Evening star., 1917-09-09
PRINTERS HOLD OUTING.
At CHESAPEAKE BEACH
Field Sports Among Amusements
Enjoyed by 500 Plate Printers
and Friends.

d An overcast sky and a chill driZZling
rain had no terrors for more than 500
plate printers and their friends who
journeyed to Chesapeake Beach yester-
day afternoon to attend the annual ex-
~cursion of the Washington Plate Print
erg Union. local No. .. Besides the
regular amusements provided for eX
cursionists a program OF field sports
arranged by Dan Hassett, chairman of
the executive committee of the union.
furnished plenty OF enjoyment for tho
crowd The results of the field events
are as follows:
5o-yard dash members sons under
twelve years of age)-won by Bernard
-kellar: Melvin Terney. second. and
Bernard kroger. third.
50-yard dash (for members daugh-
ters under twelve years of age)-Wou
by Beatrice Jones; Elizabeth BARLEY, sec
ond. and Florence kellar. third. The
spectacular performance of j. j. Ryan
in a 1O0-yard dash for members of the
union over thirty years OF age, was a
feature of the outing. Carrying top
weight. the editor of the Plate Printer
rushed into commanding lead the
start and held the field safe until with
in ten yards of the finish. where his
avofrdupois asserted itself and he fall
tered. The winner of the race was V.
Torney. with Charles Lord second. and
Chris Kellar. third. Dick Bowman and
p. ]. Ryan also ran.
- sack race. open to all, was won by
William Kirby. Emanuel Aaranson fin-
short end of the purse.
Girls on Field Program.
5o-yard dash (members' daughters
under sixteen years of age)-Won by
Dorothy kirijan: Tillie Opitz, second,
and Beatrice Jones. third.
Shoe race tmembers' sons under six
feen years of age)-Won by Marione
Kirby; Bernard Eeliar. second and
Frank Watt. third.
:. Egg race lopen 70 all iadies)-Won
By Mrs. NJ Niswander: Mrs. l.. G. All
third
-. 1oo-ya-d dash trnembers of the Plate
Printers Union under thirty years of
age)-Won by r. V. Montgomery:
Tey. third.
: 1o0-yard dash for temporary plate
printers employed in the bureau of en-
craving and printing-Won nv w r
Brown: J. l.. Weyrick. second and
Alexander Duchesne. third
Committees in Charge.
The following committees were in
charge of the outing:
Executive committee-DanieIM NJ. Has
sett, chairman: Charles G. Gibb, secre-
tary-treasurer; Anthony Mayhew. Fran
els F. Miller. John F. King, George
Hutchinson
Reception committee-John ]. Dew
my, president. Local NO. =. Louis
Nichols. vice president; James A. Beck.
Christopher Lehmkuhl. Charlton B.
Rout. Jesse II. Watt. P. J. Ryan, editor
Of the Plate Printer; Charles T. Smith
associate editor.
Athletic Committee-Joseph A. Jardie
chairman: William D. Clark. referee.
Judges, B. j. Bonner A. J. Fallon. V. +.
Torney, Joseph Garrett: clerk of course
+. s. Milovich: assistant. b s Kroper,
starter. Charles E. Lord; assistants Fred
Lipp. b. Newman: announcers. Charles
+. Miller. Thomas NcQuade: Scorers
Edward schrack. Daniel Quisley, Al
Young, Joseph Johnson. John j. Irving.
Inspectors, Joseph Slavin. William SniI,
lane; T J. Heany; custodian Of prizes
Fed Springmeyer.
Subcommittee. Orspada. George w
Jacobs. &. Miller, G. l.. Clayton. c. chew
Jordan, G. Geirmeyer r Metzeger /
Mooney. G. Foley, E. Dowling, F. Mo
Cormick. NJ. Dyer, G. Thornton, T. Shee-
han. w. Beller. C. Kropke, II. S, chick
r. Donahue. J. Loveday. B. Callahan. T,
Reur. c. Winter, d. Harty, D. Fulton, r.
Quill. F. Weisner, G. Schick T. King.
Fl. Yauchler, ]. Haley. ]. Kehoe, o. lie
Bean.