Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-09
OFF TO MARSHALL HALL
Annual Excursion of the Washington
Board Of Trade.
An Eminently Representative Party,
in Both Il Local and u
National Sense.

Representative Washington went af1oat
this afternoon. 1t always does when the
board Of trade gives its annual excursion
down the Potomac to disseet shad at Mar
shall Hall. and then afterward to aid di-
gestion by discussion Of the necessities
Of the District and the best way to relieve
them. Not only was the irrational capital
represented, but the nation itself as we'll.
Prominent Senators and C6nsressmen were
present in profusion, and made themselves
better acquainted with the men who are
making the city greater with welldirected
efforts, exerted individually and collec-
lively. The sunny weather and the prom
Sc of its continuance summoned nearly
every member of the board of trade to the
riverside, and when the steamer Macales.
ter's whistle sounded the warning toot Of
departure her decks We're crowded.
Every arrangement had been perfected
for the comfort of the guests, for the eX-
cursion committee, which consisted of w.
=. Van Wickle, chairman; o. G. Staples,
George H. Harries, H. Clay Stewart, jr.,
and John B. Wight, had acquitted itself
creditably.
The guests were received by the recep-
ton committee, consisting of S. w. Wood
ward, president Of the board of trade; w.
j. Boardman, b. H. Warner, DR.. J. d. G.
Gusts, H. L. Biscoe, Theo. W. Noyes. H.
d. Walbridge, F. L. Moore, r. n. Batchel-
der. Ellis Spear, Frank Hume Levi Wood
bury, George T. Dunlop, John Joy Edison,
c. ]. Bell, A. 7. Britton, Thomas Somer-
vile and S. E. Wheatey.
AS before stated, nearly every member of
the board was present and the guests in
cluded Senators Joseph c. S. Blackburn,
Frank J. Cannon. Fred T. Dubois, James z.
George. James H. Kyle. John H. Mitchell,
letter c. Pritchard Wilkinson Call Shelby
NJ. Cullom, Jacob H. Gallinser, Henry c.
Hansbrough. Lee Mantle and r. F. Petit
grew; Sergeant-at-Arms Richard J. Bright,
Representatives Robert Adams, jr., Joe W.
Babcock, Hugh R. Beknap. Albert S. Berry,
WV Bowers, Jacob H. Bromwell Melville
Bull, Jeremiah V. Cockrell David G. Col
son. Henry "A. Cooper, Amos ]. Cummings,
Newton NJ. Curtis. Hugh A. Dinsmore,
Frank M. EDDY. Lucien J. F'cnton. Mat
thew Griswoid, j. Frank Aldrich. Vim. E.
Barrett, Chas. X. Bell, X. ". Blue. Henry
c Brewster, Chas n. Brumnl, Joe G. Can
non, James II. Codding, Samuel A. Cook,
g. c. Crowther. Chas. Curtis, Nelson Ding
Chas: N. Fowler, E. J. Haner, Stephen
r. Harris. E. Stevens Henry, e. J. Hill,
Joel d. Hubbard, Denis NJ. Hurley, John
J: Jenkins, Joseph NJ Kendall, John c.
ter I. Long, Philip Il. Low, James T. Nc
Cleary o. L. Miller II. d. Money, Jesse
Overstreet, T. L. Poole. Walter Reeves. K.
c shannon Harry Skinner Geo. Spalding,
NJ Strong, Claude A. Swanson.
William l.. Terry. John P. Tracey.
Geo. P. Harrison, Binger Hermann, Warren
B. Hooker, Geo. w. Hulick, Samuel c.
Hyde, Martin N. Johnson, S. S. kirkpat-
rick, John F. Lacey, F. c. Layton, F. c.
Leonard, H. G. Loudenslager S. w. Nc
Call, R. C. Mccormick, Warren Miller.
Stephen A. Northway, NJ. Pitney, Samuel
J.: Pugh, Benz: E. Russell. A. C. shuford,
VIM. A. Smith, ]. G. Spencer, James A.
Stable, j. F. Stewart, VIM. F. Strowd,
Chas A. Towne. Thomas Updegraf, YES
pasian Warner, Edgar Wilson, r. w. Tay
lor, John Dalzell, Chas. F. Buck, Foster V.
Brown, ]. V. Graft, Geo. L. Wellington,
Benson Wood, N N. Cox, Clifton B. Beach,
J. l.. White, Thos. c. McRae and ]. l..
Catron. William E. Curtis, S. E. johnson,
George w. Rouzer, Edgar J. Gibson. H. P.
Goodwin, "A. Richardson, Gen. H. V. Royn-
ton, Frank H. Hosford, Julius Chambers,
c. A. Boynton, G. w. Walker. Whitman
Osgood, Prof. Thomas Wilson, c. c. Jones,
Rev: DR.. Alexander Mackay Smith, Judge
N: B. Billingsley, Col John NJ. Wilson,
Lloyd B. Wight, eN-Mayor7 M. H. Chamber
lain Of Detroit Capt. Lansing H. Beach,
U.S.A., H. P. Merrill, David r. Mckee and
Capt. G. j. Fiebeger, U.S.A. to
The steamer left her wharf at 30, and
after steaming around the flats into the
Virginia channel went VI, TO the Aqueduct
bridge in order TO Civ. the excursionists a
view Of the Potomac improvements, after
which the trip to Marshall Hall was COM