August i, igo8.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



361 



The New England Rubber Club at Point Shirlev. 



New England Rubber Club's Midsummer Outing. 



YES, it was an uinisualy liigli tide at Point Shirley Club, 

 Wintlirop, Mass., on the afternoon of July 15 — a tide of 

 jolly, friendly, musically inclined rubber men, who to the 

 number of 150 odd, members of the New England Rubber Club 

 and guests, landed from the steamer JViiithro[< to enjoy one of 

 the fish dinners that fruni time immemorial have made the place 

 famous. 



To begin at the bcgiiming. the announcement circular of the 

 outing was one of those rare works of art embellished with 

 grotesque engravings that Mr. W. H. Gleason some years ago 

 sprung on the Club, and it attracted much attention and made 

 lots of fun. 



Tlie day's program covered a golf competition at the Country 

 Club, Brookline, for the forenoon ; a trip down the harbor on 

 the steamboat IVinthrop for the afternoon : a landing at Fort 

 Andrews, where the Clu'b was the guest of the officers of the 

 Army Post there ; a baseball game, bathing, and a personally 

 conducted tour through the fortifications under the guidance of 

 Major Henry C. Davis, who, with his aides, has so often made 

 it pleasant for the members of the Rubber Club. From Fort 

 Andrews the picknickers proceeded in the same steamer to Point 

 Shirley Club, and after dinner in the same boat back to Boston. 



On The "'Winthrop." 

 The New England Rubber Club, being somewhat exclusive, 

 had tlie whole boat, with the Lynn Cadet Band, and incidentally 

 a mighty good luncheon and a sufficiency of apollinaris and 

 ginger ale. By the time the luncheon was finished they were at 

 the pier at Fort Andrews, where they formed in line with Major 

 Davis, Captain Matthews, Captain Long, Captain Lomas, Lieu- 

 tenant Taylor, Lieutenant Bartlett, and Post Surgeon Peck in 

 the lead and to the inspiring music of the band marched to the 

 ball ground, where the two ball nines, the "Importers" and the 

 "Manufacturers," again fought for supremacy. The game was 

 remarkable in a great many respects and was umpired by the 

 Hon. John N. Cdle, speaker of the Massachuseitts house of rep- 

 resentatives, who, being a strict parliamentarian, and a forceful 

 character, somewhat like the late "Tom" Reed, ruled the warring 

 parties with a gavel of iron. 



Point Shirley Club. 

 Everybody in .New England knows what a fish dinner is. 

 Some know what a good fish dinner is and there are only two 

 places in the L^nited States where they are really good ; one is at 



Point Shirley. Since all know about fish dinners, there is no 

 use printing the menu. 



.■^.t the close of the dinner, President Arthur \V. Stedman 

 called upon MV. William J. Kelly, he of the rare good nature 

 and the big voice, to distribute the golf prizes, and "our Kelly" 

 had his hands full for this reason : The present dining room — 

 there will be a better one next year — is a reconstructed bowling 

 alley and no one but "Stentor" himself could have sent his voice 

 to the farthest diners. Kelly managed to get his two-thirds of 

 the way down the room, and the fun he made with his jolly 

 comments on the prizes and prize winners was fully appreciated. 

 The prizes were as follows: 



For the best gross score, Wallace G. Page, of the Hood Rub- 

 ber Co., a handsome briarwood pipe. 



Second best gross score, Fred. C. Hood, of the Hood Rubber 

 Co., a fine imported traveling clock. 



For the best net score, Wilber E. Farrington, silver match 

 safe. 



Second best net score, Fred. H. Jones, of. the Tyer Rubber 

 Co., an elegant corkscrew. 



President Stedman, who since his illness has taken up golf 

 enthusiastically, and who made the largest score of any of the 

 players, is to receive a special appreciative prize later. 



Although no set speeches were planned, the presence of the 

 Hon. John N. Cole, who is one of the cleverest after dinner 

 speakers in Massachusetts, was too good an opportunity to be lost, 

 and he was called to his feet and made a rattling good speech. 

 He first told one or two humorous anecdotes and told them in- 

 imitably; then when he had secured the attention of the diners — 

 not an easy task at one of these outings — he spoke briefly and 

 forcefully on the value and effectiveness of commercial clubs 

 just like the New England Rubber Club. His eloquent periods 

 were appreciated and greeted with long continued applause. 



Major Davis next spoke briefly and modestly on the regular 

 army and its work and gave every one present a w-arm invitation 

 to come and see the officers at Fort Andrews whenever they 

 would. 



Rewards of Merit. 



President Stedman explained that certain rewards of merit 

 were to be presented by the Hon. L. D. Apsley, who was un- 

 avoidabl}- absent, and it therefore devolved upon the vice presi- 

 dent of the club to explain and present them. Before their 

 presentation, however, he said : 



