The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-22
A HUGE SUCCESS.
First Annual Banquet Of the
Shamrock Club.
Dull Care Forced to Take a Back
Seat Last Night.


There are banquets and banquets, but
the dinner given by the Shamrock Park
Association at the City Hotel last evening
will go down in Pawtucket history as one
of the most enjoyable events of its kind
ever given in this city. The assemblage
was purely Bohemian in character, and
the guests came with the intention of hav-
ing good time, and they had it. One Of
the remarkable conditions of the affair
was the manner in which men in widely
diverging lines of occupation sat side by
side and forgot shop and creed, with but
one intent, that of goodfellowship.
The Shamrock Association, let it be
known, is a remarkable body, and anyone
who has ever visited the Park will testify
to this fact. This organization, composed
OF polo players, newspaper men and pro-
fessionais in almost every line, has but one
object, and that Is to drive dull care away
in the most agreeable manner possible
The universal verdict was that last nights
attempt was marked success.
AT 10 o'clock the participants were in
vited to the private dining room of the
City Hotel, and the gastric difficulties be-
gan in the following order:
Diue Points on the Deep.
Mock Turtle Soup.
Baked Blue Fish. Broiled Spanish Mackerel.
Potatoes Partisan.
Fillet of Beef, with Mushrooms.
French Peas. Potatoes Delmonico.
Roast Mailard Duck, and Grilled Potatoes.
Celery. Radishes. olives.
Ice Cream. Sherbet. Assorted Cake.
Black Coffee. Cigars.
Cognac.
When c Igars had been lighted, Charlie
A. Lations the popular goal tender of thes
Pawtucket Polo Club, was introduced as
toastmaster of the evening. Mr.. Lations
read letters of regret from many promi-
nent personages, regretting their inability
to be present, and then called upon various
men OF note in many lines to respond to
toasts more or less pertinent to the times.
The reporters who attempted to follow
the general run Of remarks became lost In
maze of Bostonian English that made
them give up the task as impossible. So
the remarks made on this remarkable oc-
casion will not be recorded in the future
histories of Pawtucket.
After the press, the various organiza-
tions, and the men of.Ivaried professions
represented, had been given an opportunity
to express their views on men, women and
things in general, an. adjournment was
taken to the historic shades of Shamrock
Park, and the remainder of the exercises
took place in the depth of that rural dis
trict. msp
The company numbered sabout forty,
and the program was entirely original and
unique in many respects. Owing to the
unavoidable absence of some of the guests
in the profession, the order of events was
changed, and no one knew what would
happen next, not even the master of cere-
monies. To this fact the success of the
affair is in great measure due.
The pleasures of the occasion were great
ly enhanced by the presence of Harry Stew
art, "Bob" Mack, George Meeker and Sen
ator Frank Bell, of the Fields and Hanson
company, now playing at the Opera House
These gentlemen proved to be very enter
| tanning, and their stock of songs, stories
and amusing "reminiscences was mex
haustible.
| Music was furnished at various intervals
by William Brown and John Walker oi
the Providence Colored Banjo and Mando-
lin Club, and these two also did some
clever work in the line of buck and wing
| dancing. An account of the festivities
would not be complete il mention was not
| made OF Frank McIntire, who presided a,
the piano and give evidence of his ability
the score OF popular melodies or any thing
proposed, ancient or modern.
The comfort of the guests was looked
after by "Banty" Morris, who demon.
strated his ability to fill i'm gap wher.
ever there was pause in music.
Guests were present from Providence
Worcester and Boston, and the universe
verdict was that the Commissioners o.
| Shamrock Park had "done themselves
proud"
The committee in charge of the enter
| tainment were as follows:
Commissary Department.. f. Niven
Charles A. Lations, William Whiting.
Entertainment Committee--C. p. Hop
pin, George ID. Bone and j. w. MCGEE.
Reception Committee-William j. Ward
j. f. Morris and Joseph Mcmahon.