The Washington times., 1913-05-25
CAREFREE PARTY
ENJOYS SHAD BAKE
More Than Six Hundred Attend
Trip Of Trade Board Down
River for Feast of Fish.

Tired limbs and hoarse voices tell
the story today CT the nineteenth annual
shadbake of ts.e Board of Trade at Riv-
er View yesterday, where more than
SO members of the trade board and
their guests spent a day far from the
cares of business and professional life.
1t was the largest attended shadbake
In the history Of the board. and condi-
tions were ideal.
OF course, the chief attraction of the
day was the dinner, where Chris
Gockeler and his dinner committee had
their hands full feeding the largest
crowd River View ever saw. Before
sitting down to the dinner, the menu
bers stood and watched the shad, tack
ed on big oak boards. bake in front Of
an old-fashioned country fire, out in
the open.
DR.. Frank E. Gibson was chairman
Of the committee on arrangements. and
the fact that not a single item had been
overlooked testified to the efforts this
chairman and his cohorts had put forth.
@0nions" Are Victorious.
The baseball game in the forenoon
was won by the Smothered Onions. as
predicted exclusively in The Times. The
Crushed violets put up hard fight but
could not equal the strength of the
Smothered Onions.
The winning team was captained by
w. A. Rogers and the other members
were ". E. Burns, Richard Conner, W.
]. Hoover. Z. J. Murphy. G. L. Iseman,
George Hales. Lee Combs. and r. S.
Brooks. For winning the game, each
member was presented with a certifi-
cate which entities him to four weeks
free washing" at the Star Laundry.
Capt George Howard led the Crushed
ciclets and was supported by George
Henderson. Cleveland Skinker, w. II.
Weaver. jr., Clarence Ahalt, j. j. Hig-
gins, Fred White, Elmer Espey. and
NiIlis m Conner.
game and the dinner. the crowd was en-
etrtained, while watching the shad bake,
by concert Of classical and non-classi-
cal music by the special Board of Trade
band. Walter Elliott created near
sensation by his wonderful ability as
director.
Guests at Head Table.
At the head table at the dinner were
Commissioner Cuno H. Rudolph, Presi-
dent Edward H. Droop. E. C. Graham,
d. J. Callahan, w. T. Ring. Charles
Fairfax, Congressman Brown. Clerk of
the House South Trimble. Chief Clerk
Jerry South. Doorkeeper j. J. Sinnot.
Congressman Harrison. Major Butts.
william ]. Eynon, secretary of the
board; Thomas w. Smith, S. w. Wood
ward. E. Southard Parker, Capt James
r. Oyster. DR.. William NJ. Davidson.
w. v. Cox, John Dolph. w. 7. Galliher,
w. T. Galliher, IT., William West. Con-
~x~~-,,or Der,y,.r V';lliayn = Gute and
p. ". De Graw.
Immediately after the dmner, the ath-
letic events were started and kept the
crowd at Q high pitch until time to
board the St. Johns for home. The first
race was the cendpede race, where each
entry consisted Of four men straddied a
short pole.
This race was won by Joshua Evans.
4. NJ: Nevius, jr.. w. T. Poole. and H.
J. Kinks. Another team was in the
lead until John c. Sullivan, one of its
members, sprawled in the mud.
Egg Race a Feature.
The egg race was one of the features
Of the day. and was won by ]. d. Rogers
with 8. H. Briant and o. r. Evans sec
ond and third, respectively. c. NJ. Jones
won the fifty-yard dash for guests only.
but was hard pushed by w. 1. Evans
and C. Z. Welsh, who finished second
and third.
The three-legged race was won by
George Howard and o. W. Stratton. |
Richard Conner and w. E. Burns came |
second. and George L. Iseman and S. |
Nicholson third. The race was protest |
ed by Conner, who alleged unfair start, |
but the protest was disallowed.
Leroy Mark was close winner in the 1
fat mems race, in which nearly half OF /
the fifteen entries couldn't stay on their
feet TO the end. The finish in this race
was unusually close, A. NJ. Poynton
finishing but nose behind Mark-if !!
noses are counted in fat mems races. !
w. w. Conner won the sack race, |
Cleveland Skinker came second, and |
George Hales third
The last event. the 10o-yard dash for |
guests. brought out the biggest field of
entries OF any event. II was won by /
Alark Lansburgh. with Earl Goodman
and c. r. Mulverhill second and third.
Before returning to Washington the !
crowd enjoyed twilight ride on the
II. Johns as far down the river as ]
MARSHALL Hall. The landing in Wash /
.nston was made at about ~ o'clock,
when the crowd was thoroughly tired, |
out euualiy happy