Palisadian., 1922-12-30
Beefsteak Dinner
To GrantW'd A. G..
Charming Success

ihelbeefsteak dinner at the Cliffside
high school, Grantwood, last Wednes-
day night rendered by the citizens of
the borough in honor of the Grant
wood Athletic Clubs baseball team
that won the league championship was
one or the most successful affairs ever
held In the borough. Indeed, there
has never been anything just like it
before, 1t was gathering of more
than $50 of the truest, most repre-
sentative men of the borough, met to
hoalof a form of athletics that brought
a lot of fame to Cliffside Park and
GrantFood. The dinner brought out
a great deal of new and beneficial
thought about the meaning of ath-
Ietic and physical training never be-
fore So thoroughly understood. Pro-
fessof Hall, master of the high school,
made In impromptu talk of the high
est offer, and in it he held up the
idealskof the new aims of physical
culture. He talked about the most
common sense in few minutes ever
heard in Grantwood, and surprised
many present by his unusual strength
asa speaker. He urged those present
to- gel together on the matter of max
ing provision for the better develop
ment Of athletics and physical training
in general. His talk was the really
big hF of the evening and did a great
deal t stimulate the interest so much
needle at this time
9Seyl3ou Sears was master of cere-
monies and kept the diners in good
ihpnor by his fine treatment of the
- Cgl He was vsry-felicitousN all
through the evening. He makes a
wonderful host He first called on
George Foley who had gotten the
league together. Mr.. Foley made a
felicitous little talk and was given the
glad hand for his interest In sports,
and for all he did to make Grantwood
win the championship.
Charles T.. Logan, of The Palisa-
dian, also talked a bit about baseball
"reminiscences and was given pleas
ant reception. Professor Gemme, in
charge of physical culture Of the high
school, gave very fine and effective
talk on physical culture and made a
splendid impression He knew we'll
his subject and talked lot of com
mon sense about encouraging ath-
letics for the general benefit of the
youth of the schools. There was a
fine talk, full of good fellowship and
humor by Mayor John Cadien who was
given fine welcome because he has
always interested himself in sports
for the borough. Ross McCIave, also,
made a characteristic talk, being an
old-time Princeton athlete, one of the
great football men of his time, and
one of the best first basemen of rec
ord
Another good talk was made by
John McClave, one of the baseball
team. second baseman. He told of the
history of the Athletic Club, and
dwelt on the ideals of the members
and told how the Grantwood Athletic
Club had now become local institu-
tion with nearly forty. members. Mr..
Sperling, the athletic coach, who
loves baseball better than a beefsteak
dinner made a fine appeal for sup
port of all forms of school and local
sport. His hobby being baseball, he
leaned to that the most, but said he
wanted all sports to succeed. Lamar
Vieu, captain of the ball team, was
given a nice reception in his feeling
Foley for his loyal work in getting
up the league. He presented the
beautiful trophy to the club. The
trophy was a large baseball mounted
on an ebony pedestal with a baseball
player figure on the ball. the piece
being about twenty inches high, and
very artistic and attractive. Several
of the team made short talks.
AS already said, the dinner was a
distinct success, and credit to the
managers who got 1t up. They should
be, proud of the affair, for 1t was fine
all the way. Every one present was
dressed in a large white apron and
chefs white cap, especially for this
occasion, and the feeling of good fel
lowship that prevailed was an inspir
alton. There was a photograph made
of the party. Those who served the
dinner were:
Messrs. N. B. Hartman, Joseph
Whelan, Mr.. Abrahams and DR.. White
And they were Kept busy every min
ute. The steak was superior, ant
| cider, bread, coffee, olives and mince
pie were served.