The Washington times., 1913-06-18
ELk|l's'.' Ks. LODGE D: HOST
TO C|TY'S ORPHANS
More Than Thousand Young
sters Go Down River for
Outing at Marshall Hall.

Freighted with LILO boys and girls,
each waving brilliant tissue plume
and joining in high treble shout that
echoed up and down the wharf, the
steamer Charles Manchester drew away
from her dock this morning and head
ed for Marshall Hail. where the EIks
of Washington are today giving the
orphans of this city and Alexandria
their annual outing.
From all over the city the stream of
shouting children poured toward the
wharf, and for half an hour the special
cars emptfed the happy horde where the
boat awaited. An hours ride down the
river, with stop at Alexandria to
pick up the contingent there, gave the
children appetites all out of proper
ton to their size, and. accordingly,
dinner was spread as soon as the land
ing was made at Marshall Hall.
The refreshment committee. in charge
of =. H. Neumeyer. jr., worked the
greater part Of last night making thou
sands Of sandwiches and enough milk
and lemonade was carried along to
ifoat man-o'-war. There were also
unnumhered gallons of ice cream, and
coal bunker full of cake packed away
In the hsid of the boat. but these were
not touched until later in the afternoon,
when the strenuous activities of the day
had again turned the thoughts of the
children to something filling.
Distribution Of Toys.
{. The distribution of toys began before
Ithe children left the various homes and
{continued almost all day. As the start
for the boat was made each small
guest was given n paper plume and
racous horn, without.,which no picnic
is complete. AS soon as dinner was
finished at the grounds. all of the old
er boys were given complete base
ball outfit. consisting Of p ball, bat,
glove. and suit Big dollies for the
big girls and cute little dolls for the
cute little girls were also distributed,
along with any number of rubber balls,
return balls. "biow-outs." juinp-ropes.
The final gift was boz CT candy
to, each child as the return trip was
started late In the Afternoon, and 1t
rounded out the days pleasure in fine
styfe. as wei as rounded out more than
one youngsters loosened belt
Towering above the exhuberant chill
dren as they thronged the decks of the
boat or romped over the picnic grounds
were the big brother" Elks. wno
seemed to be having just as much fun
antlered member let the whole secret
out when he said that all this wasn't
done 10 show the children good time,
but It was really q scheme of the lodge
members to have good time them
Elks Serve As Referees.
Evidently most of the Elks have
children of their own, for they seemed
70 have a knack of making even the
most ubiquitous youngster mind with
only a smile to back up the order. They
arbited disputes, umpired ball games.
detidtd the pulehritudinous charms of
rival dolls, and managed affairs gen
orally and gave universal satisfaction.
The busiest man of the day was
Hugh F. Harvey. chairman of the ex-
was rendered him by Charles S. Eur
horst, Thomas r. Kelliher. E. ].
Murphy. and Samuel Richards. orher
members of the committee The last
named tyc were ,chairmen of the en-.
respectively.
81 Other Committees.
Other committees in charge of the
days outing are:
Entertainment Committee. Rich
man. man Joseph H. Wood. Charles zUrhorst. IN All Al.
8 Hsrdt. & G. Necorm.cf. N John 'iSi Lynch.
Phil. Maley. --z 49,
Refreshment Committee.-E.- H. Neumeyer
jr-. chairman; Sol. Richards. J. Fred Rupert
u.s. Louis Hodges Ernest Humphrey. Jake
Richards. John Becker. w. J. Madigan, Pete
Bennett Charles Utermehle. Frank p. MadI-
gan Arthur Abbott, George .schroth. A: II.
Edgar P. Simons. Abe Cohen. Robert John
son.
chairman; Walter J. Tharp. James L. Ward.