The Washington herald., 1910-06-19

Next Thursday viii be the big day in
the excursion season, when the Wash
ington Railway Employees Relief Asso-
citation gives it's annual outing at Chesa-
peake Beach for the benefit of its re-
lief fund Fully 1900 persons are ex-
pected to attend. There will be ample
accommodations and amusements for
every one Fred ]. Mersheimer is again
head OF the executive committee. and his
assistants are all practiced and practical
men in this line OF work.
Express trains will leave Chesapeake
Junction every few minutes during the
day. The railway employees have pre-
pared a programme of events that has
never been exceeded by q local organi-
cation.
Opens with a Shoot.
The formal amusement programme
opens at 10:S0 o'clock with shooting
contest and continues with only the in
terruptions incident 10 dining on the best
sea food in all the land until the grand
fireworks display at night. Two thou
sand dollars has been laid out for this
feature alone.
Purchasers Of tickets run a chance Of
getting $500 worth OF street car tickets.
IN addition 10 all this, 80 valuable prizes
are TO be distributed in the various
events scheduled for the day. They In
clude everything In the realm of eatables
and Wearables, and are donated by mer-
chants OF Washington. AS an apprecia-
ton, the railway men circulate many
thousand programmes carrying the adj
veFtisement of these merchants.
Among the principal events will be a
repetition Of the wonderful May ball OF
Miss Cora b. Shreve. This will take
place at o'clock on a large pavilion TO
be erected specially for the occasion.
Sol Minister'S band and orchestra will
give the musical programme and high
class concert on the grounds.
The races and athletic sports Will be
run off under the direction of Prof. NJ. A.
Joyce, while the judges will be the fol-
lowing well-known railway men: Gen.
George H Harries, H. w. Fuller, F. j.
Whitehead, George P. Hoover. Z. S. Mar
low. J. f. Tenly, Clarence F. Norment,
c. S. Kimball. w. F. Ham, j. 7. Mo1ett,
E. &. Burritt, c. Z. Brown, George
Rivers, A. S Parry. Ward Theron, /. Z.
Sinclair, G. c. Whitney. C. B. Wilson.
and S. I. Folsom.
List OF Events.
Following are the contests and prizes:
Shooting coltest-Begnning at 1910 a. NJ open
to all There are thirty-four prizes for this event,
which win be Ia charge Of {. ;. Wilson. assisted
| by W H. Dawkins. Il. F. Lacey, G. E. Payne, II.
r. Young and r Rose
345 D. m.-shoOting contest; members only.
2 m.-Water sports (sll entries taken in front
Of batr housed: water race for boys under twelve
years Of age eight prizes. such as boys delight IN.
2d5 p. m.-Water race for girls under twelve
years Of age: eight prizes.
| go D m.-Alen's water race open to all eight
| 2a5 p m.-water race sor ladies' open TO all
| eight prizes.
p m.-Water race for boys under sixteen years
! Of age; eight prizes
sn5 n m.-Water race for girls twelve to sixteen
! yeaTs Of age.
s45 p m.-Boat race; open to all; three prelini
nary races Of six twomen crews. first and second
crew qualifying for finals; six prizes.
Races to be under direction of W. H. Hitchcock
assisted By C. T. Butcher. P. b. WenSen, a. A.
/ LatchfCrd. Robert Leight, L w. Hardwig, c. B.
| Wilson. Z. II. HedTiok, D. P. Riordan, I. A
| Swiggert, and George Rivers.
/ D m.-Foot race for girls under twelve years Of
age; eight prizes
2:iV p m.-Foot race boys under twelve years o.
I'D ,. m.-foot race; girls twelve 10 sixteen year.
Of age: eight prizes
go p. m.-Young mems race: twelve 10 sixteer
| years Of age; eight prizes.
$40 p m.-Foot Tor ladies; open 70 all; eight
| prizes.
Above games will be under direction Of " T.
| Anderson, John scheitlen. George Peyton, ]. T.
! Skinner, A. w. Jett. J. II. Brown, A. T, Maupin,
and G. w. Burdette.
| go D. m,-Men's race open to all; ten prizes.
800 p. m.-Mens race; Members only; seven prizes
$40 2. m,-Big mems race; eight prizes.
| $50 p. m--Spoon and egg contest: eight prizes.
| $50 p. m.-ThroEing ban o0rtCst for ladies' sever
prizes.
$40 ?. m.-Tug Of war two teams composed Of
| eight ladies each eiglt prizes.
| Above games are under the direction OF s. J.
! Folsom. II. s. Garnley, A. c. Daniels f. G. FL.
/ lott Riej, Rose, J. a. Kaiser. A. W. Jett and j
I H. Brown
| $50 2. m.-Marlthp race; twelve prizes.
Under the direction Of W. H. Hitchcock, j. A.
Kaiser A. A. LAtchford. L. W. Harding. c. T.
| Butcher P. II. Wenzel. 5. A. Swigget, George Riv
| eTs. II. s. Cirmley. John Scheitlein 3. p Riordan
| E. c. Elliott, and Robert Leight.
500 p. miss Cora B. shreve's May Ball spe-
calties twenty-five prizsS to participants This fsa
| tre viii be under the direction Of William " D,
Neale and committee.
Followed by Fireworks.
This will be followed by the fireworks
All of the above events are in addition
to the many new features which Paul Y
Waters, general manager of the Chesa.
peake Beach RaiIwal Company. mas re.
Gently had set up, and which will be il
! operation for this excursion.
Both the steam end electric railway
/ forflgsfau will he oparIa he ofsr,