Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-17
SHOWING THE TOWN
Takinu Visiting Builders and
Manufacturers for a Ride.
WELCOMED TO THE CITY
Delegations From Baltimore, Rich
mond and Norfolk.
ARE GUESTS AT LUNCHEON
Ball Game Being Played This After
noon Between Teams From Two
of the Cities Represented.
ARE GUESTS AT LUNCHEON

Builders and manufacturers of Balti-
more. Richmond and Norfolk are the
guests Of the Washington Builders and
Manufacturers Exchange today. Nearly
400 strong. the delegations from the three
cities including the wives and daughters
of many builders received a hearty well
come upon their arrival at the Builders
Exchange, on Fl street northwest, by Sam
uel j. Prescott of the Builders and Manu-
facturers' Exchange and Commissioner
Cuno H. Rudolph. After bidding the visi-
tors welcome. Mr.. Prescott gave high
praise to Commissioner Rudolph for his
aid to the building and manufacturing
interests of the District.
Commissioner Rudolph's Remarks.
Commissioner Rudolph, addressing the
delegates, said
Il understand you are not meeting for
the purpose Of listening to learned trea-
tises on how to elevate your business or
raise your prices or undertake to solve
any vexing problems, but are simply here
Tor good time. There is no better place
than Washington to have that sort OF a
time.
At the same time / must admit have
time very pleasant experiences in the
three cities you, who are visiting us to-
day represent. and on the occasion of
my sojourn within the gates of your cities
nave always found the hospitality of your
citizens most lavishly extended
Our local committee, which will look
after You today, is such an aggregation of
hustlers that / predict you will have very
Few dull moments. In return, am told,
you are going to enliven things by game
of ball this afternoon. Sorry, but I can't
see 1t. We have no police regulations
governing the game except that We must
not abuse the umpire, but l want to ask
you, for the credit of my old home town,
Baltimore. and for Norfolk-of which ]
am also fond-not to run the score up be-
yond one figure. 1t would put a damper
on the festivities planned for tonight
should We learn that the score were worse
than 23 to 10.
The committee from our Builders and
manufacturers Exchange informed me
that l would meet bunch of good fellows
this morning, and since looking YOU over
l admit You look it. So / welcome YOU
heartily to Washington. My only regre,
Is That your stay is all too short, and
hope you will visit us often either indi.
vidually or as bodies, assuring you that
the Commissioners of the District of Co.
lumbla and our citizens generally will be
glad to have YOU
Program of Entertainment.
Immediately after Commissioner Ru-
dolph's remarks the visitors We're taken
on sightseeing tour of Washington in
automobiles, visiting all the important
points of interest in the National Capt.
tai. AT 80 o'clock they were given a
buffet luncheon at the Builders and
Manufacturers Exchange, and this aft
ernOOn teams representing the Norfolk
Builders Exchange and the Baltimore
Builders Exchange will play base ball
at Capital City League Park, 1st and
NJ streets northeast
n banquet will be given in honor of the
visiting builders and manufacturers at
Carroll Institute Hall at o'clock tonight.
John r. Galloway will act as toast
master.
Among those who will respond to
toasts are John Trainer. president of
the Interstate Builders and Traders
Association Of Maryland, District of
Columbia and Virginia: Frank S. Cha
vannes, president of the Baltimore ex-
change; Perry w. Ruth. president of
the Norfolk exchange: Writ A. Ches-
terman. president of the Richmond ex-
change, and Samuel J. Prescott, presi-
dent of the Washington exchange.
Committees in Charge.
The committees in charge of the en-
tertainment of the visitors are as fol-
lows:
Reception committee-George z. Pot
ter, chairman; Alden Smoot, H. Y.
Sanford, l.. J. Bombardier, John
F. Newman, G. b. Niles, Henry P.
Amos, NJ. j. Mccarthy, A. NJ. Poynton,
G. T. Kingsbury and Ernest Gichner.
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