The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-16
POLITICAL PICNIC,
Republican City Com
mittee Has An
Outing.
CLAM BAKE AT JORDAN POND.
Barrels of Fun and In
cidentally a Ball
Game.
CLAM BAKE AT JORDAN POND.

Members, of the republican commit
tee, representatives of the repub-
hcan state committee, republican NAM
bers Of the city council, general. court,
state Senate and republican city Off
cials, met at Jordan pond yesterday
afternoon for clambake and outing
as the guests of the city committee.
The party numbered nearly 60. and
was out with but one object in view,
good time and good dinner. The
discussion of politics was barred tutI
many good natured saIlies were made
atthe expense of some ambitious poll
ucian whose bee has been discovered.
Although the discussion of politics
was tabooed, the fundamental object
of the. gathering was of a political ma
ture, in that it was intended to get
the working part of the local repubH-
can committee, together for a good time
and then in the fall get the individuals
to work for the success of the party. |
Republicans are favored with good
looks by nature, but to some it APP
peared a trifie premature that the com
mittee in its invitation should savathat !
the party would be "A handsome lot
from his honor the mayor, down to !
the hardest-worked ward politician"
The committee was right, however, |
for it was a good looking set of men
who attended the party. They were
attractive in face, and well built in |
stature, and gave evidence of being |
able to bear the cares of their various |
Offices. Their appearance was a mute
answer to the question, why most of
them are married.
The invitation read: Mayors, former
mayors, aldermen, former aldermen, |
councilmen, former councilmen, asses |
sors, generals, colonies, majors. CAP |
tains; would-be mayors, aldermen. as
SCISSORS, generals, colonies, majors, cap
tains all are welcome to the picnic |
Here's hoping they will have a GOOD
time enjoy themselves, and when the |
time comes to work next fall under |
the direction of the city committee re-
member what a delightful time they I
had, and be glad to pay for it by
Lustling, pushing and in helping to
win. This applies especially to those
who have "eX's'' before their names, |
the follows who are looking for titles
and jobs can be depended upon to
hustle"
Representatives of the different grades
named in the invitation were present.
All had the good time promised, and the !
-'ex's" and "would-bes" will repay the
hospitality of the committee with hard
work in the fall.
Theparty met at republican head
quarters early in the afternoon and
went to the corner of Main and Foster
streets, where a special car was board |
ed. The car went directly to the grove
near Jordan Pond, and Immediately
upon arrival the committeeman and
their guests tapped several barrels of
fun. The flow was unrestrained and
continued copiously until the departure
for home, about 7.30 o'clock.
For music, the committee offered al
hurdy-gurdy. The Italian owner was
director Of the band, which numbered
one at time, but several ones during
the afternoon. Whatever the commit
tee paid for the machine, it was money
well invested, for the men turned the
crank and derived as much fun out of
1T as though they were turning the re-
publican machine and landing the OPP
orator in his coveted political Job.
Aside from the music, the committee
arranged q ball game but some of the
guests found time to leave the game
for an occasional fall out Of the hurdy
gurdy. Several of them became prof.
Gent in the management of the appar-
atus before the afternoon was passed
and could grind out the entire roper
toire of tunes without a single word
of protest from the director Of the or
chestra
The ball game was productive of
much pleasure. Teams captained by
w. J. Bragg and A. H. Dean battled
forEfive innings with Frank l.. Dean as
director of play. The sun beat furi-
ously on the field and some of the
-, = l.
and regretted their part in the contest
Capt. Bragg's team won by a score of
10 to 6.
At the finish Of the game the bake
was announced and the party sat
down to the following menu prepared
by Dan Moulton:
Clam chowder, baked clans, baked
blue fish, mackerel, clam fritters, fish
cakes, cabbage salad, Sliced tomatoes,
pickles, radishes, bread, butter, tea,
coffee, watermelon.
That Is just a menu that republicans
can do full justice to, and they did
The fish dinner was, to speak in the
vernaeular Of the day, their meat, and
as completely cleared away as demo-
cratic opposition.
Among those in the party We're:
Mayor r, B. Dodge, Hon. F. A. Har-
rington, Hon, A. 9. Pinkerton, Gen. r.
III. Chamberlain, J. G. Hagberg, ]. P.
Munroe, James Hunt, G.. w. B. Sisson,
y. L. Dean, f. M. Heath, ]. c. Bigelow,
w. G. Young, L. E. Partridge, r. T. |
Tatman,r L. ]. KenCall G. w. Batcheld- |
er, Herbert DeFosse, C. H. Peck, w. A. |
Lewis +. A. d. Moss, W. ]. Peacock. |
E. W. Ekstrom, G. A. Busby, c. E. !
Hildreth G. w. Carr, A. V. B. Cutler. |
"A. H, Burton, w. M. Riedl, A. b. Whip |
pie, w. H. Gilbert, F. e. Kelley, B. f. |
Curtis, H. S. Hastings, H. b. Brewer, |
Henry 2. Whitcomb, A. C. Higgins, A. |
G. Scott, w. +. Gleason, A. H. Dean, |
o. c. Hedlund, DE. Aver, ]. A. Roy
G. B. Wetherby, G. e. Slocomb Jr., |
r. j. Dow, Leonard Swanstrom, w. ]. |
Bragg, G. r. Tuson. C. L. Bennett, Jo-
seph Leach, ID. A. Donley, H. Il. Blake. |
H. A. Booth, A. H. Bullock
ARRANGEMENTS for the outing were