The Washington times., 1908-07-20
Chamber of Commerce
Pleased With Outing
Down the Bay.
COOLING BREEZES
FOUND REFRESHING
Schedule Included Visits to Old
Point Comfort, Norfolk, and
Virginia Beach.

With sunburned faces and exuberant
spirits, the members Of the Washington
Chamber of Commerce and their friends
returned today from the second annual
outing of that body.
Four hundred miles on the water.
with breezes all the wayl That was
what the excursionists went for, and
that is what they found il most liberal
quantities. Sea food dinnsfs. sErf bath
ing. sightseeing. resting. and a complete
change Of surroundings from those of
city life were the other objects of de-
sire. and all were attained.
Although originally it had been
planned that 200 people at least make
the trip. the outing suffered not whit
in pleasurable quality because Of the
small number of those who went. AS a
matter of fact. those who did go found
the occasion all the more enjoyable
from the very fact OF the lack of crowd
ing.
Left Saturday Night.
The party left Washington Saturday
night. arriving at Old Point Comfort
Sunday morning. Breakfast was had at
the Chamberlin Hotel, at that place.
and thence the route lay TO Norfolk.
and from there by electric cars to Cape
Henry. The return trip TO Washington
was begun Sunday evening. the eXcur-
sionists coming direct to this city from
Norfolk, arriving here this morning
about o'clock
notable feature of the outing was
o the cloCklike regularity and SmOothness
with which connections for the different
points were made. The route Of the trip
had been planned by d. ]. Callahan, Of
Company, and was followed under his
personal escort. There was not the
slightest accident to mar the pleasure
Of the trip.
No sooner had the steamer left her
dock than the welcome breezes were
encountered, and bright, clear dawn met
the approach Of the steamer to Hamp-
ton Roads Most of the party were on
deck enjoying the crisp. clear air and
splendid view, as across the mouth OF
Chesapeake bay the steamer made her
way to Old Point Comfort. Fort Monroe
and one or two war vessels. with here
and there a revenue cutter, were eager
" scanned through field glasses as the
boat steamed past.
Take Early Plunge.
AT the Hotel ChamberIin a number Of
the men. headed by Secretary Thomas
Grant, made for the swimming pool,
where they disported themselves under
the gaze Of the rest of the party,
gathered on whatever is Latin for the
gallery.
A STEAMER called the Ocean View took
the party to WiIloughby Spit. across
from Old Point, q little after o'clock.
Two special cars were there, ready TO
take the excursIonists TO Norfolk. where
a big special express car was boarded
for CAPE Henry.
At cape Henry the party lost no
time in donning bathing suits and en-
terIng the surf. The hard sand of
the beach and the warmth Of the water
proved too fascinating for anyone to
resist.
Fine Sea Food Dinner.
A sea food dinner that was one Of
the most appreciated features of the
excursion was served TO the party in
the Cope Henry pavilion early in the
afternoon At its conclusion Mr.. CAL
lahan was called upon for a speech.
He responded with Not on your lifer'
The dinner was served in a large, open
pavilion, overlooking the sea. The
Chamber OF Commerce people had the
place to themselves at first, but later
II began 10 I'LL with others. The first
with applause and cheers from the din
ers. Some OF these feminine intruders
fed in confusion, Notwithstanding the
fact that there also were women in the
visiting party The others faced the
ordeal and soon were permitted to re-
main undistUrbed-
The trip TO Norfolk was uneventfuI.
but the voyage up Chesapeake bay and
the Potomac river was even more en-
5oyable than that down those two
bodies Of water
Gustavc Lansburgh grew reminiscent
over his former fishing days. He told
OF catching twelve-foot fish with a
hook and line. and solenlnly avowed
that he was not telling a 'hsh story"
Members of Party.
In the party were three women and
one boy. the last being Earl Leese. son
OF NJ. A. Leese, The list Of those who
made the trip follows: Mr.. and Mrs
w. F. Guide. Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Tomlin-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Grant. D.
s. Porter. P c. Benton, A. A Wesch-
Ter, r x. Harvey. G. H Markward
l. N Sullivan, j. L Weaver, H. T.
Wheeler, Walter Weaver, II. o. Cut
ting, Fred Drew. Gustave Lansburgh,
i1gton, ". {. Worthington, A. 3. Lyon,
W. P. VarRey. J. n. Dugan, Z. A.
Harrison, z. n. Brown, 7 F. Frazzars.
NJ. II. Calfee. Albert Ayre, Q. 3. Wait
Ralph Lee, George White, Yancey Mil
burn. Dudley Hessan. y. J. Callahan.
w. H Ellis, G. II. Smith, NJ A. Leese
Earl Leese. E. Goodwin, W. H Ernest,
well. and Messrs- Clark, Wheeler, ZanI-
Finger. and Bunnen-
Mammoth Lawn Fete. MI. Rainier