Putnam patriot., 1923-08-24
WHEEL CLUB CROWNS
.CATERESS A QUEEN
Mrs. Elizabeth White of East
Killingly Elevated to Roy
atty
George jacques Made knigh, Of Royal
Cl&m,-Both Widely known

Mrs. Elizabeth White Of East
Killingly, who il widely known in
Putnsm and vicinity. isn't Mrs.
I Elizabeth White any more. She i
Queen Elizabeth. Her elevation %
the realms Of royalty came last Sun
day and was q happy surprise = her.
She vas crowned Queen, By mem
bers Of the ponemah Wheel Club.
uho held their annual field day al
Alexander's Lake last Sunday.
II vas some years ago that George
jacques was crowned King Of Clam
Bake Caterers By a delighted crowd
Of men for whom he prepared and
served one Of the dinners that have
made him famous in this corner Of
New England. Prior TO his being
crowned he was made knight Of the
Royal Clam BY group Of admirers Of
his skill In getting up Rhode Island
ciambake And now his assistants
ability has been recognized and ike
King George she too has been crown
ed-just recognition Of the big part
she has played for years in the success
King George and she have enjoyed IN
making many hundreds Of people
happy and inwardlv satisfied with
their "shore" dinners.
Chairman Makes Speech
Fred Holdsworth, chairman Of the
committee Of arrangements for the
Wheel club outing. made the presen-
tation speech. He said
Brother Members Of the Ponemah
Wheel Club: As chairman Of the clam
bake committee | ask your attention
for few minutes so that ! may per-
form a ceremony that will be interest
ing 70 each and all Of you. As you are
al aware, the honorable gentleman
who has catered for you today in such
an able manner has established such
a reputation az a caterer in years
gone by that he was crowned king of
the Clam Bake caterers, and. think,
you will all agree with me that he has
earned and well deserves his high
honor.
But upon investigation the commit.
tee found that something had been
overlooked and forgotten. For hun
dreds Of years il always has been the
custom for a King to have Queen,
and We decided that there should be
a queen Of the Clam Bake caterers. az
well as a King. We decided that II
there was any lady that deserved the
honor Il was the one who has royal
~ helped and worked with King
George, not only today. but as well in
years that have gone. Her devotion to
duty, her excellent cooking and her
genial disposition will ever be a pleas
ant memory TO all of US.
Grown" is Provided
We have secured a crown which is
not very elaborate as an ornament in
itself, but is a token Of esteem and
affection from the hearts Of $50
young men. hope this lady viii not
Judge this crown from the standpoint
Of its intrinsic value or worth. but
rather as a token Of love and respect,
that we all have for her-for good
cooks today are few and Ear between.
and the surest way 70 a mans heart
IS through his stomach. This lady Is
known to all Of Us a. Elizabeth, ani
il is my duty a. well as my pleasure
81 the representative Of these men
here today 10 crown you Queen so
that you can be an equal partner with
the King and be known as Queen
Elizabeth.
The actual Growing of Queen Eli
zabeth was received with a tremen-
dous ovation.
The annual outing of the Ponemah
Wheel club this year was one of the
best in It's history Short addresses
were made by the president. John b
Benoit. and by Fred Webster, the first
president. Songs and character
sketches given by clever members
added to the enjoyment of a day that
was featured by splendid shore din
ner.