Evening star., 1922-05-21
SHAD BAKE HEADS
. big DAY AT BEACH
Board of Trade and Guests
Kept in Good Humor by
Nick AItrock.

To Nick Altrock, comedian extraor-
dinary, the Washington Board OF
Trade is indebted for making its
twenty-eighth annual outing and
: shad bake at Chesapeake Beach yes
'terday 4 hilarious success from
humorous standpoint.
Comedy at its best, however. was
not solely responsible for the pro-
gram that made I25 members OF the
board members of Congress and Dis
trict officials boys just for the day.
There were so many diversions that
the eXcursionists did not find dull
minute from the time the special
train reached the beach at ll:3O
O'Clock in the morning until IL re-
turned last night.
a. Perhaps the most important event
on the program was the dinner, for
which the boards annual outings
are noted. To rank the other fea-
lures in the order of Importance
would be impossible.
Athletics Come First.
Upon arriving at the bay resort
the boys marched to the Casino
Hotel and, after engaging in ath-
ietic events, which were run off un-
der the direction of Frank r. Strunk,
they settled down for the sumptuous
menu contained everything from soup
to nuts, with varied assortment
of souvenirs from various merchants
in Washington, thrown in after the
dessert.
Throughout the dinner Odell S.
Smith, with his lusty voice and the
Boys Independent Band of forty-five
pieces, under J. l.. kidwell gave a
continuous musical program, and evil
IDENTIFY encouraged the appetites OF
the board members, if the empty
kitchen of the hotel had any signifi-
canoe. William Tyler Page, author
of the '.Americap's Creed" gave a
patriotic touch to the meal by re-
citing his composition, which was re-
peated by the diners.
Bamman Fat Champion.
The athletic events proved a big
attraction and Were keenly contest
ed. In the fat mems race, F. C. Bam-
man, who tipped the scales at 225
plus, won first honors, and was
awarded a thermos bottle for his eff
forts. l.. Walk and William z. Doing,
jr., captured the main prize in the
pig-bag race, while DIR. William P.
Wood and r. a. Jonscher, outran a
large field in a three legged race. In
an exciting bag race, Paul Ward
came out victorious.
Augmented by several hundred who
arrived on the afternoon train, the
board members went to the dancing
pavilion on the boardwalk, where
they were entertained with a con-
cert by the Boys Independent Band.
Mylo B. Atkinson. Eugene R. Kenny.
Arthur Whitcomb, w. z. Chambers.
Earl Smallwood, Cleary's Bloodfield
Band, and the Imperial Quartet, COM
posed of James X. Young, W. s.
Ambrose Durkin. accompanied on the
piano by George Wilson. After this
program luncheon was served on the
boardwalk. and the excursionists, IA
tigued. but happy, boarded the home
ward d-bound special train.
One of Altrock's humorous skits
of the day was the staging of bad
ger fight. A feroclous-i looking bull
dog was on hand to battle with the
animal. But the badger either es-
found when the expectant crowd
witnessed the opening of the care
fully guarded cage.
Herrick Declines Ride.
Although admitting that he is a
daredevil aviator. Representative Her
rick amused the crowd by de-
clining to ride in a plane with Lieut..
ington Aero Club, who took many of
the board members and their guests
on flights over the beach during the
afternoon. Mr.. Herrick gave as his
milk and water flying" of Lieut.
Fahy.
While on the train to and from the
beach, Thomas Bradley, president of
the board; Richard L. Conner. as
sistaHt secretary, and other officers
did everything possible to make the
trip enjoyable, furnishing the guests
with cards and smokes" These Of
ficers and others also contributed
their share to making the twenty
eighth annual shadbake and outing
one of thexs%nnSt successful ever
chropicled in the history of the board.
:Senators Among Guests.
Guests on the outing included the
following: Senators Ashurst. Ball.
Poindexter and Shields; Representa-
tives E1ulonds, Johnson, Sisson. Her
rick, Chistopherson, Brown, Smi tn,
Raker, Reed. Gensman, Haugen,
Hammer, Padgett, Wheeler, Mills
paugh. Lee. Fitzgerald and Strong;
Judges kimbal, Smyth, Aukam and
Van Orsdal of the District courts;
Commissioners Keller, Oyster and
Rudolph; Maj. Daniel Sullivan. chief
of police; Clifford Grant. chief of de-
tectives: DR.. Frank w. Ballou. su
perintendent of schools: Maj. Carey
H. Brown, assistant engineer COM
missioner; David A. Skinner. John
Helmus. Kennedy F. Rea and Maurice
II. Lanman.