Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-12
HAD FUN IN THE RAIN
Seven Hundred Children
Guests of Citizens.
ON BRIGHTWo0D ROAD
MIR. AND, MRS. LoEFFLER AND
MIR. AND MRS. GUIDE ENTERTAIN.
Assist Associated Charities In Giving
Pleasant Outing 70 an Army
$50 of Youngsters.

The big meadow sofrth.of Andrew Loef-
f1ers home. on Brightweod avenue, was
the scene of a merry gathering yesterday
afternoon between 4 and o'clock. About
100 children and many mothers, brought
out to this picnic ground under the guild
ance of the summer outing committee" Of
the Associated Charities and the club lead
ers of Noel and Neighborhood Settlement
Houses. enjoyed the bountiful hospitality Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Loeff1er and Mr.. and Mrs
William F. Guide. Mr.. Loeff1er, Mr.. GUIDE
and their wives entered personally into the
entertainment OF the eager crowd, and, In
spite OF the sprinkling rain, rolled up their
sleeves and went out into the meadow to
serve rolls and hot sausages and ice cream,
cake and lemonade
This beats all I've ever seem" remarked
Mr.. GUIDE. as he watched the youngsters
running happily over the Loeff1er estate
playing ball, picking green fruit chasing
one another over fences climbing into big
wagons and investigating everything about
the big barn and yards The hosts and
hostesses appeared to be thoroughly enjoy
Ing the occasion quite as much as were the
children. NJ o.,
Had 1t not been for the rain there I'M
doubtedy would have been twice as many
present and all would have remained until
after 8 o'clock to see the grounds lighted
Win iICduutSCcuI yduU dIC lights, WHICH
had been strung up in great numbers by
Mr.. Everett H. Henderson a gift to the
little guests. Probably the most noticeable
feature Of the evening was the entire abb
sence Of any complaint on account of the
inclemency of the weather. Mothers, carry
ing small babies In their arms, and children
old enough to run about for themselves
stood patiently in the rain to wait for the
electric cars. and no one seemed to think
of how much fun and pleasure was being
denied by the tds1t
Parties Asss4SA Early.
The children wers:foad sps days ago to
assemble at the ptSeea of melting. provided
by the Associated Charities ins,ths various
sections Of the city. at 3 PM, but by /
pm. they began to gather, Arrangements
were made for the different parties to meet
at Florida avenue and 7th street, whence.
special cars would convey them to the
excursion grounds but they arrived there
also in large numbers long before the cars
were ready. ~
The parties were in charge of the follow
ing agents of the Associated Charities:
Georgetown division, Mrs. Elma Keene
Bushee; west end division. Mrs K E. How
ellis: central division. Mr., D. A. Glascoff;
southeast division. Miss Mabel Towner;
northeast division, Mrs. Mary C. Rugg:
southwest division. Miss Caroline D. wit
man; northern division, Miss Edith Irvine
The general assembly at the boundary was
in charge of Secretary and Mrs. Charles F.
Weller Of the summer outings commit
tee and Wallace Hatch, also OF the AS
ISOLATED Charities.
AS soon as the cars arrived with their
burdens Of expectant young ones the gates
of the Loeff1er grounds were thrown open
and all were invited in. Tickets, emitting
the bearer to lunch, ice cream and cake
and other good things to eat, were i'm
mediately issued to each little guest, spe-
cial care being taken also to give them to
the mothers with babies
Those Who Assisted.
The hosts and hostesses were assisted in
the distribution of tickets by the following
charity workers of the city: Miss Amelia
Ryan, resident worker at Noel House: Miss
Caroline D. Whitman. also of Noel House;
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Weller and Miss
Clara ]. Van Trump, workers from Neigh
borhood House, and Miss Louise Stephen
son, Miss Jessie Holeman, Miss Helen
Smith, Miss Helen d. Wise, Miss Mary
Carmody and Miss Cresbey, volunteer help
ers. Mr.. La Favor of Neighborhood House
was also an assistant.
The little ones crowded around the roll
and sausage booth, built out In the field,
and received each an ample share from Mr..
and Mrs. GUIDE and Mrs. Loeffier, who were
kept so busy for. while that they scarcely
had time to talk Mr.. Ioeffier, in the mean
time, was busy IN another part of the
grounds, seeing to TT that the supply Of
sausages did not grow too small. In the
meanwhile also lemonade was being served
in large quantities to whoever wanted 1t,
as was also distilled water. So many par
took of the LIQUID refreshments that the
quantities used had to be measured by
barrelfulS.
The Ice Cream Wagon.
"Here comes the ice cream wagonw cried
rv,iS4S nf fI,o rrotf1