Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-08-18
STAUNTON MEN AT
CLAMBAKE IN UNION
Local Party Guests of E. K. Mer-
cereau at His Old Home

cereau at His Cd Home
From the Binghamton IN. "
Press: It's always fair weather when
good fellows get together, runs an
old song. Through the courtesy of
E. K. Mercereau some 80 or more of
them spent the afternoon together
at the delightful home in Union yes
terday.
About four or five years ago, Mr..
Mercereau went down to the good
Id State of Virginia, locating in
Star atom, since which time he has
been extensively engaged in the lum-
Der business in that section, being
associated with his brother, M. w.
Mercereau. That he has been sue
cessful, goes without question, as he
possesses the happy faculty of writ
ing success upon every enterprise
which he undertakes.
A broad-minded, whole-hearted jol-
ly fellow himself, he naturally made
the acquaintance of the same char
acter of men in Virginia, and, in fact,
he has come to be almost a Virgin
ian himself, of whom it may be said,
no better men nor more thorough
gentlemen are to be found upon the
globe.
Desiring to give his Southern
friends an opportunity of visiting his
New York State home and meeting
his acquaintance here, he captured
some 10 or Is of them in Staunton,
and with the aid of three automo-
biles brought the entire detachment,
led by General A. C. Gordon and Col.
R. S. Turk, North with him and yes
terday gave clambake and banquet
in their honor.
The tables were arranged under a
long tent on the lawn adjoining Mr..
Mercereau's residence. Nothing had
been overlooked in preparing the ap-
petizing menu, and when the guests
had surrounded the festive board,
loaded with steaming clans, roast
chicken, bluefish, sweet potatoes and
the various other viands provided,
their pleasure was clearly evidenced
by the looks of approval which light
ed up their countenances.
The pleasure of the afternoon was
EXCHANGED by song and story con-
tributed by all about the table, inter-
spersed with impromtu speeches.
Among those who spoke were: Gen.
Gordon, Colonel Turk, Hon. D. l..
Porter, E. K. Mercereau, Mayor r.
wing. Several interesting incidents
were related to Mr.. Mercereau's boy
hood days in Union, and the asso-
Citations of old times and old acquain-
tances were recalled by many of the
speakers who had formerly resided
in that section. Altogether the oc-
casion was pronounced by all those
present to have been most enjoyable.
Among the guests in attendance
were: General A, c. Gordon, Colonel
R. S. Turk, Hon. D. L. Porter, l.. l..
Bowman, w. s. Moffatt, H. D. Por-
ter, all of Staunton; J. Blustin, Jr.,
Long Island City, NJ Y; John Foley,
Philadelphia, Pa; H. B. Mercereau,
Johnson City, Tenn; G.. S. Wool
worth, Watertown, N. Y; John Dur
rell Smith, New York City; s. P.
Powers, Philadelphia, Pa; Mayor
John J. Irving, Charles S. Darling,
Henry G. Jackson, L. G. Davenport,
William Hecox, w. Fl. GAYLORD, J.. =.
Cafferty, ". Il. bloody, Ralph S.
Cary, Clement Palmer, L. M. Cafferty,
w. W. Newell, E. C. Moody, Prof.
J. L. Lush, Edwin B. Hard, Bingham
ton; J. S. Barton, H. F. Shirley, C. L.
Luther, w. l.. Mercereau, ). s. Mer-
cereau, J. S. Mercereau, D. C. War
rem, Union.