The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-11
Time Reverses It's Homglass
For Clarence Norn1ent's Guests
Hundred and Twenty Prominent Citizens Have
EVentful Voyage Down the Potomac on Steamer
Newport News to Old Point Comfort


manifest by jumping ashore at Newport
News az some unholy hour ana going
down 10 see some sort OF dry dock
with some sort of a ship in IL. y few
others looked around thewharf. Consider
able others got down TO breakfast Just
as the steamer pulled away from the
town to which II gave its name.
Mr.. Moments Money bad" at Last.
But everybody was fresh as the trout
thai swan ashore somewhere in Hamp-
ton Roads when the party landed at Old
Point. There even Mr.. Normeut met his
match Up 10 that time 10 mans money
was good but his-not even that OF
Comptroller Traceweu, Milton =. Allies,
or former Commissioner Yerkes. Now
George i. Edmunds. manager OF the
! Chamberlin. stamped BAD all over
MT Moments money.
This syndicate Of l}onlfsces mar
shaded the troops. marcLed them 10 the
UstatOriunL babe those that were ac-
cuStomed 90 IL tc plunge in, and per
mtted the rest 10 take their refresh
mcnt on The inside. There was some
[ fine swimming by john l. Weaver and
Thomas NJ Gale, some rare floating by
De. s. s. Adams and Harry WsTdman,
some diving thar bruised the nose Of the
one who must "cccUni for this IA IRA
/ tive. and Watching CT the highest quail
/ jty ou tie part % A. @. Moses, Howard
I
| iltor and others
yorktown quietcd the joIHty. Indeed.
William -. Hubs was SO much inn
pressed that he cOrraIlel Mr. Arms and
| lock him 10 Sunday school IT. the Ilc-
turcsquc little church that opered its
/ dours so Hospitality All the teams in
York county were lmDTf Sse1 JC take
the lE%t 20 the old Nelson mar sion, then
10 the yorktown monument. and lastly
Ito the cement shaft which en- oDulent
and patriotic nation has erected to
mark the spot where Earl CORVALLIS
struck out.
It was more than tuteresting-It was
deeply inprcSslVe-to see those 1Oo men
gather at the base of the great York
Town shaft join hands about IL, ana
| then revereuIly sing MY Country. It's
! of Thee II thrilled. And IF there was
anybody within hearing tlfat was
( ashamed of the gltsten in h-s eyes BE-
/ didn't say anything about 1t 10 any
! Tie Galatians bcsted Dame Nature
/ by proving that IT, IS possible, after all,
[ for lightning TO strike in the same place
/ twice, their second dinner being quite
the equal OF the hFst Inc singing ike
wise held 10 its high standard, like
wise ire cheering Bat thc SpeeCsF
! making vas held off tn everybody had
gathered IN the near neighbcThood OF j.
: tullln4n HenuEiek- the human mega
I phone Those present divided themselves
/ into two classes few who refused 70
/ speak ard Il few Wno did speak Mr
/
I tonEued orator Of the Potomac. j.. j.
I Cu.iahLU. q. 4. DOuslas Justice Ga
! bagsH, IF. Woodward, General HsTTies.
ana the host were I'm the first class.
! Air- Glover. Representa- Lands. john
/ Callahan +. J. Taiby- Clarence Moore.
/ Scott q, Huur. and otH~gs made Chris
! tan Science speeches
OratOry and Song Rivals.
The oraf0rv was the climax. as was
70 have been expected All the bright
/ things that the nou-speaI,ers thought
/ up the speakers spoke. as well as some
they thought no for themselves. When
/ ever nobody had anything bright ready
/ just that minute. Mr. Stellwagen OF
! some one else would start up q song.
After a while they got out man who
really could sing Mr.. keyssr. and every
body shared the pensive melancholy %
some lady whose sweetheart lacked the
/ sand 10 speak out. learned what il va
to be forgotJen-yes-if forgetting means
thinking all The day, and otherwise got
ia the true musical spirit
Mr. N0rment had his hand gripped
tiH IL registered general friendhness
OF about 200 degrees in the shade. When
he had been made 10 feel that each
i man on the pursers stateFOOm list al
together appreciated his kindness, there
was a general sCuJtling toward bed. be-
cause either the frequent Laughing, Of
the long walking about Fort Monroe
and Yorktown. or the salt air. or the
/ cigars had made these boys feel that
maybe they were staying up q minute
or TWO after bedtime.
But just at that moment a figure that
liked Ike ". II. Moses met another
that looked ike Odell Smith. The re-
/ semblance was only incidental. however
They We're actually two old negro mann
mics.
Dress my soul" said the first. at
it amt Of Marlmic Smith, Yah, Yah"
Lord. say me. ar il ain ole Mammle
JOhnsing! iii. yiI'
Yah. YAH Hi. viz yah. van nj. vi
! hah. hah. hsh!T And every man OF
the whole boat stood sleek stilI in front
of his stateroom door and laughed al
tEat tomfooleTy until the tears ran dow
his cheeks.
That was all there was TO me trip
{ just one mans great kindness TO ba
fellows and their capacity for fun taat
Is clean. healthful and bOyiSh. Bot 4
paid, for all sbat. and fl viii. continue
Je pay as .ong as there is a man left
20 tell OF il. II iss-'t every day thai
10 men get a chance T. ,.lav the boy
A. d. A.