Evening star., 1924-06-15
By a Statf Correspondent.

BY STAFF Correspondent
ON BOARD S. S. CITY OF AT
LANTA IN CHESAPEAKE BAY, June
14.-Tired out after a strenuous eve
ming of jollif1cation provided by the
jealous entertainment committee, 22S
of Washington's leading merchants
and their guests retired to their
staterooms to spend their night on
the bounding waves somewhere off
the coast OF Maryland" and to rest up
for the second stage of the biggest
Booster trip" ever arranged by the
Washington Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association.
Every stateroom on board is filled
with sleeping boosters, expectant of
the good times promised by r. B. H.
Lyon, chairman of the entertainment
committee, scheduled to begin the
moment the first man steps down the
gangplank at Cape Charles, Va, the
first stop, which will be reached to-
morrow morning.
1t was a grand and glorious" affair
from the time the ffty-minute spe-
cial started from Washington to
Baltimore. Charlie Columbus, the
chief navigator Of the trip, and sec
retary of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association, looked after
his charges in great style. The
pamphlets handed out on the train
were a guide to everything from
ocean etiquette to where to find the
dining saloon on board.
Fleet of Taxis Waiting.
Arriving at Baltimore, the special
train drew in at the Camden street
station, where a fleet of taxis was
ready to take the party to the good
ship City of Atlanta Nat Chaser of
Crandall's Theater stood on the deck
taking movies of the departing boost
tug raced him alongside the boat
again, and he clambered aboard Just
as the deafening blast of sirens and
buzzers from Baltimore's fleet of IRE
boats broke forth. This was part
of the demonstration in honor of the
washington boosters planned by Sec
retary Goldsborough of the Baltimore
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation. This send-off accompanied
the boosters as far as Fort McHenry.
Entertainment on Ship
The Broadcasters. a special enter
tainment group, consisting of Harry
NJ. Crandall, Samuel Zirkin, Edward q
Sherwood and Lewis Payne, liVeneo
up things.
Tonight three sittings Of seventy
six each dispensed with the eats
until the buffet supper at IL pm. The
Booster medley by DonaldSon's or
chestra- deck golf and other enter
tainment kept the party busy until,
as the program said, "11:30 pm. all
noise strictly banned until break
fast"
Plans for tomorrow include church
services at Cape Charles. Va, at S:3o;
and after that the City Of Atlanta ana
her PARTY will be Norfolk lk-bound. Spe-
cial cars at Norfolk will convey the
there will be bathing and sports.
Leaving Ocean View, the party VIII
return to Norfolk and start on the
waves once more. After supper the
big party of the trip will take place.
This will include the m and Nj Fol-
lies" 1t is stated Ziegfeld never
saw the like" The large number OF
nrizes which have been contributed
by the various members or the as
sociation will be distributed at this
affair. after which the City OF Atlanta
will turn her bow for Baltimore
where the boosters will arrive Mon
day morning and Immediately moalh
aboard a special train TOT "ash-
ington.
Rernard [. Akers, P. F. Alexander
Harry p, Allen, r. P. Andrews, An
ton 4 Auth, John Auth, F. P. Ava
lear. David A Baer, DR.. George a.
Baker, P. NJ. Bailey, Senator Il.
Heisler BAN of Dslaware;c Franz Rsan
Edward Beetham, Isaac Behrend, X.
B. Behrend, Maj. J. F. Bell, Q. 5; A.
Engineer Commissioner of the DIS
trict: J. G. Bell, G. c. Benslnger,
Joseph A. Berberich, DR.. j.. Rozier
Biggs, N. E. Billow, Maj. John =