Evening journal., 1916-08-19
FISHERMEN TELL
Great Tales OF TRIP
Wilmington Party Returns
From Pleasant Cruise on
Chesapeake Bay
Mr.. SOUDER CAUGHT
IN WALLACE'S CAVE

Ship ahoyl What ship is that?'
is the question asked many times dur
ing the past week by mariners along
the shore and up and down the waters
of Chesapeake Bay. The answer was:
The good ship Captain A. J. Mears.
master; out Of Crisfeld for a good
time This reply was made by those
on the twelfth annual cruise Of the
Wilmington Fishing Club and the sew
enth outing Of the club under the di-
rection Of Captain Mears
The party left Wilmington by train
at 3.44 o'clock August IL for Crisfeld
from where they sailed, prepared for
a weeks voyage The first night waa
spent off Tangier Island becoming
acclimated. according to Ellwood
Souder, who as commodore had "su-
pervision" of the expedition.
Saturday, the next day, was devoted
to fishing On Sunday the members
or the party enjoyed a trip down
Chesapeake Bay Old Point Comfort
was reached that night Monday was
spent in visits 10 different places Of
interest, Ocean View, Cape Henry. Old
Point, Buckroe Island and Newport
News.
Tuesday a trip was taken up the
bay and the York river to historic
Yorktown, and many interesting
scenes of the Revolution We're visited.
The first custom house in the United
States, now used as a bank was in
spected. the soldiers monument
visited, Colonel Wsllace's cave ex.
plored and other points of interest in.
vestigated The party then went TO
Gloucester and stayed aboard ship
that night.
On Wednesday a trip was taken up
the Rappahannock river to Irvington.
a quaint little town, the cleanest on
earth, and designated as the spot.
less Town by members of the ex.
petition. The next day they went
down the river again and up the
Chesapeake to Tangier Island. where
the queer little town was visited. with
It's one horse and one negro, permitted
to live there because he does lot
OF hard work Most of yesterday was
spent in fishing. The party took a
boat from Crisfeld yesterday for
/ Baltimore and came from that lcity To
] Wilmington by rail this morning.
{ The itinerary tells only a portion OF
| the story of the trip. In the first
place. no mere itinerary can tell of
! the greatest trip on EARTH nor OF
the daily gathering about the bin
naole" or some such thing where
! sailormen assemble. nor the denizens
of the hriny deep hauled in over the
side of the heaving craft. No sharks
were seen, no whales spouted, and nC
dolphins followed. attracted by tn,
] gfr1fne Of =.
ers, but any one passing near woulC
have known the members of thi
party were out for good time anl
did not care who knew it,
Much Of the pleasure OF the trip 4
due TO the efforts Of Captain Mears
veteran entertainer OF the club. Men
tion also should be made of BENJAMIN
McCready, associate captain. VIII,
sailed the boat Scarcely less impor
tant was Chef Taylor. well learned il
all culinary arts and the things re
quired to make a man feel FIRST rate
even when the boat tilts skyward OF
rocks like the proverbial cradle
which legend tells us was perched oil
the tree top. Last. but not least
lomes William Brisler the waite
Who brought in the good things TO ca
after they had been prepared.
Many curious and interesting thing
happened on the cruise. Ellwoo,
Souder, Jr.. while the party was in
vestigating Wallace's cave. was lock
ed in and had TO be rescued by
young lady who conducted the party
That is part of the story OF the tril
but one important thing is the per
sonnel Of the party. which follows:
Ellvood Sauder. commodore. }. +
Ayres. comissarv in chief; a. "
Swartz, chief fisherman; C. c. Vain
wright chairman Of the entertainment
committee; Dr. Paul r. Smith. medica
attendant; William f.. Holland, musica
director, and members of the crew a
follows: William G. Bryan Georg
'Butts. BENJAMIN Bye, Ellwood Soudei
IT,. Clarence A. Underwood. Harr
Meldon. William H. Vance, William
Taylor. Theodore A. Moore. of Washing
ton, D. G.. and Joseph H. Martin.