Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-20
ANN UAL S HAD BAKE
Board Of Trade to Journey Down the
River.
Preparations for n Big Time Tomor-
row-Frominent Guests Who
VIII BE Present.

! Business cares and the vicissitudes of Of
| fee will take back seat tomorrow after
| noon, when the Washington board of trade
, and its several hundred guests, including
| many senator's and repres, natives and men
high in the official life of the capital, will
Journey down the river to Marshall Hall.
| there to enjoy the annual shad bake.
All arrangements for the affair have BEEN
completed, and every indication points to
| one of the most enjoyable outings ever
given by the board Of trade. "A large and
distinguished party of guests have been in
vited and to a man have accepted the
| boards hospitality. The members of the
| board will turn out in full force and it is
| expected that the good steamer Charles
Manchester will b. loaded to the gunwales
| with hundreds of the representative men of
the District. The Manchester will leave her
| wharf at the foot of It'll street at o'clock
sharp tomorrow afternoon. Members of the
| reception committee of the board have been
requested to be at the wharf not later than
80 O'Clock in order that the many guests
may be properly welcomed and secured
| good places on the boat.
Under the chaperonage of. Capt. L. L.
Blake of the Manchester the company will
enjoy pleasant sail down the river. 1t is
expected that the party will arrive at Mar
shall Hall not later than 3 30 o'clock. BY
this time the shad will be on the fire and
baking. One hour Will be spent by the party
enjoying the fine river breezes at the hall,
and to those interested in cooking the
planking and baking of the immense num-
Der of shad to be prepared will Offer an at
traction that will be enjoyed by a large
share of the guests
Dinner will be served on the lawn at
40 O'Clock in regular picnic style. Plank
ed shad. Marshall Hall Clam chowder and
delicacies of all kinds will be spread on the
white cloths. Tables will not groan with
a weight of good things. for the board of
trade could find no tables heavy enough
to withstand the weight of their bountiful
supply. and so the plain lawn was chosen
After dinner the usual speeches will be
made. President Noyes has not yet decid-
ed who will be the speakers of the even
ing. and 1t is probable that the guests will
be called upon very Unexpectedly to re-
spond to fmpromptu toasts. The party will
leave the hall on the return trip at 7:3O
o'clock, arriving in the city one hour later
This early departure from the scene of
pleasure is made necessary by the govern
ment order that no boats shall pass up the
river after nightfaI
Those members of the board of trade who
have not yet secured their tickets have been
requested to do so at once, that the sec
rotary may make ample arrangements for
the comfort and convenience of all who will
make the trip. Tickets may be secured at
the board room, 1410 G street northwest
up to noon tomorrow.
Some Guests.
The invitations sent cut by the board of
trade have teen accepted with a will and
already Senators John w. Daniel William
NJ Stewart, H. d. Money. B. R. Tillman
and many others have signifed their in
teEtion of being present The following
representatives have accepted invitations
and Will be at the sTad bake: G. H. Gros-
ysnor. James d. Richardson. Serene Payne,
Theobold Otgen. C N. Fowler, ]. W. Bah
cock. Jacob Yost. Claude Swanson, S. A.
Northway, James S. Sherman A J. Hop
kins: r. c. Shannon. George spalding. w.
Howe. Joseph H. Walker Geo W. smith,
81 y. Clayton A. B. Capron. Melville Bull,
r. b. Lewis, w. l.. Ware. W. B. Hooker,
George NJ: Davidson. w. C. Adamson,
Williams. Thos. II. Tongue. Jas. H Cod
ding, Geo. Turner. J. VIM Stokes. Geo. NJ.
Curtis Curtis c; L. l., Bartlett. W, H; King: L. J.
E r on s. W. Mccall: Thos. s, Butler. y.
Thomas II. Ball. f. Stevens Henry.
-dsrwood. CIV Fars. Warren Miller.
VIM. Connell, j. H. Davidson. w. s. Cow
herd. N. d. Sperry. l.. w Royce, D. II.
Mercer, Fred. c. Stevens. s. w. Smith,
Thos. c. McRca. j. d. Clardy. W. r. Ellis.
Daniel Ermentrout Jerry Simpson, Charles
~ Henry, W. E. Shattuc. John l.. Bremen,
Joseph D. Sayers, Thad. n. Mahon, r. f.
Burke, James r. Young, Frank NJ. Eddy,
r. "A. IL, -. "A
Hamilton. John A. Mcdowell, Walter
Reeves, Hugh r. Belknap.
Aside from these all the prominent men,
bers of the board of trade will be on hand.
as we'll as many of their invited guests
among government officials. This year the
beard will not serve lunch on the steamer
either going or returning from Marshall
Hall. The steam er leaves later in the
afternc on than has been the case hereto
fore. and the committee in charge does not
believe in spelling hearty appetite for
shad with light edibles enroute. So the
enjoyable sail down the river will only
sharpen the appetite.
Reception Committee.
The reception committee is as follows:
James l.. Norris. chairman: Marcus Baker,
Alexander 7. Britton. G. +. T. Cook JOS.
II. Crawford. w. Riley Decide. Geo. Gibson,
VIM. F. Hart. Tracy L. .Jeffords Chas. J.
McCubbin. Chas. J. Bell. Chas. 8. Bundy,
A. p. Pardon. EIdred G. Davis. Daniel
Fraser Charles c. Glover. John j. Hemp
hill Joseph Taber johnson. MD. Francis
G. Newlands. James T. Petty, John H.
Small jr.. Colin Studs. Beriah Wilkins.
NJ. M. Parker. George w. SilsDy, j. w. |
Somerville, A. L. Sturtevant. H. H. Twom-
Ny Henry Henry gzc We'!S W gssSs
CCstis. MD; Robert ]. Fisher, George c. |
Gorham. William B. Hibbs. T. A. Lambert, |
Daniel Murray, Chaplin Brown, John b. |
Cotton. Joseph Crawford. John Joy Edison, |
Lawrence Gardner. George f. Hamilton, !
Clement w. Howard. A. NJ. Lothrop. Fred !
eric l.. Moore, f. Southland Parker. A. |
Ralph Server. L. S. Brown. Edward Fl.
Thomas. b. H. Warner, Owen Owen. John |
w. Ross. Thomas w. Smith. George NJ.
S,ernberg, William S. Thompson, John r. |
Wight, Matthew G. Emery and A. d. |
HaZen. Il
The committee in charge Of the eXcur- |
s!cn and dinner Is as follows: A. A. Birney. |
chairman; DIR. Richard kingsman. j. W. |
Babson, J. w. Frizzell. w. H. Rapley, Fl. |
Bradley Davidson, John Miller and Rober, |
b. Tenney.