Evening star., 1924-05-25
TRADE BOARD MAKES
MERRY AT SHAD BAKE
Local Business Men Enjoy Annual
Event at Quantico-"Dull Care"
Is Banished.
MARINES GET $1,000 GIFT
Downpour of Rain Fails to Dampen
Ardor of Members.

Les, you can ptlleNe tnelF excuse, LOT
it is a legitimate one. The business
men of Washington as represented in
the Washington Board of Trade were
out of town yesterday on an outing
their annual shad bake they called it.
They became young again, throwing
aside all the cares and dignity of busi-
ness, and meeting one another on the
boyhood plane. They exemplified that
old song that ran something like this ::
Boys will be boys. Though the world
may change and things seem strange,
boys will be boys" And they were.
Though the portliness of some of them
kept them from throwing off Temporal
rily some of the years they have
gathered, nevertheless they had the
spirit.
Washington's trade and civic body
was literally and figuratively the
guest of Uncle Sam. SO ably personi
fled by the United States Marines, who
yesterday showed their ability to enter
tain on the social field as warmly as
in time of war.
Quantico, Va, the home of the
United States east coast expedition
AIRY force Of the United States
marines, was tn" scene. and every
part yesterday was thrown open to
the business men, and, in recognition
of the fine spirit of hospitality and
appreciation of the work done by the
marines. Edward f.. Colladay, presi-
dent of the board. presented to Col.
Williams, commandant of the camp,
check for 81 900 to be placed in the
athletic fund OF the marines.
Spirit of Joviality.
throngs gathered on the dock, and as
soon as the steamer St. Johns. Capt.
Reed, commanding, cleared the wharf
and headed down stream, DR.. Gibson
sent forth a gang of clowns to arouse
things generally. Warren Corcoran,
typical Irish police captain. Shoul-
der straps. badge and all, and Sergt.
Brooke Amiss, went searching for
real Police Capt. Flather, and gave
him Il hot few minutes of his own
medicine that he passes out daily in
his own precinct. And Capt. Flather
gave up a trip to Kansas City to be
visited with this indisnity. Then in
the midst OF the turmoil, there hove
in sight Odell Smith, "a shining ex-
ample of prohibition" including red
whiskers and stubby pipe, person
ality that no real Irish policeman
ham. in clown costumes, kept up
disturbances that kept the temporary
policemen busy for many minutes
The Washington Canoe Club Or
chestra livened up things in a musi-
cal way, and led the march of talent
around the vessel, ending up at the
paddle box, where Fred White was
giving away presents Max Cum
ningham presided over the bar and
kept soft drinks flowing to quench
the thirsts of the members until
Quantico was reached.
"They Ate Their Shad."
Scores Of trucks were on the dock.
and as fast as the members came
ashore they were put aboard and
driven five miles to the aviation field,
where they had an opportunity of
seeing at close hand the planes which
had come up the river to escort them
in. Dinner was ready when the
party reached there, and at long
tables set up in a grove, attractivelE
decorated with the signal flags of
the corps. and while the post band
played music, ate their shad, which
carried with it all the usual trim
mings.
Just as the cigars were being
passed around. the skies poured tor
rents of water, sending the excur-
sionists scrambling for the first
available shelter, which happened to
be the balloon hangar, and there they
waited for the rain to stop. But it
OlQn |, until 100 late TO carry out
many parts on the program Of en-
tertainment. Then the merrymakers
were loaded on trucks and carried
back to the main camp where, in the
gymnasium, several athletic bouts
were staged with the following re-
ment, defeated w. w. Lieke. supply
barracks: J. j. Oras, Z. s. s. Swan,
beat Young Carpenter of the bar
racks detachment; Donald Hardy. jr.,
aoir, To
chi, 5th Regiment, and Anthony
Degieniba, 9Th Regiment won from
T. w. Ronstadt. aviation detachment.
"BOmbed' by AfrpIanes.
With threatening skies, the re-
| mainder of the program was dis
pensed with, and the members headed
for the boat and the return trip. and
on their way out were bombed" by
| one of the big Martin bombing planes
which made a direct hit when II
dropped a weighted package on the
deck of the steamer. And then the
board, in unison, said
ITO Gen. Lejeune, the Marine
Corps of Quantico, officers and men
we extend our hearty thanks for q
wonderful day spent with them.
ITO all who assisted to make this
| outing long to be remembered we
take off our hats in praise.
| "FarewellS were said as we sailed
homeward up the ever-narrowing
| placid Potomac"
Shad Bake Committee.
! The shad bake committee. which
| had full charge of the outing fol-
| lows:
| George Pitt chairman: Ben T
| Webster, secretary; William Warfield
| Ross, assistant secretary: Fred Allen
Harry Almond, T. Brooke Amiss, jr.
| Frank w. Ballou, L. Pierce Boteler
E. C. Brandenburg, Bruce s EranSon
Joseph A. Burkart, John Il. Casper
Herman F. Carl, Arthur Carr. vii.
| liam Clabaugh, Warren Cochran. +
F. Colladay, l.. Lee Combs, Richard
| l.. Conner, w. Porter Cox. Charles F.
Crane, j. Harry Cunningham. Samuel
NJ. Darragh, Clarence F. ponohoe
| George b. Farquhar, Frank Z. Glib
| son, Murray L. Clifford c. J. Gockeler
Edwin c. Graham, Clifford l., Grant
Walter H. Klopfer, stephen +
| Kramer. Luther w. Linkins. George
| H. Macdonald. A. NJ Macdonald. John
T. Meany, George Miller. Charles w
| Morris, Edward J. Murphy. Charles
| H. Pardoe, Charles w. Pimper. George
| Pitt, jr.; Samuel ]. Prescott. l.. l.
| Reeves, Joseph d. Rogers. Carl j
| Quentell, John Saul. Milton +. Schwab
| Russell Shelk. Odell S. Smith, Freder-
| ick Stohlman, Frank r. Strunk
| Charles j. Waters, r. y. Wafie, Fran
| els R. Weller and Fred j. White.