The Washington herald., 1914-06-26

TRIP UNMARRIED
BY STORM king
When Gale and Rain Ceases
Railway Men Start Fun
All Over Again.
DIRECTORS AID RESCUE
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DIRECTORS AID RESCUE
Nine Thousand Guests of Relief Asso-
ciaton on Annual Excursion
to Chesapeake Beach.

Not even the terrific wind and electrical
storm which passed over Chesapeake
Beach yesterday marred the thirteenth
annual outing Of the Washington Rail.
way Relief Association. Nh.ch was par
ticipated in by 5000 persons.
Big storm Breaks.
The storm reached Chesapeake Beach
a little after o'clock and ragged for g
half hour. Directly after the black
clouds settled over the resort the mem.
bers of the excursion committee. led by
President Clarence P. King. Of the Wash.
ington Railway and Electric Company,
directed the guests OF the association to
shelter. W. B. Hibbs and Milton E.
Allies, who were among the directors OF
the railway company who attended the
outing, rendered conspicuous service. The
electrical storm crippled the telegraph
and telephone service Of the Chesapeake
Beach Railway Company for a time,
which delayed the departure OF some of
the earlier trains.
With the storm at and end, the ex-
cursionists returned to the dance pa
vilion and other centers OF amusement
at the beach and the fun was resumed.
Fred J. 'Morsheimer, chairman OF the
excursion committee, estimated that the
attendance was the largest of any year
up to o'clock in the afternoon. About
1900 people watched the Potomac Electric
Power Company baseball team trounce
a team representing the washington Rail-
way and Electric Company to, the tune
OF s to S.
Many Prizes Awarded. .
Takoma Troop, No q. under the dlrec-
-
stration OF boy scout activities. Follow
ing this bathing was in order, and a
record was established at Col Wicker
sham's bath house. Chairman William
n. De Neale was in charge Of the pro-
gram and prizes were awarded to the
following:
Water 1ce for women. fourteen years and oEer-
MiSses C. z shrisr. Irene Bell o. Anderson. Vivian
Mohler. and Louise Bean
Water for men. fifteen years and orer-C.
Wheeler. W. G. Rud. Lamar YOrk. and Louis Or
rsdo.
Foot nee for girls under tu.lre-Msses Nellie Har-
MS MadelAipe RyAIl, May Newman. and Irene La
Sale
Foot race for boys under twelve Charles Haue.
Charles santman, William Penn X. Bell. and Er-
nest Dressenstock.
F'oot race tor girls twelve to sItesn-Misses Ruth
Fredbrr. Isabel Taylor. MGry osSOn. Helen Royal
and Nellie Harris
Foot rzce for wumen-MiSses Roe FriedberE
NAlheIlue SurlcIs MALy Osslhs hetcn anu
May NCsewonder.
Spoon and esg contest for vomsn-Mis-es May
NeseWonder. Rose Friedberg. Mn. A. 7. Perry. and
Mrs II. L. PnIitt
Throwing ball contest for women-MSses Gather
inc Shrier. Mrs VI. Frera Misses Mabel Caps,
Gertrude Mulrey. and Helen Royal
Foot racn for boys, twelve TO EIteen-Charles
Bell. z. Drnsonkok. William White. William Walsh.
and Edmund Missear
Foot race for men, open TO all DarTick r. N.
Grace. J. W LouhAn. and =. Wheeler.
FOOt race for members uuly-L. F. Gibson v. A.
SisIer F. f. Manuel and W. l.. Louk
High Hmp-B. r. Hunter Ralph Doudeu, E
Wheeler. and J. W. DouthAn.
Bean guessing contest-P. r. Anderson, q. r
Morgan. p. Corridan. II. Iseman. and R Light.
Bean guessing contest open TO all-Miss Gussie
FiedberE. W. s. Williams. ID. Kenny. Florence
Tracy. and L. S. TrundIe.
President Clarence P. King and a party
Of friends, including the directors of the
railway company. went to the beach in
the private car San Juan. Among those
in the party were Vice President W. F.
Ham, Secretary s. Russell Bowen. As
sistant Secretary William L. Clarke. W.
B. Hibbs. Milton E. Allies. Woodbury.
Blair. L. F. Sinclair, E. S. NARROW, c. S.
Kimball, George P. Hoover. A. S. Parry.
II. NJ. Talbot. r. w. croweIl. W. G.
Johnson. W. A. wenner, G. G. Whitney,
w. F. Joness-Prof Garrett Thompson,
and and ". F. Dement,.