Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-07-23
City Club Picnic One Grand
Frolic For 500 Member

Fatigued, dust covered, but happy
more than 800 members OF the W.
| Club returned 70 Washington la'
night from their first annual outing o.
/ the picturesque SO-acre farm Of ROSIE
M. Reeder, West fiatton, Md On lN
Wicomico river, after literally "bNrn
I ing the roads OF southern Mary lthn
for fifty six miles IN ileet of lOO NO
mobiles. Their initial outing, unlqh
in some forms, was unanimously voice
gigantic success.
From the arrival OF the first party oi
excursionlsts to tho departure o. thg
last, near dusk, there was not o dulI
moment. In fact, the affair was ue-
scribed as q 'circus without ring
There was everything Imaginable 10
the way of food and amusement TO- ing
proverbial tired business man, a1di
q thirty piece Jazz band was SO JAZZ
it attracted large schools OF FISH AZ
least, that is what several members %
the club reported who devoted TN at
ternoon to angling.
FAMOUS MARYLAND DINNER.
soon after The arrival Of the eScur-
sionists at the socne OF the outing a.
dinner was served on the banks OF me
icomico river. The menu included
the famous Maryland fried chicken,
corn ON the cob, steamed and raw Uys-
ters, potato salad, crabs, fish AND
watermelOns. There we're all kinds OF
drinks. The long jaunt over the MARY
and roads wDrSe up a k zen appa zoe
Ton the exeursionists, as evidenced 1y
rapid disappearance of the enormous
suppy OF food and drinks.
During the afternoon the hoy
fguratiyely speaking, of course,
amused themselves BY trapshooting,
hydro-aeroplaning, fishing, boating,
swimming and other games. Before
they bade good-by to Mr.. Reeder and
his farm they we're served with ice
cream and cakes.
There are always some minor acct
dents on an outing of this kind which
furnish amusement to the eyewitness.
II was up to Mr.. f.. l.. Stock to do this,
Mr.. Stock, as skipper of a rowb0at,
took a party out on the river ON a
sightseeing trip. Near the swim
ming hole the boat slipped water and
sank, drenching the entire party.
Luckily, 1t sank in shallow water
DANENHowER is INJURED.
There was, however, one accident
which threatened to mar the outing.
While en- route to the Reeder farm, an
automobile carrying L. B. Danen-
hover, manager Of the club, in at
tempting to avoid a collision with an
other machine, swerved to the side OF
the road, throwing him out MIR.
Danenhower was bruised about the
face and arms, but this did not pre-
vent him from enjoying the outing
EXcursionists who witnessed the acct
dent claimed the club manager narrow
ly escaped death, as both machines
we're going at high speed.
Two Army aeroplanes from Boiling
field, piioted 10y Capts. W. $. ". Fitz-
gerald and NJ +. Scanlon, landed on
the Reeder farm shortly after noon.
entertaining the excursionists with
stunts" before landing. The ma
chimes returned to Washington late in
the afternoon.
DIR. Mark C.. Bulls, life member
of the club, arrived at the outing
scene in hydro-aeroplane, piloted by
u. ~ DDWncA OF tne capital nYerS,
Frank Taylor Mitchell returned in the
iyiug boat, having won this privilege
in a rafIle.
"HoNEY BOY" EVANS THERE"
Honey Boy" Evans, the official an
nouncer, and J. E. Keilher, took the
role of comedians and kept the excur-
sionists in merry mood the entire af-
ternoOn. Honey Boy" used his rep
ertOire of wit, while Keilher PLAYED
FRANKS on his fellow members while
romping around in a bathing suit.
Isaac Cans was called down for
trespassing ON a bed OF mint. Will
liam f. GUIDE spent large portion of
the afternoon around the soft drink
stand. W. W. Trehclla, District man
ager of Armou r& Co., set the pace to
the outing in his flying six. -
The outing committee was composed
Of Fulton Brylawski, II. Seymour
Walcott, II. W. Cutler, MIR. Feeder.
Oscar \. Thorup, Charles ]. Waters,
George Pitt and Raphael Semmes -
Washington Star, Sunday. July Is.