The Washington times., 1909-05-30
BUSINESS MEN LIKE
JUNKET TO OLD POINT
Chamber Of Commerce Have Fine Time on Jaunt Down
Rver-Isaac Cans Does Well as Story Ieller-sChapn
Brown Falls Off the Vegetable Wagon.

, Although lot a member of the COM
mitUee having the excursion IN cnarSe,
Joseph Strasburger took Il upon nnilSelt
TO look out for the safety OF all mem
bers of the party He went Trom group
to group and impaired the information
that although the Callahan boats Were
the best managed IN the world II would
be wise for each man TO be certain
that his door was locked before he re-
tired for the night. Every oIla promised
ia follow The advice OF the Enoe mer-
chant and everyone did except himself.
One of the members Of the party went
looking for StrasburSer just eetore the
boat arrived at Ola Point and found
hum slgepins SouudlN in his Stateroom
y iti the door unlocked and the key Oh
the outside.
G ". Jorss. passenger agent of the
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Company, made the trip especially TO
see that no one was neglected lie
was the first one at the hotel this morn
, ing. and he took possession of the salt
water swimming pool for the excur-
sionists. and then told the hotel man
! sger TO go the limit on breakfast
Callahan Is Host.
Callahan himself felt injured because
the only time he offered to do anything
which was not included in the set pro-
gram. he was turned down hard on
every side. Just before the boat ar
rived at Old Point he discovered that
Father Walsh. Of washington, was or
board. lie hustled around the boat ana
TO all whom he suspected of entertain
/ ing a leaning toward relis On, he an
nOunced that Father Walsh would say
something for their benefit at the chapel
at Fort Monroe. If the men he APP
| preached had only been frank. he would
not have felt nearly so injured. II was
I the subterfuges that grieved him.
This one had 10 take swim in the
pool that one was 50 hungry that II
would take him two hours to eat break
fast. the other one had promised TO
visit relatives in Norfolk. Callahan
made a lonely journey to church and
prayed for his hard-hearted comrades.
The cards were working overtime un-
/ I'll II or y o'clock (Parenthetically II
| is necessary TO tel the stay at-homes
that the only games INDUCED IN were
pitch and bridge whisD.
| There was one game OF bridge that at
| traCted particular attention because of
/ the known ability of the players and
| also because il was played in the open
/ just in front of the purser's office.
Tom Grant had w. 5: Hoge as a part
ner, and Hoge is looked upon IS the
best bridge player in the Chamber
/ Grants hand was dummy" at one
| stage of the game and when he laid il
| down Il was seen that Is was wonder.
/ Hoge's opponent led A king and Hoge,
playing the dummy hand ignored the
/ ace of the suit led played .. queen. That
/ ratified him and instead of taking near
| ~ all OF the tricks he only got three.
/ lie also purchased coTdiais.
( When soTae of the older members
/ oplned that they would enjoy the
| breezes while sleeping, Cuno Rudolph
/ sCoffed at them and said that he felt
| as gay and slzittish as the youngest
member OF the party.
Rudolph Sleeper.
He sat in at several of the story tell
| ing bees. look a turn or two around the
| hurricane deck and discovered about
/ 1890 O'Clock that his youthful energy
could not overcome the habit Of years
and At II o'clock his SHORES mingled
! tremendously with the steamer S
| whistle.
Directors viii Meet.
Following the return Ct the Chamber
! If Commerce excursion to Old Point and
Richmond Tuesday. a meeting of the
board or directors OF the Chamber viii
be held Wednesday after aoon, which
| viii probably be the last meeting Of
the board until fall Several importan NJ
matters are scheduled to come up for
discussion. witch will be presented al
A fun netting Of the Chamber before
the summer recess Is taken. The meet
ing Of the directors has 1een called
I by President GUIDE for 4:30 o'clock.