The Washington herald., 1916-04-21

Band Plays Lively Music.
| There were quite number of New
York players present besides Frank Baker
and Lee Magee. but most of them were
kept so busy chasing the Nationals hits
that the crowd did not get good chance
to identify them.
There was band that played at every
opportunity offered, and there were plenty
| OF peanut boys In short there was
everything essential to an opening day.
even including the weather. which was so
J fine as to discourage attempts at descrIp-
ton.
Most of the crowd was there before
o'clock. but the real fun did not start un-
! I'll President and Mrs. Wilson, with John
II. Wilson, the Presidents cousin, and
Mrs. w. II. Boiling, Mrs. Wilson's moth
er. were escorted to the Presidential box
by park attendants and an encourage of
Secret Service men. The President was
greeted with THE Star-SpangIed Ban
ner" by the band. and then things started.
/ Mr.. Wilson threw a ball. bearing his
signature, to Umpire Connolly, who
promptly pocketed the treasured souvenir
\ Umpire Connolly then tossed a new ball
to Walter Johnson. shouted Play" and
the Washington season OF 1916 was on
with flourish.
1t mattered not to many of the law
4 IL DTdnG1eS
| of Congress had called an adjournment
or not, as easily more than half were
present. As early as o'clock yesterday
morning the fans for the 50-cent bleachers
began to fall in line, while the first per-
son to appear at the scent stand camped
on a cracker box shortly after daybreak
this morning. The first fan to enter the
jO-cent stand was George F. Bontz, $50
Tenth street northeast, while Louis Nc
1 nd N ri . -.
northwest, was the first to fall In line at
the jury box stand
| The District Commissioners and Mai.
Pullman. superintendent OF police. were
the guests Of the Washington Chamber
OF Commerce at American League Park
yesterday. They were entertained by P,
T. Moran, president of the chamber.
Other guests in the box were w. T. Gal
! liner, Capt. James F. Oyster, S. S. Mat
tIson. C. I. Crissey and Mr.. and Mrs.
: Thomas Grant
Members of the chamber who attended
the opening game in body were: Geo.
Wainwright, Chas. l.. Howser, W. F.
I Roberts, Z. H. >Neumeyer, s. T Cam
eron, J. J. Leary, W. w. Spaid. Dr. John
Crayke Simpson, Hon. Chas. H. Robb,
W. J. Vonderheide, J. Phillips, Hill, F.
Baker Weaver, Jos. S. Rasburger, Ward
Savage, Fred Mackenzie, w. W. Grif-
III.
Washington Topham, D. p. Collins. T.
w. Smith, J. F. Schriner, Isaac Cans,
w. ]. Tharp, August Brill, A, S. Gardin-
or. n. F. Seamerk. Lewis J. Battle, Earl
Carbaush, Walter c. Scott. F. A. Van
Reuth, .. ]. Demoll. Howard NJ. BIandy,
r. Harrison johnson, Merritt o. Chance.
Jeal Paul Muller, L. Y. wiber s. s. Mat
teson, Fred Dixon, jr., Geo. r. Harper,
John Hoffman, II. X. Bentley, Samuel
Kimberly. Morton Luchs. Leroy Coff.
Robert Heater. c. B. Bauman Harry
Kite, Geo. P. Killian, Thos. B. Love, John
Poole, r. c. Creyke, c. T. King.
Clarence F. Normcnt, ]. Thilnan Hem
drick. Col Rodgers, F. E. Chaplin. ]. F.
wilkins, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. S. SCHNEIDER,
Mr. l. d. Brandon and Val N. Brandon,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Il. Lagfer r, w, Dutton.
James X. Polk, NJ N. Danforth. Miss
Edna Gliem. Mr.. and Mrs Gliem, Miss
Auline Terry. William ]. Spencer James
Egan, James O'Connell, B. A. O'Leary.
J. McDonold, F. B. Essex, T. H. Ried,
F. J. Dunn, Mr.. Samuel f. Gompers. and
r. p. Whitty. all of the American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor. Miss Glass, Mr.. and
Mrs. McKenna, Mr.. Miller, Mr.. and Mrs
Raplh KimbaIl, Mr.. Daniel Fraser and
Charles ]. Bell.
Congressman James s. Davenport. or
Oklahoma; ]. W. Cleveland, J. T
Howard, Mr. and Mrs. 8. A. Reeves, son
and daughter, A. B. Nye and L. B. Nye
Mr.. c. P. McCurdy. and his wife. Mrs
g. N. Ruffin, Mrs. W. R. Frey. Mr.. and
| Mr.. J. B. Larner, and the Misses L.arner
w. C. Deane. J. B. Moulton, r. A. Rose
berry, j. W. Robinson, Mr.. and Mrs
w. Chesley. William NJ. Dove. and Will
burt s. Chesley, tr., Miss Lena X. Lndig
Mr.. S. w. Clark, Mr.. S. f. Downing,
Robert Callahan. Robert Callahan, jr.,
Robert Callahan. second, and Mrs. Robert
Callahan, jr., and Mrs. T. n. Nor
land.
Mrs ]. NJ Bird, Mr.. w. H. Church.
Mr.. r. H. Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. c. B.
| Lyddane, Mr.. P. H Tamplet, Mr.. ]. A.
Norris, Mr.. W. w. Chiswell Mayor
Thomas A. Fisher. of Alexandria, to-
gether with Councilman J. W. Bates,
city Treasurer Thomas w. Robinson, and
City Auditor E. F. Price, formed the
! Alexandria delegation at the game.
Mr.. and Mrs. James D. DarnelI, Preston
Hewitt, William c. Bean, Charles G.
! Meyers, A. B. Mcfarland, B. E. Clark,
| w. o. Spates, c. J. Lyddane, L. H.
Young, Duncan c. Bradley, c. L. Howard,
and L. w. Cissell, all of Rockville, oc-
| cupied a box on the first base side. Miss
H. Roman, Mr.. Kiesecker, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. Roman, Mr.. Louis w. weavers, Miss
Mabel Barnes, Mr.. and Mrs. George A.
Weaver, Miss Dorothy Doboyns. Miss
Bessie A. Barnes, Mr.. D. ]. DUNCAN.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Woodruff, ana
| Mr.. Edwin Davis.
John C. Mckenzie. Samuel Rayburn,
Gordon Lee, James McAndrews, Cordell
Hull, William Smith, Carter Keene, DR..
Harry Kerr, Count and Countess de
Sibor Mr. and Mrs. William Meredith,
c. H. woodruff, Mr.. and Mrs. Van II.
Manning, Miss Stevens, Mr.. Van H.
Manning. jr.. A. 'Loehl, Sam Pumphrey,
Fred z. O'Brien, W. H. Thompson. w.
J. Kennedy, Bill Malone, of Alexandra
County Athletic Association; Perry P.
Patrick, Joseph Baruch. Jack Prosise,
| Paul L.. Webb, NJ. NJ. Sterne, Harry B.
Miller and Herman Bocorselsh.
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