Evening journal., 1915-07-10
UNITED BOAT Club MEMBERS ARE ELATED
OVER 3-DAY TRIP DOWN CHESAPEAKE BAY
Local Boafmen Greatly
Pleased With Outing TO
CharIesiown, Nd, on
fhe Fourth
By COMMODORE c. A. CHURCH
of the United Boat Club.

The club cruise TO Charlestown,
Nd. on July 3, 4 and was a trip
which will be remembered long by
everyone participating in IT, The trip
through the canal after we locked in
at Delaware City never will be for
gotten as the scenery was beautiful
and we'll worth the time of any yachts
man to take the trip.
Dinner was served on the boats
while we we're passing through the
canal and at s o'clock Saturday night
we locked out at Chesapeake City,
where Captain William Frederick,
with his yacht Helma. met us and
took the party in charge. Under his
leadership we went up Back Creek
about three or four miles and anchor
ed for the night The Vim and the
Pioneer tied up alongside Of the Hell
ma. where they remained all night.
Then the party started Admiral G.
II. Foulk entertained us quite n while
with songs. stories. toasts and other
things. After the show Morris Worrall
suggested that we 90 frog hunting.
so Foulk jumped at this and of they
went. frog hunting. When they woke
up Mr.. Frederick suggested a game
Of cards and this lasted until Worrall
hit cocktail and It was all off-he
retired for the night. DR.. John Fisher
said: well. boys III stay UP and
watch all night And he did.
The next morning we pulled anchor
and continued up the creek until Mr..
Frederick esped a good place to go
in bathing. We dropped anchor once
more and went in for a splash. BY
this time DR.. Fisher was so sunburn-
ed from staying on watch the night
before that ne sought his bunk and
went to sleep for couple OF hours
After the swim We started off again
towards Charlestown where Billy
Kirk saw a wharf and decided that he
needed some gasoline. His boat, Vim.
usually needs some about this time
in the morning. SO we pulled up at
the wharf only To find that Lord Bal
timore had been there just before him
and taken the whole supply. Bill didn't
like this. but we started again for
Charlestown and finally rounded up
al Mr. Frederick's summer home,
where we were entertained lavishly.
At Mr.. Frederick's home we we're
met and greeted warmly by Mrs.
Frederick, Miss Helen Frederick. Mrs
Clinton ". Burt. Of Spray, n. c.,
and Carol Frederick. who escorted
us about the grounds. Here we found
Mr.. Frederick's orchard and Dr.
Fisher and myself spied what was
supposed 10 he an ornamental three.
II bore big red looking plums and each
Of US tasted one Carol said they
we're not meant to be eaten so we
49,. n NtrI4 at..ar
that they were imported plums We
spent several hours eating these and
taking il easy.
Later we started across the bay for
another swim. After this we turned In
for the night, except Admiral Foulk
and DR.. Fisher, who insisted that they
stay up and keep watch. About mid
night they sighted bright light COM
ing toward us and when IL came with
in calling distance hailed H. This
woke up Billy Kirk and Pieper and
they came out on deck and said:
Its us. boys. don't be alarmed" The
Vim had been dragging anchor. and
about 4 o'clock everything was quiet
again.
Shortly after this the wind began
70 blow and high sea came up This
frighted Foulk and Fisher and they
went TO bed. At daylight everybody
uas up and we all had breakfast. At
noon We pulled up anchor and return
ed 10 Captain Frederick's home. where
dinner was served. after which ] took
my party on the Pioneer for a short
run. Billy Kinks boat was left at
Charlestown. he is not very we'll ac-
quainted with the water there but
he'll get acquainted with II soon. My
party left Chariestown az O'Clock
Monday afternoon arriving here al $3.50
o'clock that night.
Upon the whole. the trip was one
OF the most enjoyable ever taken by
members OF the club. who are elated
over IT, Mr Frederick made Il 20
pleasant for his guests that the event
isl sure to go down IN yachting his
tory as a date never TO be forgotten
by Wilmington.ans who took the trip.
Many Wilmington boatmen we're
caught In the storm which broke over
the river Thursday afternoon. DR..
Church. who was returning from a
trip to Philadelphia. was stranded for
two hours by himself when his en-
gine refused to work The waves
washed over his Pioneer.
The next cruise Of the United Boat