Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-29
PLANKED SHAD SERVED
INSURANCE MEN MEET AT MAR
SHALL HALL.
Business Ignored and Hilarity Reigns
Supreme--List of the
Guests.

Not many fire insurance policies were
written up yesterday afternoon. according
to popular belief for the reason that the
fire underwriters were all out OF the city.
The occasion was their annual plar kea shai
dinner at Marshall Hall. AS to the sue
ces of the outing, II Is sufficient to say that
all the excursionists entered into the spirit
of the affair with the same vim that they
so after insurance on the other days OF
the year. shop talk. It was announced,
was strictly barred.
The boat, carrying over 80 prominent
citizens of the city. including officers and
directors of the local insurance companies.
were on the deck OF the steamer MacaIes-
ter when the boat left the dock about 2
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. The party
reached Marshall Hall in about an hour
and for time the excurstonists enjoyed
themselves In a variety of games Including
the ever-popular base ball No score was
Kept for the game however, and some one
rudely limited that the scorekeei,sr could
not count high enough.
AT 4:5e O'Clock the entire party was
summoned TO the dining hail, where they
sat down TO planked shad dinner. the first
one or the season at this resort. During tho
course of the dinner vocal solos we're rem
dered by George H. o'Connor and Paul /.
Grove, and instrumental music was fur
nished by Schroeders Orchestra The an
nual custom of having Uncle Sam" Cross
sing The Sword of Bunker Hill was not
omitted. Mr.. Edward Droop was the ac-
companist.
Walter A. Brown. president of the Assoc
ciation OF Fire Underwriters of the District
OF Columbia, served the master of cere-
monies. He first welcomed the guests I'm a
Whole-hearted manner. and then introduced
the first speaker, Mr.. II. 3. f. Macfarland
president of the board OF Commissioners.
In his Introduction, Mr.. Brown referred to
the reappointment of Mr. MacfirIand as
Commissioner Oka Of
prevail with which the action OF che Presl-
dent was received. All present paid tribute
to Mr.. mcfarland by drinking a standing
toast In his honor.
MI. Macfarland's Response.
In responding to this greeting. Mr. Mac
farland thanked the underwriters for the
support and service which they have given
to the District government, especially for
the work of the committee In inspecting
the fire department every year ard helping
10 make 1t the efficient department that it
is. This was an example, he said, OF the
civic pride which pervades the people of the
District
Another example Of this civic pride, lie
thought was shown by the very generous
response to the appeal for aid for the peo-
pie OF San Francisco, shown both by con-
trfbutfons of money and time. To his mind.
nothing greater has ever been done in tho
District. The uses of adversely he pointed
out, We're illustrated, not only by the help
ing of the stricken people In an unprece-
dented manner In their unprecedented ca
lamtty, but also In bringing the people OF
the whole country closer together than they
have ever been.
Mr.. p. V. DeGraw, assistant postmaster
general responded to a toast in humofo Gus
vein, and he was followed by Thomas T..
Drake. superintendent of insurance and IL.
K. Simpson. ex-president of the association.
The Return Trip.
II, oTt,
about o'clock. which brought the excur-
sionists back to the wharf here at s o'clock.
All agreed as they left the boat that this
outing was one of the most successful THAI
the fire underwriters have ever held
The arrangements were made by COM
mittee composed of Lem Towers, r., chair
man; H. X. Simpson and William II. West.
The officers of the association are: Presi-
dent, Walter A. Brown: vice president, A.
X Phillips; manager. A n. Hamilton; adj
visory committee, a. h. Phillips. G. w.
Howard, II. K. Simpson. II. II. Bergmann.
Ralph w. Lee, Meyer Cohen, William H
West and Henry Wells.
List of Guests.
The party of excursionlsts was made up
as follows:
Bert F. Amos G.. Y. Atlee. C. @. Allen.
. Luther L. Apple. ]. Wallace Ailer, VIM. E
Abbott, Justice Job Barnard. VIM. a. Boss.
