Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-08-04
JOHN BUNNY" HERE
IN PERSON OF GEO. BARR
The ROckhiII Hunting and Fishing
Club Of Pittsburg at Camp on
Back Creek.
FREE DANCING NIGHTLY.
A Jolly Crowd Of Businesy Men Out
for Good Time in Camp Life---
All Fraternal Orders Repre-
sented.

Believing that 'all work and play
makes Jack dull boy" jolly crowd
Of men who are members of the Rock
hill Hunting and Fishing Club, of
Pittsburg, Pa, are here for a good
time and are enjoying camp life.
1t is their second summers outing
in this county, near Annapolis Last
time they camped at Bay Ridge
they seldom visit the same site twice,
rather. choosing variety Of locations,
seldom the same State twice.
The campers on this occasion are To-
Gated at Bembe's Point, on Back Creek,
opposite Esstport. The party numbers
35 together With an orchestra Of five
brass and string instruments hired by
the campers. The musicians are not
members Of RockhilI Hunting and
Fishing Club, bat are engaged by the
club to furnish music for their
pleasure.
A pavilion has been erected, and
there is dancing every night to which
the Club cordially invites the ladies
and gentlemen Of Annapolis. A
launch will ply between the foot Of
Fifth street and the camping grounds
from to IL p. m. when there will be
dancing. Everybody is invited and
there IS no charge for transportation.
The Club will be in Camp here for
two weeks, until August Is. They ar
rived last Sunday August first. the adj
vance guard of eight men having pre-
ceded them by several days, and made
all arrangements for their coming.
There are IL tents, and a mess tent
that seats $50. The camp is supplied
with edibles in abundance and drink
ables. rs well. There is everything
in the eommissary department that
heart can wish for desire or crave
The chef is William Colbert, from An
napolis, and a good cook he is, too
If there is one thing the Rockville
Hunting and Fishing Club stands for
is Eats" and plenty of it. The size
of the men is suggestive of the good
feed. They weigh all the weigh"
(way) from 3l2 to 200, scarcely any
body weighs less than 200.
The commissary department has for
its chief the heaviest man of them all
He is George Barr whom the children
at Eastport and Annapolis have nick
named John Bunny"
The late John Bunny, the beloved
comedian of the movies, still lives in
Mr.. George Barr, and the children
have so named him. Mr.. Barr is as
funny as he can be, and it comes ma
tural. At one time he was a minstrel,
and comedy is in his line.
The Club expects to give a parade
in Annapolis shortly, in costume, with
Mr.. Barr as Buster Brown" Mayor
Strange and the city authorities have
given the club permission to parade
the streets. They will also visit the
carnival, where the clubs band will
give a concert the last night Of the
carnival.
The membership is composed of men
in all departments of business. Lum-
bsrmen, hotel keepers, plumbers,
electricians, etc. ETC., are included in
the line of business the clubs mem
bership represents. Then, too they
beloeg to all the fraternal orders.
Among them are Elks, Moose, Eagles,
AASPt0HOfhSs lutiNSlSlu dHI the ANd-
tional Sons of Pennsylvania.
Tonight if weather conditions per-
nit they expect to send off fireworks,
they have varied supply. A cordial
invitation is given by the Club to An
napolitans to visit the camp, and the
campers will be found to be jolly good
fellows.
The following is the personnel Of
the camp: Joseph Alton, Jr.. Cap
tain George Barr, Commissary viii
liam H. Pace. Treasurer George
Waugaman, Thomas Moore. Geo. Nc
Candless. Charles Moffett, Robert
Moffett, Timothy Haley. Howard
Clark, Bryan Schaughnessy, Judson
Shireman, Peter Coyne, John Jenne-
mann, Edward McGraw, George
Rodgers (brother-in-law of Maurice
Costello, the famous movie sctor),
William Noonan, John Gaynord,
George Wagner, Edward Webs. Will
liam Magarrel, Thomas Hickson.
David Lockard, N. Friedman. And
besides these an orchestra Of five
musicians.