The Washington times., 1905-08-06
MARSHALL HALL
HAS GAY CROWD
Annual Excursion OF Two
Unions.
ATTRACTIONS ARE NUMEROUS
Prizes Are Given to Winners of Field
Events-Baseball Game
Is Played.

Clouds and rain in the morning. dark
blue and light gray skies in the after
noon, and stars at night, greeted about
LOO pleasure seekers on the Potomac
yesterday.
Printing Pressmen's Union, No, l, and
Feeders and Assistants Union. No. ~.
gave their annual summer excursion TO
Marshal Hall Three trips down we're
made by the steamer Charles Macales-
ter, one at morning. one at afternoon.
and another at night. All returned at
10 o'clock
The entire time was occupied in en-
Joying tho attractions the committee
on entertainment had provided Dane
ing was IN order both afternoon and
evening, and the merry go-round was
kept running all the time. Bowling al
leys and games of chance attracted
many others.
Under the Old Apple Tree was
heard on every hard. The band on the
steamer played it, the orchestra in the
pavilion rendered it a number of times.
the merry-go-round organ ground It out.
and the people joined in on the chorus
every time That pretty custom, the
tolling of the bell as the boats pass Mt.
Vernon, lent a touch of solernnity even
TO the gay party. The band played,
LEAD, Kindly Light during the toll
ing OF the bell
Many viewed the graves of the old
Marshall family. while others held faIa-
lily gatherings under the trees and ate
lunches. All seemed TO have a good
time
Winners of Field Events.
The field events We're held shortly
after the afternoon boat reached the
wharf, Prizes given by different mercan-
tile houses of Washington We're awarded
The winners. Jonathan Barnes was the
starter. and ]. y. BauIsin acted as ref
cree
The events and winners were as fol
lows:
stxty-yard dash-Open 10 Dressfeeders.
four entries; prize. umbrella. Won by
a r. MantriIle
Sixty yard dash-Open to pressmen
z. L. Hutchins
Sixty-yard dash-Open to boys under
sixteen years of age. seven entries;
prize. pair running shoes. Won by VIII
liam Narceron,
Running high jump-open to all. six
entries: prize, fountain pen. Won by
G a Watson
Running broad Jurnp-Open 70 all. sew
en- entries; prize. cane. Won by a. R
Mantriue
Three-Iegged rsce-Open to ALL three
couple entries prize. box of cigars. Won
by Frank HUTCHINSON and French Ost-
haus
Potato race-Open 70 girls. five en-
tries: prize. fountain pen. Won by Miss
Mary Herrity.
Fifty-yard dash-Open to girls. four en-
tries; prize. scent purse. Won by Miss
Mary <T5errity.
Firty-ya.,i y sh-open to ladies'. five
entries; Or =. uni rclla. Won by Miss
Rebecca VISOR
Pie-eating contest-Open TO all. five en-
tries; prize 5O-cent purse Won by
French Osthaus.
Sack race-Open TO all. three entries
prize. 50-cent purse. Won by George F
Bell,
Game of Ball Slow.
The game of ball was slow and unin-
ferestng, and attracted but few specta-
tors. The diamond was covered with
long grass. and the grouIs1 was fuH OF
holes. The Downtown Feeders and the
Foundry team, OF the Government Print
ing Office League. played an excellent
exhibition game, The latter team winning
by to 7. On account of darkness the
game was called at the end of the eighth
inning. The score by innings IS as fol
lows:
r. H L
P Foandf FEso: .5 J g = =
Batteries-Brown and Chamberlain
Handiboe and Afarceron.
During the intermission in the dancing
ri night, short program was rendered
Milton n Clark whistled a few selec
lions. and gave some Of his limitations
of birds and animals. P. A. Hoffman
tenor soioist. sang Sweet Adeline,'' an
J. Arthur TEunnen sang a number o
comic songs. Miss Marie Buell. gave al
exhibition OF fancy dancing
The excursion committee was as fol
lows: Frank B Clarkson. Emil Peter
son. Rosetta Watts. George Il. Forden
". II. Dikeman, F. L. Hutchinson. c
N. Zooi, Josephine Muleahy, 81. \. MuI
cahy. Jonathan Barnes, J. J. Driscon
Eleanor Burgess. Charles Hafe
Those of the entertainment committee
were Z. L. Hutchinson. NJ. a. MuIcahy
j. !. DriseolI. Eleanor Burgess. Charlie
Hafe.