Evening star., 1915-05-10

places should make their retail purchases
! in Washington.
Judge b. Harris Camalier of the seventh
| judicial circuit of Maryland responded
! in behalf of the citizens of Leonardtown.
| He said the historic Maryland community
was ever awaiting to extend hospitality
| to Washingtonians. He spoke of the i'm
provementS made to the roadwayS between
Leonardtown and Washington. and said
| that the result more business would
be done between the two places. George
| S. Wainwright delivered a patriotic ora
| ton THE Flag"
While the trade boosters were having
a jolly time about the village the steamer
Three Rivers dropped down to Abells
wharf and unloaded and loaded freight.
The boat returned in time to take the ex-
cursionists aboard and start homeward
about 8 80 O'Clock. short stop was
made at Cohrun's wharf. and 81 stay of
about a half hour was made at Bayside.
where a band concert was given. The
steamer then continued on its way to
| Washington without further stops.
Early Morning Stop Made.
The first stop made by the trade
| boosters after leaving Baltimore was
at Millers wharf, in Smiths creek, at
about 4:30 o'clock in the morning. Not
withstanding the early hour, a number
of members of the party were on deck
when the steamer tied up and unloaded
freight. Their presence at that time
was due to the fact that they had not
yet gone to bed.
| About 6 o'clock in the morning the
steamer reached Broomes wharf. in St.
Marys river. 1t was daylight by that
time, and the Retail Merchants Asso-
citation Band was in readiness to give
its first concert. For several weeks
prior to tho outing notices had been
posted at the lower river landings that
| q concert would be given at every
wharf touched.
! Headed by the band, about fifty men,
bers Of the party marched to the
grounds of ST. Mary's Seminary. a dis
tance of several hundred yards from
the wharf. There they were greeted
| by about 100 seminary girls. They had
gathered punches Of roses. and these
they distributed among the business
men. Photographs were taken of the
gathering, and several selections were
played by the band. Three short blasts
from the steamboat called tho merry
makers aboard again, and while the
seminary girls stood on high embank-
ment overlooking the river they sailed
away to Grasons wharf, the third stop
Hong. and soon the Three Rivers was
headed across the Potomac for Coan
river, on the Virginia shore.
At Coan River Points.
Several stops were made In this trib-
utary to the Potomac. The first was
at Coan wharf BY that time all OF
the members of the party had finished
their breakfast and were ready for the
days fun.
While breakfast was being served
Henry Lansburgh reminded the boost
ers that it was Sunday, May 10, Moth :
ers' day. To each member OF the party
he then presented a white carnation, the
Mothers day flower. and during the re-
1.,r
one in his button hole. Mr.. IAnsburgh
also distributed several dozen of the
flowers at the landings touched.
The boosters filed ashore at Coan wharf
with pockets laden with souvenirs which
were distributed among the crowd OF
200 or more persons who had gathered
to meet them. Thomas Grant, secretary
Of the Chamber of Commerce, who was
a guest on the trip. donned a bathing
suit and had a swim The water was
| cold and so was the air. but Tom de-
clared that the swimming was just fine
The Three Rivers then swung across
to the other side Of the Coan river. A
distance Of several hundred yards and
, she soon was tied up at Bundtcks wharf
The crowd awaiting the boats arrlva
at that point was the largest that hai
been encountered up to that ne
Everybody went ashore and did lit
tie boosting for Washington. The banc
gave concert and the crowd "har
monfZed" with "Tipperary" and othel
|
from the Three Rivers announced tina
the time had arrived when the star
for the next point must be made. Thi
was Lakes wharf. AS the steame
made it's way there 1t was conveyed b.
| about twenty motor boats filled will
residents Of the surrounding country
Because of the many bends in the CoaI
river the steamboat proceeded at SLOW
| speed and the small craft had no diff
Guilty in keeping abreast.
Following the stop at Lakes whar
the next point touched was Walnu
point and then came Cowarts wharf
The run TO Lewisetta brought the steam
boat to the mouth of the Coan rive
again. BY this time the feet of motto
boats had increased in size, other Graf
having Joined the convoy at wharve
where stops were made.
A large quantity of freight was han
] ! died at Lewfsetta and the busines
men had a stay on shore of a half hou
. n1 mo1sA BE- fh1a time they had Asaom