The Washington herald., 1911-07-23
REPUBLICANS MAKE
MERRY ON OUTING
Marshall Hall Is Thronged
with Gay Excursionists.
ATHLETIC EVENTS EXCITING
Elaborate Yrogramme Commences
In Afternoon with Games, While
I'm Evening Display Of Fireworks
Hluminates Popular Resort-John
G. Capers Congratulates Members.

With brilliant fireworks, music, speech
making, moving pictures, and programme
Of athletic events. the League OF Repub-
lican State Clubs yesterday gave its
fifth annual outing to Marshall Hall
More than 5000 persons were on the
grounds during the day. The steamer
Charles Manchester made her usual three
trips down the river with the merry ex-
cursionists. The elaborate programme
for the day commenced at $50 o'clock
with the athletic events, which were close
and exciting. The seven regular events
on the programme, with the winners and
the prizes, were as follows:
Results and Prizes.
100-yard dash; for boys under eighteen
First prize. Harry Millard, baseball bat
and NIT; second prize. Gerald Desmond.
pair of yachting shoes.
Three-legged race-First prize, Walter
Parker and John Ligon, two boxes of
cigars; second prize. w. H. Sternburg
and A. NJ. Ehrlich. one-half dozen hose
and a pair of silk suspenders.
5O-yard dash for girls under eighteen
First prize. Miss Dowrick, box Of candy;
second prize, Miss Blandford. box Of cut
flowers.
50-yard dash for fat men, 200 pounds or
over-First prize. William G. o'Connell.
straw hat; second prize, H. H. Millard
and P. j. Sheehan, tied for honors, box
Of cigars.
Throwing baseball: for ladies-First
prize, Miss Blandford, American reading
glass: second prize, Miss Dooley, box Of
candy.
1oO-yard dash; for letter carriers-First
prize, Frank James. go-cart. or its equiv
alent: second prize, o. H. Frederick.
choice OF croquet set or cane.
lO0-yard dash: open to members OF the
Y. NJ. c. A and Carroll Institute who
had never won a race-First prize. o. j.
Ryan. leather suit case; second prize, w.
B. Hill. pair of running shoes.
An added event was a pipe race. Pipes,
matches, and tobacco We're placed at a
certain distance from the contestants.
and at a given signal the persons entered
in the event rushed toward the pipes, the
object being to fill one of the pipes with
tobacco, light it, and then return to the
starting place first with the pipe lighted.
The contest was an interesting and diff
fcult one, and the winners had many
trying times before finally reaching the
starting point. amid circles of the curling
smoke. Harry Knee won the first prize
and William E. Jones got second place.
Display Of Fireworks
At $50 o'clock the excursionists turned
their attention toward dinner. At s
O'Clock the evening boat from Washing
ton arrived, and the beautiful display of
fireworks was started, illuminating the
entire grounds and. the placid waters of
the Potomac with the shooting streaks of
flame.
At s:15 o'clock short address was
delivered by John G. Capers, president
of the league, and former Commissioner
of Internal Revenue. The speaker was
introduced by Edgar c. Snyder, former
president of the league MI Capers said
it was quite propitious that upon tho
day of the annual excursion Of the Re-
publican League Congress should pass
the reciprocity bill, for which President
Taft had worked increasingly eighteen
Mr.. Capers congratulated the
league on having been in a position to
stand by the President in his efforts to
pass what he believed to be one of the
greatest economic measures Of the past
quarter of century. -.-..
Although I am probably talking to
mixed audience, composed Of both Re-
publicans and Democrats" said Mr..
Capers, "I feel safe in predicting that
every person here will ultimately praise
President Taft for the reciprocity meas
lre, after it has gone into effect and
the grand results accomplished by 1t have
been Witnessed
Motion Pictures Thrilling.
Following the speech, which was
oudly appIauded. the Criterion Orches-
ra. under the leadership OF Director
Iurlebut G. Winfield, struck up joy
ul air. While listening to the merry
strains as they were waited over the
Iuiet resort by the cooling Potomac
,reezes. the crowds watched a display
II thrilling motion pictures on the
avn in front Of the old mansion. 1t
vas the first time moving pictures had
.ver been shown at Marshall Hall.
From the lawn the crowds finally
wandered to the pavilion, where dane
ng was induIged in until the last
whistle of the Manchester.