Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-18
FINEST PICNIC EVER
Food and Fun for Washington
Board of Trade.
FRIDAY AT MARSHALL HALL
Dinner Is to Be Splendid Array of
Eatables.
TWO BASE BALL GAMES DOWN
All Sorts Of Sports and View of
the Comet on the Trip
Back Home.
TWO BASE BALL GAMES DOWN

Stop. Read. Remember.
Stupendous and magnificent is to be
the outdoor picnic feed and perform
ance of the Washington Board Of Trade
at Marshall Hall Friday. a circular is
sued today set forth
The first boat will leave the It'll
street wharf at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing. and the second one at 80 in the
afternoon. The boat will start back
about the time the sun goes down.
Arrival back in Washington will be
timed just after the comet comes up.
is guaranteed to all.
Ambulances, patrol wagons. incident
ally few street cars and other convey
ances will meet the boat.
Dinner Prospects Fine.
Food. Food. Food: This is the
program of Maj. Ed. Neumeyer that
world famous and renowned expert on
food, solid and liquid. hard and soft -
The major will be assisted by q COM
petent. consummate committee. wear
ing white badges, as a sign of purity in
food and conduct. The foodery will be
huge tent, 100 miles of dazzling cam
vas. rejecting the suns rays or defect
Ing the rain. as occasion requires.
One hundred cooks. brought from
Paris, Ky: Vienna. Va, and Berlin,
Me-, Will perform their duties before
all eyes.
Five hundred walters. counted with
the accuracy of a census enumeration.
will serve the entertaining, enticing.
enhancing eatables quick, quick and
quicker.
peas, planked shad. potatoes. salad,
coffee. are the leading features Of the
dinner program and will appear in the
order named. mammoth. reverbera-
ting. deeptoned bell will stop all
amusements and announce the time for
the serious duty Of eating.
Two Games Of Ball.
DR.. Frank E. Gibson, famous as the
comet, with a committee selected by
an astrologer, wearing red badges as
sign of gayety and mirth," will be
in charge of the sports and amuse-
| rnents. There will be two base ball
thrillers. with real players. The first
game Will be in the morning immedi-
ateiy after arrival OF first boat, and
the second in the afternoon. following
the running off of sporting contests.
The program of sports will include:
1CO-yard dash: open to aIl-F1rst prize,
| running shoes: second prize, ash receiver.
Three-legged race; open to all-F'irst
prize. safety razor; second prize, link cuff
buttons.
Fifty-yard dash (fat mems race) for per-
sons weighing not less than 200 pounds
First prize. handsome parlor sofa; second
prize, pair field glasses.
Sack race-First prize, box clear
Havanas: second prize, pipe.
Delight
F'ifty-yard dash: open only to members
of the board Of directors Of the Board Of
Trade-First prize, silk umbrella; second
prize. card case.
Potato race - First prize, sparkling
medal: second prize. bottle imported wine.
Diving for apples-First prize, poke:
knife: second prize. musical instrument.
Soap bubble bloving-F'irst prize, scarf
pin: second prize, useful book.
Tug-of-war.
Pie-eating contest-First prize. hat; sec
ond prize. one-quarter dozen coat shirts.
There will be games of Quoits, bowling,
rifle shooting and Switchboard.
Scott G. Bone, as chairman Of the re-
ceptiOn committee, will look after the
comfort Of the guests. The members Of
his committee will wear blue badges. not
emblematic OF the feelings of the guests
when they see the committee.
Personnel of Committees.
The committee on arrangements, to
wear red. white and blue badges, con-
sists of Thomas c. Noyes, chairman; ].
Harry Cunningham, Edward III. Droop,
Frank L. Gibson, Walter II. Klopfer,
z. ]. McQuade, E. II. Neumeyer, Frank
r.. Reside and Louis C. Wilson.
Committee on dinner-E. H. Neumeyer.
ningham, f. II. Droop, Myer Fisher,
John E. Fuegel, L. c. Graham, Walter
III. Klopfer, Adolph Loetl, Alexander Nc
kenzie. p: J: McQuade, John II. Miller.
W. F: Roberts, f. G. Schafer and Louis
C.. Wilson.
Committee on sports and amusements-
| Frank E. Gibson, chairman: Gatewood s.
Bennett, John Brewer, E. r. Brooks, Ly-
man E. Burdine. r: E. Burks. William
E. Burns. j. NJ. Carlisle. j. Morrill, Cham
berlin. Charles D. Church. Richard l..
| Mol. Orville b. Drown, II. e. Duney,
Edward NJ Dulin. George b. Farquhar,
Smith Hempstone. Charles E. Langley.
Leftwich Sinclair. E. Clifton Thomas,
Paul Y. Waters. Henry P. West, l.. Perry
West. Fred ]. White. George y. White.
Reception u com% III Bone.
ner. S. W. Woodward, Theodore w.
Noyes, John Joy Edison, Thomas W.
Smith. William v: Cox. Gen. John NJ.
wilson. Cuno II. Rudolph. J. II. Small.
A. c. Moses. d. J. Callahan. Edward H.
Droop. John b. Larner. William NJ.
| Sinister, Edwin G. Brandenburg, Alex
| ander Britton, Walter A. Brown, Adds B.
| Browne, w. A. III. Church. H. Bradley
| Davidson, William F. Guide. William r.
Galhher, Frank +. Gibson, Robert n.
Harper, W. G.. Henderson, Frank c.
| Henry, T.. c. Graham, William d. Hoover.
Ralph D. Lee j. Whit. Heron, P. ]. Kauf-
man, James Lansburgh, ALVIN NJ. 10th.
| rop. Arthur d. Marks, Henry b. F. Mac
| farland, Benjamin S. Minor. Thomas p.
Morgan. Clarence F. Norment, James F..
Oyster, r. Ross Perry, David 8. Porter,
w. II. Rapley, c. n. Richardson, William
III. Saunders, Edgar -. Shaw, FREDERICK
l.. Siddons. w. II. Singleton. Thomas w.
| Sidw,u, G. W. r. Swartzell, Corcoran
Thorn, George Truesden, George w.
White, W. =. Van Wickle. John l..
Weaver. Henry l.. West, j. Louis Willige
Henry Xander.
President of Auxiliary.