The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-04
FARMERS EAT AT LEAGUE
GOOD THINGS IN PLENTY EVEN
 ASIN BOYHOOD DAYS.

Amusing Letter of Invitation-EIabO-
 rate Bill of Fare--AssembIed Farmers Furnish Gingerbread, MILK, Cider, Catsup, TurnIps, Pickles and Cigars Game in Their Working Clothes and Brought Their Farm Implements With them "After Their Days Work Wns Over"
 Last night the Farmers club held it's First Square Meal" at the Union league. The following letter had been sent out the previous day: New Haven, Conn.,, April 2, 1906. The first annual meal of the Farmers club will be eaten at Sherman's' tavern (city folks call it the Union league) on Tuesday, April 8.
 As it will be more convenient for the farmers to get together after they have done up all their chores, the bell will ring at in the evening.
 It is expected that the farmers will not try to initiate city folks, but will wear the clothes they wear every day (signed)
 THE DINNER COMMITTEE. P. S.-Farmers will please scrape their boots and wash and comb their hair before entering the tavern. The wash basin and towel will be found at the usual place on the bench by the 1 back door.
 The Farmers club is composed of about fifteen members of the league who are entitled to membership be- cause of their ownership of farms.
 The Farmers club has proved a pop ular feature at the league and there is rush to join it. League men are re- ported to be buying land and practie- ing with harrows and turf-breaking blows in order to become eligible to membership.
 Near the door of the room where the dinner was held at the Union league was a farmer's bench on which were a tin basin, a wooden bucket full of well water and a long-handled dipper. Near by was an old oaken bucket and a large dinner bell, with which the stew ard George s. Brigham, summoned the guests to dinner. The floor was car peted with fresh straw, and the walls were plentifully embellished with the farming implements brought in by the assembled farmers, such as hay rakes, scythes and snaths, hoes and old-fash- toned four-pronged spades.
 On the center of the table was large dish of red and yellow old-fashioned tulips. and at either end of the table a huge pitcher of milk furnished by Will son H. Lee, and cider from R, H. Nes- bit. Wilson H. Lee furnished the cot tage cheese; Attorney Prentice W. Chase gave a liberal supply of real, homemade catsup and Charles w.. Scranton gave the parsnips, while BushnelIs cross-road store supplied the Country Gentleman segars.
 A huge block of rich, yellow butter from Samuel A. Flights farm embel- lished the groaning board, while huge cucumber pickles and large squares of gingerbread of the kind that mother used to make were the gift of N. w. Kendall. Phelps Montgomery supplied the thick, rich mince, pumpkin and apple pies, such as were the delight of our childhood days.
 The bill of fare was artistically printed on old-fashioned heavy brown paper by Wilson H. Lee, and was en- belished with old-style wood cuts of Sowing" Growing" Moving, !" "stowing," Going to Market" T Buy My Clothes of Corbin," and After the Day is Over;" and directed that the Farmers please keep on their boots and coats during the dinner"
 The Farmers present were:
 Phelps Montgomery, president, Noun tain Glen Farm.
 F. G. P. Barnes, Nameless.
 F. e. Bushnell, Scotland Farm.
 F. A. Corbin, The Hill.
 Samuel A. Flight, Golden Glow.
 J. A. Howarth, Nameless.
 E. l.. Howe, Elmcroft. N. w. Kendall, Kenmore.
 Wilson H. Lee, Fairea Farm. R. H. Nesbit, Rose -Hurse Farm.
 William R. Shaffer, Nutlelgh.
 Charles w. Scranton, Scranton Home- stead.
 Frank L. Stiles, Nameless.
 E. Foote Thompson, Nameless.
 R. s. Woodruff, Walnut Grove Farm.
 Ward Bailey, secretary.
 The bill of fare read as follows:
 Victuals and Drink Vegetable Soup Farmers Club
 Boiled Corned Beef and Cabbage Turkey cooked in the oven Potatoes baked in the stove Yellow Turnips boiled in the pot Dandelion Greens Parsnips fried Onions bo'ied Corn Bread Gingerbread Mince Pie Pumpkin Pie Apple Pie Cottage Cheese and some other kinds Crullers Dat ,+r