The Washington times., 1911-07-15
OLD SOL, too, AIDS
NAVY YARD OUTING
TO GREAT SUCCESS
Smiles His Best to Make
Riddles and Tired
Mothers Happy.
SIX HUNDRED GUESTS
ON RIVER VIEW TRIP
Food, Refreshments, and Amuse-
ments All Given Free to
Big Crowd.
1--WE will leave this rain behtN us at

"we will leave this rain behtN us a
Alexandria"
Committeeman Schulz, Of the en-
ployes Of the navy yard, the hosts of 90
children and work-weary mothers OF
their way to River View for a days
cutting yesterday, was right.
Through a rift in the Ieaden cloud,
that lowered over the Potomac yester.
day. the sun peeped down on a boat
load of little tots and bigger tots AMI
anxlous-faced women with babies In
their arms. all of them looking sky.
ward and hoping for a sign that their
day Of promised happiness would not
be marred by rain.
Here was one day in their lives that
was to be made bright by the unsparing
hospitality of men whose daily bread is
earned In the sweat Of their brow.
This VIII never do" Old Sol must
nave said as he looked on the downcast
faces of the St. Johns passengers.
There are gloomy days enough in their
lives. No matter how much the coun-
try may need this rain, am going 50
get busy and chase these clouds away
happiness and are back and safely in
their homes again."
Skies Are Cleared.
GAO"Ay AllC SuLl Jul ILOu way
through the cloud banks that sullenly
retreated before, and as the St Johns
churned her way past historic Alexan-
drfa, he shed the full glory of nis rays
over the waters, thereby proving CoLn-
mitteeman Schulz a weather sharp Of
no mean attainment.
"Hurrah!" yelled the youngsters in
a lustry chorus.
women laughed sOrf Of
nervous way as the tension of their
forebodings was broken.
The committeeman of the Navy Yard
workmen patted Shulz on the back.
Old Sci looked at the scowling Plu-
vius and winked at his discontinue.
you can do as you like any time
after tonight" said the sun to the
god of rain. Il am going to be boss
and those Woodworking mohers down
there on the water are going to have
the time of their lives So you might
Just as well take that sprinkling can
you have in your hand and put It
what Old Sol said prevailed.
Had Great Time.
Did they have the time OF their
lives7 If you would know the full
meaning of the luxury of doing good.
you should have seen them, Mr.. or
Mrs. Reader. There are those who
would call the outing "a charity" Not
so the working men Of Uncle Sans
navy yard. For ten years they have
been opening wide their purse
strings. not as almoners in the mis-
understood name of charity but be-
cause of good nature and brotherly
love for their less fortunate fellows.
When the boat tied up at the River
View wharf one little fellow in his
exuberant desire to be the first on
shore, came near walking into the
one of the committmen and instead
OF being scolded for his ill-judged
display of juvenile spirit. he was CIV
en- a bag of peanuts and sent scamp
ering up the steep banked walk to
the grove.
Good Things to Eat.
For an hour while the committee
in charge of the outing worked like
the proverbial beaver to unload the
great quantities of good things that
had been lavishly provided against
the remotest possibility of hunger
with their guests, the children aban-
doned themselves TO the fullest en-
3oyment Of the flying horses, the
miniature steam railroad.
Every one of the 600 guests had been
provided with a bunch of tickets of ar
sorted colors,. and each color repre-
sented some form of amusement which
the holder might indulge in once. But
whoever saw such an army of little peo-
pie, all of whom would he content with
Just one Indulgence in ice cream and
cake or riding real pony for the first
time In life or any other joy-giving
thing. There were repeaters. The COM
mittee had expected there would be, and
had arranged accordingly.
The pOrnroiSSary depa
included every member o. the commit
tee, established headquarters in a pa
Vilion in the center of the grove. Tubs
Of lemonade were prepared.
A formidable line of ice cream freez-
ers was arranged for convenience in
handing out the generous sized bricks
of frozen sweetness. Six hundred paste
board boxes, each containing a bounte-
GUS lunch were piled on tables. Box
after box of oranges and plums and
0pricots were opened. Bags of peanuts,
not the scent size you get from Luigi
of the travelling roaster but the l0-cent
size, were put Where the klds ana the
women folk could get at them lad ibi-
tum.
Big Feature of Day.
The big feature of the day was the
program Of sports which was in charge
Of committeeman B. c. Ladd, w, N.
Huttel, w. F. Rucker, and James w.
Booze.
There were races for little boys |
and their older and bigger brothers. !
Also there were races for both the /
big and little girls. A tug -of-war |
between teams composed of boys and |
teams composed of girls, a race for |
mothers. needle-threading contest |
for girls not over fourteen. were in |
teresting. Last of all. the committee |
men had a race of their own which
was won by James f. Crown, with |
Joseph Schulz and William E. Moody |
him at the finishing tape.
A Painless, Positive,