Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-04
TOLAY ASIDE LAW
FOR DAY OF SHAD
Annual Outing of Bar Associa-
ton Will Be Held Next
Saturday.
CHESAPEAKE BEACH Is
TOBE SCENE OF FEAST
Special Train Will Carry Merrymak-
ers to Resort and Return Them
Early in Evening.

Next Saturday will DO a dull day about
the courthouse. The clerk office will
not he crowded with attorneys seeking
information about their cases or filing
papers in new ones. and the few clerks
remaining TO keep the office open until
noon. because the law requires il. will
have a quiet time thinking of their
more fortunate fellows who have gone
with the missing throng.
custom has decreed that at least once
a year lawyers shall lay aside the cares
Of others and seek little recreation
and invite their fellows of the bench
IL join them in making merry.
For more than a quarter of ii century
: II has been the custom of the bar of
the District OF Columbia to give a shad-
bake at some nearby resort which has
facilities for furnishing the tempting
planked shad. This much-cherished
custom will be followed by the bar this
year. and Saturday. May 10, is the day
set for the twenty-sixth annual shad-
bake of the bar to the bench.
Go to Chesapeake Beach.
The outing last year held at Chesa-
peake Beach. was such d conspicuous
success that the same place was decided
upon by the committee having the affair
in charge. Many special features have
been planned for the entertainment and
amusement of those who attend.
\ great number of prominent guests
have been invited this year, as on
former occasions. and many of them
have Signiiied their intention or accept
ing Their comfort will he looked after
. by the following reception committee:
Warrington. chairman. DdTleL
w. Baker Morgan II. Beach. Alex
ander II. Bell. Arthur \ Birney. Henry
F. Blair Edwin G. Brandenburg, Aids
A. Browne. Chaplin Brown. Melville
Church, Holmes Conrad, Charles H.
Cragin, Henry Z. Davis. William W
Dodge Charles A. Douglass, X j. Fish-
er. J. Holdsworth Gordon. George T.
Hamilton, Adolph 4. Hoeahng, ir., VII
George A. King. William B. King,
Blair Lee Benjamin F. Leighton. VIII
liam NJ. Levin. Samuel Maddox. Henry
b. F. mcfarland, Edward . Mccall
jamin S. Mino-. +. Ross Perry. Arthur
Peter Jackson II. Kalston, Conway
Robinson. Leigh Robinson, John Sell
den Hugh t. Taggart, Edward H.
Thomas. Leon Tobriner. Clarence n.
Wilson and John w. Ye-kes.
Special Cars Provided.
Arrangements have been made TO
have special cars of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company leave
: from 18th street and New York ave-
nue. northwest, from $50 to 9:45 am.
stopping at 9Th. 7th. 9Th and North
Capitol streets to take aboard only
members of the party, and then direct
to Chesapeake Junction. where spe-
'cial train will be in waiting ready to
pull out for the beach at 1880 o'clock
The beach will be reached at 1850. and
light refreshments Will then be served
on tire lawn to stay the appetites eager
Tor the succulent planked shad which
will be the feature of the dinner 10 be
served in the afternoon. The special
train wiii be waiting ready to bring
The party home, leaving the beach at
8 o'clock. and reaching Chesapeake
Junction AT pm. in ample time for
these who may have evening engage
ments 10 keep.
This years affair is in charge of the
following executive committee: John
f. Laskey. chairman; Walter c. Bal
derston Charles II. Bates. Edmund
Brady, Joseph \. Burkart. NJ. J. Col
bert Charles d. Davis. Edwin &. Dut-
ton c. j. F. Graft Leo Harlow. Edward
B. Kimball. George III. O'Connor. Julius
L. Peyser Francis NJ Phelps, Conrad
H. Syme. James A. Toomey and y.
Coulter Wells.