The Washington times., 1923-08-25
FILLED
DESPITE COOL
WEATHER
Thousands of Children Made
Happy During the Week by
D. c. Organizations.

the middle OF this week, there nhS
been no appreciate falling off in the
number Of Washington organizations
holding outings at nearby resorts.
Every day of the week has had its
quota. of excursions, as high os 5000
attending excursions in one day as
members or guests Of some local or
ganiZation.
Yelled Prophets, bakers, motorner
and street car conductors, Woodmen
and legionaires have been led in quest
Of pleasure for little children during
the past few days.
There was no blue Monday this
week Kallipolis Grotto saw to that
Headed by their own band, drum and
bugle corps and drill team, several
thousand members of the Grotto, the
local branch of the Mystic Order 81
Yelled Prophets of the Enchanted
Realm, held their annual excursion
Monday at Chesapeake Beach. The
outing had been postponed from Au
gust because Of the death OF Presi
dent Harding, who was himself 6
prophet.
Baltimore Prophets Guests.
Members Of Yedz Grotto, Of Balti
more, were guests of the loca
prophets, making the trip to the re
sort in the steamer Dreamland. The
Washington hosts made the trip tc
the beach by railroad and automobile
The program included everything
from pie-eating contest to 50-yart
dash for a physician.
Monday saw q large party of wan
derlusters trudging the pike to For
est Glen in the afternoon.
Tuesday was a large and busy day
at the resorts.
Golden Eagles In large qualities
with their Eaglets in tow, and with
talons full of ard-boiled eggs and
writhing hot dogs, flocked to Chesa
peake Beach on the occasion of the
annual outing Of Harmony Castle
No. 10, knights Of the Golden Eagle
The Knighted Eagles, however
were not alone at the beach. Not
by a considerable margin. The
beach on that same day was also
the gathering place for large crowd
of Odd Fellows from Harmony
Lodge, No. 8, and for an almost
equally large number Of members OF
Crescent Benevolent Association. :
1000 Children Guests.
More than 1000 children from Dis.
trict orphanages and homes were
sent to Marshall Hall for q riotous
day Of fun Tuesday. Mrs. Susie Root
Rhodes. director of municipal play
grounds. was In charge Of the enter
tainment program.
Wednesday was also an exceeding
~ large day at Chesapeake Beach
Glen Echo, Marshall Hall and points
between.
Bakery Salesmen's Union No. SO,
on its annual outing at Chesapeake
Beach, compelled its members to
take q dose of their own medicine
when 1t held cracker and pie eat.
ing contests. After these mild
diversions a fat woman's race and
a fat mans race were held. Prizes
were awarded the survivors.
Employees of the Washington
and Electric Company and
the Potomac Electric Power Com
pany, comprising the Washington
Railway Relief Association, laid
down their controllers, ticket
punches and other paraphernalia
and hit all the high spots and a
large majority Of the lower levels
at Glen Echo Park.
The street railway company pro-
vided transportation to and from
the park and the amusement com.
pany provided twelve free rides on
the amusement devices for each Of
the more than 5000 visitors. The
brakes were removed bodily and
no transfers were issued during
that day.
Like Knights Of Old.
The heroes of I'm day Of old
when knights were. ETC." did
their stuff too early in history.
They might have been perfectly
at home, with many of the modern
improvements, had they put off
their respective den1ises until after
Wednesday Of this week and spent
that day at Marshall Hall.
At Marshall Hall, in the throb-
bling bosom of Maryland, there
gathered scores of plumed and
knights and many
ladyes faire and there was much
Jousting and running of courses and
full many spears were broken IN
knightly feat.
Some Of the knights "pinked"
little rings. for thereby was winning
Of prizes and the smiles and favor
of ladyes. And some didn't.
The days Of old were revived
by way of celebrating the thirty
ninth annual grand tournament and
dressball at Marshall Hall. The
of chivalry was re.
created except for the lack of sheet
metal stoves" with which to en-.
case the doughty knights.
The GORGEOUS, scintillating, mel.
low and penetrating moonlight of
wednesday night was put to the
best possible advantage by the
Crescent Club, which made the
moonlight excursion to Indian Head
aboard the steamer st. Johns.
Welfare Councils Outing.
Did the fact that Thursday was
clear and colder" deter the Dis.
trict Government Welfare Council
or the Woodmen of the World? The
mays" have it!
The District employees, several hun.
dred strong, swooped down on what
the knights left OF Marshall Hall in
the first OF what is expected to he
an endless series of annual excur
sions. All day Thursday the bulk
OF the District government cavort ed
ana made merry down the river
leaving Major Daniel Sullivan's BOYS
to run municipal affairs in the In
term.
The Boosters Club, of the Wood
men of the World, took advantage
or the absence of the responsible
heads OF government to steal off tc
chesapeake Beach. where annroxf