Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-10
BOARD OF TRADE OUTING
GOOD OUTLOOK FOR A SUCCESSFUL
EXCURSION.
Shad Of Finest Qualify Prepared In
Highest Style Of Culin-
airy Art.

and shad-bakes given by the Washington
Board Of Trade IS due to come off tomor-
row. Custom has made this excursion the
most prominent and most interesting event
Of its kind in the year. and all the indica-
lions are that tomorrow will be red-letter
day in the history of the big commercial
and professional organization Of the city.
When the time came to consider this an
nual outing President Edison satisfied HIM
self and his associates that what the mem
bers Of the Board OF Trade needed more
than anything else was an all-day picnic
Heretofore the members Of the board
have gone down the river In the afternoon
and generally commenced to eat shad al
most Immediately after their arrival at the
appointed place. This time there has been
radical departure from the old method, ana
the results promise to be extremely graft
flying. The busy men who comprise the
boards membership have made arrange
ments to take a day off, and VIII. In largo
proportion. be found on the steamer Sam
uel J. Pentz, when, shortly after 1880 to-
morrow morning, that craft moves from
it's Washington wharf toward River View.
The comparatively few members who
cannot possibly get away on the morning
boat will be accommodated on g. second
boat, which leaves the city at 30.
Interesting Program.
The program Is especially interesting. AS
there will be all that there ever has been
on such occasions and a great deal more.
For those who go down on the first boat
there will be lunch at River View, while
for those who are unfortunate enough to
be compelled to lose the mornings pleas
ures there will be lunch on the second
boat.
A special committee will work in Coop
Grafton with Captain Randall and his corps
OF assistants to see that the shad Is Of
the best quality, plentiful in quantity and
cooked so that the epicure can only COM
mend. All the other details Of the dinner
will be supervised by the came committee,
and In view Of the fact that the members
OF the committee are experts the result is
bound to be satisfying.
Another special committee will have
charge Of all manner Of athletic sports,
competitive and otherwise.
There are threats Of boat racing and
swimming and base ball and bowling and
shooting; sometimes just for the sport OF
the thing and sometimes for prizes. The
sprinting members of the Board Of Trade
and those other members whose spec1alt1es
are high jumping or broad jumping or pole
vaulting will all have opportunities to earn
new distinctions and gather additional re-
wards.
A subcommittee on entertainment guar
antees sufficient supply of vocal and in
strumental music. There will be solos and
quartets and choruses galore and other
varieties Of amusement, not now to be d1-
vulged.
The keeping Of the guests will be in the
hands of a reception committee, and 1t
may be safely asserted that no guest Of
the board will have any ground for COM
plant.
But One Speech.
At the dinner there will be only one
speech, and that is to be of such char
acter as to make 1t interesting not merely
to all of those present, but to every resi-
oP To oh perton To render imDOSSlDle
any organized attempt to kidnap the
speaker. and thus prevent his making the
speech the name Of that gentleman Is
withheld from publication.
Arrangements have been made to bring
the eXcursionists back to the city not later
than S:10 O clock, so that those who have
theater or other evening engagements may
be able to fill them.
The committee in charge asks that all
members and guests present their tickets
at the boat. Without the ticket 1t Will not
be permissible for any one to go on board.
Each ticket must have on 1t the name OF
the person presenting it.
The committee in charge of the arrange
ments Is as follows: w. P. Van Wickle.
chairman: Edward T. Bates, secretary;
Robert Cook, E. II. Droop. George w.
Evans. James r. keenan,, Chas F. Nesbit.
E. H. Neumeyer, E. E. Rapley.
Invitations Accepted.
Among those who have accepted invita-
lions to be present are: Mr. Joseph II.
Brigham. assistant secretary Of agricul-
ture; Mr.. F. w. Palmer, public printer;
Chief John E. Wtlkie of the treasury secret
service, Mr.. Willis L. Moore. chief of the
weather bureau: Capt Charles W. Taylor,
Z. s. A.: Admiral Silas w. Terry. Z. S. NJ;
Gen. John NJ. Wilson, U. 8. A. Mr.. Ellis
H. Roberts. treasurer United States; Mr..
John K. Richards, solicitor general; Mr..
Binger Hermann, commissioner, general
land office: Mr.. Charles D. Walcott. direc-
tor geological survey; Mr.. Milton F. Allies,
assistant secretary Of the treasury: Col. A.
NJ Miller, Corps of Engineers; Gen. Reuben
F. Bernard L. s. A; Capt. Samuel c. Lem
ly. judge advocate general. U. S. N; Mr.
George NJ. Bowers. United States fish COM
missioner; Surgeon General Walter Wy
man, Mr.. Amos j. Cummings, Mr.. David
II. Mercer, Mr.. James D. Richardson, Sen
ator Boies Penrose. Mr.. Thomas P. Cleaves.
Mr.. John c. Schofield, Mr.. Martin A.
Knapp. interstate commerce commissioner:
Brig. Gen. George d. Ruggles, U. 8. A, and
Mr.. James c. Courts.
Marine Corps Orders.
Major H. c. Haines has been ordered to
command the detachment OF marines
dered to the torpedo station, Newport, for