Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-11
GROCERS ENTERTAINED
CLD-FASHIoNED BARBECUE ON
LoFFLER's LAWN.

The old-fashioned barbecue given by the
andrew Lottier Sausage and Provision Com
pany last evening In honor of the Retail
Grocers Protective Association was attend
ed by over 800 grocers and members of their
families, nearly 1900 people in all. The
barbecue was held on the lawns at the
beautiful home of Mr.. Andrew Ioff1er on
Brightwood avenue. Among those promi-
nent In the gathering were Maj. Richard
sylvester, superintendent of the metropoI-
ltan police department. and Mr. Rudolph
Forster Of the White House clerical force
The people began to arrive on the grounds
as early as $50 o'clock. Ice cream cake
sandwiches and sausage and everything In
the way OF drinks We're served in abundant
quantities.
The roasting of the OK was done In an
open-a1r kitchen under the direction of Mr.
Charles A. NJ. Loffier, treasurer of the com
pany The unique method of performing
this task was witnessed for the first time
by large crowd of men, women and boys
The OK was placed over a blazing charcoal
nre at O'Clock In the afternoon, and by Z
clock the cooking process was finished
Mr.. Loffier was attended by large corps
OF aids, and not one Of the guests failed
to get his share of the fe4st
Entertaining Program.
Throughout the evening there was some
thing to amuse and interest The most en-
tertalning event of the evening, especially
lsfor the ladies and children, were the three
freak contests-one of pie eating another
watermelon eating and a third a search for
pennies in a bag of -four In all the con-
tests the pickaninnies who participated had
their hands tied behind them. Those in
search of the pennies, therefore, had TO go
into the bag of flour head first and an
amusing spectacle was the result.
Nothing occurred during the entire even
Ing to mar the pleasure of those present
committee of the grocers, of which Mr.
2. B. OtIerback was chairman, looked after
the comfort of every guest, while Mr. VIII
F. Guide, the latter being vice president of
the company. acted as a director general
and made everybody know eyerybod else
A slight rain began TO fall about clock
which at one time threatened to be del
uge, and the doors of the sausage factory
were thrown open to shelter the visitors.
The shower soon passed, however. and all
went out again upon the lawn enjoying the
festivities.
Presentation Ceremony.
A notable feature of the evenings enter
tainment was the presentation to Mrs. An
drew Loffier of handsome set Of French
china a token of appreciation from the
grocers' association. The presentation was
made by Mr.. p. B. Otterback, and Mrs.
Loffier in an appropriate speech thanked the
association for the gift
A thousand incandescent lights and more
than a score of arc lights illumined the
large lawn, while the tables and other
structures were festooned with the colors
of the national emblem. Maj. Sylvester de-
tailed a special squad of police to keep out
lntruders. Gen. Harries had a special line
OF electric cars run from the station at 7th
street and Florida avenue out Brightwood
avenue to the home of Mr. Loffier SO there
was but little crowdng and inconvenience
to those who made the trip.
In he Mo- hnrt,1 no faIi
mated. They took great interest in every
feature of the program and were looked
after by Mrs. Andrew Loffier and her two
daughters, Mrs. William F. GUIDE and Mrs.
Anna L. FARRELL.
The following committee managed the
barbecue: Henry l. Meader, chairman; w.
F. GUIDE, Thomas E. FARRELL. E. c.. Loffler
and Andrew d, Loffier, directors. The fol-
lowing officers of the grocers' association
served on the entertainment committee: P
b. Otterback. president; ]. F. Schneider and
F. w. Kahlert. vice presidents; ]. T. White
treasurer; Charles ]. Magil, secretary, and
Harrison Hunter. assistant secretary.