Evening journal., 1915-05-12
HARRISBURG MOTORISTS AND
PHILADELPHIA MEAT MEN VISIT
One Hundred Members of
the Packers Association
FroIic afduPonf Gun Club
PLAYED BASE BALL
AND ENJOYED SHAD

For their second annual shad bake
and outing, the Philadelphia Meat
Packers Association fitted to VIII
mington yesterday, and we're given
the opportunity to enjoy themselves,
aided by representatives of the local
wholesale meat houses. There was
something doing every minute, from
the time of their arrival, at o'clock
in the afternoon, until they left for
their homes at a late hour last night.
Tho visitors represented the leading
packers, commission brokers ami
merchants of the Quaker CITY, and
were received by Max Matthes and
August Seller OF this city.
Mr. Matthes was chairman of the
reception committee and made all
the arrangements in Wilmington for
the affair. The visitors we're escort
ed to Second and French streets,
where a special trolley Of the Peo-
pies Railway Company was waiting
and took them TO the grounds of the
dupont Trapshooting Club, which had
been extended TO the visitors FOR
their especial use during their stay.
AT 7.3O o'clock last evening they en-
joyed their shad bake at the Hotel
dupont, and later on in the evening
were entertained by the City Club
where an interesting program was
gwen.
Al the Gun Club Grounds.
Upon their arrival at the grounds
of the DUPONT Trapshooting Club, the
use of which had been given by the
club to the committee entertaining the
visitors. the annual baseball game be.
tween the commission brokers and
merchants was played. While claims
we're made that the game was sever
and one-half innings. tie contest, the
scorekeeper awarded the game to Cap
tain Favorite by the score of Is tC
IA.
The members Of the two baseball
teams follow: Captain Rogers team
HollOwell. c.; Shapiro, p: Rogers, III.
Cooper. Oh. Dunn. 3D.; Bowes. IS.
l.ovan. Carter and Wright, Outtielders
Captain Favorite's Murphy, C.
Dickinson, D.. Favorite, h.; Dick, 3b.
Jacobs, S.; Stierhem, Wood ana Eel
ton, helders.
Fred Pfund, a pork packer of Phil
adelphia, was the star of the game
playing second base. Arthur Luft, o
New York. was the base umpire. w
+. Turner of Trenton, ~ j.. in thu
fourth inning took a hand at umpir
ing.
The scores made by the gunner o
the party we're exceptionally good
] ..sl... Ia.
that for ten years he had not onioye
the sport, was the star. making GU
of a possible so. Mr.. Pfund and MI
Luft in most instances made COOS
eggs in the scoring. The scores mad
by the visitors at rs targets follows
T.. c. Reed, 8; Dickinson, l6; Plum
and Rogers. 8; Bower, 49, Taylor, 81
Matthes. IL; Stierhem. 4; Rogers, 10
, Dickinson. 10; Bowers IS; Shapn
= and Fayorite, 10; Buckley, 10
, Wright, 10.
Shad Bake Next Feature.
Baked Delaware river shad wa
e served TO the meat men upon thel
D arrival at the Hotel dupont about 7.3
4 o'clock and they did ample justice I
{ the king" of fishes of the Delawar
q river. over the cigars the visitor
o spoke feelingly Of the hospitable er
p tertainment in Wilmington and wer
S profuse in their thanks to Ma
4 Matthes and those who assisted hin
in making their short stay in the cit
d so pleasant.
The menu was replete with all :
}. the tempting things that Manag,
Taite of the hotel could devise. TO
= lowing the banquet informal speech'
were made by many of those presen
J. City Club Entertains.
The City Club. which has spacio
Ie quarters, including a roof garden, at
top of the Hotel DUPONT, made il
point to see that there was not Il
h, moment after the visitors entered tn,
+. domains. The Pennsylvania meat m
b. found the members of the Motor Club
s.; Harrisburg among the guests of the cl
r. and entered the spirit of enjoyment. L
(; vaudeville program was;
S. Mary Dale. eccentric coincidence; IN
d. Albcrts, songs and stories; Irene la
IL songs; The ENylos, r musical sketch
". The house committee which arrane
IT. the entertainment, comprises: Fra
f. Turner, chairman; II. +. First,
y, Stanley Steele, c. A. Rudolph, Benian
a; b. Allen, c. ID. Garretson and IL.
Oh Price.
rd A talk was given by Frank c. Re
r., a commission broker of Philadelphia, a
e at one time welterweight champion
b. Pennsylvania. Mr.. Reed referred to I
l.. fact and said he at one time spar
It. with Horace Mcdaniel, now patr
n; man, who was recently shot by Pc
~ krskus. He also spoke of having b
l.. raised in Claymont.
e. Norris c. Morgan was accompan
ei' at the piano for the entertainers in I
c. City Club, and played and sang a nu
70 Der of selections to their delight.
N Among the visitors were the folio
~ ing:
w Harry Seitz. Trenton. N. j.; W
90 c. Roesch, William Roesch. Philad
a. phia; ID. A. Barrett. Baltimore. Nj
~ S. f. Jacobs. Charles Youngkin.
~ l.. Keely. Philadelphia; August Sell
~ Wilmington; Il. f. Alsover and G..
r. Passwaters, both of Wilmington;
a Payne. Baynard c. Dickinson, Il.
Krantz, Philadelphia; Joseph Ma
mclle, II. ID. Wilckens. WilmingtC
r. S. Hammersley, II. c. Galley, Fl
Pfund, II. Carroll, w. c. Reese, all
US. Philadelphia; w. II. Spencer, Chi
L go. H.; Thomas j. Murphy, Philad
the phia; NJ. Matthes, Wilmington: II,
y, Collins, Fred c. Drew, Herbert We
, an John j. Buckley. Jr., Chester, I
rho A. o. Miller, +. f. Davan. Il.
.9E Turner, c. l.. Wright, George
'~of rogox, Dbgtadolpbfo. r,.rlo- IN.