Evening journal., 1921-04-15
FISHING CLUBS
DINNER CRUISE
Business Men Stand by For
Sea-Food Dinner and
Spin Yarns
DECIDE TO VOYAGE
AGAIN IN AUGUST

Members Of the Wilmington Bus
mess Mems Fishing Club cruised
around the banquet board last night
al the Lambros and worked up en-
thusiasm for the annual outing OF
the club along the Chesapeake Bay,
which will take place in August.
Last nights hot-air cruise was sec
ond in interest only to the actual
venture along the Chesapeake and
it's tributaries. II the residents OF
solomon's Island could have heard
the many nice things that were said
about their domain which the Will
n1fngtonians have visited they would
swell up so with pride as to cause
tidal wave in the Chesapeake.
These business men who forget
business for a fishing vacation ten
days every year voyaged TO the Lam
bros in sea-going automobiles in re-
sponse to the piping OF Commodore
Ellwood Souders' orders. 1t is true
that some OF them had become care
less in the way they saluted their
superior officers but when they got
the word 10 stand by for diner-Oh.
boy They had brought their Ches-
apeake Bay appetites with them, and
IL kept the mess crew Of Jimmy
I.ambros ark busy doing out grub
to those tired business men" They
ate everything but the license.
II was the fifteenth annual shore
dinner OF the club. and as usual 1t
was delightful. Commodore Souder.
who presided. has the distinction OF
having gone on every excursion and
attended every dinner OF the organ
ization. Several members have
missed only one cruise. Between the
tables was a schooner yacht, fully
rigged. a model OF the Captain
and bill Nye." the craft on which
the club sails. usually from the port
OF Crisfeld. Md. II was contributed
for the occasion by John A. Chap
man. Of Delaware avenue and Scott
street. It was a Volstead schooner
II didn't spring aleak.
Before the dinner was served
Jim" Harbert, Frank Ayres. Gus
Wedler and "Arty" Kuschan sans
. several selections and at six bells al
sat down TO enjoy a tempting sea
food dinner, with planked shad
shad roe. deviled clans and roas
, oysters aplenty.
After the coffee and cigars haS
been served, Commodore Soude
spoke happily OF the cruises OF tn
club and recalled many pleasing in
cidents OF their trips. He told o
visits to Solomon's Island. to Tangie
Island, 10 Norfolk and up the Yorl
River. OF being entangied in the sub
marine nets at Hampton Roads, an
Of dances at some OF the stoppinl
places. He said Captain McCready
OF the "Bin Nye." had sent regret
At being unable TO attend the dinner
as he was busy repairing damages q
his craft. caused by a recent gale
in which II was battered unmerci
fully. Commodore Souder said h
would like an expression from tn
club as to when it should go on thi
years cruise. where II should gc
whether II should be devoted entire
" 10 fishing or whether fishing an
trips ashore should be combined, an
lust how much OF their experience
the club should tell on their return.
The month OF August, with detail
OF when and where to go to be work
cd out later, was decided on for tn
cruise.
All the members present wer
called upon for speeches, and a
voiced their pleasure OF past trir
and many announced their intentio
o OF going again this year. Doc Gai
rett, the official story-teller OF III
club told a few naut-beg pardon
nautical-yarns when his turn cam
But they couldn't get Jim" Harbei
10 sing his famous song OF the SCI
despite requests OF the clubmen. II
pleaded his throat was dry, and thei
were no lubricants handy. as doc
oscar Draper didn't have his emerl
ency kit with him.
Those who participated in n
evenings enjoyment were: Comml
dore Ellwood Souder, William
Bryan. George Butt. Sr., James
Harbert, J. Frank Ayres. EllwoC
Souder. Jr.. DR.. William r. Harri
/. Joseph II. Martin. clifford stell
Charles II. Gray. DR.. r. S. Garre
DR.. J. A. Cam. Oscar G. Draper,
- $. Simpson, John A. Chapman, !.
Eby, G. A. Wedler. S. Tinley SEQ
Arthur Kuschan, Charles Papperma
Professor W. IT. Beacon, Geor
Carter and c. r. Hallam.