NJ. G. Benjamin. Thos. III. Banes. Chas. ].
cob n. Belt 8. Brashears tr., VIM. Il. Belt,
8. Thomas Browne. Louis Behrens, Geo. L.
Berger, Chas. r. Brown, jr., W. Taylor
Birch Harry l.. Boteler, Chas. L Bradley.
Col S. R. Burch. p NJ Becker, H H. Berg
mann. Chas. Bauman. Carl J. Hergmann,
Thos ]. Brown, Walter a. Brown, Geo. w.
Brown Geo. G. Brown, Lee Brown, Howard
A: Bontz, Jos. H. Bradley, Mygr Cohen,
VIM. A. H. Church. A. ]. Connolly, A. L.
Coumbe. Sam Cross, Edward F. Caveriy,
]. Ross Collfoun- VIM. ID. Clark. r. Daugh-
Davis, e. II. Droop, E. F. Droop. P. V. De-
Graw. Walter c. English, VIM. K Ellis.
w. d. Elicit, G. NJ. Emmerich. F. J. Ehlers.
Ferd. Espey, Theo. Friebus. Jas. N. Fitz-
patrick jr., A. Feldross, A. F. Fox, r.
X. Fox, Chas. W. Fairfax, VIM. ]. Father,
Andrew b. Graham. Herbert A. Gill. Paul
F. Grove, Adam Gaddis. Geo. c. Gertman,
Paul B. Graham. Jas. M. Green. Ralph L.
Chas. Gersdorf. Chas. Graft, ]. Holdsworth
Gordon. Henry ]. Gross. Frank A. Harri-
son. VIM H. Harrison, John Haas. VIM
Shedd Holton. E. II. Handy, VIM A Hill.
Chas. E. Howe, Thos. F. Holden. w. E.
Hilton. e. 8. Holmes. jr., A. N Hamilton.
John Henderson, Jr, VIM. X. Hill, Chas. 8.
Harper. Hugh Nee. Howard, Frank Hume.
c.. w. Howard VIM. NJ. Hoffman. II. T..
Howard F. J. Heiberger. Geo. c. Henning.
VIM. H. Hoeke, VIM. Hitz. ". B. Holman.
Walter Hieston. Chas. f. Hood. Frank f.
Hopkins. Geo. +. Hunt. Geo. F. Hane. II. +.
Howard. jr., G. w. Ingham. r. H Johnson,
Chas A. Jones, e. Nice. Jones, w. s. Johns.
Harry T. Jones, Edw. ID. Jones, J. Leo
Kolb. Francis J. Kiikenney. H. K.uerchner.
Lee d. Latinier. Ralph w. Lee, W. L. Lam
ming, r.. H. Lynn, Frank J. Lewis.
Morton ]. Luchs. Samuel 7. Lutz p f.
Larner, Charles Linkins, w. II. LInkins,
A. NJ. McLachlen, Leroy Mark, Victor l..
Minter, H. B. F. mcfarland. a S. Nc
Coy. w. 8. Mccarthy. Harry F. Miller. L.
H. Myers. II. J. Mattern. w. r. McCloskey,
Albert E Marsh. George w. Moss. q.
Percy McGlue, Alexander Porter Morse.
Charles Mades. r. w. Mcmahon. Frank
Mades, William p. Normoyle, Charles r.
Nesbit. p. N. Nicholson. Welding Owen,
George II. O'Connor. Maurice Otterbach.
James f. Oyster. l.. q. Ostermayer. Henry
Ortiz, DR.. George c. ober, G. E. Peckham,
l.. r, Peak John Poole, Admiral G. w.
Pigman, Harry n. Packard, G. B. Pear
son, w. d. Quinter, John Quinn, Edward
]. Quinn, Benjamin F. Queen. Fl, E. RAJ
mey. Charles F. Roberts. Percy r. Russell.
George r. Repetti, W. III. z. Reinecxe,
Walter F. Ryan. Upton II. Ridenour, jr..
Frank H. Ridgway. George Ryneai. jr..
Louis FL. Stabler, Joseph Solomon.
Charles Gplf a1l