Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-18
PLANS FOR SHAD
BAKE GONE OVER
Board of Trade Committee
Discusses Preparations for
Annual Outing.
DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS
WILL JUDGE FIELD GAMES
Tickets for River View Trip Must
Be Subscribed for Not Later
Than Next Tuesday.

The general arrangements committee.
which has been hard at work for the past
two months making preparations for the
nineteenth annual shad bake of the
Board OF Trade. to be held next Saturday
at River View held its final meeting last
night
Every member Of the committee. each
of whom is chairman OF subcommittee.
was in attendance. Reports received from
each OF them indicated that everything
is in readiness for the big outing
Chairman Frank f. Gibson urged the
members of the committee to impress
upon every member of the board they
happen to meet during the next two days
the necessity OF subscribing for tickets
not later than Tuesday. On that day the
subscription list will be closed. Positive
ly no tickets will be sold at the wharf
the day Of the outing.
Announcement was made last night that
District Commissioners Cuno HI. Rudolph
Gen. John A. Johnston and Col. Chester
A. Harding are to serve as judges OF the
athletic events to be held at the outing
Otney w. Stratton will be clerk Of the
course, l.. c. Graham announcer, and
James F. Oyster starter. The athletic
events will take place Immediately after
dinner. Prizes will be awarded at the
conclusion OF the program Except where
noted, the events will be open only to
members of the board.
Athletic Events and Prizes.
The list OF athletic events and prize.
was announced last night as follows:
Centipede race -four men to each
team)-Ffrst prize. ta) safety hazor. ID
safety razor. tc) safety razor. Id safety
razor; second prize. taD penknife, 90
penknife, (c) penknife, Id penknife. third
prize. ta) stick pin. OBJ ported fern, &c
fifty Havana cigars fd) penknife.
Egg race-FNirst prize, stick pin; second
prize. pedometer; third prize, vase.
Fifty-yard dash open only to guests
thirty-five years OF age and overD-Ffrs
prize. stick pin: second prize. case watch
third prize, penknife.
Tnree-legged race-First prize, taD cam
era O) fishing rod: second prize. ca
aquarium and fish. tb) thermometer
third prize. ta) reading glass, Obj 80 worth
cut flowers.
Fat mems race coo pounds or overp-
First prize. stick pin: second prize, s.
cut flowers: third prize. flashlight
Sack race-First prize, stick pin: second
prize. order for eyeglasses: third prize
penknife.
One-hundred-yard dash topen only {,
guests)-First prize. box fifty Havana CT
CARS: second prize. 100 engraved cards
third prize, stick pin.
Base ball game-Four weeks laundry {,
each member of winning team.
Silver-mounted walking cane for holde
Of lucky ticket.
Personnel Of Executive Committee
The appointment Of the following execu
tive committee in connection with tn,
shad bake was announced last night:
Edward III. Droop. chairman; Milton E
Allies Edwin c. Brandenburg, Walter A
Brown. Adds B. Browne, John Joy Edison
Edwin c. Graham, William F. GUIDE
Ralph w. Lee, Arthur c. Moses. Clarence
F. Norment, John Poole. d s. Porter
William III. Saunders, William H. Single
ton. J. III. Small, jr.; George Truesdell
G. w. F. Swartzell, John l.. Weaver ant
S. W. Woodward.