Evening star., 1924-04-06
SHAD-BAkE TICKET
CALL ALREADY KEEN
Committee for Board of Trade An
nual Event Plans Elabo-
rate Program.
600 TO ATTEND AFFAIR
Quantico to Be Scene of Days
Activities.

Announcement was made at the
meeting of the Board of Trade shad-
bake committee last night of plans
which the committee declares will
make this years affair the most elab-
crate outing ever held by the or
ganiZation.
\ great demand for tickets for the
affair to be held at Quantico on May
"a has already begun. and George
Pitt, chairman of the committee, an
nounced that only 500 tickets will
be printed because of lack of accom-
modations for more.
The steamer St. Johns has been
chartered to take the members to
Quantico, and an orchestra will pro-
vide music on the trip down and re-
turn. Maj. Gen. Lejeune, comman-
dant of the Marine Corps, will be pres
ent, together with a number of Dis
trict and federal officials, who Will
be guests of the Board of Trade.
Marine Review Planned.
Col Williams of the Marine Corps.
commandant of the post at Quantico.
will greet the members upon their
arrival with a full military review
which will he held on the parade
grounds. Three thousand marines
and a band of $50 pieces will take
! part in this affair. Marine trucks and
| cars will take the eXcurSioniSts to
! their -shad- bake. following which
! there will be Il flying circus by the
marines, which will include stunt
of the crowd. The Signal Corps will
give radio demonstrations. and the
members will have an opportunity to
converse from the ground with aVl-
atorS in the air 4 base ball game
between Williams and Mary College
he
be among the many other features of
the outing
supper to he Provided.
\ supper will be provided on the
return trip to Washington. The
members Of the committee in charge
of the affair are: George Pitt. chair
man: Ben. Il. Webster. secretary:
William Warhe1d Ross. assistant sec
retary.
Advisory committee composed of
past chairmen of Shad bake commit
Iees--F. T. Gibson. &. J. Gockeler. T..
!. Murphy, William Clabaugh. Fred j.
White. Murray Clifford. Charles Crane,
l.. l.. Combs. l.. j. Boteler.
Reception mittee-President r.
F.. Colladay. chairman; Samuel J.
, Prescott. vice chairman; J. Harry
Cunningham. vice chairman. Press
committee - Richard Conner, chair
man; Milton +. Schwab, vice chair
man Dinner committee II George
Miller. chairman: Francis r. Weller.
vice chairman; John Saul. vice chair
man. Entertainment committee-Dr.
Frank f. Gibson. chairman; T. Brooke
AmisS, jr.. vice chairman; Warren
Cochran. vice chairman; Fred Allen.
vice chairman. Paddle wheels COM
mittee-Fred J. White. chairman;
John r. Casper. vice chairman.
Athletic events committee-Frank r.
Strunk. chairman; Charles II. Pardoe,
jr.. vice chairman. Auditing commit
tee - William Clabaugh. chairman;
Fred Stohlman. vice chairman. Sou
venir ommittee-CharleS +. Crane.
chairman; Luther ". Linkins. vice
chairman. Lunch commttee-Carl ].
! Quentell. chairman: Herman + Carl,
vice chairman. Property committee
! George NJ. Fisher, chairman; Bruce 6.
Branson. jr.. vice chairman. Trans
portation committee - Charles w.
Morris. chairman: Frank W. BalIou.
chairman. Public order mittee-
Clifford Grant. chairman; Harry ALL
mond, vice chairman: Russell Shelk,
vice chairman. Collection Of tickets
ccmmittee--CharleS w. Pimper, chair
man; L. y. Wafie. vice chairman:
George B. Farquhar, vice chairman;
George Pitt. jr.. vice chairman.
Printing committee-Odel ;. Smith.
chairman: =. T.. Kramer. vice chair
man. Medical committee-Dr. Joseph
Rogers. chairman; DIR. 4. NJ McDon-
aid. vice chairman. Additional mem
berS of cummittee-EdwiD G. Bran
denburg, Joseph Burkart, f. c. Gra-
ham, John 7. Meany. Samuel J. Oar
rdgh. Clarence Donohoe. Arthur Carr,
John r. Bardroff. Walter II. KIopfer,
Charles J. Waters and L. L. Reeves.