New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-14
"FLUB DUBS" AT P0WWOW
TRY TO CONVERT BRAVES.
Yachtsmen and actors at Play on
HuckIebery Island.

An entirely new hurlesoue conceived by Clay N.
Greene the playwright. to mark the closing OF the
yachting season on Long Island Sound. was enacted
yesterday Huckleberry Island at the annual
'-powwow'' Of the "FIub Dubs' and the 'Huckle-
berry Indians composed of members OF the New
York Athletic. the LarchmOnt Yacht and Lambs
clubs The ''Flub Dubs." made up as missionaries.
came down the Sound in junks to convert the
Indians"
There were about hundred Of the yaehtsmen,
Iiade up in a variety Of styles The male mission
aries attired in clerical garments. with silk
hats and faded umbrellas. while those who I'M
personated women wore Salvation Army uniforms
and sunbonnets. Some of them carried prayer
books in one hand and jugs in the other The
'Huckle5erry' tribe. led by. Chief Rudolph Schae-
fer, was drawn up the shore to meet them
The Indians" who nearly all wealthy club
members actors. had brought their Wallets with
them paint their faces and put the feathers in
their heads and they looked realistic they stood
the beach. with their tomahawks in hand. Sta
toned behind some on the shore. where il
could be heard. but not seen. ''snide band.
which played "Hiawatha" when the missionary
feet arrived.
The Indians were inclined to receive the mis-
sionares suspiciously. They brandished their tom
ahawks at them and fired revolvers in the air.
The education that the Huckleberry Indians re-
quire." shouted brave, can never come from
the Larchmont Yacht Club" And then the whole
tribe took up the cry. Back, back. back to the
woods Frank Hardy, commander of the "Flub
Dub feet. finally got ennissary ashore with a
letter TO Chief Rudolph Schaefer and the mission
aries permitted to land. Immediately after
finding themselves safe ashore the missionaries
took up collection and then started in TO convert
the Indians"
One brave spied missionary whom he mistoOk
for Carrie Nation. and. with the assistance of two
others. dragged her down and threw her into the
Sound Chief Oklahoma introduced the missionaries
To mis- family. His wife. he said. had several chill
dren. One daughter he said. was fly stenogra-
pher and another could fool three jealous lovers
the time His son. Chief 'Bunco Oklahoma"
he said. under the influences Of American civiliza
ton, had learned lift the mortgage from the old
home without descending to mental labor. Chief
"Bunco" gave an exhibition to the visitors of how
he lifted the mortgage. using three shells and
little pea
The Indians" and their guests then assembled
around the camp fire. where there was a big ket-
tie. Speeches were made by Chief Kerrigan "a
with a pull from Tammany Hail." Chief
HOfbrau. of HobOken and State Senator 'Spaghet-
III The speakers declared that If the civiliza-
ton and reform the missionaries had brought
with them the kind existing at tie Larch-
mont Yacht Club they would rather remain
heather. The only reform that had been made in
LarchmOnt in ten years. they said. the
largement of the bar at the clubhouse. At the
close Of the speeches they seized the chief mis-
sionary ana put him In the pot where he was
slowly boiled alive, while the braves held war
dance The other missionaries to avoid massacre
jumped into the Sound and swan out to boats.
The performance ended with dance led by Chief
had a clambake
The froc was witnessed by hundreds Of people
who to Huckeberry Island in yachts, but
no one not having ticket OF admission ger
mitted to land. Special efforts were made to keep
away photographers and reporters. the rich
men who took part did not desire to have their
known.
In the crowd were many nam prominent New-YoTk
BANKERS ah1 LAWYERS me pow WOW mas oeen
and is novelty which is greatly enjoyed by club
members. Two years ago the burlesque took the
form OF Columbus discovering America, and last
year the yachtsmen were made up rich Chi
nese mandarins arid visited the Indians" in junks
bringing a band Of real Chinese musicians from
Pell-st. Last night at o'clock most of the Ind
ians'' in the Sound trying the
paint from their faces and bodies with handfus Of
sand and SeaWeed.