Evening star., 1925-08-17
500 ON STEAMER
At STAR OUTING
Boys and Girls of City's In
Stitutions Spend Day at
Marshall Hall.

Under the fairest Of skies, the faith
full old Charles Manchester backed out
into Washington channel at 10 o'clock
this morning, and with 500 boys and
girls aboard, keyed up to the highest
spirit of enthusiasm, began a light
hearted journey to Marshall Hall,
where these little inmates of the Dis
trict's childrens institutions will be
the allday guests of The Evening
Star and the Mount Vernon and Mar
shall Hall Steamboat Co.
For a full half hour before the gang
plank was hauled aboard the laughter
OF children could be heard above the
strains Of music made by the United
States Army Band, which is the guest
OF honor for the occasion. Many who
had been on previous outings of The
Star and the steamboat company be
gan tour of inspection Of the steam
er, renewing old acquaintances with
different parts of the ship. Others ran
from the hold to the top side" look
ing in every nook and corner, while
the supervisors had the most difficult
time keeping their fiocks together
since the last Star outing.
Rush to Make Boat
The entrance to the steamboat was
colorful scene as children poured
from special street cars and busses.
Each, on setting foot on the ground,
was inspired with a mad desire To
make dash for the boat even though
there was plenty Of time before sail
ing time. The adults in charge OF
the children saw the futility Of ever
corralling them under the banner of
their institution if they permitted
this method Of going aboard, and it
was with difficulty that they could
line them up or group them to go
aboard in a body.
There wasn't a solemn adult face
about the wharf as the city's insti-
tutions for children poured their con-
tents onto the steamer. Officials OF
the steamboat company, members Of
the harbor police precinct and by
ISLANDERS shared in the happiness at
tending the enbarkation by wreath
ing their faces in smiles.
The lunch" was aboard when the
tide began to flow in, and each child's
eagle eye caught sight of the yellow
barrels Of Velvet Kind" ice cream
and the large packages Of Corby cake
and the hundreds of bottles of soft
drinks sitting beside large cakes Of
ice sent by the American Ice Co. If
these boys and girls had no objective
for the day before they went aboard
the sight Of the tons" of ice cream
and cake gave them something to
live for and look forward 10.
Tickets for Concessions.
Royce Noakes, owner Of the conces-
sions at Marshall Hall, was one of
the most popular persons who went
aboard. He was loaded down with
tickets TO be distributed on the trip
down, for rides on the many amuse-
ment features owned by him at the
river resort. He tried to conceal his
identity and the contents Of the pack
ages he had TO prevent mob scene.
but when the time came TO distribute
the tickets he resigned himself TO de
feat and got it
The efficient and helpful playground
instructors were recognized by many
of the children as they made their
third appearance aboard the vessel in
four years in connection with the out
ing. Realizing the gigantic task ahead
of them, they came prepared 10 battle
for their lives against the assa ults Of
the carefree children and relished the
task, too. They carried playground
equipment which they will put into
use in whatever spare time is available
at the picnic grounds.
Army Band Along.
All the while the happy cargo was
being loaded aboard Capt W. J. Stan
nard, nationally known as the leader
of the Army Band, was welding his
baton over a 25-piece band, picked by
himself from the full-strength organ
ization. Although the band is sched-
uled to give a concert tonight at 1880
o'clock in Mcmillan Park, Brig. Gen.
S. D. Rockenbach, commanding the
District of Washington, gave full per
mission to The Star to make whatever
arrangements were necessary for hav-
ing music on the outing, with Capt
r. G. Sherman commanding. Capt
Sherman would have sent the entire
band We're it not for this evenings
program.
Although the children had been in
formed of everything that is sched-
uled to occur today, there was one
feature withheld from them. Details
of how this and the entire program
of events were carried out from the
time Washington disappeared from
view until the return trip is COM
pleted will appear in The Star tomor-
row.