are sym metrically piled over it. When the last piece of wood has been put in place a match is touched to the Struct- ure and the bonfire reaches Hp it's long arms of flame toward the heavens.
 When the wood is all burned the big stone is almost at white heat, and ready to receive the provisions to be cooked. Carefully the clans are plac- ed with the fish in the center, the pOta- toes occupying one side and the corn the Other.0 Over all a lot of seaweed damp and salty is spread, then large canvass cover is stretched over it to keep the steam from escaping. and the cooks have nothing more to do until bake is ready to be served.
 The bake for the editors consisted of 58,O00 clans, 3 barrels of lobster, 900 ears of corn, 150 chickens. 800 pounds of fish and 100 bushels of potatoes, with watermelon, coffee and .beer a. a desert.
 Port au Peck Hotel formed curios- ity in itself. It was built with walls of cedar shingles by Canadian woman, 16O years ago; the nails were hammer ed out by the village blacksmith with heads as large as the end of mans thumb, now worn to the size of sm all glove button.
 It was happy crowd that returned to Asbury Park, not in time to take in the baby parade, but in time however, to take in the grand boat carnival on
 Ia nf ho gala week.
 improved the time by attending divine services in the various houses of pub lie worship.
 Bidding adieu to the good people Q. Asbury Park. OnMonday, between 800 and 500 editors and wives. boarded the spiendidcars of the New Jersey Central railroad for the grand compli. mentary excursion to Planfield. N. J. and the city of New York. The day was delightful, as had been all the days at Asbury Park. Passing by lakes and cottages. Elborn where President Garfield died and the summer home of the late Geo. w. Childs. on through Red Bank. Perth and south Amboy and the old city of Elizabeth, the train stopped in Plainfield, at the Wal ter Scott Printing Machine works. where the delighted editors and their ladies were welcomed by Mir. and Mrs. Walter Scott, and ushere0 into the new addition to the work, where splendid collation. was spread out for them. The genial host soon made every one feel at home. After viewing the works the party were invited to ride through the town. Time passed too rapidly, and at 12 m. all were aboard for a quick run to New York. At Jersey City one of the elegant Steamers of the Starin Transportation Co.,, awaited the crowd. The trip through New