Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-14
PROGRAM CARRIED OUT
VISITING CHEMISTS SPEND DAY
IN SIGHTSEEING.
Smoker and Cake Walk at Rauscher's
Last Night-Theater Party
This Evening.

The steady downpour of rain today did
| not deter the visiting members of the In.
ternational Society Of Chemical Indus.
| try from carrying out their program,
| OF sightseeing in the various govern
| ment departments and bureaus this
| morning, nor did the Indictment weather in
| terfere seriously with the excursion to
Mount Vernon. which was begun at 2
| O'Clock this afternoon. The~chemists are
| enjoying their stay In Washington immeas-
urably. Their time Is given wholly over to
| seeing the sights Of the capital and en-
| Joying the entertainments planned by hos
| pitable hosts. This evening the visitors
| Will attend the theater and early tomor-
row morning will leave for st. Louis, where
they will meet in conjunction with the con-
gress Of science and arts,
The round of pleasures arranged for yes-
terday was concluded last night with a
smoker and cake walk at Rauscher's. 1t
was for the benefit of the foreign guests
tnat the almost obsolete cake walk was
organized. The foreigners had heard much
talk OF American cake walking and had
seen the various counterfeit performances
given at places of amusement in their
home countries. They were anxious to see
the real thing" as they expressed it, and
last night were given the opportunity. Four
couples of professional colored cake walk
ers were employed, and their efforts were
loudly applauded by the visitors Dr. H.
w. Wiley, chairman of the local committee
OF entertainment, acted as master of cere-
monies during the smoker and cake walk
and all present, including the ladies of the
party, had most enjoyable time.
An Attractive Feature
The luncheon at Heurich's brewery yester-
day afternoon, which preceded the trolley
ride to Cabin John Bridge, proved to be
an attractive feature of the chemists stay
In the CITY. This brewery haS heep tho
scene of a number of other notable gather
1ngs, visiting chemists especially having
been entertained there number of times.
Mr.. Chr. Heurich, in welcoming the guests
yesterday declared he felt highly honored
by their presence.
what your honorable body has done for
mankind he continued cannot be too
highly appreciated / personally am inter-
ested in the manufacture of beer and Ice,
and l am sure 1t will please you to hear
that the motto of my company is purity
and excellence You are invited to inspect
our establishment from roof to cellar, and,
any retail place, our product and convince
yourselves of its purity by analysing same.
1T affords me great satisfaction to give
you the opinion of one of the most cele-
brated brewers of the world. 1 refer to
Mr.. Carl Jacobsen of Carlsberg, near Co.
penhagen, Denmark You know that the
celebrated DR.. Hansen made his expert
ments at Mr.. Jacobsens brewery at Carls-
berg, and yeast Of pure culture was first
introduced there.
Some months ago Mr.. Jacobsen visited
the United States, and naturally took quite
an interest In American breweries and their
products. After he had visited the principal
cities and had taken In the St. Louis ex-
position he came to this city before his de-
parture for Europe, and took up quarters
at the New Willard. Mr. Jacobsen had not
before heard of our brewery, and he was
more than surprised at the New Willard
when he drank our product-which he pro-
nounced the best he had drunk In the
United States. He then made up his mind
to pay visit to the brewery that turned
pany with his sons and his superintendent,
and after he had thoroughly inspected our
plant he made the following remarks
Mr.. Heurich, when 1 came to this city
l expected that the Capitol would be the
most interesting place to me, but 1T has
been your brewery, and you should be
proud of it. But you should be still more
proud OF the product you turn out
Health to Sir William Ramsay.
DR.. Wiley, acting as POSTMASTER, next
proposed health to Sir William Ramsay,
the distinguished chemist and retiring
president Of the society. 1t was drunk
amid rounds of applause. Sir William re-
piled briefly. He said that next year the
meeting Of the international society would
he held in London, but the English mem
bers did not hope to make it such sue
cess as that attained by the American
members of the society. He said however,
that when the Americans came to England
they would receive the best that the Eng
lish nation could provide, and that Amer.y
would see in what respect the younger ma
ton was held.