The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-05-25
MERCHANTS DO
JUSTICE TO EATS

The members of the Lambertville
Merchants Association who bur
,neyed to Sergealitsville last even
ing to participate in the Tooth meet
ing of that organization, and to eat
the wonderful chicken SUPPER that
the Ladies Aid Society of the NJ. E..
Church, provided, were well repaid
for the trip.
The weather and the food were
both IDEAL, the latter so completely
engrossing the attention of the
members that they forgot to COM
plete the election of officers, but
this mere t1.iviality will be taken up
at next Monday nights meeting, in
Odd Fellows Hall, when there will
be no distracting array of .eatables.
The menu was one of those that
cannot safely be printed in advance,
because the words thereon would
not be believed. 1t merely consisted
of the few items listed below, with
second and third helpings for those
who had the capacity:
Vegetable Soup
Roast Chicken, with dressing and
gravy, la Sergeantsville
White Potatoes Sweet Potatoes
Sergeantsville Biscuits
Asparagus Pickles
Tomato Salad, garnshed
Layer Cake Sponge Cake
Cocoanut Pie
Lemon Pie Cherry Pie
Chocolate Ice Cream
Coffee Cheese Crackers
The dinner was scheduled for 7
o'clock, standard time, (which pre-
walls in Sergeantsville, and it be-
gan on schedule time in the famous
community house. At one time
there were two undertakers in at
tendance, and some of the boys
feared that they would be needed
if many more articles of food were
consumed, but everybody lived
through all the courses and are now
NhnitltuE WITH Viz Ut6t WISH W
Sergeantsville will be made.
The participants in the feed
and the after-dinner speaking that
followed, in the order that they
were called upon by the secretary,
Theodore G. Kitchin who acted as
postmaster, were:
DR.. Charles e. Wagg, represent
ing Cochran & Co.. druggists
Fred. w. Massey, Lambertville
Iron a Steel Co.
Joseph N. Hazen, editor Beacon
James B. Whiteley, Rocker Saus-
age Co
William Hunt, paper and paints
Harry E. VaniIorn, dry goods
John II. Minor, restaurant
7. J. Mcclure, auto and radio sup
plies
Nelson Ritterheuse, dry goods
Gordon Cooper editor Record
George B.Horner, funeral director
George II. Barber, Nov Jersey
Implement and Hardware &c.
Augustus Larason. merchant
Sergeantsville.
Clarence Naylor, auto supplies
Charles Millur, baker
William II Beatty, delicatcssan
B. Frank Barklcy. postmaster.
LambertvilIe
Edward Sherwood, ae,.master,
Rosemont.
Charles Rotondo, butcher
Nicholas Dicreseenso. butcher
Edward 7. Venable, mer. hapt
Jacob G. Stryker, postmaster,
Sergeantsville.
Each had something worth while
TO say, and several made addresses
of some length. Secretary Kitchin
said that he had the distir tive hon
or of having been born in tbs village
of Sergeantsville, and was the only
member or guest present who hal /
The only other one present who was
born within the village, c. Walton |
Green, Of Rosemont, guest + the I
association, was called away before
the speechmaking began. Messrs. I
Larason, Vcnablc and Strykar. Ser
geantsville guests, We're not born in
the village. All present agreed
that it was mighty good e,lace to
eat in regardless Of its merits as
birthplace.
At next Monday nights meeting
the election of officers win be taken
up, and considerable time win be
spent in lauding the wonderful
cooking, and the highly efficient
service Of the ladies Of the Ser
geantsville NJ. E. Church.