The Washington times., 1920-07-17
CITY CLUBON
ANNUALP|CN|C
Nearly 800 D. C. Men Take
Auto Trip to West
Hatton, Md.

Nearly 800 Washington business
and professional men are at west
Hatton, Md. today. on the nrst an
nual outing OF the City Club.
Amid loud cheering and the weird
groaning OF a thirty-piece Jazz band'
more than 100 automobiles. gaily dec
Grated With City Club pennants, left
,the clubhouse, on Farragut Square
this morning for the scene or the
outing.
The Cars were in three groups-at
7, 8 and % o'clock. There were only
n few cars in the first group. Ap-
parentiy members of the club are
not in the habit OF rising early. The
o'clock procession was long one'
stretching several blocks. The larg-
est crowd left soon after O'CLOCK:
The cars were MED and dispatched
under the direction OF Oscar A.
Thorup, member of the outing COM
mittee, and E. B. Dsnehower. man
aRer of the club. The roads through
Prince George and Charles counties,
Maryland, had been put in excellent
condition especially for the outing
and the automobiles made good time.
The roads were decorated with ban
ners and pennants and the country
folk turned out in numbers to give
the excursionists rousing cheers as
they passed.
REEDER ON HAND.
The last party reached the scene
Of the outing shortly after IL o'clock.
Mr.. Reeder, who has been at the
farm for several days getting things
in readiness. was on hand to greet
the excursionists, turning over 10
them for the day his 800-acre farm
with four and a half miles Of beach
along the Wicomico river. Fulton
Brylawski, chairman of the outing
committee; H. Seymour Walcott, ana
H. w. Cutler, who had gone to the
farm Friday morning to assist IN
preparations, also were present 10
greet the excursionists.
DR.. Mark c. Bulls, a life member
Of the club, who was the highest bid
der for the privilege OF riding to the
scene Of tho outing In q hydroplane.
was sch heduled to arrive at West Hat
ton shortly before noon. and the ex-
cursionists were prepared to give him
q royal reception. The hydroplane
started from the Virginia side Of the
Highway bridge.
A large program is before the ex-
cursionists this afternoon. It's going
to be like a seven-ring circus, with
something going on every minute or
the time, according to Chairman Bry-
lawski. The thirty-piece jazz band
is scheduled to play wild music all
day long. with very, very brief in
termissions.
There will be swimming. grabbing,
fishing, motor boating, sailing. and
trap shooting. There will be a game
of ball for those satisfied with play
ing with an indoor ball And there
will be enough races and other ath-
let!c events to make ones head swim.
The outing committee has planned
numerous special features which are
being kept secret and which will be
sprung as surprises this afternoon.
TAKE CLUBS CHEFS.
The excursionists took along sew
eral of the clubs chefs and a royal
dinner is scheduled. Oysters will be
freshly dredged from the Wicomico
and roasted on shore. Then there
will be refreshing drinks of harm
less nature on tap all day long. Crabs,
oysters, fried chickens, corn on the
cob, potato salad, watermelons, lemon
ade, ginger ale and sarsaparilla are
a few OF the things that the head
chef casually mentioned when inter-
viewed as to what would be served
the hungry flock Of excursionistS.
Every excursionist is wearfre his
oldest suit of clothes, and is carry
ing his bathing suit under his arm,
following explicit instructions hand
ed out by Mr.. Brylawski at the club s
weekly forum luncheon.
About o'clock tonight the boys
fGuratively. of course. will kiss
Brother Reeder good-by, will wave
dada to his nice S00-acre farm, will
climb into their trusty Fords, and
other makes, and will hit the old pike
for home.
The outing committee is composed
of Mr.. Brylawski, chairman; Mr..
fhorup, Mr.. Reeder, Mr.. Walcott. Mr..
Cutler, Charles J.. Waters George
Pitt. and Raphael Semmes.