New-York tribune., 1904-08-26

Ga-vey. OF Nsw-York. and James Patterson. OF
Port Chester. 1t o'clock the entire crowd
sat down 70 the clambake which was served on
the lawn at Edwards's Beach HiII. overlooking
the Sound The bake required seventy bush
els o. Clans. 200 Holsters. $50 pounds OF blue
dsh. 200 chickens. 1000 ears Of sweetcorn, so
pounds O. tripe and onions Eve barrels Of po-
tatoes and fifty Waternelons. The bake was
prepared on the beach, the cooking being done
with hot stones and seaweed. TON" Edwards
and Phil" Bal. two veteran clanbakers Of Long
Island Sound. who learned the business from
the celebrated and lameuted Archie Stalker
were n charge. and as z result there wasn't
q single complaint either about the cooking or
the quantity OF the dishes served The clans
were put the tables by colored walters to
he music OF brass band and orchestra, and to
guard against any one going away thirsty z
committee, consisting Of Dan" Nolan Coroner
WteseadangeF. Frank Hardy. George Bailey and
augustus Wilson, looked after that kind OF re-
1reshments.
The courses followed each other so quickly
that there was very little rap2ing on the table.
such as Is often heard at cIambakes when the
crowd gets impatient Sheriff Merritt, who was
rushing about in his shirt sleeves trying to help
everybody. noticed this, and said that he was
much pleased about il
\ feature OF the bake" was the cheering and
notice given to the various celebrities scattered
through the crowd Chew Wing a Aa4naroneck
lsundrynlsl, who is Che only Chinese member
az the association, attracted great deal OF at
tenrion. as il was his first experience at
bake The Chinarnan sat behind his friend
Owen Macken. the Manaroneck hotel keeper,
VINO saw that he was well supplied with CLAIMS
and Holsters. He wore the automobile cap Of
the association. and was decorated with half
dozen badges given 70 him by aGEniring friends.
Half a dozen times somebody yelled Three
cheers for the Chink"' and called for speech.
but Chew nodestly declined.
~AmeIican clambake velly good" declared he,
Is he buried his face in e ear Of corn. Beat
Chinee dinner veIly much.
Admiral Dot" the White Plains midget. also
received Z large amount OF applause, and Bill
swee-. the celebrated clown Of the "Hosler
Kicking Club" Of White Plains gave a serpen-
the dance which brought down The house.
Somebody spied Mayor Brush Of Mount Vernon.
and proposed three cheers for the man who
stopped the soft coal smoke nuisance on the
Ne8-Haven Railroad" The cheering that fol-
lowed this invitation lasted several minutes and
the Mayor had 70 arise several times and bow
his acknowledg grnents.
among the many admirers OF Sheriff Merritt
who were present were William l. Ward, State
Senator Carpenter Assemblynan George n
F-gby, ex-Mayor Sutherland OF 4onkers' Johh
J. Bown, Of White Plains; T. A Stratton, OF the
Wsstchester Lighting Company; Alderman
T ON" Foley, OF New-York; August J. GIoistein
or Fishing Club" fame. Warden Johnson, Of
Sing Sing prison, and Chiefs Ross, Bronson and
Hardy, OF the New-Rochelle and LarcnTnont
FIRE departments.
The Merritt Association is the only one Of It's
kind in Westchester County which has any
large number Of members. Mr.. Merritts ad-
rnrers throughout the county started II bout
Z
time merely informal yearly gathering
Recently, however. IL was Incorporated. and II
now has nearly four hundred members banded
together for social and fraternal purposes, re-
Zardless OF politics The officers are Timothy
f5arvey and James Patterson, presidents; ex-
Congressman William Ryan. Vce-presidenr;
William Boyd financial secretary: Nicholas
Duffy, treasurer, and Clarence Z. Summers, ser
2esnt at arms Mr.. Garvey. Mr.. Patterson ex-
Congressman Ryan and Mr.. Duffy all Dem
ocrats, but they have been close friends Of Mr..
Merritt for years