The Washington herald., 1909-08-01

several cases OF the liquid that made
Milwaukee famous.
On the down trip in the afternoon great
interest was aroused by the presence on
the boat OF three Indian chiefs OF the
Crow tribe who were going 20 see the
resting place Of the hrst Great White
Father" at Mount Vernon. They were
Chief Plenticoos, or imam with many
scalp notches on his gum" Chief COjOe
That Runs. and Alexander Upshaw. their
Interpreter, and a graduate Of Carlisle
University. Contrary 20 the usual In
dian tGciturnity. they c0nversed freely
and were particularly eloquent when dis
cusslng the Wright aerOplane which Chief
| Plenticoos said Aew better than Wild
duck"
Many Athletic Events.
Immediately upon the arrival OF the
I boat dinner was served on tables under
the shade trees. Afterward an athletic
programme was run OF. the entries for
/ which were received by William c. Con
nor and S. J. Howell
First prize in the lO0-yard dash Tor
/ men was won by J. Fraser and the sec
/ ond prize by r. Van Ruth The first
prize for the three-legged race was won
\ by Charles Williams and the second by
Archie Farrell. The FIRST prize for the
I potato race was won by John Hall and
| the second by James Macdonald. The
I first prize in the 50-yard dash for girls
was won by Miss Freeburg and the sec
4 ond by Miss Gladys Empey. In the
! throwing baseball match for ladies the
/ first prize was won by Miss Cornell
and the second by Miss Southwick.
! The event OF the athletic games was a
/ three-mlle Marathon race. which was won
/ by II. Fiddesh0f Of the Potomac Ath-
/ letic Club
| The first prize IN the 59-yard race for
/ boys was won by Robert Fraser.
/ After the games supper was served,
! followed by dancing I'm the pavilion. A
/ feature Of the evenings entertainment
was the singing Of the Amphion Quartet
| of Washington.
Just before the boat left for the city.
/ Edgar c. Snyder. president OF the
/ League OF Republican State Clubs, ad-
dressed the members present he
! thanked them for the interest shown
/ I'm IN excursion. and said that they
! displayed the true Republican spirit
/ that had given the party such a de-
cided victory In the late camapign.
His speech was g rOusing one, and
/ was fun of witty reference to the tar
/ in situation. especially with regard 90
| the duty on stockings and gloves. He
| gave the history Of the District League
I OF Republican State Clubs. and ex.
planned the purpose of The league.
object OF League.
The objects OF the league" he said
ARE TO promote interest on the part OF
its members in the political affairs Of
their home States: 20 emphasize the I'm.
portance Of maintaining citizenship al
home. even though temporarily removed
to encourage It's members and voters ir
! Washington 10 exercise the right OF fran
chise az each election period-the right
and duty OF every American citizen; %
! assist in forming clubs in the District OF
| Columbia. where States have no organ
| iZaUon; and finally 10 bring into fraternal
relation the members Of ell Republican
clubs Of the District with a view OF pro-
noting. by united effort. the cause OF
! Republicanlsm
In our club" ne said, mo efforts are
made to control the individual prefer
ence with regard to different candidates
for the same Office. and no moneys are
collected for campaign purposes Patri-
otic interest IN, and devotion 20, the civic
welfare OF the nation Is the animating
/ spirit OF the organization, which, IL Is
believed, can best be snhseryeed by ad-
herance to those principles Of govern
mental administration advocated by the
craftsmanship of the Republican party.
| Among the officers OF the league pres
ent were Edgar c. Snyder. president;
Philip Buettner, Of Wisconsin. vice pres
ident; Gus A. Sehuldt, Of this city, re-
cording secretary; George L. Whitford
Of New Hampshire. corresponding Secre-
tary and Charles W PafiOw. Of Mis-
souri, treasurer. n. n. Potts. of the
executive committee of the league. re-
turned from fishing trip in the Shena-
doah Valley especially TO attend the out
ing