The times., 1897-05-02
RAIN MADE NO DIFFERENCE
Board of Trade Had Their Out
ing Despite the Storm.
BAKED SHAD AND 0RATORY
Senator's and Other Big Men Eulogize
the City-Mr. Wight Tells Them
That the Board of Trade Makes No
Needless Requests-The Memory
of Washington Toasted

The Board OF Trade gtlve its fourth
annual excursion &c Marshall Hall, with
planked shad accompaniment. yesterday.
The Manchester left the Washington wharf
at little after O'Clock, and arrived
10 Washington again at few minutes be-
fore 10, and il was a BnaRiInous vote
from her. two hundred odd passengers
that the eight hours CT the outing were
most profitably spent.
The driving rain OF the early afternoon
delayed the start an hour or more, and
kept many OF the guests away, but 1t had
no effect whatever in dampeningthe ardor
OF those who went
The run down the river was varied
with a trip up into the Eastern Branch, past
the famous Anaoostia flats, aud Use navy
yard with its very shallow channel The
other diversions of the downward run
were the beauties of the river an *
oellent punch, the brew OF a gentlemen
unknown, card, and stories, funny and
otherwise, mostly by the Congressional
guests
at Marshall Hall, before the banquet,
there were more stories and more punch,
manship.
1t is TO be recorded of this board of
trade excursion that Senator Hawley es-
tabHshed a reputation as fifleman. With
the single exception OF Major Harries, OF
the Metropolitan Railroad, he broke most
clay pipes.
The bowling OF Congressman King and
Congressman Lentz of Ohio, Mr.. Bernard
III A. N. 90,
Mccullough, and Congressman Brunddge
of Arkansas, was also feature OF the
afternoons enjoyment.
The gentlemen who didn't disport them
selves in the bowling alleys and the shoot
ing gallery, or tell stories on the verandas,
spent their time watching the famous
operation of cooking the planked shad
Owing to the rain and the uDcertainty
of the hour at which the boat was TO ar
rive, this culinary feat was somewhat
hampered and prolonged, and before the
dinner was ready the whole excursion
party had a keen appetite
The banquet was, of course, the feature
of the day The large Marshall Hall din
III room was completely filled with diners.
The story of the dinner proper is that
before the evening was over all the diners
were completely filled with planked shad-
One hundred shad were offeredup. They
were accompanied by other viands, sau-
terne AID claret. Some Of the Congressman
and other guests had never eaten planketi
shad before. They all acknowledged the
toothsomeness of the dish before they
parted.
President Woodward, of the Board of
Trade, was the chairman and POSTMASTER
of the occasion. He was smooth and
felicitous,. announcing everybody In
way to compel him to be happy, if he had
it in him. He introduced Mr.. Wight first
as the gentleman through whom, as It's
secretary, the President had recognized
the Board of Trade.
Mr.. Wight spoke of the reasons for the
existence of the Board of Trade TO voice
the wishes of a city where the people had
no vote. He addressed himself to the
members of Congress present, saying that
the board never asks for anything that
is not needed, and that it is the object
of the board to concentrate the needs and
wishes of the people On certain good
objects. aa-ei.
Senator Hawley, who sat on the rlght
hand of Chairman Woodward, began, Per
haps you don't know how much you are
blessed in not being allowed to vote He
said that everybody who comes to Wash
ington goes home bettet citizen because
of his visit, and that there i4nothing reason
able that Washington canask of Congress
which most of its members will not be glad
to give to it.
He spoke of his belief sthat the city
should have the best sew erage system III
the United States, the best system OF pubic
schools, and the best santa ton, and fine
residences, and other good things, TIL
Washington shall be little short of the
new Jerusalem in perfection. This, he said,
was the desire of al good Americans.
Senator Clark of Wyoming said it was
not fair to call on him first after Senator.
Hawley, an old campeigner. He told the
fishy story that the first defamation ne
had ever made at school had been an
after-dinner speech of senator Hawleys S.
He made q very happy talk, however,
saving that Washington rs so excellent a
city that he intends to stay here as long
as he can, and hopes it will be many
years.
Rev. Teunis s. Hamlin talked of the
public schools OF the city. He said otr
schools are the best in the world. es-
peciaIly in the matter OF manual train
ing.
Capt w. II. Black, the Engineer Commits
sioner, was introduced by Chairman Wood