The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-25
SOCIAL
Clam Rake a Success


Clam Bake u Success
The Elks' clam bake at Traction
Park Thursday evening and night
was quite a success, notwithstanding
the rainy weather.
Visitors began to arrive at the park
Tat in the afternoon. From then
until after dark they arrived from
both directions. The CIarksburg
lodge turned out in goodly numbers,
and would have been stronger had
not a heavy rain set in there at 1880
and kept "A large number from TAX
ing the prs. Morgantown. Grafton
and Warrington were largely repre-
scented, and there were ElEs present
from nearly every lodge in the safe.
Besides the members OF the order,
there were guests galore. Nearly ev-
cry Fairmont Elk invited friend
while Gen. Manager H.H. watson and
Assistant General Manager Brooks
Fleming. of the CONSOLES ton Coal
Company. had nearly every ruper-
intendeut and other officials of the
region present as their guests.
The baseball game was the ii {
feature. Preceded by a concert by
the First Regiment band. it started
at 4 O'Clock. Teams from the lodges
at Fairmont and Clarksburg were
|contenders and the result was score
of II to in favor OF the visitors,
Both teams were rank but the game
was interesting, the umpires. Mayor
Martin, of airnont, and Deputy John
VI. Knox, OF CIarksburg. joining with
the players in making the comedy
Some old stars, such as Lou Hunt
Frank Fritchie Ham Hyatt. Bull
smith and Louis Carr participated
and played enough baseball to make
the game look like a contest of that
kind.
Al ESQ, just after the cars
from both Fairmont and CIargsburg
had deposited another hunderd guests
at the park, the welcome announce
ment was made that the bake was
ready to serve. \ large circular ia
BILE had been erected enclosing nearly
half an acre of ground. In the cen
ter was a great pile Of steamino
seaweed filled with the best of sea-
food. Fully 500 lined up around the
table. making a complete circle, with
the walters hustIinS the good things
direct from the red hot pit to the
pla ties of the hungry guests.
The menu consisted of CLAIMS,
crabs. Norfolk spots. Holsters, sweet
corn and chicken. The afternoon in
the open had provided everyone with
a hearty appetite and for an hour
the army OF walters were kept on the
move.
This sort Of feast was never before
served in this part OF the country and
the method of preparation vas as
novel as the food was delicious. a
pit Is first dug and in this a hot fire
is built. AS the fire cooIs down 20 a |
bed OF ashes, hot stones are added
and on top of this is placed n layerI
Of seaweed. Then successfully are
placed ten different eatabIes. each
separated by a layer of the seave CIV. |
rhe latter is FUN of salt and adds
enough of that condiment 70 give the
-osted articles a delicious flavor.
When the pit is opened everything
$ roasted 10 a tender tu-.I and is
'eady fer serving.
The bake was most successful
rhe heavy rain just before the pit
vas opened, had no effect upon the
east nor upon the feasters, except
. add to the latters' appetite. Ev-
ryone who participated declared 1t
'as the time OF their lives and the
bic committee, under whose direc- |,
ION the affair wass carried out, was
CODED with congratulations. '