Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-16
HAVE A SHAD DINNER
FIRE UNDERWRITERS MAKE
MERRY AT MARSHALL HALL.
Local Organization INDUCES in An
nual Outing-Everybody Happy
the Unanimous Opinion.

ne annual pldnkeO Snad OlnneT OF the
fire underwriters OF the District Of Co
1umbia at Marshall Hall yesterday after
noon. notwithstanding unfavorabe wealth
er. was a complete success. The steamer
Manchester departed from here at
o'clock sharp, in drizZling rain with
about 800 of the underwriters and their
guests aboard. The trip down the river
was quiet and uneventful, until stop
was made at Mount Vernon to let off pas
sengers, when the younger element could
not restrain itself longer. and paid its
compliments to those departing in song.
When Marshall Hall was reached the
party amused itself rolling tenpins. shoot
ing at targets. inspecting the mansion
and singing. until the dinner bell sum
moned them. There was .planked shad In
abundance and many other good things.
Ralph Lee, the president OF the under
writer's association, announced that as
the party had assembled for dinner and d
good time there would be no speechmak-
ing When the coffee and cigars had
been served however. he was obliged TO
break his rule and lead of with speech.
Simon Wolf was introduced and made re-
marks in reminiscent vein. alluding
with feeling to the memory of those who
Cross. Col r. G. Rutherford. w. Riley
Decide Edward F. Droop. Glenn Howard
and Frank II. Smith. mentioning the
traits Of each in turn.
Throughout the dinner popular music.
which often made the diners hum in
chorus. was rendered by an orchestra,
under the leadership of Robert NJ.
Schroeder.
Presidents "Get Together"
When the guests left the dining hail,
evidently we'll satisfied and happy. they
l,l Mr. n
them hastily to the steps at the eastern
entrance, where Cuno II. Rudolph. presi-
dent of the Board of Trade and Robert
u. Harper president of the Chamber of
Commerce, had evidently gotten together
for some reason. Each In turn was
vouched the privilege OF an explanation.
| when 1t appeared that hat and UNI
brella mixing stunt had been enacted ny
| one or the other of them. This led to
more speechmaking. stories and much
| laughter.
The boat started for home shortly be-
| fore Z o'clock. reaching the wharf at
about s o'clock. ending six hours of gen
| uine enjoyment for the entire party and
marking another monument In the hos
| ptality Of the fire underwriters of the
District Of Columbia.
The excursion was in charge of a COM
mttee of arrangements. composed of Lem
Towers jr.. w. Clarence Duvall and II,
H. Bergman.
| The officers Of the underwriters are:
Ralph w. Lee. president: II. II. Berg
| MANN vice president: Lem Towers. jr..
| secretary. and Harry Birge, treasurer.
Hosts and Guests.
| Among those who went upon the ex
cursion were: r. f. Abbott. William F.
Abbott. Bert T. Amos. T. T. Armstrong.
u. W. Allen John Allen. A. H. Baker.
| E. ID. Barker. DR.. Chester A. Beatty.
| Louis Behrens. William T. Belt. Jacob
n Belt. Joseph A. Berberich. H. II. Berg
mann. w. Taylor Birch Charles NJ.
Birckherr. Francis A. Blundon, George
NJ. Bond. H. A. Bontz. George 1. Berger.
l.. pierce Boteler. S. Duncan Bradley.
| Thomas Bradley. S. Brashears. jr.: Stacy
H. Briant. Cuthbert Brown. George W.
Brown. S. Thomas Brown. P. G. Burton.
w 8. Chesley. Watson F. Clark. Myer
NJ Davis. F.. f. Davis. George T. Dear
ing, Edward w. Derrick. Clarence Dono-
| hoe, Milburn DOnohoe. Thomas f.. Drake
w. Clarence Duvall. John L. Edwards.
Frank J. Ehlers. William d. Elicit,
II. c. Emery. G. NJ. Emmerlch. c. w. En-
gle. Walter c. English, Adolph Feldoos.
Frank Eiror. James Fitzpatrick. jr., Rob
ert c. Folger. A. r. Fox. r. *. Fox. Hen
ry Franc. Theodore Friebus. Ralph l..
Andrew b. Graham. Charles 1iraff.
Leonard W. Groomes. II. J. Gross.
Paul f. Grove. William r. GUIDE,
Benjamin w. Guy. John Haas. w. H.
I'Harrison. +. II. Handy. George r. Hane.
Ambrose f. Hayes. X. \. Harper. Clar-
ence HELEN. Henry &. Iiile. W. +. Hilton,
E. Lodge Hill. W. r. Hodges, Robert C.
Howard, II. p. Howard. w. s. Hoge. VIII
liam Shedd Holton. Charles E. Hood.
Charles E. Howe. William NJ. Hoffman.
j. " n. Huyck, T. B. Huyck. John Hen
derson. jr. A. n. Hamilton. George w
fngham. H. j. Jackson, H. G. Johnson. H.
l.. johnson. Arvine W. Johnston. +. Nee
Jones. Eugene Jones. E. D. Jones. Frank
A. Jones, f. T. Kaaiser. j. L. koIb. II. G.
Kneessi. Harry Laycock, D. NJ. Lea.
Frank Leetch. Ralph Lee. Frank J. Lew
is. Charles Linkins. Samuel S. Lutz. r.
H. Lynn. O. McCabe. u. F.. Mcclure.
William r. McClosky. A. S. Mccoy. Wal
ter A. McGlannan, John Mckee. A NJ.
McLachlen. r. W. Mcmahon. H. B. F..
mcfarland. Albert r. Marsh. Charles
f.. Marsh. G. Mades Arthur D.
Marks. Edward W. Mathews. c. B.
Mirick. H. B. Mirick. Lewis NJ
Miller Penn Morris. William c.. Morsell.
Geer1e w Moss w. Oliver Murray,