The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-18
BUILDERS DINNER
ENDS MERRY DAY
Washington Exchange Host
to Visiting Delegates.
GALLOWAY RECEIVES MEDAL
Local Body ReDays Compliment Elk
tended Recently by Entertaining
Realty Men Of Richmond, BnItI-
more, and NOrfoIb-A Ball Game
One of the Features OF Day.

A banquet last night at Carroll Instl-
tute 10 the builders Of Baltimore. Rich
mond. and Norfolk closed one Of the
merriest days that Washington realty
men have ever enjoyed
The local body was the guest OF the
Norfolk builders about a month ago. and
this gathering was the outcome OF an
invitation extended TO the combined
builders associations there. Fully 800
builders and their wives and daughters
made up the gathering The speeches
Of the heads OF the different bodies were
warmly received.
The surprise Of the evening was sprung
on John R. Galloway. a local builder.
who was POSTMASTER. Just as the ban
quet was about 10 close he was given a
gold medal by his friends OF the Four
city Association.
Rudolph Gives Welcome.
The entertainment began AT 10 O'Clock
yesterday, when Commissioner Cuno II.
Rudolph gave the address Of welcome.
4 understand" said Commissioner Ru-
dolph. that you are not meeting for the
purpose Of listening to learned treatises
on how 10 elevate your business or raise
your prices. or undertake 20 solve any
veXing problems, but are simply here 10
have a good time There is no better
place than Washington TO have that sort
OF a time"
After the reception the entire party EN-
barked in autos for a sightseeing trip
about the city. Leaving the exchange
the route took In all the principal build
ings, where the government carries on
the work of the country, and the sur
rounding suburbs. The party disem-
barked at the east portico of the Capt
toll and had their picture taken Al
100 the party returned TO the exchange
and buffet luncheon was served.
The ball game was the cause or good
natured rivalry. The regular team Of
the Baltimore exchange lined up against
the Norfolk exchange at Capital City
Park. The game was surprise TO many
of the spectators. both teams playing ex-
cellent ball.
The programme issued by the builders
exchange was one OF the most novel
ever used here II combined a guide book
and programme in one.
The following were the different COM
mittees:
Reception committee-George f. Potter. chairman .
Alden Smoot H. Y. Sandford. L. J. Bombardier,
John F. Newman G b. Mics. Henry r. Amos NJ.
J. Mccarthy, A. VI. Poynt0n, G. T. kingsbury. and
Ernest GichneT.
Sig,t- seeing COMMUNICATIONS II Nel,o, chair
man; Samuel 8. Shesld J. Carey King W. A.
Pierce T.. J. Fehrey Thomas o. May. James l..
Parsons Samuel Rose. Charles King. IT.. Ed. S
Kennedy. Samuel Ross John F. Murrell John H.
Flick Edward z. Elicit. Henry Hull. James L.
Marshall. Fred, J. White, II. Clinton Smith, and
William Hessick.
Decoration committee David 5. Goumpf chair
man; John ]. Smith. Frank Focr. ]. A. Little. j.
T. Battenheld. ". A. Thomas. and George C.
Hough
Entertainment. COMMITTEEMAN r. GALLOWAY chair
man: George Pitt. Walter D. Nolan. Allen T.
Howison. Samuel Miller. Thomas Eagsn -ad ]. D.
Damal
Publicity cummittee-Charles V. Mehan. chair
man; A. Gordon Hamilton. George p. West Edward
II. Childers. and ]. Il. Adams
Baseball committoeJoseph H. Richardson chair
man; John S Dunn James T. Keliher. J. T.
Evans. and r. W.. CHAMPION.