Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
REPUBLICAN OUTING
League of Clubs Spends Day
at Marshall Hall.
ATHLETIC EVENTS ENJOYED
Address Delivered by w. E. An
drews-Letter From President
Taft Is Read.
ATHLETIC EVENTS ENJOYED

Insurgents and Stand-patterS, New York
regular republicans and kansas "eat 'em
alives," Cannon canonizers and Cannon
critics, passed day of peaceful harmony
together at Marshall Hall yesterday. The
occasion was the annual outing Of the
League of Republican Clubs of the Dis
trict of Columbia, and not even single
political argument broke the stiffness and
peace.
More than 900 of the members of the
league. the members of their families AMI
the most important members of their
prospective families attended the outing
The Charles Manchester made three trips.
Most every one waited for the last trip
back. and one of the largest crowds that
ever made even walking difficult on the
steamboat was aboard when she swept
into her dock a. IL 80.
The proceedings all day were largely in
formal. In the afternoon there was a
short program of athletic events. The
most amusing was the ball-throwing con-
test for women. This was won by Miss
Langston. Miss Hicks was second and
Mrs. Kerr third.
Wins Fifty-Yard Dash.
Theodore Langley won the fifty-yard
dash. open only to members of the ex-
ecutive committee. William ]. Dow was
second and E. a. NJ. Lawson was third.
The twenty-five-yard dash for boys was
won by Dundy Wheeler with Harry
Welsh second. The twenty-five-yard dash
for girls was won by Ada Howell Her
sister, katherine Howell, won third prize.
Last night brief program was conduct
ed from a small stand in the grove.
President Edgar c. Snyder presided and
read the following letter from President
Taft, written in response to request:
Beverly, Mass, July Ii, 1910.
my dear Mr.. Snyder:
II sincerely hope that the League of
Republican State Clubs may find its
fourth annual outing at Marshall Hall
Saturday, July 16 most pleasant occa-
sion. l am sorry that l cannot be there
to enjoy the hospitality of the league.
couraging civil servants in Washington
to cherish their right and duty to vote Is
of high importance and ought to be en-
couraged.
S" @signed, yours civilian H. TAFT
"E. c. Snyder, president League of Re
publican State Clubs. Washington, DC"
Selections by Quartet.
special program was rendered by
an orchestra and the league quartet
sang several selections. including a
campaign song. The members Of the
quartet are A. L. Simpson, Thomas l..
Jones. J. S. Hicks and Benjamin A.
Lineback.
In introducing the speaker of the
evening W. E. Andrews, auditor of the
Treasury, President Snyder called at
tention to the fact that the league
represented republicanism solely and
did not favor either Of the factions
now opposing one another within the
ranks of the party.
Mr.. Andrews dwelt particularly upon
what he termed 1.-The great misfortune"
which would befall the country should
the democrats gain control of the next
House and block the further carrying
out of the plans of President Taft.
He spoke of the chief executives rare
tact and of the remarkable manner in
which he succeeded in getting his legis-
lative program enacted. despite the quar-
rel within the party.
when Mr.. Taft assumed ONCE. said
he. IAN electric storm, a veritable earth
quake, had stirred the country, and Its
citizenship was expressing itself IN
criticism and free speech In such
manner as had never before been known.
The public conscience had been aroused.
and republicans did not hesitate to
criticise men prominent in their party's
ranks.
Tauda last CONGRESS-.