Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-22
ARRANGE FOR ANNUAL oUTlN6
WASHINGTON RAILWAY EN-
pLoYEs COMPLETE PROGRAM.
Athletic Events to Be Feature OF
Trip to Chesapeake Beach.
Names of Judges.

ARRANGEMENTS have been completed for
the annual excursion of the employees of
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company next Thursday. Heretofore the
railway men have gone down the river.
but this year the decision was reached to
visit Chesapeake Beach.
4 long athletic program has been ar
ranged for the pleasure of those who at
tend Special events have also been pro-
vided for the women and children.
The outing is given for the benefit of
the relief fund of the association and it is
in past years
the athletic events. in which handsome
prizes are offered.
Features of Program.
The program includes the following:
p.m.-Mens water races; open to
all: 80 yards. 2:15 p.m.-Ladies' water
race; open to all: 60 yards 2:3O pm
Boat races: not over six entries: two men
to a boat. to be arranged at the Beach.
These races are under the direction of
w. H. Hitchcock. P. II. Wentzell. c. r..
Butcher, E. NJ. Hedrick. j. Fl. Brown. j.
Schiller, r. Rose and ]. F. Hartnett. 3
p.m.-Children's race; 50-yard DASH boys
under twelve; open to all. $40 pm
Fifty-yard dash: winner drop out; girls
under twelve years $40 p.m.-Fifty-yard
dash; winner drop out; young ladies
twelve to eighteen years; under direction
of G. w: Burdett. A. T. Maupin. c: w.
Cox. j. F.. Tenly. P H. Wentzell H. F.
Lacey. c Payne and 4. T. Broaddus.
$3.50 p.m.-Ladies race 6O-yard dash;
open to all. :t::0 p.m.-Shooting contest
for members only; shooting contest to fol-
low. open to all; in charge of c. s. Will
and egg contest by ladies: 40 yards. 3:+
p.m.-Thowing ball contest for distance,
by ladies. $50 p.m.-Basket ball game
by ladies. p.m.-Young mems race;
winner drop out; open to all. 4:10, pm
Mems race. O-yard dash: open to all
| winner drop out. 4:2O p.m.-Men's race
~ yards: members only; spiked shoes al
lowed: under the direction of E. c. FL
| lott. A. H. Woods. E. Staub. Carter
| Heath, ]. F. Hartnett. H. Burdette. HI
| Hoffer. w. H. Member. r. w. Crowell
| R. Rose and f. Nussbaum 40 pm
Carrying race: open to all: to be arranged
on grounds Base ball game between two
| picked teams of the Railway Relief Asso-
citation. under management of w. H.
Hitchcock. j. Sheitlein and f. Staub
pm.-Fancy dancing and songs at Beach
by number of pupils of Miss Cora
| walk by juveniles. $40 pm.-Twentieth
century cakewalkers. under the direction
| of Prof. Peter Barnes. champion cake
walker of the world" There will be
coon songs. plantation melodies. buck and
wing dancing and a large cake to winning
couple.
Names Of the Judges.
The officials for the athletic sports are:
Judges-Clarence F. Norment. Gen. George
H. Harries. Ward Theron. H. w. Fuller
w. F. Ham, L. E. Sinclair, F.. ]. White
| head ] T. Moffett, c Kimball, E. s.
NARROW, E. B. Burritt, c. E. Brown, H
NJ. Browning and Al s. Perry.
The event has been arranged under the
direction Of the following. constituting the
excursion committee: f. J. Mershelmer
chairman; William N. de Neale, vice
chairman; ]. T. Moffett. treasurer; F. G.
Whitney, secretary, and r. Rose, ser
| geant-at-arms; W. S. Ballinger chairman
transportation committee; w. F. Dement,
vice chairman transportation committee,
ana G. G. Whitney. chairman dancing
committee.