Evening star., 1909-06-04
fNJ0Y THEIR OUTING
Members of Board of Trade
Have a Fine Time.
VISIT TO MARSHALL HALL
Early Boat Advance Guard Holds
Municipal Election.
A. M. LOTHROP ELECTED MAYOR
Party Hears Predictions of Great
Future for National Capital.
Fun in Plenty.
A. M. LOTHROP ELECTED MAYOR

ton resulting from a DAY pleasantly
spent, about three hundred members and
guests of the Washington Board Of Trade
returned to this city at 9 O'Clock last
might on the steamer Charles Macalester
from their annual outing. at Marshall
Hall.
AS they left the wharf. returning In
small groups to their homes in all parts
of the city, the opinion was expressed by
many that the excursion this year was
the most enjoyable and profitable in the
history of the board From the time the
first members arrived to board the early
boat yesterday morning until the return
all together last night. the excursion re-
xembled the outing of big fraternal or
ganization. where everybody seemed to
know everybody else. During the serious
speechma king in the afternoon the broad
development of Washington was urged so
strongly and the predictions of the city
great future were cheered with such en-
thusiasm as to show plainly that the
welfare of the capital was the bond which
united the eXCurSioniStS in a common
purpose.
Greeting for Guests.
:. Shortly before $50 O'Clock in the after
noon the members of the board, with
their guests, began to arrive at the wharf
in electric cars. carriages and automo-
bies. Several members of the reception
committee, wearing white badges. kept
an active lookout for the guests of the
board. and as each arrived he was given
"A hearty welcome and a white carnation
was pinned on his coat lapel One of the
first to receive the white flower was L.
White Busbey, who arrived in Speaker
lannon's automobile. He brought the re-
grets of the Speaker at being unable to
attend the outing. Other guests OF the
board who received white carnations were
Representative H. c. Loudenslager. Rep
-Fesentative Roberts, Commissioner Mac
-farland. Representative Philip P. Camp
bell. Commissioner West. Commissioner
Judson. P. V. DeGraw and W. S. Wash
burn
During the trip down the river the mem
-bers of the board gathered in little groups
Ground their guests, chatting on every
conceivable subject from the way to play
poker, on which, in a theoretical manner
Cuno Rudolph. ]. Harry Cunningham and
others. to the best form of government
for the District. which became topic
of spirited debate on the port side of the
Forward deck.
Commotion on Shore.
s AS the boat neared Marshall Hall all
was commotion on shore. Stepping in
martial manner to beats on a tin platter
q body of men was seen marching. COM
pany front. toward the end of the pier.
while their right several men were
pushing an obstinate handcar, crowded
with passengers gathered around a GEN.
trail figure seated on a chair. Right
hand salute Capt. Frank E. Gibson
commanded. as he drew his ununiformed
veterans of several excursions up in line
and announced that they were the guard
Thomas C. Noyes made the announcement
that town election had just been held in
Marshall Hall, and that Alvin NJ. Lo-
throp. the boards candidate, had been
elected mayor by an overwhelming ma
.tority, and had come down in his chariot
TO welcome the guests to the town of
Marshall Hall. The newly elected mayor
Bow. S 'e applause -
4 Commissioners Macfarland and West
were then invited to enter the mayors
private car, while several persons made an
unsuccessful search for Commissioner
hudson to tender similar invitation to
him. AS the Commissioners were seated
or rather found standing room in the car.
1t was pushed along by members of the
board, preceded by the guard of honor.
AS ii arrived at the foot of the steps of
the shore end of the wharf, the Commits
sioners. followed by the mayor, climbed
out with remarkable agility.
1T was delightful ride, and the first
time | ever came to Marshall Hall by
rail- Commissioner Macfarland remarked.
= Face Battery of Cameras.
While the entire assembly was lined up
on the steps in front of a battery Of
cameras, the chariot was turned over. as
a handcar. to couple of colored men,
who rushed 1t back to the boat for load
of provisions to be used at the dinner.
Conspicuous in the group being photo
Graphed was the guard of honor, COM
posed of Charles F. Crane. F. j. White.
y NH IT 7. Y
G. c. Rausch and others, under command
Of Capt. Gibson. with Chaplain H. A.
Brown. L. S. Army, as spiritual adviser.
After permission to move was given by
the corps of photographers, the members
of the board entered the grounds, and
with the spirit of real excursionists were
soon distributed among the different en-
tertainment booths The shooting gallery
and bowling alleys were the most popular
amusements. while the man who ran the
wheel of chance sat with his arms folded
ponderng in his mind why it was that
the Washington business men did not
take a chance for one of his prize pen
knives, pipes or pocketbooks.
Shooting Gallery Comment.
At the shooting gallery Representative
Roberts of Massachusetts and Represent
ative Campbell of Kansas engaged in
rife match. which was watched with
great interest by the mayor and others
NO omClal scores were kept. Dut Mr.
Droop remarked that Mr.. Roberts hit
the pipe well. while Mayor Lothrop said !:
You must be shooting blanks Mr.
Campbell. On the second round Mr.
Campbell seemed TO have judged the
range properly and made due allowance
for windage. and as the match was sud
denly terminated by the dinner bell the
spectators agreed that honors were even
ly divided between Massachusetts and
Kansas
Shea. S. r. Waters. F. S. Clement. Carl
ent Of New York. who declared that he
was the best bowler among those who
were forced to use crutch.
Dinner Bell Sounds.
As the dinner bell sounded the members
Of the board hurried like hungry school
boys going TO a college messroom into
the large dining hall. After President
Small had requested everybody to be
seated the photographers piled their
cameras first from one end of the hall
and then from the other. Three times
the assembled guests posed patiently be-
fore a hashlight that would not light.
and when the explosion finally came the
photographer secured an excellent pic
ture OF everybody laughing at him.
With a keen appetite from their trip
down the river, and the bowling and
other games on the grounds. the guests
became good naturedly impatient at the
progress of the dinner. That the dinner
was being served on the installment plan
became one of the standing Jokes and