Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-24
BOARDOF TRADE
ON ANNUAL OUTING
Shad Bake and Athletic Events
Order of the Day at
River View.
MEMBERS NOT DISMAYED
BY LOWERING CLOUDS
Elaborate Program of Entertainment
Lures From Business Cares-Busy
Committee Chairmen.

Members of the Washington Board of
Trade are today holding their nineteenth
annual shad bake at River View. APP
Droximately tJO members of the organi-
zation are enjoying the outing. arrange
ments for which have been in progress
for more than three months
The first boat with members aboard
left for the river resort promptly at 10
O'Clock this morning. A much larger
number were aboard the steamer ST.
Johns when she left the 9TH street wharf
at 1:45 O'Clock this afternoon on the
second trip.
Although the skies were heavily over
cast and threatening, large crowd of
members had gathered at the eth street
wharf a half hour before the departure
of the first boat this morning. A band
of music was playing. Wait till the Sun
Shines. Nellie,' and every one was hap
py Raincoats and umbrellas were in
evidence everywhere. for every one was
determined not to let rain interfere with
the elaborate entertainment program
which everybody knew had been pre-
pared.
Activity of Committees.
The chairmen of the various commit
tees were among the first to arrive at
the wharf. DIR. Frank f. Gibson. chair
man of the arrangements committee. who
has successfully managed the annual
outings of the Board OF Trade for the
past four years. was kept busy until the
departure of the steamer arranging
eleventh. hour details in connection with
the affair.
Chairman Chris j. Gockeler of the din
ha al,a-S ha,
his committee had made arrangement.
for a planked-shad feast tnat would sur
pass the best ever enjoyed by the boar,
members. Although Chris had a thous
and and one little details in connection
with the serving of the dinner to attent
| to. the ever-present smile was on his fac,
and he didn't seem to be the least wor
| ried.
There We're two committee chairmel
| who did appear to be worried, however
| They We're Harry F. Almond of TIL
grounds committee. and II. Cliffor
| Bangs. of the base ball committee. MI
Almond was wondering what last night
| rain had done to the grounds. Mr. Bang
was puzzling over just how much mu
would be found on the base ball diamond
i With bundle of papers in ever.
pocket and a pencil behind each ear. AS
| sistant Secretary Dick Conner was per
| haps the busiest man on the wharf. Fo
/ jump attending to the numerous de
! tails i'm connection with the sale of tickets
| for the outing. besides attending to othe
! clerical duties at the Board of Trad,
| headquarters.
| Long before the departure of the boa
chairman Louis Z. Wilson of the athletics
committee, declared that none of the
members need expect to see the 1;ab- yarG
| dash record lowered during the day. Mr.
| Wilson, like Chairmen Almond and
| Bangs. was wondering about the condi
| ton of the athletic field.
It'll be a great day for the mud
| horses" Mr.. Wilson assured a rather
| heavily built board member who con.
| templated entering several of the athleti,
! events.
Violets Versus Onions.
4 base ball game between the Crush
ed yiolets and the .Smothered Onions
| was on the program for the forenoon
| Athletic games were not held until after
| the members who arrived on the second
| boat were away from the dinner table.
Odel s. Smith announced before his de
parture for River View on the first boa
that his COMMITTEE had collected together
| a great assortment of souvenirs. Ed
| Brooks of the committee on prizes de
| clared that as the result of the Generosit,
| of the merchants of Washington a fins
assortment of trophies awaited the win
ners of the athletic events.
DIR. H. Clarence Duffey. chairman of th'
medical committee. ffwas carrying phy-
sician's hand bag. To those who inquired
regarding its contents he announced thai
he was prepared TO administer all kinds
of medicines and was ready to perform
any operation. no matter how serious il
might be.
IF | can't do it myself. I'll get one OF
the coks to help me- DR.. Duffey de-
clared.
With all the dignity of real police
chief Parker II. Sweet. chairman of the
public order committee, marshaled the
members on the boat, and saw that order
was maintained. A piece of red ribbon
represented Chairman Sweets badge OF
authority His police force consisted OF
eight squads of policemen, all OF
whom seemed to be very proud of theil
public order" badges.