The Washington times., 1911-06-29
TWENTY THOUSAND
PERSONS AT OUTING
OF RAILWAY MEN
Record Breaking Crow d
Goes to Chesapeake Beach
for a Days Fun.

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The biggest crowd that ever attend
ed an outing of the Washington Rail-
way Employees Relief Association is
at Chesapeake Beach today, enjoying
itself to the limit.
The program and the general plans
for the entertainment were prepared
with a care and elaboration of de-
tails that excelled all that had gone
before. The efforts to get out a big
attendance were also greater than any
in the past. The result was that the
committee could say that the crowd
was over 10000. Last year 1t was be-
tween $4,000 and 20.O00-sales of
tickets showed that those figures were
trifes compared to todays attendance.
ance.
Extra Rail Equipment.
The first train left Chesapeake juno
ton at 9 o'clock this morning, and
every thirty minutes thereafter a
train bearing hundreds went to the
beach. Equipment had been obtained
from the Pennsylvania and the Balti-
more and Ohio railroads so that the
frequent schedule could be maintain
ed. On this side of the junction the
electric cars maintained almost a caRr
to-the- minute schedule. There was
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The same schedules are to be main
tained throughout the afternoon, the
last train for Chesapeake Beach leav-
Ing at o'clock and the trains return
ing leaving Chesapeake Beach at every
half hour from o'clock to 10 tonight.
The crowd and the way it was han
died were the features OF the outing.
There had been special effort to bring
out big number, chiefly because of
the reason that tho relief fund of the
association had been depleted by un-
death benefit funds. The past year had
been one unusually hard for street rail-
way men. and they and their friends
went out to sell tickets. They succeed
ed and saw to IT that the buyers of the
tickets came to the beach and got their
moneys worth.
1t was a fine morning for a picnic
When the picnickers got to the grounds
they felt like writing home for every
body else to come. They found a spe-
cial committee to receive them, and
show them how to enjoy life. There
was another committee to look after
their comfort especially for the com
fort of women and children. There was
medical attention at hand, DR.. c. A
Weaver, the associations medical Of
ficer. being ready to wait upon any
that succumbed to temporary disorders
AS for the sports and games and
dances and contests, a big committee
had prepared them. The only contest
set for the morning was a shooting con-
lest open for all, thirty-four prizes be-
Ing offered; but at o'clock there was
a water race for boys under twelve
years Of age and from that time on,
there were raceS in the water and out
and contests Of every size and descrip-
ton.
Most of these are foot and water
egg contest for ladies. and a tug-of-war
and boat race. Putting the twelve
pound shot will take place at o'clock
this afternoon. 60. $50
Bean Guessing Contest.
But there was one contest that start
ed at 10 O'Clock this morning and will
not be ended until 6 o'clock this after
noon. It's no endurance test either;
it's a Distinguishing contest. Only the
members present were allowed TO guess,
hut they guessed every known figure,
almost, from two to trlllions.
Dancing is 10 begin this afternoon. i
+. ]. Mershekmer is chairman; W. N.
DeNeale, vice chairman; J. L. Mof-
felt. treasurer: J. A. Kaiser. secretary;
and r. Rose. sergeant-at-armS,1 Tor the
excursion committee of 1911 The CON-
mtttees and officials in charge were:
Races and athletic sports under d.
rection of Prof NJ. A. Joyce. judges
Gen. George H. Harries, CLARENCE F.
Norment, F. J. Whitehead. W. F. Ham,
c. E. Brown, George G. Whitney, H.
W. Fuller, J. T. Moffett, c. S. Kimball,
rice Talbot, L. E. Sinclair, E. S. Mar
low, s. l. Folsom, A S. Parry, G. P.
Hoover, L. W Glazebrook. w. c. Sui
hvan. J: J. Kaveney.
Committee of arrangements-F. J.
Mersheimer. chairman; William n. De
Neale, vice chairman; j. T. Moffett,
treasurer; ]. A. Kaiser. secretary; R.
Rose. sergeant-at-arms w. S. Bal
order committee; w. F. Dement,, vice
chairman; V. A. Sis, chairman dane
Ing committee; S. l. Folsom, chairman
printing committee. I
Trp 0Snnrta Roll
chairman; George Derene H. w. Full
Ter, J. T. Moffett, E. H. Staub, F. J. |
Enders. NJ. N. Merrill, C. S. Reich, R.
Colloch, George Reynolds, A. E. Welsh, |
w. F. Dement,, ]. H. Burroughs, J. r. |
Gutridge. E. H. Raley, E. NJ Nuss- |
baum, Thomas Hall. W "A; Wenner, J.
Poole, B. Brockypes, V. L.. Parker, ].
field J. w. Wenner, and W. Ruffner.
mann AmuSeR ne Rassr g Pc B Msas chaF
Brown, G. w. Burdette, A. T. Maupin,
Richard Rose, S. A. Swiggett, George
Rivers, w. E. Anderson. John scheitlin,
ordan, E. M. Hedrick, H. S. Gormley.
H F. Lacey, P. T. Halter, s. L. Folsom,
{. S. Wilson. A. c. Daniels, Robert
Leight, A A. Latchford, A. w. Jet. c.
Ter. C. S. Jones H: D. Smith, j. G: Horn
ing, H. jackson, G. w. Beall, R. T. Jen-
kins and Archie Murray.
Dancing and order-V. Ambrose Sis,
chairman; George H. Harries, w. F.
Ham, C. s. Kimball, F, ]. Whitehead,
L E. Sinclair, G. E. Haar, F. ]. Rich |
ardson, E. S. NARROW. R. B. Patterson,
H. w. Baum, F. E. Winters, F. A
Meininger, J. E. Tenly, A. b Gibson,
G. G. whitney, n. Surguy, L. l. John
son, A. T. Broaddus, w. H. Flannery,
A Neitzey, G. T. Moran, E. c. Rein |
hart A. S. Parry. H. Staples, J. Cars
va1l Padponnd William RmaS A |
P. Brown.
Printing and advertising-S. /. Fol-
som, chairman; c. E. Brown, r. w.
Crowell, C. S. Reich, w. N. De Neale, |
R. J. Kaldenbach. H. B. Hart, w. H.
Fellows. |