Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-17
ALMAS TEMPLE OUTING
TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE ROYAL
LY ENTERTAINED.
Athletic Events and Other Amusements
in Afternoon and Fireworks Dis
play at Night.

About 2,OOO people participated in the
annual excursion of the Mystic Shriners
to Marshall Hall yesterday. The day was
beautiful and the enjoyment huge. The
special features of the entertainment con-
sisted of athletic sports during the day
and fireworks in the evening The purpose
of the excursion was the raising OF
Christmas charity fund and to relieve the
temple in other particulars, and was In
every way successful.
Major Richard Sylvester took an active
place in the amusement program as prln-
cipal Judge of athletic events and general
preserver of order, although nothing oc-
CURED during the day to demand MS
services in the latter capacity.
All the boats running to the Hall were
crowded on every trip down, and each re-
turning trip carried large party, the Mac
alester on it's last trip up the river being
packed to its limit. Many Alexandrians
took part in the excursion, but baltimore
visitors were this year few in number.
The athletic events began with spirited
contest between two base ball mines made
UP of members of Amas Temple, one called
"Almas' and the other "Harlem'-the lat
ter because several of its players reside In
ancient Georgetown. The teams were cap
tanned by Charles Blumer and Charles
Loeffler The Blumer team won by close
score. The playing on both sides was nota-
BILE mainly for the numerous errors, which
greatly delighted the lookers-on and dld
not disturb the players at all The winning
team secured prize of twelve Lafayette
Turkish bath tickets. The losing team
gained 1.-The rapture of pursuing.
The base bail game was the nrst OF
large number of excellent athletic features
arranged by the committee on entertain
ment headed by Samuel w. Steinmetz as
chairman and Frank X. Raymond as vice
chairman. After the ball game was over
great crowd gathered on the sward back
of the old Marshall mansion house and wit
messed the competitions between members
OF Almas Temple in all sorts of more or
less queer athletics. In addition to the
events between members of Almas there
were ladies' race and race for boys
under twelve, both of which afforded great
amusement. The ladies were all members
Of the families of members of Almas. and
made a very spirited pretty and amusing
contest. Master Dorsey won the boys race
which was holly contested.
There were some excellent exhibitions of
athletic skill; there were more displaying
the lack of it. All the contestants entered
for the fun of the thing" but the audience
got the best of it anyway.
The Prize Winners
The several events, with prizes and Win
ners, were follows: Potato race-First
prize, smoking set, E. S. Hall; second prize,
box Robert Burns cigars, S. r. Jacobs.
Putting shot-First prize fancy hammock
Frank X. Raymond; second prize, silk UNI
brella. J. T. Crossley. Backward race,
thirty yards-PriZe, cloth brush, Dr. c. H.
Beatty Seventy-fve yards dash-First
prize, fancy brass clock. ]. H. Springman:
second prize. hand bag, Fred Volkman.
Sack race, fifty yards-Prize, dress suit
case, ]. T. Crossley. Egg race-Prize. fine
hand bag. DR.. C. H. Beatty. Fat mans
race. fifty yards-Prize. dress suit case. ].
l.. Martin. Monkey race-Prize, fountain
pen. H. A. Newman: o. G. Vogt, second.
Er6S do oh fnv Ii,,rr
pounds and over-Prize. box Francis Lee
cigars, c. H. Blumer; j. T. Crossley, sec
ond.
The tug of war between teams selected
by Mobiles Fred. W. Behrens and Thos. b.
Walker was the most holly contested event
of the day. After two trials and very
heated finish the Walker team won. The
prize was valuable souvenir for each
member of the winning team, which souve-
mir was easily exchangeable into cash.
The prize in the boys race was won by
Leroy Dorsey. Ladies' race, prize s15 hat,
won by Miss Harding; second SO hat,
Mrs. James Sprigman.
The chairmen of the various events were:
First, ]. S. Jones; second. James Sprigman;
third. Joseph Curran; fourth Chester Fl.
Beatty; fifth, Fred Behrens; sixth. Frank
A Seabring: seventh Jack F. Blair; eighth
Thomas B. Walker; ninth, w. E. Colladay;
tenth. T. A. Mckee.
The judges of the occasion were: Major
Sylvester, DR.. Ramsay hewitt and Mr.. R.
~ SHSSlSI' he eNll d JuUSeS "elt w D.
Knox. w. s. Hoge. w. F. GUIDE. Harry B.
Cramer acted as timekeeper.
Fireworks in the Evening.
In the evening the visitors were treated
to an elaborate exhibition of fireworks. The
credit of the successful event is due to the
hard work of many mobiles, but notably to
Potentate VIM. F. Guide, Chairman Stein
metz and Vice Chairman Raymond Of the
entertainment committee Chairman Har-
rison Din2man and Vice Chairman Harry
Stamford of the ticket committee: VIII
liam c. Long. chairman of the fireworks
committee. and George A. Won Dachen-
hansen and A. e. Burklin, who were at
the head of the hardworked committee on
general service.