Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-26
STORM MARS PROGRAM;
B|GDAY, NEVERTHELESS
Eight Thousand People Attend
Railway Employees Outing at
Chesapeake Beach.

One of the largest crowds and one OF
the worst storms that ever visited
Chesapeake Beach descended upon the
bayshore resort yesterday. The crowd
consisted of about 5000 employees and
friends of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company and the Potomac
Electric Power Company, who were
participating in the thirteenth annual
outing Of the Washington Railway Re-
lief Association. The storm was only
of half hours duration. but it was a
fierce one while it lasted.
The crowd kept arriving all morning.
all Corners eager to enjoy the varied
program of sports and amusements pro-
vided by the different committees. I'M
der general charge Of the committee of
arrangements, of which E. ]. Mer-
sheimer was chairman. BY o'clock it
was estimated to be the largest gather
ing that ever visited the beach.
The storm was one of those black
looking affairs only seen at seashore
and bayside resorts. 1t came up little
after o'clock, when thousands of
women and children were scattered
from one end of Chesapeake Beach to
the other.
The almost mile-a- minute wind, to-
gether with the rain. lightning and gen.
eral darkness caused a near-panic for
about half an hour until through the
personal efforts of w. B. Hibbs, Milton
E. Allies and other officials of the railway
company. the frightened folks were safe
ly housed.
Blocks Traffic.
The beach was deprived of communica-
ton with the outside world for many
hours as the result of the severe blow.
Trains leaving for Chesapeake Junction
were unable to reach their destination
for hours. and many folks who were an
ticipating nice hot dinner on their
return to the city never ate it at all. it
is declared-at least. not last night. The
last train to pull into the station at the
District line arrived at > o'clock this
morning.
to bring out the bright joyousness of
the outing. The chief event of the morn
ing was the ball game between the rail-
way company and the electric power COM
pany, the latter winning by the score of
s to s.
ton of Fred L. Harries, gave a demon
stration of Boy Scout activities. Follow
ing this bathing was in order. and a
record was established at the bathhouse.
Award of Prizes.
Chairman William n. De Neale was in
charge of the program and prizes were
awarded to the following:
Water race for women, fourteen years
and over-Misses C. E. Shrier, Irene Bell
o. Anderson. Vivian Mohler and Louise
Beall.
Water race for men, fifteen years and
over-C. Wheeler, w. c. Ruff, Lemar
York and Louis Corrado.
Foot race for girls under twelve-Misses
Nellie Harris, Madelaine Ryall, May
Newman and Irene La Sale.
Foot race for boys under twelve-Charles
Hauer. Charles Santman. William Penn.
II. Bell and Ernest Dressenstock.
Foot race for girls, twelve to sixteen
Misses Ruth Friedburg, Isabel Taylor.
Mary Osson, Helen Royal and Nellie
Harris.
Foot race for women-Misses Rose
F'riedberg. Catherine Shrier, Mary Ossin,
Helen Royal and May Nesewonder
Spoon and egg contest for women
Misses May Nesewonder, Rose Friedberg
Mrs. A T. Perry and Mrs. H. E. Pruitt
Misses Catherine shrier. Mrs. NJ Frera.
Misses Mabel Caps, Gertrude Mulvey
and Helen Royal.
Foot race for boys. twelve to sixteen
Charles Bell. E. Drusonkok, William
White William Walsh and Edmund Mis-
scar.
Foot race for men. open to ALL OAR
rick, r. NJ. Grace, j. W. Louhan and e.
Wheeler
Foot race for members only-L. F. Glib
son. v. A. Sisler. F. E. Manuel and w
L. Louk.
High jump-B. F. Hunter, Ralph Dcu-
den, E. Wheeler ard ]. W. Louthan.
Bean guessing contest-P. B. Anderson
G. E. Morgan, P. Corridan. H Iseman
and r. Leight.
Bean guessing contest. open to all
Miss Gussie Friedberg. W. S. Williams.
D. Kenny. Florence Tracy and l.. S.
Trundle.