Evening star., 1923-06-04
GORGEOUS WATER
SHOW FOR MOBILES
Parade of GayIy-DeCorated
Vessels in Potomac At
tracts Thousands.

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Mature colors of green on the shore
and the blue of the water of the Poto-
mac are being overshadowed today
with the colors of man in the vari-
Colored decorations of the scores of
motor boats dressed in many-colored
signal flags. raising the curtain on
the Shrine week festivities by giving
the official guests view of the ma
tion's capitals sky line from it's many
water courses, the Georgetown chan
mel of the Potomac. the Washington
harbor and the Anacostia river.
Yacht captains have outdone them
selves in preparing and fitting their
craft for this great introduction of
the visitors to the beauties of the
capital from the water, and today
they steamed, motored. chugged and
plowed slowly through the waters to
give the visitors every opportunity to
grasp fully the beauties of the great
est capital of the greatest nation OF
the world-their capital and their ma
tion.
The banks of the rivers were literal
~ black with people who watched
and cheered the vessels as they passed
in view.
Every vessel in the fleet had its
coterie of guests, who were introduced
to the beauties of Washington, and
each vessel had her lecturers aboard
to point out to the visitors points of
interest along the course of the pa
rade.
Shortly after . o'clock Fleet Capt
]: Maury Dove. jr.. on his flagship. the
Cloelia. gave the signal which started
the procession from Hams point,
where the right of the line hove to
until all vessels were in formation.
Headed by Lieut.. S. S. Yeandle, United
flag Of authority. who cleared the
channel of ali craft not participating
in the parade, the procession proceed
ed up the Georgetown channel. under
the arches of the new Key bridge and
those of the historic Aqueduct, where
it turned about and fioated over its
course to the starting point, thence
up the Anacostia river to a point off
the navy yard, where 1t again exc
cuted column right about and passed
In review before Secretary of the
Navy Denby, who was aboard the
presidential yacht Mayflower. Return
ing to the channel fork again it
passed up Washington channel and
disbanded
Potentate Steuart Leads.
With Capt. Dove aboard the Cloelia
were the District Commissioners,
Iliustr10us Potentate l.. ?. Steuart of
Almas Temple and his divan
Immediately behind came Commo-
dore Forsberg's yacht. the Ameijea n.
carrying Imperial Potentate James S.
Representatives of Imperial Council
We're aboard other vessels of the
fleet
The vessels proceeded at a speed of
steerage way. and the coast guard
motor boats supervised the move
ment through the draws of the rail-
way and highway bridges across the
Potomac in Georgetown channel.
The committee in charge of the
motor boat parade are Charles A
stevens, chairman; George H. Lehker
vice chairman: Harry F. Kennedy
vice chairman: They We're assisted by
members of the various yacht clubs
of the city. and Lieut. Russell Dean
of the local police harbor precinct,
who was in the parade aboard the
harbor tug No. II.
Vessels in the Parade.
Vessels in the parade and their
owners were:
Poquoson. F. A. Barnes; Sea Wolf,
Theo. Barnes, jr.: Swan. w. NJ Barton
Norma II, Herbert Bose; Telmah,
?. B. Castles; Sivad, A. w. Davis;
Ellis; Solitaire. Walter D. Groes-
beck, Ariel. Clarence Hall; Nokomis
F. ]. Harbaugh; Loafalong, r. H.
Harper; S. o. s.. r. w. Ingram; 5271.
Samuel T. Kalbfus; Margaret. H. F.
Kennedy: Virginia NJ, F. E. Lampkin
Water Witch, ]. Edwin Lawton; Ivy
w. H. Lawton; Culprit Fay. ]. G.
Lindsay; Harry j., ]. II. Mccarthy
Sea Lad. +. E: Mckinney; Rika, o. P.
Merryma9; vikaa. Herbert Nelson
John W. Olden; Virginia E, Andrew
Porter; F1oro. Charles H. Potter;
Edna. Edward o. Reid: virginian
r. b. Rives; Disturber. w. A. Rogers
Two Friends, W. G. Schafhirt; Carlita
A. NJ. Schneider: Luneta. S. LII Slo-
cum; Who-ee, W. E. Stockett: Ever
glades, r. NJ. Thompson; Aii-Baba
G. w. Warren; Christiana, Josephus
Wells; Imatra, F. NJ. Williams; De.
light, Emmor L. Wilson.
Maury Dove. tr.; L'Orowa, Henry Har-
rison Lewis; Merapi, William NJ
Mooney; Urchin, Adrian Sizer: Ojus
William A. Davis; Kraken. e. ]. Otis
Grace, Daniel H. Fowler; Habana
Luke c. Strider; Marguerite, L. w
Erie E. Stacy: Natalie. DR.. T. E. Lat
inner; Nenemoosha, L. F. Hewins;
Margaret. Frank Miller; Driftwood
David F. Weaver; Islu. J. w. Blake
lock; Pharsalia, Maj. William F
Bevan; Gregory, A. H. Gregory; Elk
j. II. Galbraith; Mist, Stevens Smith
Ernest D.. ]. c. Daken; Muckross, j
j. Mccarthy; Duggie, j. S. March
Ellamarjean. W. r. Burdette; Ards
F. NJ. Burniazet; Club, Arthur Leslie
Fatima,, Thomas Jones.
Washington Yacht Club-Mecca, p
r. Donley; Katherine B., George H
Blakeslie: Helen s., Roy S. Smith;
Mercury II, Robert J. Smith; Dixie
Dan, Charles Quinley; Mad Tom. Ran
gle Brown; Vamp. Louis Gramlish
Emily Anne, w. c. Sims; Rae, George
II. Lehker; Tom Tom, George T.
Faunce; Fiji, Otto Hamelaine; Mildred,
r. J. Reed; Batukari. James Holmes;
Zela, o. F. Smith; Marie Louise, o. A.
Danzenbaker: Ted d. Poole; Hala-
BAN II, Phil Hatton; Never Tell,
Frank Nightingale; Lois. Harald Fer
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