The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-15
BERMUDIAN LISTS ITO PORT AS PORTLY PARTY BOARDS HER

A huge crowd gathered at the foot of the gangway of the steamer Der mudiah yesterday. It was a dense, impenetrable gathering of humanity, practically obscuring from view all but the tips of the ships two red fun nels.
 At o'clock sharp the crowd took of his hat and waved it genia11y at other throng approaching down the dock. The second crowd responded to the greeting by waving his hand, in which he f1ourished red, white and blue paraso1. The two crowds mingled shook hands and ambled up the creak ing and protesting gangplank. The good ship groaned bit and listed heavily to starboard, and Frank gE. Aldrich of NorthfieId, Mass. and David Wi1kie of Boston-the first two mem bers of the New England Fat Mems Club to arrive for their pilgrimage to the emi-tropics-were safely aboard.
 From that moment on until just be- fore sailing time the heavy timbers of the dock, thundered at intervals with the footballs of the arriving members of the sailing party. Now and then the lighter rumble of a ten-ton truck sounded 8 treble not to relieve the mighty diapason of the. fleshy avalanche.
 Only Thtrty-One Fat Men Could Make
 the Trip.
 All told there were only thirty-one in the party, ladies included, but what was lacking in numbers was more than made up in averdupois. Chief Steward Allen was observed to tear his hair at intervals and send out rush orders for more supplies, the ship having been provisioned for only ten days more than the trip usually takes Officers scurried about dividing the party in separate groups, as it would never do to allow them to gather in one spot on the deck for any length of time. In fact. it was all the photo graphers could do to get the captain to give permission to pose a group of the mighty pie eaters on a sunny part of the boat deck for a snapshot.
 Brother A1drich of NorthheId was the prize member of the group. Ow- ing to poor health during the winter, he had fallen slightly below 400 pounds but he said he hoped to pick up a bit during the trip.
 1T don't know just how I'm going to get my mea1s,'' he said p1aintively. q tried out one of those dinky little swivel chairs downstairs in the dining 1inguists shuddered ently-'A and I can't get into one of 'em. I guess HI have to eat standing up or have my food brought to the deck
 Our real heaviest members are not with us on this trip,'' said Secretary l L.. SS- 'sThere are nearly 5000 members in the l club, and some of them would make 1 the members of this party look like l human skeletons Any Statement from Him Carries
 Weight.
 As Plowman himself imposes on the | scales to something like 300 pounds, | any statement from him should carry | some weight.
 Other members of the party were Edgar E. Aldrich of Northfe1d, Horace 1 w Bailey, champion griddIe cake ab- sorber of Rutland, Vt; L. w. Bane of Bristol, Vt, holder of the New England pie eating sweepstake record; G. s. Clabborn of Boston, w. H. Cardel1 of Bristol, c. M. DooIittIe of West Spring field, Mass, w. E. Hante, Bristols catch-as-catch-c doughnut wrestler: | Fred L. Hall and Mrs. Hall of Bos- ton, Jerome IF Hale of Wells River, | Vt, the clubs treasurer, and Mrs. Hale; E. D. Lombard of Springfield, l Mass, Charles Leach of Northfeld, MT and Mrs. F. HI. Miner of St Johnsbury | Vt, Dr. A. M Norton of Bristol, Vt, s. w. Perkins and Gilbert E. Wood of | St Johnsbury, William Tower of Fair | lee, Vt, Mrs. Plowman, Mrs. Eva Bick- | ford of Bristol, Miss Janet F. Cairns, l Miss Mary Doherty and Miss Gertrude l C1affey of Worcester, Mass. and Miss Eva Johnson of Wells River.