The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-02
PARKERS' CLAMBAKE
POLITICAL CLUB TO PARADE
THROUGH CITY.
Men Prominent in Official Life Expected
on P~ort-au-Peck outing-Elabor-
ate Plans Made.

final arrangements for the annual
clampake OF the Joel Parker Associa-
ton were made last night. When the
members and guests of the organiza-
ton fall into line on the morning of
Angus q they will find tina the va
flous committees have done their work
thoroughly. This year the Parkers will
go to Port-au-Peck, and will put up
at the house of Mine Host Wardel,
who has catered to the Newarkers for
years.
The gayety of the members was sub-
dued last night. and the arrangements
made in a quiet amer for one of the
leading spirits of the organization has
departed from its councils forever, and
the death of former Police Commits
sioner Edward Maher, who died six
weeks ago, ~deprives the Parkers of
one Of its oldest members. The COM
mittee appointed at the previous meet
ing to draft resolutions on his death
presented the resolutions last night,
and they were adopted and a copy will
be sent to the family of the deceased.
AS in the past the organization will
parade through the city before en-
barking for their destination August q,
and this year the line of march will be
up Market street from headquarters in
Commerce street to the Court House,
down Market and to the Broad street
station of the Central Railroad, where
they will later take special rains to
New York. They will fall in line at
the Liberty street ferry and march
to Rector street, where they will take
the Sandy Hook boat and go to the
Atlantic highlands, and from there
to West End by train. At West End
they will board special trolley cars for
Pleasure Bay, and from the bay they
will march to Port-au-Peck, where they
will have their clambake sports. Desk
Sergeant Thomas Tracy, of h~eadquar-
tiers, who has been grand marshal of
the outing for many years, will again
lead the association, n will be as
sisted by U. Garry.
The organization is one of the Oldest
and best known in the city, and on Its
rolls can be found the names OF many
of the men who made the city. The
first president of the association, John
D. Thompson, who served as head of
the Parkers in 1876, will have the place
of honor in the line, together with
Frederick Parker, of Freehold, and
Charles J. Parker, of Matteawan, sons
of Joel Parker, after whom the ASSOC
citation was named.
Invitations have been sent to the
following, most of whom have signifed
their intention of attending the clam
bake: Former United States Senator
James Smith, jr., Peter Hauck, Albert
j. Lane, State Senator John Hinch-
life. Mayor Haussling of Newark,
Mayor Schoenthal of Orange, former
Governor George 7. Werts, Chief of
Police Michael Corbitt of Newark, and
former Chief of Police Henry Hopper.
Many games have been arranged for
the day to vary the program of eating
and speech-making, and the return
trip will be made by train. The special
train of the association will leave the
West End station on the return trip
at TAO D. M, and the excursionists
will be carried through to the Broad
street station, this city, without
change.
The committee in charge of the ar
rangements consists of Freebooter
Edward c. Eaton, chairman; Alderman
Michael Leveen, r. F. Hobson, Robert
A. Haggerty, Thomas A. Curran, Fred
erick Jay, julie Lindeman, Thomas
Tracy, Frank r. Kelly, John Erb. T.
IL. Burhe, CHdi GdTry, MAY WiHdht'
william c. Nicoll, Valentine Braun,
Abram Eisner, Frank Fentzlaff,
Charles Metzger and John v. Deifen-
thaeler.
The officers Of the association are:
President, County Counsel Elvin w.
Crane; vice-president, Frank r. Kelly;
corresponding secretary, julie Linde-
mans recording secretary, T. p. Cur
rant treasurer, Freebooter Edward G.
gaEatonA eergeant-at-arms, Uzal Garry.