Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-08-22
A JOLLY STAG PARTY
The Tacoma Club OF Homestead
Pa. Enjoying BreezeS Off
The Bay
THE SCHNITZELBANK"
Encamped On Point Al Bay Ridge II
Strong Two Score Of Men And
Not A Woman In Sight

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With no woman in sight, and none
/ for miles away, the Tacoma Club,
4 forty-one members strong, are enjoy
ing camp life at Bay Ridge for three
weeks. To see this jolly crowd of
males who can content themselves for
a fortnight and longer without the
| company of the fair sex, disputes the
/ popular idea at it is not good for man
to live alone, for it does seem very
good for these men to ''flock by them
| selves" as it were.
A jollier, better natured set of
men could not be found in many days
walk than the members of the Ia
coma Club, who arrived at Bay Ridge
on August Ia and that they are en-
| joying their outing goes without say
ing. Their faces depict perfect con-
tentment and their jolly laughter
echoes through the woods''fa and near.
Tacoma Club is better known
among its member and friends as
'SchnitZelbank, named for that
famous kindergarten game that ex-
cites so much fun and jollity among
the Germans. The club membership
is composed of Americans, Germans,
Irish and Swedes, and the best of all
these nationalities is evidenced in the
members who dwell together in
unity. The camp is pitched on the
Point" picturesque spot on the
Chesapeake Bay. There are seven
tents, dining tent, commissary tent
and kitchen. The chef is Mr.. Henry
/ Markenzy, and they do say he is a fine
cook. The long table is spread un-
der fly tent and the men are served
the most wholesome food, and the best
the Anne Arundel markets afford.
But they say the only difficulty they
find is in having vegetables brought
to them, as the water is too shallow
to land boats, and men with country
wagons do not seem to know the
campers require their presence and
their produce.
The men spend good deal of their
time fishing and grabbing, but they
find fish scarce and crabs plentiful.
The campers enjoy the bathing and
are sunburned from the exposure,
some arms and limbs being bIistered.
Every courtesy was shown a Capital
representative yesterday who visited
the camp by Detective B. Frank Bell,
who is a member of the club, others
to whom the paper is indebted for
courtesies are Daniel> T.. McGairey,
constable at Homestead, William
Wilson, also constable, and Thomas
Pugh, chief of police, and Fred G.
Boyle, police officer.
e 4 "A, I, L, ID
to town Ga distance of five miles,
esterday to attend church and were
at service at Mass at st. Mary's
Church. Many flags give the camp
a touch of patriotism. The Tacoma
Club had its inception at Homestead,
Pa, manufacturing town eight
miles above Pittsburg. Its president
is William Bowers, treasurer, Harry
E. Wilson; secretary, George w.
Sarver; financial secretary, John w.
Boot, and quartermaster, William H.
Davis. There are "a members. Al of
whom are encamped at Bay Ridge.
! There is photographer in the num-
ber, and musician, who plays the
constantine and soothes the campers
with its beguiling music.
They will break camp September
and are so pleased with Bay Ridge
and it's environments they expect to
return here for their outing next
year. The campers are the following ::
w. H. Davis, Frank Bell, Charles
Munns, Thomas Hartland, Jesse
Solomon, Thomas Pugh, Joe Royal,
Joseph Baggot, II. G. Wilson, Joseph
Lutz, Fred Bell, Gregory Muntz,
John E. Boyle. Gus Scible, Fred
Boyle, Dan McGary, Mcneil Christ
holm, Otto Hagie, Jacob Elicke,
Charles Shoup, Jack Boot, Paul Fisher,
John Pryor, Harry MilIigan, George
Green, Gus Gustafson, Bert Meyers,
Albert Fish, Joseph Gallagher, Jesse
Sullinger, Edward Adams, Martin
Wint, Arthur Jackson, James Gardi-
ner, Charles Stemler, William Byers,
James McDermot, Thomas Baetey,
Frank Norriskey.
The club membership includes a
number of Moose, who were wearing
Moose badges of the convention in
Baltimore this week, and exchanging
greetings of "Howdy Pap" There
are also Elks, some of whom have
been entertained by Annapolis Lodge
Eagles, likewise, have enjoyed a
similar hospitality, and there are Ma
sons and knights of Pythias in the
Club, which stands for good fellow
ship and fraternalism.