The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-08-09

Little Tannany's annual clam-bake
at Isle Reyaie recently was pulled OFT
with great eclat, as the society
eSitresses say.
About tive weeks ago, Little Tam.
many, the pie-counter wing OF local
democracy, sent contingent to Isle
Royale to prepare for the great annual
event.
Col. A. c. Weiss, big chief Of Little
Tammany, accompanied by Bralny
Bingham, a republican political chef,
first took the trail for the happy feed,
ing grounds. They were followed
later, via the Booth boat. by other
prominent members Of the band.
These clam-bakes have become
permanent and popular dogday feature
Nth the inner circle of Little Tam.
many, sometimes called the l.Want'l,
club. When it comes to soothing tl:eo
nerves ana brains, resting abused
sAomachs and making political medi'
cine for the ensuing year, there Is
noth;np. equal to a clam-bake. Isle
Rovale is a veritable sine qua non, as
the aspiriag Samuelson would say
vben il comes to picking a place for
Little Tammany's annual affair.
with skill acquired from severa,
seasons Of practice, Col. Weiss and
Lieut.. Bingham cleverly prepared tne
nit and laid therein the layers OF
roasting ears, vegetables, whlteflsn
lake trsut and, last but not least,
soodly supply Of real salt water cams cams
from Quahsg dock on Buzzard,s 3 pay
After the collection Of hunger rem,
ad;es had been properly steamed ana
cooked. between layers Of spicy water
sress. real sea-weed, and through the
Effect Of red-hot stones, the contangen'
"a little Tammany braves fell to WITH
o,t .thouxht or fear Of ptomaines OF
even midnight meetings with 'heir
srandmothers' ghosts. .
When the nations suffragettes once
Ain their dainty fingers into tne
tender. steaming, appetizing product OF
a real elam-bake, they will cease such
frivolity as picketing woodrow WI
son's dooryard. But all thas's an'
other matter.
At the recent clam-bake was U: ..
district Attorney Jaques, fondly called
Judge Alfie by his intimates. he Is
the most distinguished result OF prose
tyting by Little Tammany. Last year
ne was given the Getit-and.A .Aeepis oe.
gree and, this year, he took the work
n the Holdover degree. He also 1ore'
swore allegiance to Bryan.
A week ago last Monday, the ss'
Amar;ca showed a decided list when
,he pulled up to the Isle Royaie dock'
That was due to the fact that oe1., M
the Boy Engineer, was on board M he
had managed to slip out OF the ci'y
hsII and make the Sunday boat, thereby
tasninu from voting on the dual water
system question at tho next counei'
meeting. ~ .> ..t, -
Strong men were moved to tear
avsr The affsetionate greeting that tne
Row Eprineer gave "The Old Man. -
a. he proudly calls Col. Weiss
of .ourse Assistant Chief Harris
Bennett was there, leaving colecsing
at the port Of Duluth in the hands OF
his underlings. When it comes to
cIanninr q political raid, the counsel
ef Unisr Chief Bennett Is as neces-
sArv AZ the Prince Of Denmark In the
noted play Of Hamlet.
Efforts were made to capture Judge
James L. Travers and take him to
Isle Royale, in rawhide bonds, II neces.
sary. where it was planned to attemptt
a reconciliation between Hizzoner ana
Bert, the Boy Engineer, they having
Become somewhat estranged since that
famous gravel pit deal.
But Judge .Travers was born IN the
burg Of Big Tammany, therefore he
deftiy evaded the designs Of this
fresh water baad Of braves. Despite
dogday heat and the national drouth,
the Judge stuck bravely to his fed
eral post in the government building
Jimmy Mulhern thought he was 9
member Of the band when he secured
the inspectorship for Uncle Sam on
the IS. America, therefore no fully
expected an invitation to dance
around the campfire and to stick hia
fingers ints the steaming roasting ears
aai clans. But Jimmy has not gone
through the sun dance, therefore he
i not yet q full fledged brave. Next
year he may get complete initiation
Despite hk disappointment, Jimmy
proved very helpful in bearing special
nssseges from Washingtsa to Weiss.