The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-13
BARGE PARTY" TRIP
ENJOYED BY EXCHANGE
B1iIders and Manufactures Have
Great Tine % Exearisa b
Fort HINT and Return.

Eat. drink and be merry! This was
the prevailing slogan on the annual
Barge Party of the builders and Manu-
facturers Exchange Tuesday evening. II
any one reached home either hungry.
Thirsty. or wearing a Crouch he had only
himself to blame. for there were loads
lof good things to eat. plenty and then
lsome to drink-both soft and otherwise-
and entertaining festures. Say. when II
comes to entertaining guests the boys
Iof the exchange certainly do shine.
Everybody gathered at the wharf Of
the Columbia Granite and Dredging Com
pany. foot Of Thirty-hrst Street, at $50
p. m, and there boarded one Of the
compahys large sand barges, fitted up
especially for the occasion. with awnings.
electric lights, &c. Drawn~by the tug
| Walter NJ. Meade. the party proceeded
down the Potomac. Supper was the first
thing on the program. and when finished
everybody. Of course. was in pleasant
frame Of mind, and the spirit Of good
fellowship and jollity was everywhere
prevalent.
On behalf of the Builders Exchange,
its president. Mr.. Charles Z. Langley.
extended a welcome hand to all in the
party.
The busiest man Of all was Charlie E.
WEIGH. secretary Of the exchange. On
Charlie welch fell the brunt Of the work.
especially IN the commissary department.
and to say that he more than made
good is putting Ut rather mildly.
Commissioner Cuno II. Rudolph, the
special guest of honor. addressed the
boys and told them how glad he was to
be with them and hoped everybody would
have just as fine time as he expected
to have.
To Mr.. G. A. Bonnet. of the Columbia
Granite Company. should go much credit.
for 1t was through his efforts the ex-
change was enabled to arrange such a
pleasant outing.
The fun began wnen the famous
Suilders' Exchange Quartet, consisrns
lof Messrs. E. r. s. Embray. Edwin
callow. John Dunn. and E. NJ. Mealy.
sang Kentucky Babe and Sweet and
low"
Mr. Arthur NJ. Pierce made a hit with
the crowd when he gave an imitation
Beans-Beans" His negro dialect imita-
ton entitled Nobody drew down the
house.
Next came a frst-class exhibition of
clog dancing by Messrs. F. G. Ward,
William A. Kane, and Z. A. Murphy,
accompanied on the plano by Mr.. r. L.
Schaefer. Several pleasing quartet num-
bers were also rendered by these gentle
men,
Tony Callie. very infrequently known
as Edwin Callow. told the boys all about
the great American game baseball and
how Clarka de Grif would bring home
the bacon. His recitation. The Man
With a Single Hair" was highly anus
ing to some. but to others-wow,
The set program was rounded out
with songs by Mr.. Irwin Cosgrove. en-
titled The Idisher Rag and when
Ragtime Rosy Ragged the Rosary" and
Mr.. Ernest Gichner. In his recitation.
The Divorce Trial. or within the
Bounds Of Reason
The trip was made to Fort Hunt and
return.
Those making the trip were: Hon:
Cuno H. Rudolph. Charles A. Langley,
E. A. Murphy. H. o. Thompson. W. A.
Rogers. William d. Elicit. william B.
Marche. Irwin Cosgrove, E. R. s. Embray.
L. Perry West. John L. Shedd, John
Smith. S. NJ. Frazier. George W. Hanes,
w. ID. Nolan. June Silas Zebley. H ].
Giclas. c. w. yesterday w. Ray Garrett,
Charles E. Selecman. Edwin Callow, J.
W. Hunt. J: A; McNerney. Emil schmid.
Chas. E WEIGH. E. c. Gramm, A.
D. Thompson. r. T. ShadweI, R. A.
Thomasson. H. L. Spinner. H. S. Min
mich. John c. Yost, Nathan Cowsill, John
A. Quinn. Edward d. Wagstaff. L. l.
Reeves. G. A. Bonnet. c. H. Pardoe,
w. W. Mansfield, NJ E Dyer. Louis
Ludwig, A. B. Lyon. Joseph Humpher-
son. George E. Russell. Elmer II. Catlin,
F. w. White, E. NJ. Hook, Claude WILL
lam Hollie. N. d. Engleman. H. NJ
Castor. jr.. Edwin E. Elicit. Fred J.
White. Richard L. Conner. George C.
SchafA. G. w. Combs, l. J. Bombardier.
]. G. Chestnut. W. r. winslow, J. r.
Sorrell, Giles Dyer. Edward H. Mealy,
Ernest Gichner. John c. Dunn. GEORGE
E Potter. L. B. Price. Byron Blodzett.
H. C. Ross. Arthur B. Pierce, Tom
Eagan. Elmer Dyer. T. G. Ward, VIII
lam A. Kane. r. L. Schaefer, E. A.
Murphy. II. L. Van Auken, R. L. Mason,
George Haener, and Charles E. Welsh.