Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-17
Will Gath
er at Kennebec Sum-
mer Resort to Enjoy
Real Backwoods Din
ner by Real Back
woods Chefs
Hundred Pounds of Pork, 80
Pounds of Coffee and 5000
Rolls - Hon. Ralph D. Cole
and Hon. Carl E. Milliken the
Speakers

Turn out! Turn out! Bean on
| tab'e-turn out!"
That merry morning call so dear TO
the heart Of thousands of Maine
push monkeys" as they sometimes
term each other, will be heard short
iy after noon at Island Park on Satur-
day. Aug. 10.
AND then the grand rush for plates
or the steaming beans, as immense
pot after pot Of the delicious product
or the Maine woods cook are lifted
from the great bean hole" and opened
up.
r. l.. Spaulding and Carroll Martin
nave arrived in Augusta. They came
ooWn the Kennebec river by train
from Caratunk plantation. Few peo-
pie knew Of their coming and nov.
tnat they are here very few are aware
OF the fact. But Mr.. Spaulding and
1Mr. Martin are in Augusta for a pur-
pose. Upon them falls the RESPONSE
plllty Tor the big baked bean dinner
that is to be served at Island Park
next Saturday.
Messrs. Spaulding and Martin are
cooks They have come right off the
river drive and have been loaned 70
the Republican State and the kenne-
bee county committees for the es.
peclal purpose of preparing this most
oehclous OF New England dinners.
"hen peans are baked in the ground,
IL is necessary to have men thorough
~ 1amlllar with the work to have
charge Of the operation. 1t is not a
Job Tor amateurs but a task that re-
qulres the most painstaking care The
committees Of the committee having
| cnarge Of the arrangements for This
Dig Republican gathering realized this
fact and so they took the matter I'D
with Mayor Blaine S. Viles who has
lumperlng interests on the Kennebec
and the mayor secured the services of
Messrs. Spaulding and Martin from
the Kennebec LAUNDERING Co. The
two chefs are now in town and they
are making their preparations for the
big dinner that will be served to some
1900 people on Saturday.
Republicans from all parts Of the
county as we'll as from every quarter
IN the State have been looking eager
ly forward to the eet-together that
will come on Saturday. 1t is fully
| lN-NFNN>Su AOOO PSOPlc Will Ue present
and this will be a huge and hungry
throng to feed beans, especially when
these beans are baked in the ground
by experts from the woods of Maine.
Twenty huge castiron bean pots
have been secured for the occasion
and into these will be placed seven
bushels of beans. They will measure
seven bushels when dry, but when
they are swollen and ready to serve
they will be more than double that
/ quantity. The old fashioned yellow
eye bean and the ordinary pea bean
will be cooked in equal quantities and
there will be enough for everyone
who attends. Hon. Willis E. Swift Of
Augusta. B. P. Stuart of Belgrade and
Henry Cummings Of Manchester, the
committee in charge, will see to thar.
But it is not upon beans alone that
the Republicans will dine. One hun
dred pounds Of pork will also be
placed in the bean pots to make the
beans as delicious as they should be.
Eighty pounds of coffee will be care
fully brewed to make the drink for the
occasion and so pounds Of loaf sugar
will be used for sweetening the bever-
age. while 25 gallons Of cream will pe
on hand to make the drink still more
palatable. Five thousand rolls will
have been prepared and there will be
100 pounds of butter to use on them
Doughnuts the indispensable adjunct
to all good baked bean dinners, will
be provided to the number Of 1000 SO
that everyone will be able to have
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