The Washington times., 1903-07-08
RAILWAY EMPLOYEES
TO HAVE EXCURSION
Program of AmusementS In
CluieS Games ana Races.

The annual excursion Of the Washing /
ton Railway and Electric Company En-
ployes' Relief Association to River /
View. on Friday. July 10. promises TO be /
a most enjoyable occasion The at .
tendance will be large, as 10000 tickets ,
OF admission 20 the grounds have al i
ready been sold Ample arrangements /.
have been made by the committee in (
charge for the transportation OF the
oxcursionists 10 and from the pleasure /
resort
Two concerts viii be given on the pa
vilion at River View by the Employees /
Relief Association Band under the di
rection Of Prof. Fred Collins. There
viii be dancing at the pavilion and in
the evening there will be a vaudeville
performance.
The following is the program of
amusements and athletic events which
viii take place:
Three games OF baseball. First game,
( 1870 d. m. Eve innings. Eleventh Street
Division VS. East Barn; second game,
F D. m, five innings, Columbia Division rs.
p Street Shops; third game, $50 p. m,
seven innings. winners of morning
Games. Umpire. Smiling Al Orth (by
reTmission OF Washington Baseball
Club. First prize silver cup. donated
by Castelberg; second prize. baseball
glove, donated by d. y. Walford; third
prize. two balls. donated by NJ. y. Tap
pan & Co.; fourth prize. box cigars. do
mated b. William Kiruey.
Tug OF war-First. 3 p. m. Electric
Lighting Company Team. No. 1, VS.. Ne
chanicaI Department Team; second. $3.50
p. m, Electric Lighting Company Team.
/ No. ?, VS.. Track and Roadway Depart
ment Team; third. 4 p. m. winners of
first two. First prize, special prizes
donated by Barber d Ross; second
prize. box cigars, donated by G. W.
Cochran & CO.
Clay pigeon shooting-Free for all. II
charge of J. T. MoGett. Sweepstake
matches wiz be arranged and shot i'm
mediately after arrival OF first boat
Birds to be paid for The shoot for
members only, $3.50 p. m. Fifteen birds
per man. First prize. handsome clock
donated by z. c. Hines; second prize,
bronze vase, donated by Shaw d Berry
Co: third prize. cane, donated by s
Il Reizensteiu, The Mode
Fat mems races p. m; $50 yards.
Open to members only. 30 pounds and
over; handicap. age. and weight con
sidered Winner of 1902 race. handicap
I15 yards First prize, winter uniform.
donated by J. & W Eiseman; second
prize. umbrella, donated by Hecht &
Co.; third prize, shaving mug and brush
b 1 - nouu.co-sv
/ Children's races-3:15 ?. m.-Boy's
races, fifty yards-First race, boys nine
to twelve years old, winners drop out.
Prize to winner of first race. pocket
knife. donated by FL. Mersheimer. Sec
end and third race. prize pocket knife,
donated by 5. y. Meyer. Pennsylvania
Avenue.
$3.50 p. m.-Girls' race. fifty yards, for
. girls under ten years. First prize, BIZ
81 cycle. donated by Saks & Co. Second
e prize, parasol donated by S. Kann. Sons,
e & Co.
3:45 p. m-Potato race for men. First
prize. four negligee shirts Second
10 prize. two negligee shirts, donated by
j. cherry & Moran.
4 p. m.-MonEey race for men. First
, prize. pair coasting shoes. donated by
o Goodyear Rubber Company. Second
, prize. pocket knife. donated by j. b
= EsDey.
J, AS p. m.-Thrce-Iegged race for men
;. First prize. umbrella donated by Park
!. CT. Bridget & Co. Second prize hat, do
mated By s. & J. RosenthaL
4.30 p. m.-Hurdle- race. open to all
Hurdles feet high. twenty yards apart
( three hurdles Prize. pair shoes. donated
, by Rich. Tcu-onc + Street.
|. p. m.-Prcf Maurice Joyce and Lit
/ he Gladys" a refined vaudeville act
= consisting of q marvellous tight rope ex-
( hibltion IN conf lcti0n with the great
/ est female cont0TtiOnist before the pub
r. lis.
70 $50 p. m. on paviIion-Niss Cor;
Adrienne Shreyes and Master Berens
] Second. song and dance by Miss Hen
VI riette Bercus. Third jockey dance b,
r Miss Mamie Schuyler. Fourth. SOLE
,, dance By Miss Alma Nelson.
10 p. m. on pavilion-Niss Cor
shreves' pupils. FiftE- Sly husette,
By Misses Ida Wyuno. Elsie Worth Res
e sic sadeH. Annie King. Mabel Cudlipp
e Catherine NcGraw. Sixth sword dance
e By Misses Rita Addison. Helan Berens
MadoIiu Smithson. Special prizes do
mated by Woodward & Lothrop. depart
mcat store. Eleventh and + Streets. hal
dozen fans. Special prizes. donated b
- Kahn. jewelcr. 935 T Street northwest
y and F. 5. Williams Co. Ninth and
Streets.
Tho excursion viii be in charge Of tn
. following general committee. Fred .
~ Mersheimer. chairman; c. z. RrowI
u secretary. J. +. Monott. treasurer; {
"a Frank Mailman chairman dancing. "
t.. 6 BaIlinger. chairman boat and orde
committee; T. +. MacCarthy, chairma
IN printing.
le The judges OF the races viii be. Ger
George Il HarriC5. Prof. Maurice JOYCE
IT. " Fuller