Evening star., 1923-06-17
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Boosters off on Water Trip
For Business and Pleasure

With business men and government
officials of the city aboard. the steam
er Midland is steaming down the Po-
tomac river today, with the annual
Booster outing of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association as it's
chief mission. Away from the busi-
ness cares for u week end, the bust
ness men have been let loose for a
day and two nights of fun and recrea-
tion on the water, as the boat is
theirs. The trip will SDe punctuated
by three stops, two on the eastern
shore of Maryland, when the Boosters
advantages of a trip to the National
Capital, where pleasure can be inter-
sperSed with business.
Sail Away At 4 O'Clock.
Those on the trip assembled at the
dock at $3.50 o'clock yesterday after
noon to make preliminary arrange
ments and pass through the ordeal
of having photograph taken for
preservation in the archives of the
association. Promptly at 1 o'clock
Brig. Gen. Anton Stephen. president OF
the association, gave the signal to
the captain to proceed. AS the ves-
sci moved slowly into the stream the
District fireboat Firefighter left her
dock to act as escort out Of the har-
Dor for the Boosters and as a special
honor to two of the Commissioners
who were aboard. The freboat
steamed swiftly ahead of the steamer
sounding her siren, announcing the
ness boosters aboard and warning all
craft to make way. And they all
gave way, too, for every nozzle on the
Firef1ghter was turned out and
streams of water reached to either
shore
Before the vessel cleared the dock
assignments OF staterooms were made
by Secretary Charles J. Columbus and
everything was ready for the fun to
begin. Many Of the members, how
ever. took advantage of the early sail
ing time to observe the scenery Of the
upper Potomac in daylight.
Everything has been done for the
comfort and pleasure of the boosters
A sick bay was established, with the
hope, Of course, that 1t will not have
to be used, and there are three doc
tors aboard and well arranged drug
store has been set up. There are all
the comforts of home available.
Music Special Feature.
There was plenty of music, and if
eome of the members return little
Schmucker has tried them out on
singing. The bulkheads of the Mid
land resounded with voices of all de-
tscrtptionS as the vessel steamed down
the Potomac and across the Chesa-
peake bay for it's first stop, Cam
bridge, Md, which will be reached
in the ordinary course at 80 o'clock
this morning.
Oratory is barred on the ship, OF
course, but when the stops are made
the censorship is let down TO permit
members to tell the people what a
great town Washington Is in which to
buy materials. A few outbreaks on
the vessel were promptly stopped by
the censors, but some of the offend
ers proceeded under the ruse of prac-
.ticing for the speeches to be made al
the stops.
There We're plenty Of games OF all
kinds going on until late last night
under the direction of the ringmas.
ter, Charley Columbus, who also was
the regulator. to see that all laws
and regulations. local and national
were strictly complied with. How
ever. he couldn't be in all parts u
the ship at once. No violations were
reported.
Vessels Itinerary.
The vessel. in accordance with
schedule. will leave Cambridge this
morning at 9 o'clock, after, having
igiven every one an opportunity to at.
tend church. 1t will arrive at Ok.
ford at 10 o'clock. where it will re.
tmain until noon. Then the vesse
will steam across the bav 20 the
western shore and up the Patuxent
river to Solomons Island. where Il
have been made there for motor boat:
to take the boosters on fishing trips
which they will be permitted to en-
JOY until 8 o'clock, when the home
ward bound pennant will be "broken'
to the breeze and the cruise down tn,
bay to the Potomac and up to Wash
lngton will begin.
On the cruise down the river las
side. Md, the L. S. S. Eagle Sc
which left here yesterday Afternoon
with members of the United State,
Naval Reserve in the District aboard
who are on their annual training
cruise. A number of men on tht
naval vessel in civil life are EN-
ployes Of boosters who were aboard
the Midland. The vessels exchanged
whistle salutes, and the sailors man
ned the rails in honor of Brig: Gen
Stephan, who commands the Distric
National Guard.
Officers and Other Principals.
The officers and board Of governor
of the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association are: Gen. Anton Stephan
president; NJ. G. Gibbs. first vice
president; M; E; Horton, second vic'
president; Charles j. Columbus, sec
retary.; Louis Levy. treasurer; NJ. D
Rosenberg. general counsel; r. p
Andrews. Joseph A. Berberich, JOSEPH
A. Burkart, Achille Burklin. Arthur
BURT. J. G. Callahan. Charles F. Crane
George 8. De Neale. NJ. @. Gibbs
ssE. c. Graham, F. w. Harper, Maurice
@Kafka. Philip King, NJ. A. Leese
Louis Levy. Henry T. Offterdinger
George c. Shaffer, Gen. Antor
Stephan, Albert Tennyson, Sidney
West, J. Lee Whitmore, John HI
wilkins and Samuel Zirkin.
The booster committee in charge o1
this outing follows: r. P. Andrews
chairman; Charles ]. Columbus, SEQ.
retary,. e. p. AvaleaH Joseph A
Berbertch, Harry M CrandalL. J