The Washington herald., 1909-07-01
BUSINESS MEN GO
TO THE BAY SIDE
With Other Citizens They
Are Guests Of Railroad.
SPEND AFTERNOON IN FUN
Chesapeake Beach Made Lively by
the Franks OF Capital Scrfbez.
They Take in the Amusements and
Gather for Dinner at the BeIve-
dere HOtel-Wickersham Plays Host.

Paul Y. Waters and S. L Heacock.
general manager and general excursion
agent respectively. Of the Chesapeake
Beach Railroad Company. gave the right
of way 20 Southern Aiaryland's chief sum
mer resort 10 bankers. few business men.
and the newspaper fraternity yesterday
afternoon. and lower Calvert. Couu-
y never had such movement OF lively
personality within It's borders since the
coming Of the British feet. III ISl4
The Chesapeake Beach Railway Com
pany. in The persons Of Messrs. Waters
and HeaCOck, IS generous host, and II
there IS anything in Southern Maryland
that can please a body OF men out for
an afternoon OF fun that was not pro
duced for the pleasure Of the guests II
was not missed. They even produced a
cool breeze from the restless Chesapeake
% fan the heated brows OF the city
dwellers and energetic quill drivers o1 the
Capital
Everybody had good time. and there
was no call for the strong arm Of the
law 70 keep order and no need for Doc.
Brooks with his first aid 20 the weary.
II was merry party that boarded spe-
cial cars al 5 p m. at Fifteenth street
and New York avenue and Journey down
20 Chesapeake Junction % board the cars
fo- t7e beach. Eaca guest was tagged
win a white rib5)a as means % ld47-
-ifcation should Ee forget MS name. and
mo white ribbon was a passport 20 All
tl're was at Chcs7reake Beach without
81 much as a nickle % pay the expenses.
The journey by train was jOyfully spent.
listening TO some of the story teuers.
among whom were Ralph Lee. Edgsr
Snyder. Cliff Bergman and JUDGE
James W owen. who burted into the ex-
CuTsiOn from Annapolis. Cigars were
plentiful. as We're several brands OF cool
ing beverages. and the time seemed very
short during the hour and a half run
down TO the beach.
The first crack ont Of the box was a
pose In the hot sunshine for the inev-
table photograph n the party. and that
was IampOOned properly for
stopping the bunch down by the train
when the cool breezes were blowing down
on the Boardwalk.
WIeLerSham Plays Host
After the picture, the crowd scattered.
a goodly number placed themselves un- |
der the personal protection Of T. A. Wick
ersham. who keeps the bath house al the /
beach and wants IL distinctly understood (
that any lady in Washington can come
down there, attended or otherwise. and 4
be protected from Insult while she enjoys I
the salt bathing.
It Is uncertain which was the greater !
number yesterday OF those who took their I
bath outwardly in the waves OF the Bay
or inwardly in the Wickersham club 4
room with ice and White Rock. Suffice II \
10 say that al had the bath who de- 1
sired II. and the way they desired Il. /
thanks 20 Wickershaw. who was the host.
Suffice il also 10 say that Cuno II. Ru- 4
dolph did not miss the number OF the \
room on This occasion.
Others OF the party. and they were rot
a few. FASTENED 20 the human wheel p7-
vilion and took turn At trying 10 stick
20 the wheel Il was here that several OF
the younger men OF the party found their
affinities for the afternoon. and were not
much more in evidence for the day. Some !
Of them we're late to dinner. and had evil
5ences OF a long walk upon their dusty
shoes and flushed faces.
Have Fun on the wheel.
There was fun az the wheel Most Of
rhci heavy-weights tried H. William F.
Guide. president Of the Chamber OF Com
merce. demonstrated after many trials
that his huge body could be thrown Off
the wheel ofterer and harder than anv
one in the party. Frank Sebring tried II
a few times. and after landing in a gen
eral mix-up with two OF three girls in a
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