Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
PLANS FOR HOLIDAY
PicniCs, Motoring and Athletic
and Aquatic Events.
RACING ON THE POTOMAC
Capital Yacht Club to Give Its An
nual Regatta.
PRIZES FOR WINNING BOATS
Services for Dead in Advance of
Memorial Oay-Decorations
of Graves.
RACING ON THE POTOMAC
PRIZES FOR WINNING BOATS

of Graves.
Becs6se Sunday and Decorat ton day fall
upon. succeeding days all of work-a-da,
Washington will have excellent oppol-
, funity To enjoy picnics, motoring trips.
outings of various descriptions and ath-
| letic and aquatic events. and evidences
| are plentiful that thousands of persons
| are preparing to take advantage of thu
| long release from the ordinary avocationS
of life.
The annual regatta of the Capital
Yacht Club is expected to one Of the most
elaborate events of the kind in the his
tory of the club. and club members AMI
boat owners are making great prepare
| tons for the event The program as ar
| ranged by w. w. Grier, G. Hugh Duffey
and +. deb Weston. the regatta commit
| tee. calls for the assembling of the YES
sells of the yacht club fleet in the mouth
| of Chicamuxen creek early tomorrow
morning, that the boats will all leave
here this afternoon and tonight.
Race for Gait Cup.
Tomorrow at 10 am. the sailing yacht
race for the Gait cup will take place. and
at pm. the race for power yachts under
seventy-nne feet over all.
! In the sailing raft race the vessels will
all sail in one class there will he no time
allowance or restrictions as to sails or
number in crew. There will be no handi-
caps or time allowance in the motor boat
race, and the course will be off the
mouth of Chcamuxen creek. The races
tomorrow will be closed with a race for
power tenders with owners aboard At
$50 pm. there will be a joification
ashore, with a big bonfire, refreshments.
speechmaking and presentation of prizes.
Monday morning early the yachts and
launches will dress ship. and at IL am.
the start will be made for home. Races
will be run from the anchorage to Mar
shall Hall on the way up river. and
prizes will be given in the following
classes: For steam and power boats over
| seventy feet long over all: for auxiliary
power boat over forty feet water line.
and for auxiliary power boats under
forty feet the water line and using
| sail and power. For these races there
will be no time allowance.
Many to Participate.
So great is the interest being taken in
the regatta that it Is practically certain
| that every vessel now in commission fly
| ing the Capital Yacht Club flag will be
| on hand in Chicamuxen creek tomorrow
morning.
Besides the yachts that will participate
| in the regatta there will be scores OF
| other boating parties in the river ana
| other waters adjacent to the capital city
| Many boats will run to Colonial Beach
| and even further down the river for the
| two days. Decoration day marks the
opening of the boating season on the
| river and practically all pleasure craft
| owned here will go into service TINS even
| ing and tomorrow.
1 Decoration day is also the beginning of
| III Potomac,
| and, commencing with tomorrow, daily
| trips will he made to she river resorts
from now until Labor day.
| The managers of the Norfolk and W ash
ington Steamboat Company articipat-
| ing heavy travel from this city to Old
! Point and Norfolk this afternoon. ana the
reservation of staterooms on the steam
er leaving here for Baltimore is also
heavy The first regular trips of the sea
son will be made to Colonial Beach this
| afternoon, tomorrow and Monday morn
ings and large throngs will take advantage
| of these outings for short stay on salt
| water.
| Memorial Services Tomorrow.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent. No. l.
Daughters of Veterans; Lincoln Camp
| Sons of Veterans; William b. Gushing
Camp, No. 30, Sons of Veterans, l. ;. A.,
and members of Gushing Auxiliary are 10
hold memorial services Of the above named
organizations the evening of May -. at
Calvary Baptist Church, Sth and III streets
| northwest at \ O'Clock pm. All patriotic
| organizations and the public have been III
vited.
| Gurnon r. Scott chairman of the me-
! mortal committee, has issued "A circular
| informing each member that duty 10
those who fought and died for the preser-
walton of the flag of our country calls
them to attend the service.
The committee in charge OIL the service
| is as follows: Gurnon r. Scott chairman:
Miss Rose NJ. Seton. secretary; e. NJ
Overacker, b. J. Northcott. +. \. Lang,
William c. Robbins. Sias f. kobb Miss
NJ. G. Spencer, Mrs. Ella Washburn
Miss Emma +. Hayward, Mrs. r. j. Al
len. Mrs. r. s STATE and Mrs. NJ. II.
Gates.
rades will be held by the Union Veteran
Legion in the Waugh Methodist Episcopal
Church, Sd and y streets southeast To-
morrow evening. Rev. II. " Coudeh'
cha plain of the House of Representatives,
will pronounce the invocation: the rolls
of honor of comrades who died during
the past year will be read; several mu-
steal numbers will be given. and Rev ~
II Thompson pastor of the church, VIII
made address.
Decoration CT Graves.
The graves of the deceased members
of the Irish societies In Washington VIII
be decorated tomorrow afternoon al
Nount OIiyet cemetery under the au-
spices of the American Union. THIS
custom has been observed during the past
forty years by members of this organiza-
ton.
The exercises will begin a O'Clock,
wher. a procession will he formed at the
gate of the nlemetery. The procession VIII
make the rounds of the graveyard. plac-
ing on each grave To be decorated a
basket of cut flowers with small IRISH
and American flags.
Al the conclusion OF the decorating en-
ercises a memorial meeting VIII he heid
al the grave of DIR. Thomas DeNin Reilly.
where there will be choral music by the
choir of the church of the Holy Name,
nth and X streets northeast. The prin-
cipal address will be delivered by Very
Rev George \. Dougherty, ID. D., vice
rector of the Catholic University OF
America and District chaplain of the
Ancient Order of IIibernians.
Among the graves To be decorated VIII
he those of Rev DIR. ID. j. Stafford, Rev
Father Boyle and Rev. Joseph l. Nc
CURE
SENATORS EULOGIZE GRIGGS.