Evening star., 1924-09-14
;SHR|NERS' GUESTS
{ HAVE FINE OUTING
Rain Which Swept City Hap
F., ply Missed AImas Picnic
at Great Falls.

which temporarily kept the people
Of Washington looking for shelter
yesterday afternoon. members of the
Almas Temple of the Mystic Shrine
enjoyed morning. afternoon and
evening. of unhampered pleasure on
their annual picnic at Great Falls
1t didn't rain a drop.
During vaudeville stunts in the
afternoon Jupiter Pluvius threatened.
with dark soverhanging clouds, but
the god of rain was kind to the
ShrinerS and allowed them to coR-
plote their program without dampen-
ing either their spirits or bodies.
Whether or not a few Shriners sing
ing together. 1T Amt Coin to Rain
No More, kept away a would-be
cloudburst or not will perhaps re-
main forever unknown.
Members of the temple. with their
families started arriving at the Falls
in the morning and continued to
arrive until well after dark.
The official program began with a
series of athletic events at 2:15
O'clock. when Assistant Rabban
Charles D. Shackclford with a big
megaphone announced the first event
"a race for girls from to years
or age. This event was won by little
Miss Katherine Garner of 1341 Shep-
Nerd street with Miss Gladys Lewis
or Washington Barracks, second
Other events, in order run, with the
winners were as follows:
. 25-yard dash for boys from 6 to
y years of age-Leonard jackson of
Sfreat Falls, Va, first, and Alvin
"lils OF 1910 kcarney street north
east, second.
= 5oyard dash for girls from to 13
Eears-Miss Beatrice White of Wash
tngton Barracks. first, and Miss Dor
othy Brodt, 2S27 Thirteenth street,
second.
> 50-yard dash for boys between s
and l3-Stanley Donnell of Riverdale,
Md. first; Weaver Garnett, 1924 Wis
Consin avenue. second.
I5-yard dash for young ladies be-
tween the ages of IA to 30 years
AlisS Sadie Cummings, Shady Oaks,
va, first: Miss Helen Smith, Vienna,
,Na., second.
o0-yard dash for married women
Slrs. Julius T. Becker, 1920 Eighteenth
greet, first; Mrs. DUNCAN second.
y Egg race-Miss NJ. Conner, Claren-
don, Va, first: Miss BERTHE Turner,
Herndon, Va, second.
Balloon race-Miss Helen Smith
first, Miss Saddle Conner second.
Shoe race for boys-Ralph Will
1iams, S21 Jefferson street, first: Jack
Sheriff, lilo Columbia road, second.
Centipede race = Winning team
composed of: l.. P. Lear. Charles o.
aMillar, George c. Rohrman. H J.
Weiss and Ross Farrar. There were
five teams entered in the race.
Race for fat women (weight over
40 pounds)-Miss Bessie Davis. 741
North Capitol street, first; Miss Anna
Mariner. 7l0 Eleventh street north
east, second.
Race for fat men weight more
than 200 pounds)-J r Jenkins, Gil
Gresham place, first; Howard H.
Cutler, 1911 street, second.
Three-legged race-Winning team
composed of Fred A. Waters. 1905
Rhode Island avenue and b. S. Werk
1ng, 1919 Seventeenth street. John
sTancill, I'll Thirteenth and /. F.
Jiainer, 924 Madison street were the
winners of second place The band
was the winner in a tug of war with
.the patrol
q Prizes were awarded to the winners
by T. e. Franklin. Assisting Mr..
.Shackelford with the races were
members of the band who acted as
Judges.
Imm ediately following the athletic
events the crowd was entertained by
Vaudeville performances. under the
private entertainment department of
B. F.. Keith's Theater and under the
personal supervision of Frances
Rock kefeller King.
= William +. Babbitt. attired in a
loose fitting garment, filled with bal
1oonS, was clown. A firSt-aid station
was operated by Dr. Charles Stanley
White. A display of fireworks was
given at night. and playing of a
varied Colored searChlight over the
FaHS made the water appear like e
huseI sparkling diamonds.
Committees in Charge.
The general committee in charge of
theSpicnic consisted of the officers of
thes several uniformed units and
chairmen of the committees, as fol-
S Fptentate Cary; assistant rabban
Charles D. Shackelford; oriental
guide, Henry G. Stein; treasurer.
FraIlk r. Ghiselli: recorder, +. Law
rcnSe Walker, first ceremonial mas
teri Ralph p. Barnard; secSnd cere-
monIal master, George B. McGinty;
marshal, Howard S. Omohundro; di
Fector of stage. William c. Carter;
custodian of property, John r. Jen-
kins; adjutant and director of Almas
Nut Band, Virgil NJ Fookes: publicity.
Edward Burkholder; Arab Patrol,
vice president. Charles S. Alden; cap
Jain, George II. Whiting; second lieu
4enant. James A. Hollinger; Drum
and Bugle Corps, director, John j.
Tancill, jr.; Oriental Band, director,
Henry B. Schmidt: Almas, Military
Band, director, William c. White, and
manager, DIR. John T. Vivian; Almas
1Glee Club, director, John Philip Shad-
dick. and president. Lloyd +. Gaines;
AlmaS Orchestra. director, Frederick
~Wilkin, jr.; Legion of Honor, captain.
Nelson Bennett; adjutant, Joseph II.
Minis; reception committee, chairman,
John q. Syle; first vice chairman,
Morris l.. Hart and second vice chair
.man, Lindsey w. Rider; entertain
ment committee, chairman. Roy l..
.sNeuhauser; first vice chairman, Roll
and Robbins, and second vice chair
4nan, Paul f. Grove; medical board,
.medical director, DIR. Charles S. White
chief examiner. DR.. Edgar Snowden,
and examiner. DIR. j. Ward Mankin.
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