New-York tribune., 1902-07-24
BACK MEN OF WESTCHESTER
LARCHMONT MINSTRELs TAKE UPON
THEMSELVES THE RESPONSIBILITY
OF CRACKING JOKES.

New Rochelle. y. Y. July % (SpeciaD.-Forty
yachtsmen. as blackfaced mnstrels. tonight gave
their annual race week performance in the Theatre
Pandemonium at the Larchmont club The end
men, r. !. Kare and T.. c. Spence and c. L. Perrin
and T. J, $. Flint. who ratified the tambos. were
dressed in Scottish costumes with red shirts and
plaid kits. while the members OF the circle wore
white duck trousers. blue and white shirts blue
neckties and blue sashes. George @. Murray was
interlocutor- Five hundred yachtsmen cheered the
performance and the jokes many OF which were
OF n local nature. one Of the end men asked the
question. when IS Larchmont girl like a ship
at sea-" "When she is resting on the bosom of
a swell the well seasoned reply. Among the
songs OF the evening were Couldn't Hardly Notice
II at AL" by T. J. S. Flint: Mr.. Dooley" by p
J. Kane; Ring Down the Curtain. I Can't Sing
Tonight" by Franklin Wallace; My Castle on
the Nile" L. J. Spence: "Wlll o. the WIsp." s. p
Vernon: IT Got Mine" C. L. Perrin. and the all
star quartet in Absence Makes the Heart Grow
Fonder' Ragtime music was furnished by or
chestra.
The second part Of the programme was profess
sional Among the members OF the circle were
Roger Lamson. tr.. John Nelson. Willie and
Fritz" Flint. Kenneth Spence, \. O. Leon. Harold
3. Hayward. Irving Lamson. John, William and
Louis Dowdney, and T.. n. Sc7noessenberg.
While yachting and vaudeville have been the
great attractions at Larchmont this week. the
summer residents of Rye and other places the
Sound have been amusing themselves with clam
bakes and card parties a half dozen bridge whist
parties have been enjoyed by society people OF Rye
In order to create greater interest in the games
G. Stewart Schenck. of Rye. has arranged 10 put
up large tent on tho Roosevelt Hospital property
Rye Beach. The tent is to be on an eminence
overlooking the Sound and all of the summer resi-
dents will be invited play there Already several
whist parties in aid OF local charities under
way Next season Mr.. Schenck expects TO put up a
big ireproof hotel on the property.
ono of the finest clambakes of the season Is to be
given tomorrow by Colonel Hent. who is in charge
Of the electric lines owned by the New-York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad, In honor of Presl-
dent Hall and the officers and heads of departments
of that road. About thirty will be laid The
clambake is to be held at the Rye Beach Inn
George Lamb, the steward. has carte blanche
orders TO give the railroad Of the finest
dinners ever served at the beach The party. which
is 20 come from New-Haven in private car will
be met at Greenwich by Colonel Hent and President
Charles A. Singer of the New-York and Stamford
Railroad. and will be taken 10 the beach In special
trolley car.
The following clambakes were held at the Rye
Beach Inn this week: Tuesday. the Union Hook
and Ladder Company. OF White Plains; Wednesday
the James Comerford Association, of New-YorLl
ana Harrison. To-day Court Poningoe FOresters OF
America, of Port Chester. will have picnic at the
peach. The Foresters will parade to the beach
fifteen hundred strong, and will be led by the Merz
Reed Band There is to be big dance tonight
The ASK Me- Club. OF Port Chester is also tn
have an outing tonight. Sixty of the members are
TO TO be served with shore dinner the pIazzas of
on saturday afternoon Fordham Council OF the
Royal Arcanum is to make its annual visit TO the
beach. where the members, about thirty-fve in
Saturday night there are to be peworks at tbs 4s
beach. and on Sunday concerts by the Mertz Reed
Band. ~
Among those who have been entertaining large
house parties this season in New Rochelle are Mr
and Mrs; L. A. Newcome, who have a handsome
villa in Siwanoy;ave Mr.. Newcome has the fastest
launch in the New Rochelle HarhOr. and has en-
tertained several large parties with sails on Long
Island Sound ~ 9
Mayor Henry s. Clarke is acknowledged 70 he
one of the finest swimmers In New Rochelle Every
ak l.g.
duties he goes to the New Rochelle Yacht CInh
and has dip in the Sound "