Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-11
IT'S ANNUAL OUTING
EMPLOYEES RELIEF ASSOCIATION
AT RIVER VIEW.
Railway Men and Their Numerous
Friends Highly Entertained
The Prizes Won.

A feeling of mutual interest and fraterni-
ty such as. 1t is understood. has always
characterized the rela ions of the employees
and officials of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company. was manifest on the
annual outing of the Employees Relief AS
ISOLATION at River View yesterday. Ten
thousand or more. members of the associa-
ton. their wives. children and friends, took
advantage of the opportunity for ride
down the Potomac. and all expressed them
selves as thoroughly pleased with the pro-
gram and voted the affair a grand sue
cess
Although General Harries. vice president
of the system and president of the associa-
ton. was the guest of honor of the occa-
sion. he was the busiest man on the resort
grounds. He was looking after the juve-
niles in attendance. besides attending to
numerous other duties and was one OF
the first to land at River View. having left
the city on the first boat at 10 o'clock. Ar
irving at the resort. General Harries set
about at once to arrange for the pleasure of
the eXcursiOnists.
The program of the day was opened with
base ball contest between teams rep
resenting the 18th street division and the
East Capitol division, respectively, which
resulted in the defeat of the former bv a
score of to 1. Teams representing the Co
lumbia line and the p street work shops,
respectively, took up the field of battle i'm
media tely after the defeat of the 18th street
division representatives. The second con-
test was not quite so close the first the
score at the end of the ninth inning being
to in favor of the Columbia line en-
ployes. The final contest was played be-
tween the East Capitol division team and
the Columbia line aggregation, the former
winning by a score of IL to 4. The base ball
awards were: First prize, a silver cup, East
Capitol division; second prize. base ball
glove Columbia line; third prize, two base
balls 18th street division: fourth prize, box
of cigars the P street shops.
Among the other features of the day
were a tug of war between the Electric
Lighting Company team, No. 1, and the
mechanical department team; the Electric
Lighting Company team, No. 2, and the
track and roadway team. This contest
was in charge of r. B. Patterson. Clay
pigeon shooting, in charge of ]. T. Mof-
fett, next engaged the attention of the
crowds, and was followed at 43O o'clock
by the fat mems race and a race for
boys. A race for girls under ten years of
age was held at o'clock.
The last proved to be the star event Of
the day. The race was won by Corinne
Twiford, with Rachel Newman second.
Potato races. monkey races, races for
'three-legged' men and hurdle races, for
which various handsome prizes were Of
fered, were held late in the evening. Miss
Cora ShreveS' pupils at the pavilion con-
tributed an enjoyable musical program.
and good vaudeville act given by Little
Gladys and others, under the direction
OF Prof. Maurice Joyce, concluded the ex-
ercises.
The following committees had charge of
the arrangements: Fred ]. Mersheimer,
chairman of committee; c. E. Brown, sec
rotary; j. T. Moffett, treasurer; G. Frank
He1lman. chairman dancing; William s.
Ballinger. chairman boat and order COM
mittee; E. F. MacCarthy, chairman print
Ing: judges of races, Gen George H. Har-
ries: Prof Maurice Joyce. H. w. Fuller;
William N. De Neale, chairman of amuse-
ments.