Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10
FIT FOR THE GODS
Was the Feast Served by BirminghamS Finest
at AvondaIe Park-Eyery One Had a
Great Time.

The members of the Birmingham po-
lice department, together with members
of the aIdermanic board, police commits
son. fire department, reporters of the
daily papers and mayor and aldermen of
Avondale, had grand time at beautiful
Avondale park yesterday afternoon.
An old-fashioned Brunswick stew. bar
becued lambs, porkers and chickens,
fruits, ETC., were on the bill of fare and
were served with lavish hands.
Col w. M. Garner as chief cook, with
Capts. r.. w. Walker and j. S. Johnston
as bottle washers and Lieutenant Rolla
as head waiter, and Chief 7. c. McDon-
aid as master of ceremonies, proved an
able and efficient crew,and all present at
tested their ability by eating as long as
they were able to and then enjoying ira
grant Havanas, served by the master
of ceremonies.
without doubt the dinner was one of
the finest ever served in the county.
The meets were juicy and toothsome,
the bread fresh and crisp and the stew
hot as q July day, but none the less de-
licious.
At the appointed time Chief Mcdonald
gave the alarm, and the guests needed
not a second invitation. There was room
for all and plenty to eat, and everyone
went to work with "a will 1t was stag
dinner and formality was left behind
in the city.
After the dinner a smoke was in order,
and then came the sport, which was IN
augurated by a shoot at a snake. The
reptile was killed after three or four
shots had been fired at him. Then fol-
lowed foot races, INDUCED in by Chief
Mcdonald Maj. L. w. Friedman or the
Daily News, Corporal Mullin and others.
Efforts were made to get up a race pc
tween members of the aldermanic board
G { Col.
w. w. Crawford refused because OF I'M
fair handicapping and Col. A. III. ste
vens said he was not in practice Cap
tain Enslen was too full Tor utterance,
much less racing, and Private WARD
drew the line on spring water ana 1oot
racing: therefore, 1t was declared off.
Private Cosminsky of the State Herald
offered to race Uncle Bob McCollum for
the slow prize, but Uncle Bob Woulon
tote fair and the race was declared Off.
Lieutenant Walker Won the prize Tor
fancy dress, his silk Cd apron being the
envy of the ladies' from Irondale and
East Birmingham who were picncklnS
on the grounds.
Gen. Dick Gambilrs heart was greatly
panied at one stage of the proceedings,
Maria" would have to be sent for to
take him home A man braced ms
lieutenant to pay his street tax, but the
receipt book was left at home and the
candidate for the asylum escaped.
Privates Eliard and Jack Mcdonald
had to be choked off before dessert was
reached, and Joe Nix, the lightning letter
writer, won the prize for trimming
chicken legs
Police Commissioner Reynolds did not
Ike barbecues, so he said before arriving
at the park, but an actual count revealed
two mutton shanks and thirteen chicken
bones around his plate, and one or the
walters vowed he ate three services OF
stew.
Commissioner Thornton was not hun
gry. but borrowed a brother commission
er's appetite.
The entire 'gang" voted Chief Coon
Garner the finest on earth, ana MS as
sistants next out.
There never was a more en1oyapit
affair, and every one went away pleasec
with the hospitality of Birmingham
finest