New-York tribune., 1907-11-18
THE CAMPS GOT A MENU
No Snakes Tooth Soup, bit Lots Of
"Fanny 1damS" for Canucks.

! The guests of the Canadian Camp at its dinner
! in the Hotel Astor tonight viii assume an erect
! posture and become observant. If they don't. it
won't be the fault of Harry Radford. secretary
! Of the camp and chairman of the dinner commit
Tee Mr.. Radford has accomplished some astonish-
ing things for the menu He willing to submit
| 10 interview about it, too.
With every OF the eight courses represent
ing the outTe of the inhabitants OF air, earth
and sea, the able secretary associates name Of
/ international reputation He relates with most
pride that Prince Louis OF Battenberg, active
| member Of the camp. has after much personal cor
! respondence with him provided some salt horse
and Fanny Adams"
Now, any sailor tell you that salt horse
: Is simply polite name for beef picked in brine
Probably, however. none but a British man-o-
wars Rear Admiral Bob" Evans can say
positively whether Fanny Adams looks better
on plate or In a bottle No matter. It's the
piece de resistance of the feast, and tonight the
/ mystery will be cleared
This gem of the epicurean coronet worried the
chairman a lot He said the prince also took il
much TO heart This Mr.. Radford quotes from a
letter OF the prince written from his ship the
Prince of Wales. in the Mediterranean:
Tt is problem how TO send sufficient to feed
three hundred people without cold storage facili-
ties. hesitate between nightingales' tongues and
okapi. The value of the latter would have to lie
taken on trust, but nothing less than the former
would be good enough for the camp. I would
gladly send cask of salt horse and case of
mite, TO speak. Please ask my friend. Admiral
Evans. the meaning of these two articles"
In reply Mr. Radford says he cabled 10 the
prince:
Salt horse. Fanny Adams offer gratefully ac-
cepted. Just the thing. Ship Immediately, Hotel
Astor. New York, marked Canadian Camp"
These instructions the prince humbly obeyed.
Mr. Radford says the British consul called him
UP 10 say he instructed to ask if Fanny and
the horse arrived Q. h. They had
The had had
m his eyes he told OF a messenger Just arrived
from the Earl Of Minto at Smla, India. saying IT
had been impossible after all 10 get any snake
teeth soup for the camp dinner. The messenger
added that for storage reasons the earl could not
send any meat but would forward by express
live elephant in time for the next dinner.
Mr.. Radford surprised the inquirer by the in
formation that Commander Peary's ship the Roose-
Welt. didn't come here a trial trip at all. but
simply z grocery delivery packet. 10 provide
coffee for the dinner.
That coffee, said the secretary rs the special
brand which the Arctic explorer is going 10 use on
his polar expedition next year, and is, in fact some
taken out of his store of coffee which has already
been purchased You see the ship 10 have
NAMED in port at Portland, Ne, until ready to
start on the trip. but Commander Peary was so
anxious 10 get down TO the dinner that he came
down In the Roosevelt and brought some Of the
coffee along"
II is expected 70 have all the nature takers al
the dinner and it is hoped end the nature taking
contest then and there. William J. Long will sit
next to John Burroughs They viii be allowed 10
talk only.
President Roorevelt has been invited