The Washington times., 1917-07-17
500 MAKE MERRY
AT CHAMBER OF
COMMERCEOUTING

Wearing large, white canvas
Chamber of Commerce" caps and
with the spirit of joIlity and good
humor running high, more than 500
members of the Washington Chamber
Of Commerce, members OF Congress,
Government officials and other dis
tinguIshed guests, boarded a special
train this morning for Chesapeake
Beach, where they are holding their
annual outing today.
About 10 o'clock this morning the
guests began to gather at the rooms
of the Chamber of Commerce,
Twelfth and F streets large
last minute due to the doubtful
weather, but when the sun came out
in q clear sky, there was an increas-
ing desire on the part of many to
spend the day at the beach with the
Chamber Of Commerce boys"
white Caps Distributed.
The white caps were distributed by
Tom Grant at the Chamber of Com
merce rooms.
The automobiles had been parked in
Twelfth street and promptly at 1O:30
the crowd OF excursionists thronged
out and hustled into the machines.
Sol Minister'S Band was put at the
head OF the procession.
Frank B. Metzerott is chairman of
the general committee for the day,
with Capt. James F. Oyster first vice
chairman and W. T. Galliher second
vice chairman.
The big dinner which is to be served
at 5 o'clock on the veranda OF the Ca
-
vision of Peyton Fletcher, chairman,
and H. King Cornwell, vice chairman.
Other Committees.
Other committees include: Invita-
tion, A Leftwich Sinclair, chairman,
and James 7. Lloyd, vice chairman;
patriotic exercises. William F. GUIDE,
chairman, Corcorsn Thorn, vice chair
man; athletics. Isaac r. Hit, chair
man, and Phil King, vice chairman;
order, Major Raymond Pullman, chair
man, and W. c. Sullivan, vice chair
man; reception, Chaplin Brown, chair
man, Charles J. Bell, vice chairman;
music, c. J. James, chairman, J. Blake |
Gilpin, vice chairman; Eouvenirs and |
prizes, R. P. Andrews, chairman; P. |
T. Moran, vice chairman; entertain |
ment. Charles Howser, chairman,
George Wainwright, vice chairman,
and Sidney B. Lust, "chief Of stafr::"
publicity and program, F. A. Van
Reuth, chairman. and Joseph A Ber-
berich, vice chairman: tickets, John |
AG. Capers, chairman, and Merritt o. |
Chance. vice chairman; medical COM
nittee. DR.. Lewis ]. Battle, chairman,
md DR.. W. P. Carr, vice chairman.
The guests OF the Chamber on to- |
ay's outing are: Speaker Champ |
CLARK. Senator William H. King, Con. |
gressmen Henry T. Rainey, Charles |
o. Lobeck, James R Mann, Philip P. |
Campbell, Carter C/Ass. Warren Gard, |
Martin D. Foster. Frank Park, Julius |
Kahn, Herbert ]. Drane, Stuart F. |
Reed. William ]. Cary. Benjamin L |
FairchiId, Martin B. Madden, Jacob E. |
Meeker, Milton A Romjue, Albert F. |
Polk, L E. Wheeler, J. J. Mansfield,
William B. Bankhead. P. D. -.orton,
Benjamin X. Focht, B. c. Hilliard, and
Sydney z. Mudd; Commissioner Louis
Brownlow, President John W. May.
of the Alexandria Chamber of Com
merce; Secretary John 7. Preston. of
the Alexandria Chamber OF Com
merce; Mayor James F. Strange, of
Annapolis: City Counselor George E.
Rullman, oy Annapolis; Mayor W. A
Brooks, of Hyattsville; J. Crosby Nc
Carthy, secretary of the chamber OF
commerce OF Winchester. Va; George |
H OConnor, and D. H Mcfarland, Of
New York city.