The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-08
Children and Mothers Go to
Annapolis For a
Sail.
ENJOY NOVELTY
OF RURAL SIGHTS
Watch Steamer Being Loaded With
Crates, Barrels, and Cattle.
Ice-Cream For All.

An outing for children and mothers
who seldom see beyond the brick limits
OF the city was voted the most enjoy
able of the summer by 800 little ones
and their mothers when their train OF
i've cars drew into White House station
OF the Washington, Baltimore and An
napOlis Electric railway at 9 o'clock
last night. They had been 10 Annapolis,
out into Chesapeake bay, and up into
the West river OF Southern Maryland,
where were seen glimpses OF country
life quite unfamiliar 10 the enViTOns or
Ihe Capital
Children and mothers had been gath
cred by the officers OF the Associated
Charities from every part OF the city
and for the day were the guests OF the
electric line and the colchester Com
pany, of Baltimore.
The little ones with their attendants
filled the long train that pulled out OF
White House station at 10 o'clock yes
terday morning The ride through the
country 10 Annapolis was thoroughly
enjoyed and this pleasure was made
ali the keener because the steamer rido
on the bay was in anticipation and 10
became TumOTed about that the railroad
company had provided fifteen gallons
of ice cream, enough for TWO help
iugs for everyone, which would be dis
pensed as soon as the bay trip was
commenced.
Rush Pell Nell For Wharf.
Reaching Annapolis about u 80 O'Clock
the children left the electric cars and
made for the wharf, where the steamer
Emma Giles was in waiting, waking up
the old town with shouts and laughter
that brought the inhabitants 10 doors
and windows on both sides Of the street.
Once the last little straggler was
aboard and settled on one of the upper
decks. PUTser Francis ordered the gang
plank up and the ride out into the
cool Chesapeake was commenced. No
sooner had the boat gotten under way
than Mr.. Francis and his officers as
sured Acting Secretary Jones, of the
Associated Charities, who was in charge
OF the party, that the boat belonged
10 the children for the day. He pro-
Vided piano and violin music for dane
ing and singing, and the fun commenced
right early IN the midst OF II all. the
Ice cream was handed out. and after
Two men had been sCOOping from the
big freezers for half an hour there was
not child aboard who had not a big
cone
After sailing on the bay for an hc II
the steamer turned into the West river
and made several landings along that
picturesque stream. There were great
hogshcadS of tobacco TO be loaded,
peaches, apples and other country M
duce for tire Baltimore markets. ana
finally numerous calves and a bull had
10 be cOaEed aboard.
Fun Loading Calves
Right here the children had the time
OF their lives. They crowded the rails
of the upper decks and screamed with
laughter al the deCkhands' efforts TO
oulI the cattle down the dock and onto
Tire ship
Tie bull was not so easy a PROPOSE
lion. lie simply would not Join the
rhildren's party, but with a long rope
around his horns. another 10 one Of
his front feet, twenty men pulling on
tie ropes, two twisting his tail and two
others attending 10 the tanks he was
dragged abroad after twenty minutes
tU~sle. Even PUrser Francis had to
get out and help In the tug-of-War
At COutee.s wharf. m Rhodes river a
branch of the West. John COtlinsOu
~.nt aboard with his compliments a doz-
en- blk boxes of peaches. plums and ap-
pies. It is needless 20 say that tie
youngsters made short work of these.
Annapolis was reached again about s
clock. and the hUmcWaFd Journey was
soon commenced.
j. j. Doyle. superintendent: Dr. CIar-
once .NeINrT, company physician and
g. a.. CAN. publicity manager of the
Westminster. baltimore aud ANNAPOLIS
railway accompanied the party.