The Washington herald., 1915-05-11
TRADE BOOSTERS
ship COMES IN
Washington Merchants, Back
from Voyage, Expect Big
Increase in Business.
FUN AND WORK BLENDED
Garlands of Roses Given Excursionists
by Pretty Girls at Broomes
Wharf.

| After visiting eighteen Maryland and
Virginia towns on q flying tour. in which
business and pleasure were delightfully."-
blended. the party OF Washington boost
ers representing the Retail Merchants
| Association yesterday morning steamed
up the Potomac aboard the Three Rivers.
docking about o'clock
The boosters left Washington Saturday
afternoon by train for Baltimore. where
they boarded the steamer for a cruise in
Chesapeake Bay and the lower Potomac.
entering few tributaries Of the latter.
The trip was the most successful ever
taken by the organization and congrat-
| ulati were bestowed by all upon Ross
p. Andrews and Charles J. Columbus.
president and secretary. respectively. of
the organization. both Of whom had
general charge of arrangements.
Gnrlands for Boosters.
Early Sunday morning the steamer
reached Millers wharf. Six o'clock
brought the boosters to Broomes wharf.
where the excursionists disembarked
and marched to St. Mary's Seminary.
They were greeted by 100 pretty girls
who had woven garlands of roses for
the Washingtonians.
Grasons wharf was the third stop.
bee line then was made for the Coan
sionists got off at Coan wharf and dis
tributed several hundred souvenirs.
Thomas Grant. secretary OF the Cham
Der of Commerce. took a swim while this
was going on. Bundicks wharf was the
next stop. Then came Lakes wharf,
Walnut Point. Cowarts wharf. and Lew
isetta The band struck up lively tunes
at each of the stopping places and the
captains Of industry got busy with their
publicity dope.
The boosters had set program at
Lodge ON the Yeocomico River George
OConnor rendered some of his choice
funny selections and Boss p. Andrews
told the natives what fine buying-cen-
ter Washington was. George :. VAIN
wright delivered an GRAFTON on the flag,
and remarks were demanded from Cliff
ford X Bergman. cartoonist.
Numerous other places We're visited. and
about o'clock in the afternoon Leonard
town. the picturesque county seat of St
Mary's County. Md. was reached. Head
ed by the band. the boosters marched
to the town square. where Mr. Andrews
again delivered buy-in- Washington
speech. The response was made by Judge
Il. Harris Camalier. of the seventh
judicial circuit of Maryland. Mr.. Vain
wright again gave his flag Grafton. The
people enjoyed the way he made the
eagle scream, ana they applauded WliolN.
An entertainment was given in the
cabin of the steamer at night. stunts
of various kinds were included in the
impromptu program. Charles L. How
ser and F.. T. Welch. jr.. were in charge
of the concert. Motion pictures were
exhibited by Sidney b. Lust and w. F.
Brice furnished the comedy role. Brice
guaranteed before the party left Wash
ington that he would be able TO Danish
sleep from the boat and at the end of
the trip every one admitted he had kept
his word.
The boosters told the residents of the
towns they visited Of the advantages to
be derived from trading in Washington.
and they are hopeful that the trip will
be productive of great good. A similar
booster trip to the Lower Potomac was
made two years ago. and a. result
much trade was directed to the National
Capital.