The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-20
Eighteenth Annual Bake
at Little Diamond.
A List of Those Present on
This Occasion.


the cottagers of Little Diamond Island
took place Saturday afternoon and it was
one of the greatest successes of the many
that have been enjoyed. There were more
people present than ever before; and
what is better every one who was in at
tendance and sat at the three bountifully
laden tables departed highly pleased
with the way in which everything went
off and loud in the praises of the mana
gers Of the affair These annual clam
bakes long ago became one of the events
Of the summer season in Portland harbor
and the people who are from year to year
invited to partake of the festivities al
ways count themselves as extremely fort
innate.
All Of the week preparations had been
goinggon for the affair. Saturday morn
ing Messrs. George E. Raymond and
Henry7P. Larrabee were right on hand
and fully pr epared to carry out the many
details. They went to the city and visit
ed the markets in order to get the best
quality OF all eatables. Under their
watchful eye they secured eight bushels
of Spurwink CLAIMS, 400 Holsters, SO dozen
of eggs, rs pounds of sweet potatoes,
% loayes OF brown bread, 20 watermelons
and several baskets filled with olives,
crackers, pickles, etc. This quantity
was taken to the neck of land on the
westerly side OF the island. At II 30
O'Clock the fire was built and the baking
of the CLAIMS begun. Not quite four hours
later the mass of seaweed was thrown
over the big pile, Messrs. Raymond and
Larrabee and their assistants working
out in the broiling sun as though their
lives depended on 1t and thereby winning
the encomiums OF all by their persistence
and determination to allow nothing to
slip so that everything should be- done
up brown, At few minutes past four
O'Clock the bake was laid out and then at
five O'Clock soon after the arrival of the
afternoon boat from the city, Mr.. Her
bert o. Phillips, who acted as the efIic-
lent head walter of the day, pulled out
his big megaDhone from the tent near by
and sent forth the pIonounoiamento for
all to gather at the tables. The crowd
was as orderly as could be in drawing
their seats and without the slightest con-
fusion gathered in their allotted places,
either on settees or chairs. Then the
word was passed along to the walters to
serve the good things The service un-
der the direction OF Mr.. Phillips, who was
splendidly assisted by Messrsl Maurice
G. Rich, Carroll M. Warren, Albert f.
Walden, Percy H. Burrowes, Walter g.
Bumowes, Fred @. Prince and Irving S.
Rice was the pink of perfection ana
would have done credit to old belmont
co. An hour was occupied in disposing
of the feast.
Those at the tables were the following:
Alex b. Burgess, Elizabeth Park1nan,
Caroline H. Burgess, George S. Burgess,
Mary s. Burgess, Lille f. Emmons,
Mary M. Burgess, Mrs. Charles M. Park
man, DR.. p. N. Eckman May Hickman,
Amelia Eckman, John g. Eckman Mar
garet l., Eckman, William Lentmayer,
Edwin Hand, Jr., Emma B Hand
Sara Q. Dawson, X. II. Dawson, Mrs
Charles w. Scott, Mr.. Charles W. Scott,
Emily +. Ellis, Augusta p Coolbroth,
Harold Randall, Ada G. Sherwood, NAL
colin @. Sherwood, Samuel D. Sherwood,
Mrs Frank N. Strout, f. E. Bennett, G.
ID. Livermore, Margaret e. Baboock,
Mrs. Joseph G. White, Mrs. Abner w.
Lowell, Edith Lowell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank King, Mrs. Willis Dyer, Curwens-
Vile, Pa, Mrs. John S. Heald, Mrs. 6.
T. Loveitt. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il. Adams,
Mr.. and Mrs E. S. Kennard, Miss e. M.
Bangs, Mrs. d. S. Rice, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. A. Packard, Caroline Chapman Dupee,
Mrs. W. A, Sweet, Ardon w. Ooombs
Sophia M. Warren, Sarah Jane Coombs,
Mrs. r Christensen, Bessie Christensen,
Rudolph Christensen, Alice Christensen,
Henry Humphrey, G. l.. Wendt, Della
Wendt, Mr.. and Mrs. q. B. Tukesbury,
Mr.. and Mrs. ". j. II. Nourse, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. A. Robbins, George F. Gould,
Miss Gould, Mr.. and Mrs. William Thomp-
son, Baltimore, Md, William Faulkner,
Montreal, Can Mr.. and Mrs. p. Il
Kyle, S. A, Packard, 2nd, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. II. Shurtle1, Miss Haskell, Miss Viii
Hanson, Miss FouIds, Miss Ingraham,
Master Wharton Ingraham, Mr.. and Mrs
Luther O. ellison, Eddie Butler, Mrs. A
Il. Butler, e. IL. Butler, Mrs. S. II. Fer
guson, Miss Cora IL. Butler, James S.
Marrett, Miss Matte Halves, Willard A.
Bowdoin, Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Adie,
Miss Myra II. Farnsworth, Miss Ernest
Inc Leavitt, DR. George W. Way jerome
Rumery, Samuel f. Bearse, DR.. G. g..
Adams, William I'll. Stevens, John l..
Shaw, Lewis Pierce, Miss Pierce, Frank
A. Leavitt, Thomas f. Holman, Amos l..
Millett. James Miller, Adam p Leigh
ton, Miss Nettie May Leighton, Francis
L.L1ttlefleld, Abiel M. Smith and wife,
Walter I'll. Brown, Miss Marion Ander
son, Miss Willietta Anderson, Mrs. vii.
liams, Mr.. and Mrs. Van Ness, James c.
Fox, Miss Ethel Berry, Carl A. Homsted,