Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-10
ID. c. BOOSTERS
RETURN FROM TRIP
ON RIVER AND BAY
Washington Merchants Make
Annual Excursion in Inter-
est of Business.

est of Business.
Pretty We'll tired out. hut ready
and ANXIOUS TO maxi ;he same triH
ovt- again. 1e5 Washington mer-
chants returned this morning FROM
Their junket down the Potomac and
through Chesapeake bay. y landing
was made from the steamer Three
Rivers al the Baltimore wharf about
8 O'clock. and the party arrived IN
Washington an hour after.
'i:uy in and Boost Tor Washing
ton" well known slogan OF the Mer-
chants and Manufact urerS .AsSocia-
ton. might we'll have heen changed
To "JaZzing for Washington. Judged
by the program Cor ;ne trip do" II
tine river \ jazz hani. which was
taken on the boat at ;a- Nashin::-
ton wharf Saturday evening. fur
II she'd Il lively Variety of NJ sac dur
Ing tAr houis ON the steamer ana a:
th~ landing places " here ., Is
gathered ~ Ne'rolfa. t&e Mas IN.
toni.''s aud :aL" 4ct!ve par: II inv
boosting business,
Method imu:",ed h. ls"">trr~.
Thr i,".. trip q: the N.r.'t.A!.;S and
Aarut4r -;r-.-- Assoc, aeon = ,Hl,-n
each .ea.. a!.t: ne rs. s,.p Is Al
MAYS pro,.,d more Successful than tn
one preceding Il. The busiItsS u.n,
gathered trSe;a"r ii :: large Ero..p.
are cnao.e,. i, create spit ot co
operation which reacts to their iutii
Nidua1 beri:t IA many ways. Another
purpose a.. il. tip is to e.qua,nt In.
people OF the Virginia aud Maryland
river towns with The advantages OF
doing their shopping in the National
Capital. Results have proved entirely
satisfactory alou" this line. and the
.'booSt-r 1v!p OF the merchants is
looked forward TO with interest each
year by the residents OF the river
towns and villages
The good ship Three Rivers. sail
ing under "Seatea orders. eft the
wharf at Washington about o'clock
Saturday cv.niua. linuer was served
Il few minutes iattr. and no landing
was .tad" until the steamer reached
colonial Beach at midnight Although
both hands of the town clock pointed
SIX. ward. Colonial Beach was awake
and welcomed the boosters AT b
o o'clock Sunday morning ii stop was
made at I.eouardiown. Md. "h-r%
MANY OF the merchants attended
church services.
Athletic ConteNts ut Piney Point.
When landing was made at Piney
Point. announcement was made that
The days field and track events would
take place on the beach Ernest John-
son was awarded first place in free
for-all foot race. the prize being
pair Of shoes. The race for men
weighing over zoo pounds was won
by +. l.. White. and he was presented
with a box of cigars. Phil King was
and Ernest Johnson again scored in
the sack race. In special race for
of the Three Rivers. Second
officer Fl. +. Slye broke the tape al
the finish line and was awarded
prize. Other races and
chandise prizes. were arranged for
the steamers crew. all the premiums
being donated by the merchants.
Probably the biggest single event
of the entire cruise was brought out
at the Piney Point landing. when
call Me Henry" Lansburgh produced
his famous trained rooster and pro-
ceeded to hypnotic it. Prof" Lans4
hur&h. through the science Of hypno-
tism or some occult power which hia
fellow merchants were not aware that
he possessed, caused his male Ply
mouth Rock to perform every stunt
except sing The Ta- Spangled Ban
ner' From this Iahding on TO the end
of the trip Prof" l.ansburgh and his
rooster were the center of interest.
Home of the "Shake Dance.-
A stop was made at noon Sunday at
kinsale. Va. where cofored natives
proved the assertion that the shin
my" is not a product of the wilds of
Africa. Half hundred miles from a
railway and never having been away
from home. these danceIs put the
professional to shame in the gentle
art Of shakes"
The next stop was made at Miller's
Wharf. late in the afternoon. where
the merchants and their jazz accom-
,n,l~
residents in dancing On the wharf. A
stop of two hours was made at this
point.
At St Marys City. Md. the last land
ing place on the itinerary of the
steamer. the entire party visited the
young ladies' seminary and concert
was given in the grounds. Several
hundred persons greeted the boost
ers' at this point. Addresses were
made by Representative Frederick y.
Zihlman Of Maryland and William
Clark.
Pvices to Merchants,
Last night. aboard the Three Rivers.
several hundred dollars worth of
prizes in merchandise were awarded
in contests. These were distributed
among the merchants themselves. The
awards ranging from ton of coal TO
an oriental rug. Representative Zihl-
man addressed the merchants on The
Get-Together Spirit" his audience
gathering in the cabin of the steamer.
He spoke of the necessity of cooper
alton between Washingtonians and
Congress. placing special stress on
the point that local merchants and
congressman should be closer to-
gether in all matters Pertaining to
the welfare Of the District of Column
bra.
Phil King spoke on the success of
the cruise and. representing the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
ton. thanked the secretary, Charles J.
Columbus. for his efforts in arrang-
ing the boosting" trip. and threw
special bouquet to Frank FenWick.
manager of the Dewey Hotel. for his
success in feeding the hungry
bunch" at all hours of day and night
Personnel of Booster Party.
Those making the trip were: Rep
resentative Frederick Zihlman. X. p.
Andrews, capt. -. V. Chisholm. Capt
DAILY, A. +. Thomas. Il. +. Herrell,
Frank Pierce. Roland Perry, Lee Her
wick F. v. killian, William w.
Georges. $ Fred Hahn. Henry Han
ford Joseph \. Berberich. Ernest
Johnston. K. X. keenan,. Jacob NJ.
Leinenkugel. G. Il. Eyddane, !. l.. Gold
helm. Henry Lansburgh, X. b. Ii. Lyon.
Amandos Jorss. Charles Jacobsen, Al
Tennyson, Philip King. Joseph King,
Frank T. Fenwick. Joseph A. Fisher.
j. Harry Cunningham, J. NJ. Cunning
ham, Charles +. Lanham, NJ. u. Rosen-
berg, Isaac Cans. Henry Reupperl.
John A. Schaefer, John {. Slaven. Jesse
C. Suter. j. J. Range. Charles h.
smith, William l.. Miller. n. A. Leese.
$. Selinger. A. Linsinmeyer. Walter A.
Johnston X. l.. Lamb. II. c. Rand, j. f.
Sheaffer. +. G.. Rogers. Stephen G.
Weis. Albert Sigmund. DR.. Harry Nj.
Kaufman, Harry Loeb and b. J. Akers.