Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-02
THREW OFF THEIR CARES
Fire Underwriters and Their Friends Eat
ing Planked Shad.
A Large Party Defies the Weather
and Captures Marshall Hall
in Fine Style.

The annual planked shad dinner of the
Association of Fire Underwriters Of the
District of Columbia is being enjoyed at
Marshall Hall this evening. The steamer
River Queen left her wharf at 80 o'clock
this fterroon, having on board a large
party OF gel tlemen, who were not to be
disouaded from participating in the pleas
ures of such an occasion by the threaten
ing weather. These excursions and dinners
Of the underwriters have come to be re-
garded as among the most delightful out
ings of the year, and there is always an
attendance of well-known and prominent
people. The speech making is invariably
excellent, and every one looks forward
with eagerness to the singing of the ASSOC
citation car tEtrice, Mr.. Samuel Cross, and
the jocose ideaographs of DIR. VIM. Pope
Young, the secretary Of the organization.
Before the boat left toby II was anRounc-
ed that Mr.. Cross had sheathed the sword
of Bunker Hill and was paying devoted at
tention to "Tenting Tonight on the Old
Camp Ground" while DIR. Young it was
declared had caught some new stories on
his last fishing trip.
This news Of course exceedingly
gratifying to the eNCursionists and pros
pective d'rers.
Among those who went down were DIR.
A. z: Pardon, James A. Bate, w. ID. QIin-
ter, L. II. Ridenoour, Chas. p. Williams,
A. I. Mccoy, +. p. Madeira, T. Conrad
Dodge J. w. Shaefer, w. r. McCloskey,
Paul Grove, Lewis Behrens, Thomas SOM
ervile, LorenZ Kissner, George r. Repetf,
L. r. Peak, Frank Ridgway, Frank ].
Lewis, Albert F. Marsh, A T. Coumbe, A.
A. Wilson, +. G. Davis, +. A. Lutz, Col. +.
{. Ainsworth, Edward Derrick, Dorsey
Clagett, Frank Hume, VIM. J. Wilson, DIR.
w. j. Hoffman, Clement w. Howard, Sam
uel S. Lutz, w. NJ. Hoffman, George A.
Shehan, j. Barry Adams, VIM: f. Amin.
DR. Calf EdiS T Shas R;rc, BFad dLS EaPh
Enlmons S. Smith, Robt. c. Howard,
Col. Robt. w. Christy, c. r. Edmonston,
Tenney Ross, B. w. Guy, Louis p. Keller
james +. oyster. Henry Wex, w. p. Bote-
Ter, +. ]. Heiberger, c. b. Pearson, Henry
Gross, w. II. Reinecke, H. II. Beymann, C.
NJ. Emmerich, Philip May, Z. @. Schafer
Jos. r.. Quinter, G. W. Brown, II. Il. David
son, Samuel A. Drury ]. L. Heiskell, Wal
ter Hieston, c. w. Simpson, +. c. Stevens
J. S. Swormstedt, Brawner Nicholson, A
II. Mccormick. Charles Ford. James NJ
Green. r. II: Droop, W: II. Hceke, Samuel
Cross, w. F. Clark, VIM. A. Gordon, ].
Holdsworth Gordon. p. V. De Graw.. e. II.
Fowler, Thomas p. Morgan. Henry h.
Simpson, j. II. Mcdaniel, w. ii. Brown,
w. A. Cunningham. S. T. Brown. II. T.
Frey. p. May, Louis ID. Wine, w. Riley
Decide. w. c. LOCKER, y. w. BurcheI
Thos. Hyde, T. F. Schneider W. s. Thomp-
SON, c. w. Handy, A K. Paris, w. c
c. Davidson, Robert Portner, II. c. Birge,
o. p. Schmidt. II. X. Willard, II. W. Reed,
W. F. Thompson, Charles S. Domer. II. @.
Jhyson, VIM. p. Metcalf, VIM. T. Willett,
Harry NJ Ellis. II. f. Doyle, F. A. Nordi-
man. Thomas Merrill, ]. T. Knott. W. II.
Walker, VIM. L. Lanning. b. Frank Saul,
J. Mel. Page, George ]. May, G. Y. AtLee,
c. F. Roberts, Owen McCabe. n. Car
roll Digges, c. W. Fairfax. W. +.
Shannon, A. McLachlen. ]. F. Hood,
VIM. r. Hillyer. John z. Mitchell. ]. Harri-
son Johnson, r. Harry johnson, W. 4. H.
Church, DIR. L. A. johnson. VIM. II. Dor
sey, John G. krohr Samuel Bieber, F. g.
Gieseking, Carl Graft, A. ID. Eooz w. c.
Duvall, ]. A. Duvall, J. L. Mills. jr.. Sam
uel Ross. T. Janney Brown. Charles F.
Nesbit, Lee ID. Latmer, Herbert 4. Gill
Simon Wolf, s. T. G. MorseT Nyer Cohen,
David Mckenzie, ID. s. Hendrix Max Co.
hen, b. p. Davis, A ]. Miller, J. Nota Nc
Gill, Ralph w. Lee, W. NJ Hatch, Fred
W. Pratt, r. E. L. Yellott, Lewis Clephane,
F. r. Horner, VIM. X. Ellis. Pliny NJ
Hough, r. w. Tyler, r. g. Rutherford
Col George A. Woodward and a. G. Han
cock
Among the invited guests Were Chief Of
Police Moore, Assessor Trimble Gen James
N. Anderson,W w. g. Grigshy, +. r. Clemence,
secretary Of the middle department, OF
Philadelphia; Charles w. Hattu of Balti-
more, Inspector H. g. Balkan and Assist
ant Secretary J. w. Alien, and Mr. Robert
Downing, the actor
The eXcursonists will return to the city
about O'Clock tonight.