Evening star., 1921-06-25
CITY CLUB PIRATES
SAIL THE POTOMAC.
"BIood- Thirsty" Crew Of Six
Hundred Make Merry
~
on Outing.

. Out Ot the neat OI Tic CITY ~ vi
joy the cool breezes Of the Potomac
in summertime. 600 pirate men,
bers of the City Club yesterday made
merry on the steamer st. Johns,
which took them on their annual out
ing to the marine training station.
Quantico, Va, and back to Washing
ton.
Our Motto is Blood" was. the slo-
gan of the pirates" and although
no suspicion Is attached to these
particular pirates" in the. sinking of
the ships OF Cape Henry. which has
recently stirred the maritime world,
much booty changed hands among the
pirates" themselves.
One of the features of the outing
was the badger and bulldog fight. Al
bert Schulteis. president of the
Chamber Of Commerce, was the man
badger out of his box. The badger
or whatever it was. indulged in a
merry tilt with the bulldog. much to
the amusement Of the pirates" For
his bravery In pulling the string"
Mr. Schulteis was awarded large
medal to wear on his manly breast
for the rest Of his days.
The trip down to the marine sta
and wrestling matches. Joe Grant
and Billy Murray showed the
pirates" some high class matwork and
received vociferous applause when their
efforts were brought to a close by Mur-
ray being pronounced the winner.
Following the wrestling bout, two
boxing matches were staged. one be-
tween w. Schalk and NJ. K. Haley
of the 5th Regiment. Marine Corps,
and ]. Shoblock and j. e. Hill. also
Of the marines. The bouts were fast
and furious and visions Of the Demp-
many of the ringside spectators when
some hard blow was struck.
In this connection. Charles J. CO..
lumbus. secretary Of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association. was
awarded q ringside seat to the big
OF the least bloodthirsty pirates"
aboard the ship.
Welcomed ut Qunntico.
On reaching Quantico the entire
party posing for brief minute on
the dock for their pictures. were well
coined by Gen. Smedley Butler and
his sta6. The Marine Band, striking
up a lively tune. led the pirates"
now under martial law. to the parade
reviewed Still under martial law
the "pirates' roamed around the
reservation. some taking the onpor-
<unity for a swim. and others trek
ing to the gymnasium, where an or
gan recital was in progress.
The pirates" were much chagrihed
on the start Of their homeward trip to
hnd that NJ. NJ. Wyvel one Of their
most recalcitrant members, had been
left behind. According to several
witnesse, he was last seen talking to
some me-Traids on the dock. and evil
IDENTIFY had missed the boat. How
ever the chagrin changed to pleasure
when Mr.. Wyvel overlook the st.
Johns in midstreanl. and what-do-you-
think. he had the mermaids with him!
Advantage Of Being "Pfrate."
This little incident showed the ad-
vantage Of being q pirate" as WITH
out Mr. Wyvel and the mermafds. the
assemhlage would have missed some
of the prettiest diving and swimming
witnessed In many moon. The mer-
maids were Miss Elizabeth Bertha
smith and Miss Geraldine Knowles,
and both were exceedingly adept in
the art Of high and fanSY diving. Mr.
Wyvel was awarded a. medal shnilar
to- that given Mr.. Schulteis, for his
resourcefulness.
The return trip was largely taken
up with "duarrels" among the various
members Of the pirate" crew. and al
though no casualties were" reported,
it was stated with good authority that
many Of them made "killings."
,,isndshin nsS ana ana Ippsii pfpssliiowsSips renewed.
the party docked at the, 5th street
whsrves at s o'clock. and on saying
SGood-bye" until the next 4ime, .pro-
nounced the trip the best ever.