The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-24
Voted BEST Ever" By
Throng Which InvadeS
Chesapeake Beach.
ATHLETIC PROGRAM
is CHIEF FEATURE
Men, Women, and Children Com
pete for Prizes Offered BY
e.,... Merchants.

WIN lile expression the best ever
thousands today are praising the ef-
forts Of the Washington Railway En-
ployes' Relief Association yesterday
I'm making the annual excursion
10 Chesapeake Beach an entire sue
cess. More than 1900 persons enjoyed
the hospitality Of the railway men and
helped make the outing a success
financially as well as socially.
Chesapeake Beach never held a hap
pier crowd than yesterday. when the
popular boardwalk, roller coaster, pa
vilions and other amusement places.
together with the water, were scenes
Of enjoyment for the thousands OF
merrymakers, not a single accident
maTTiuE the festivities
The athletic program. as varied and
as well-conducted a meet as any under
the auspices OF college associations, af-
forded opportunity for several hundred
men, women and children to win prizes
offered by washington merchants.
The Prize Winners.
The winners, in the order OF finish.
were:
Water race for boys under twelve
Robert Cowan, Charles Radtke, Henry
Houser. Harry Wilson, William White,
Sam Robbins. Edward Thomas. Gilbert
Prescott.
Wafer race for girls under twelve
Lillian Carr Lottie Jordan, Marie Phil
lips, Irene Spauus, Helen Jordan, ID. E
TwogOOd.
Me3's water race-Thomas MCMILLAN.
Eddie WhitlOcE. ). w. Shoemaker,
Harry Dixon, Hallen knight, w. h.
HeaEey, J.. II. Bishop, A. H. Fink
Water race for WOmen-MrS. Emma
Walter, Mrs. +. i. Dewey. Mrs a. Pea
body, Miss Johnson, Miss Edna Lips
comb. Miss J. Dyer Miss Amlun6-
Water race for boys under sixteen
years Of age-ThOmas CoSter, Edwin
Royal, \. GueTieT, = Ratio, William
Murphy, J. Mckee, Hubert -Jarboe, VIII
Water race for girls twelve. to six
teen years Of age-LilIan Clark, Hazel
TwyfOrd, Mary futile, Marie Phillips,
Gertrude IuJtle, Anna Morton, Aurelia
Wise, Jennie Woodruff.
Boat race; open 20 all; three preltmi-
nary traces OF SIX tWo-men crews lISL
and second crew qualifying for finals
Beirzel and Bethel, Berry and Scan
lon. Quinn and Canueld. SeltZ and Bla-
den, Wolf and Delaney, EshJe and Ber-
Foot race; girls under twelve years Of
AGA TwytOTd, Hazel TTyfOrd, j..
AIcGu, II. AICTerTy, O. Turtle, Helen
Dixon, Irene BUsher, Virginia shaw
Foot race; boys under twelve years OF
age-ThOmas LuCkett, Andrew BsOSuaus
Walter Reullng, l. Brewer, sherman
Donaldson. Robert Smith, Z Elliott,
Raymond Haller-
Edna Fox. Edna Boyd, Helen Barclay
Nellie Rocket, Ethel McCauly, Julia
Donaldson, Edna Hammond
Young mems race: twelve TO sixteen
years Of age-J. RiOrdan, stephen Rat
TO, Robert GOOCh, owen Meade, F.
Bennett, Harry Shedd, J. G. Diakins'
Thomas COster.
FoOt race for ladies: open to all
IN. A
CAREY, J.. Quantrell, F. Sweeney, B.
Hill, E. Eller, Mrs. Acton.
Mems race; open 10 ALL Shaw, ".
c. RaJhbOTn, T. Toomey, John NC
Grath George Jones, Mr. Lppold, r
Howard, T. B. Johnson
Mems race: members Oniy-A- 3. Glib
son. II. Espite; 9; Z. Rohrma an 5 Il r
r. KaIdenback-
Big mems race - Edward Staub. T.
Busher, F. Busher. =. A Suckney'
il. T. Lacey, G. w. Burdette' d. A
spoon and egg contest-NIiss Haclzett,
Julia Darlington, Marie Warren, Anna
Becker, Mrs Hammond Helen Barclay
Throwing ball contest; for women
Mrs. Dant, Mrs z. N Riley, Mrs Axe,
Miss Evans, Marie Warren, l. h
ting OF war; two teams, composed Of
eight women each-Miss Glasscock'
Mrs H z. Pruitt, Miss Wilkinson.
Miss Beck. Miss Mccarthy, Miss Low
den, Miss Sherry, Miss Rallings.
Rodgers, 1 Smithson, r Harvey, p
J. Sullivan, J. c. Graham, II. Dickson
u. Severe. w. Estey, Q. Munro, A @.
Nanderlip, W. A Cornell
Fancy dancing and songs-EdnR
Dorsey, Florence Foster, Bertha Fox,
Helen Berens, Mamie Schuyler, Olive
Myers. Juniata Melee, Henrietta
Berens-
Large Sum Is Raised
Iats IN the afternoon Miss Cora
ehreeve's pupils gave fancy dances
and songs in the pavilion, a feature
being the fancy dancing Of Misses
Henrietta and Helen Berens- At
might there was a magnificent display
OF fireworks, dancing being enjoyed
until midnight
The Judges of the races were these Of
Rcers of the railroad companies:
Gen. George H Harrtes, H w Fuller,
p. J. Whitehead, George P. Hoover, z.
8. NARROW J. f Tenly Clarence +. Nor
'nent, Q. 6. Kimball w. r. Ham, J. T
Monet. E 3. BurTitt, c. z. Brown,
George Rivers, A. S. Parry, Ward Tho
ron. L E. Sinclair, G.. @. Whitney, G. 3.
Wilson and S. I. Folsom
z. J. Morsheimer, chairman Of the eX-
cursion committee, who ably supervised
everything from transportation TO en-
fertainment, believes a large sum VIII
be raised as a result OF the outing. 1t
will be some time before the returns are