Gloucester County Democrat., 1902-08-21
Newbold Rod and Gun Club.

The eleventh anniversary OF the Newbole
Rod and Gun Club was celebrated at the
club house last Sunday, and was the mos
successful event in the history of the club
The club house was tastefully decorated
with bunting, and the large number of at
| tendants, invited guests, as we'll as member;
all expressed their admiration of the work
of the committee-Messrs. Thos. Mcdonald
Harry w. Cohill, Sam'l DeBinder, Alex
Hamilton and John Young.
Among the invited guests were the mem
bers of the Westville Newbold Athletic
Club, headed by the old war horse, Henry
Kraan, who came down from up the creek
in their "gun-boatn The entertainment
consisted of recitations, vocal and instru-
mental music, and the swapping of ex-
periences by the members Of the Gun Club
with those of the Athletic Club.
The extension table of the Club was filled
with handsome and substantial luncheon,
prepared by Tom Mcdonald, John Young
and Frank Garcia, and elected the heartiest
praise of all who participated in the feast.
The table decorations resembled miniature
flower garden, and the old veteran of many
feast-Alfred Erb-said: "I've been to
many dinner of the Lambs Association,
but this display takes the cake"
The Hon. Dick Naglee, OF the Athletic
Club, acted as master of ceremonies, and
performed his duties in a highly dignified
manner The president, Ed. Dunnet, well
coined the visitors in a neat Speech which
was followed by an overture from the
musical visitors, who handled their instru-
ments, consisting of violin, guitars and
mandolins, like past-masters of the art.
Mr.. Harry Paul, the "stout man" of
Camden Che weighs nearly 400 lbs sang
the opening ode-The Star Spangled Ban
ner-and after that everybody felt at home.
There never was gathering at which more
harmony and good feeling prevailed. Every
man whom the master of ceremonies called
upon responded promptly, and the music
and singing were kept up with scarcely any
intermission. Sam. DeBinder grouped the
company together and obtained picture of
the entire gang" who are all waiting
anxiously for its development.
Many jovial remarks were made during
the luncheon, and after each one had
finished his repast and all expressed them
selves as having eaten hearty meal, the
committee brought from the kitchen up
wards of hundred ears of smoking hot
sugar corn. The boys didn't see how they
would ever succeed in getting away with it;
but they managed to clean it up (there
were about 40 of them and then adjourned
to the large platform on the creek.
Dick Naglee introduced Frank Glenn, of
the Athletic Club, whom he announced
would give an exhibition as to the manner
in which the devil would treat certain
class Of sinners when he got them down in
the internal regions. 1t was certainly a
red-hot performance, but no description
could do it justice.
The finest performance was rendered by
Mr.. Joe Foster-''L Little Joe'-the famous
pitcher of the baseball club. He was
called upon for song. He walked to the
centre OF the platform, and stood for a
moment as though in deep thought, then
raising his head, he glanced around at the
company, his fine, intelligent countenance
seemed to take them all in at once; his eyes
expressed the deep feeling of earnestness
that was at work within. The setting sun
was shimmering through the trees and gave
to his fine, expressive countenance an al
most supernatural appearance, and as the
musical prelude died upon the air, his fine
manly voice rang out clear as a bell as he
sang the words of that beautiful ballad
''The Gates of Paradise. - No other sound
was heard but that of the accompanying
music, and his own clear voice. Every
word he uttered could be distinguished,
and at the conclusion of the song round
of subdued applause greeted him, which
was gratifying not only to the singer, but
to the entire company.
The whole affair was acknowledged to be
the most successful event of the kind in the
history of the club. C.