The Washington herald., 1913-08-31
ARUNDEL -THE-BAY.

Universally the octave containing La
Dor Day is considered the climax of the
season at summer resorts-here the en-
tire summer has been so filled with
pleasant happenings it seemed unlikely
there could be enthusiasm or ingenuity
left to devise any special program for
celebration OF the time when labor does
not labor, paradoxiCal as it sounds.
| However, the Ladies' League put their
wise and attractive heads together and
last night witnessed the result in a par
| eel post and cake race accompanied by
music and dancing and yarn spinning -
as to early happenings In our toy city.
Many ladies were supposed to take part
| in the telling Of tales, but courage ran
low, so one OF the newspaper women Of
the colony, Jean Cabeu o'NeiIl. was
hurled into the breach, and though she
declared she believed she was being
| Slaughtered to make Roman holiday"
her running-fire story of twenty-one
years of Arundel memories, and an ''in
memoriam" for the fine old Washington
ians who once were part of the happy
family here, but have been 'called up
higher" was delightfully."- received. The
parcel post idea was the happy inspira-
ton of Mrs. A. B. McManus. of Wash
ington. who was chairman OF the COM
mittee consisting of Mesdames Graham,
Courts. Weller, O'Neill, and McManus.
Every member Of the colony-about four
score-received a package through the
make-believe postoffice. and every pack
age contained a souvenir well worth
having, in memory of the most success
full of all the successes here in 1913.
The fame OF the pantry sale has spread
so petitions are coming in for "a repeat"
The clear profits were s2S, and the sale
was begun and ended in forty minutes
instead Of the three hours scheduled-a
fine tribute to the beautiful salads. cakes,
and pies and to the appetite-inciting air
OF the bay. Tho idea OF this sale belonged
TO Mrs. NJ. 1. Weller, of Washington.
Mrs. ]. c. Courts took command, and
every lady contributed some delicacy-
the harmony with which every public
function has been conducted is a splendid
tribute to the brains and hearts of the
women of the settlement
A treat OF quite another description
was the splendid naval display of last
Sunday, when the thirteen dreadnaughts
Of our service came into full and ma
jestic view and anchored opposite the
boardwalk, bringing every human crea-
ture forth to admire and to speculate.
The weather was clear, and the ships
steamed up the Bay with mathematical
precision about : o'clock. So close were
the great vessels that figures aboard
could be easily seen. and music from vari-
Gus bands, the bells" striking for the
watches waited over the summer sea.
and as darkness fell the lighting up of
the great monsters resting after their
summer cruise, the fash lights throwing
long fingers across the darkening sky, all
made full evenings entertainment, and
very early next morning was the colony
astir to see II the ships were still at
rest The visit was all too brief; by 9
O'Clock the line Of departure was formed.
and, accompanied by an airship which
secuted in and about the vessels in swift
but stately order, these magnificent bat
tie ships steamed down the bay. A few
hours later the Illinois. containing all the
''plebes." came in sight, rested awhile
opposite Arundel, and then steamed into
safe harbor at the Naval Academy. there
TO discharge the happy youngsters re-
turning from their FIRST voyage. and