The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-15
Business Men s Outing Proved
 Big Success

The outing of the Bridgeport Busi- ness Mems association held yesterday at Pleasure Beach was a distinct suc- cess, both in point of numbers at tending, and the spirit with which the men entered into the various specimens of. fun provided at Bridge ports newest, and best amusement Park The first delegation left the Stratford avenue dock on the o'clock boat, others followed on the next two boats, and soon caught up with the main party
 Progressive tickets were provided and the first feature after the island was reached was the dinner at the big Pleasure Beach restaurant Ar engagements were perfect, and an ele- gant combination shore and chicken dinner was served, the excellence Of the service being especially noticea- ble- The diners were very apprecia- tive of the music which is first class. The noise heard that threatened to
 drown out the orchestra~at one point
 was the eating of the late corners
 who were successfully catching up
 with the main party.
 Robert Rock president of the as- soelat1on, following the repast made
 buck to Carl Beck, chairman for the day Beck suggested that the
 gang hang together and try all the various rides and stunts even if retary Frederick B. Morgan led the crowd, about 250, to the Old Mill, where the fun began. The boats were too slow coming around, due perhaps
 with each other in the dark places, so the party split in three parts
 tackling the trip tickets from both end and the middle.
 The crowd playing the middle vis- tied the Just Fun palace, which is
 sort of ''razz' tour, over a rough road intthe dark, with an accompanf-
 ment of wierd noises, ending up high " ot poor f1sh'' are rocketed down a can vas chute, where a husky individual
 at the bottom tries to land you on
 your feet. He is generally successful put one MT. Steinke, formerly of scranton. Pa, lit upside down, back wards, and nearby concessionaaire thought an earthquake had struck the island.
 stunt to cool off the nerve-racked men after trip on the Whip, and then life was only a merry-go-round while
 the big kids all grabbed for the brass ring. won by a fellow with a boarding house Ieach," who almost broke his neck in the attempt
 The Dodge, Elm is perhaps the greatest novelty on the island It is the original tracl1less one man troll
 ley If somebody would just string wires all over town and add another
 trolley pole to each of thes cars, pro vided the Woolworth stores would sell tl car for a. dime, no one would care if either the tro1Ieys or jitnoys were running Somebody turned on the juice and the mad house was on.
 The Scremb1er was next in order, followed by the Frolic, which is no place for a nervous woman, and neither is that mile in a minute roller coaster. The fair sex were scarce on the island, the big dance hall didn't get a chance, but a few tackled the skating rink and the other t'razzle dazzles'' It was well past the supper
 hour before all the men had left the island, for the fun was so fast and furious that the time flew
 The outing was a huge success, just as is the association, for it includes small retail dealers we'll as the larger stores, from all parts of the city, making it a genuine get-together organization that does a lot of good. Practically every walk of life is rep resented in the organization, includ- ing lawyers, florists, confectioners, grocers, marketmen, dry goods, de- partnent store men, telephone and newspaper men, jewellers, shoe d'e1- ers bankers, professional men, sports men, theatre managers, bott1ing works men, aI.d every kind of retail bus mess man operating ill Brid keport TT frs <aF7virOuS