Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07
E[KDOM TO SAIL
FOR CLAM BAKE
Four Hundred Members Of
Washington Lodge Go to
River View Today.

Four hundred valiant members of
Washington Lodge of Elks and their
friends will sail this morning at 10
o'clock on the steamer ST. Johns for
River View. where they will enjoy the
third annual Rhode Island clam bake
under the auspices of the local branch of
Eslkdom.
The clam bake has come to be fixture
among the activities of the Elks, with
each year new features of menu and
skit introduced tina; makes il a verita BILE
Pandora's surprise for all who partici-
pate.
The steamer st. Johns and River View
will be the property of the Elks for the
day. and at the E.lks' Club last night
Chairman Fred J. Mersheimer declared
that not one feature of the days outing
will be ''muffed." Every committeeman
has been trained through past experiences
to do the right thing at the proper time.
The culinary end of the outing is in the
hands of a chef from Il camp on the
Long Island shore. who makes bust
ness of staging the eats end of clam
bakes Four men came to Washington
with the clam bake chef.
Many Barrels of CLANS.
MANY barrels of clans and large guam
titles of fresh. live Holsters arrived by
express late yesterday afternoon. and
are ready for transportation to River
View early this morning.
The steamer St Johns is scheduled to
leave her per at 10 o'clock this morn
ing A stop is to be made al Alexandria
to take aboard a big delegation of mem
bers of the order resident in that city.
Luncheon is to be served on the steam
er and when River View is reached
games will be in order. The games will
consist in the main of athletic stunts
ca .culated to condition the clam bakers
for the feast that viii follow.
The return trip home Will begin aoou!
II O'Clock. following moonlight sail
down the Potomac
In Charge of Event.
The fo,lowin members of Washington
Lodge of Elks have the affair in charge:
Executive committee : Fred J. Mer-
sheimer. chairman: William s. Dawson.
Thomas F. Keleher. August II. Brahler,
Charles Fl. Utermchle. Samuel Richards,
Hugh F. Harvey. James l.. Ward. Au-
gust Brill and John c. Maxwell.
| Amusements-Georse F. Havell. DIT.
Tracy NJ Payfair, Joseph {. Wood.
Charles Biondi. Herman Richards, Ed
i WdIu T1ulCHlSOI. august iAd6SiAhc1As
Jake Richards and John Perry.
Observation-Disclosures H. Brahler, Will
liam H. Hettinger. j. Fred Rupertus
William Bacon. Louis Hodges A. w.
Cirard. Albert Huber and P. J. Foley.
Service-Charles II. Utermehle, Richard
Collins Albert Hol.ender. John E. Keefe
Clarence Bright, William Morrison
Harry Miller. Jake Richards. August
| Hagerman. John J. Hogan, r. b. Van
Fleet and Patrick +. Corey.
Boat service-August Brill. John NJ
Becker. l. w. Wright. Michael Sullivan
| <. H. Neumeyer, jr, Abe Cohen, Ernest
HUMPHREYS, Samuel Kimberley. Sol. 5.
Richards Robert Johnson and Conrad
Hoffman,.
Observation-Disclosures silverpan. Walter
j. Tharp, John C.. Maxwell, George
Havell, Samuel Richards, James J. Far
rell and George c. Humphrey.
Reception-John j. German, Hugh +.
Harvey Edward j. Murphy. Henry Hull.
Capt f. G. Schafer, Fred n. Whitehead.
Frank B. Garrison, l.. B. Brooke and
Charles S. Zurhol.;t.
Press-Frank A. Kidd, Charles J. Co
lumbus and Thomas A. Bynum.