The Washington times., 1920-05-23
GOAT BOARD
0FTRADEBAKE
$Aad Dinner, Fine Entertain
ment, and Good Weather
Make Successful Outing.

Bay.
or course you don't believe this
statement on hand. but when you get
down 10 business and consider the
fact that at least six hundred. and
maybe more, hungry members OF the
Wsshiaxtou Board OF Trade went
deem to Chesapeake Beach yester-
day-and we'll. that explains the
whole thing-there amt no more
shad In the bay. that's ALL
The nrst train loaded with the
starving" men left Chesapeake juno
tiea around 10 o'clock In the morn
ing. and all the members OF that
trade body who could put on their
coats and cali II a day tof course,
one has to be his own boss before
he can do sol were on board when
the last train whistle blew, and were
hurried right along. with the pros
poets Of q jolly good time ahead OF
them.
Masy Atksette Events.
Nearly all the athletes went down
on the nrst train. In order to take
part in the athletic program. And
there were some events, too. There
was the sack race. which was won by
J. Paul Ward. with George Schultz, a
close second; the three-legged race,
In which George Shutx and +. Grimm
hobbled across the line, followed by
Charles Z. Marks and Richard Con-
nor; the broad jump. won by f. r.
Czarra. who jumped is feet, IL inches,
with r. Grimm. 10 feet. 5 inches sec
ond: the fat mans race, in which
y. c. Bahman, with the intention Of
reducing, won. and j. A. Richards
came second.
Two teams. the Shad team and the
Roe team. participated in the final
athletic event. the tug OF war. and,
although both teams put up stin
night. the Roe team. Of which George
Shutx was captain came OF victors.
And they were happy. too. in spite OF
the fact that the strong rays OF Old
Sol beamed down upon their perspir-
ing faces. They smiled the smile that
yadiates from every mans face who
has just won . victory over someone
or something.
Cries Of "When do we eat?" came
from the crowd of hungry (for, you
remember, they were hungry Board
men when the fnal athletic event was
finished. q cheer burst from them
when one Of the Chefs" in charge OF
Right now"'
Disappearing Eatabies.
Maybe shad, shad roe. potatoes, and
OtnGI tutuBb, oN
and near beer, didn't disappear as il
by magic. and but for the fact that
plates, forks, knives and spoons
aren't good for digestion, that owner
of the restaurant where the crowo
was fed would have to stock up
again.
And then, after the hunger of the
excursionists had been satisfied, COM
mitteemen with boxes of cigars came
around-who said they were ropes?
No, sir, they were the real honest-to-
goodness cigars, and they didn't ask
YOU to have one--they just laid two
beside your plate, and despite the fact
that you protested you didn't smoke.
they'd always have some answer
handy. Take EN- home as souve-
Mrs" was the advice hurled.
Well, just about the time the first
dinner was over the second train
pulled in at the Chesapeake station.
and the Boy Scout band. under the
leadership of J. Leonard kidweii, was
there waiting to lead the second
bunch up to the restaurant. Charlie
Waters formed the newcomers into
tine and they started off to get their
share of the rations, and were greet
ed by all their friends who had gone
down on the morning train, who were
reviewing the strange procession.
Then came the main event Of the
day when the throng gathered under
the dance pavilion to witness the en-
tertainment which was arranged for
their benefit by q special committee
headed by DR.. Frank f. Gibson, chair
man. and Warren Cochran, vice chair
man.
The entertainment consisted OF
singing, dancing. and story telling.
with such popular men as Charles ID.
Shackelford, Milo b. Atkinson. jr.:
Milo B.. Atkinson. sr.: wesley Peck
ham, Edward Fitzgerald, Herbert
swift, and Fred l. Pratt, taking part.
Then followed a wrestling match be-
tween two brothers, Joe and Jim
Grant, which lasted for fifteen min
utes. without a fall. Capt. c. f. e.
Fathers. of No. 1 police precinct, act
ed as refree OF the match, and in spite
Of the fact that the crowd shouted for
"a man that isn't so fat. so we can
get a better view OF the match" he
refereed until the timekeepr called
.time."
The call to lunch followed that. and
well, IL you were ever in the army,
or ever saw q bunch of army men
lined up after they had been advised
TO Come and get it," then you know
exactly what this bunch looked like
when they were all lined up waiting
for their turn to receive box OF
lunch and a bottle OF cold near beer
or ginger ale.
Committees In Charge.
All members will agree that never
was q better time provided by the
committees. and never was an excur-
sion or shad bake a greater success.
The following committees were in
charge:
Dinner committes--Edwsrd j. Muir
ply, chairman: Arthur Carr. vice
chairman; Il. j. Deesnitzer George
Miller. and Joseph J. Stephenson.
Shad bake committee-Murray l..
clifford. chairman; George II. MacDon.
cid. vice chairman: Samuel NJ. Oar
ragh. secretary; Harry Almond, l..
Pierce Boteler. Thomas Bradley. l..
lee Combs. John II. Casper. Richard
l.. Conner. Charles F.. Crane. Arthur
carr, william Clabaugh. John M.
Cherry warren Cochran. w Porter
cox. J. Harry Cunningham. ]. Maxson
cunningham. George NJ. Fisher,
George u. Farauhar Or. Frank f.
Gibson. Edward L. Graham, Captain
Colin r. e. Flather. Ernest J. Lees
niizer Cant James r oyster, Walter