The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29
B. N. c. OUTING
JOLLY AFFAIR
HE II
OVER FIVE HUNDRED MEMBERS
TAKE IN AFTERNOON ExCUR-
SION TO CITY POINT.
ACADEMY AT NIGHT
ROUND UP DAY AS GUESTS OF THE
LUCILLE LA VERNE COMPANY
AND CONTINUE THE FUNNY
STUNTS THERE.

Casting dull care to the winds. over
five hundred OF the members OF the
Business Mems club rounded up hot
busy week yesterday by taking advan-
tage of the first annual outing OF the
organization and enjoyed real after
noon off.
The steamer Berkeley, which pull
ed away from the Old Dominion wharf
at 1880 o'clock bound for City Point
never carried jollier crowd. Dignity
was thrown aside and young and old
entered heartily into the letter and
spirit of the program. The special
committee had promised that there
should not be a dull moment from the
time the beat left Richmond until it
returned. There wasn't.
There was q mock trial, a ferocious
contest between Henrico bull dog
and whandoodle; games mu-
sic and refreshments in abound
ance. and to top off the days
enjoyment, w. w. Scott. manager
of the Lucille La Verne company, who
was the guest of the club on the ex-
lcursion. invited the excursionists to be
his guests at the final production of
Are You a Mason?" at the Academy
of Music last night and most of the
me m bers took advantage of Mr.. SCOTS
hospitality, and Incidentally the stunts
that were pulled off At the expense of
certain members of the club were en-
joyed by the audience as much as the
play.
Leads Crowd I'm Song.
President Alvin NJ. Smith was called
in the stage to lead the audience
in song. which he did with telling eff
| feet, and the handsome tin loving cup.
which had been won by J. a. Rirchett
| on the excursion for knowing the
greatest number of people. was given
to j. A. Palmatary by Mr.. Scott on
| the recount The BOBBY prize was
awarded to Samuel Rosendorf and by
popular vote of the audience 1t was
left to Mr.. Scott to open the package
on the stage. The prize was one of
the leftover lunch boxes, featured
by leg of chicken which Mr.. Scott
held up to the view of the audience
and Mr.. Rosendorf accepted as grace
fully as circumstances would permit
To cap the climax President Alvin NJ.
Smith was fairly dragged to the
stage to lead the audience In singing
Way Down South in Dixie" and Tom
Wise. who Is winding UP his Richmond
engagement. took occasion in his
farewell speech on curtain call to
have some fun at the expense of the
club. The audience entered heartily
into the spirit Of ne occasion and en-
| joyed the fun about as much as II did
the show.
The steamer Berkeley never carried
a jollier crowd. The weather was in
sufferably hot. but the excursionists
! cast aside their coats. rolled up their
sleeves and prepared to enjoy them,
I'selves. And they did. Checker ana
| card games amused the more sedate !.
G. Jeter Jones, who out-Sousaed Sousa
in drawing all the music out or the
orchestra there was in IT, and that was
some music, and the contest between
! the bulldog and the whangdoodlc. in
| which Assistant Postmaster T.. Ross
Southwark was the keeper of the
interest of the occasion: The bulldog
won in walk and considerable money
changed hands on the fight.
Another feature that helped 10 while
the time was the arrest by, Policeman
Charles w. Rogers OF Colonel Tom
ralmatary on the charge of appropriat-
company In using the initials c. 5. Co,
| which also stand for Cottrell Saddlery
company on the back of the tags which
figured In the guessing contest. Judge
case and decided that the charge
i against Colonel Planetary would be
over some bribe money to the oppos-
ing attorneys. to which the defendant
Cow Not sociabie.
One of the most interesting in
cidents OF the trip--which was not on
/ the proRram-occurred when delega-
| tOn OF excurSl0nlEtS MADE an enort 10
find the main street OF City Point and
got into a COW pasture by mistake.
The lonesome moo COW. who was
the intrusion of the Richmonders and
promptly charged them with fire in
her eyes. The only casualty was sus-
tanned by. Fairfax G. Jones' who tore
his new linen breeches in the effort to
climb a tree. For some unexplainable
reason the chamber of commerce 81
City Point was not on hand TO greet
the visitors, and after a very brief stop
the good ship Berkeley headed her
nose toward Richmond
| Altogether IL was delightful trip.
Without accident or incident to mar 1t,
and everything except the weather to
render Its thoroughly enjoyable, and
Colonel Tom. Palmatarys day fire.
works to the delectable box luncheons
and the William J. Bryan liquid re-
freshment which was served In glasses