Evening star., 1925-05-24
31ST SHAD BAKE
IS JOYOUS EVENT
800 Trade Leaders Find Day
in Quantico One to
Remember.

Throwing aside all worry, 500 of
Washington's commercial and civic
leaders descended upon the Marines
at Quantico today and left those usu-
ally undisturbed Devil Dogs gasping
for breath under the attack of the
Washington Board of Trades thirty
first annual shad bake.
The members of the Marine Corps
were all prepared for their visitors,
who had been working up their en-
thusiasm by singing songs under the
leadership of Odell Smith on the way
down the river on the steamer st.
Johns.
AS soon as the boat touched the
dock at Quantico, Washington. bust
ness men swarmed on shore from ev-
cry angle, carrying all before them to
the gymnasium, where the much
looked-for shad bake dinner was held.
Mountains of Food Leveled..
Special walters were provided from
Washington and the dinner began be
fore the scheduled time and mountains
of food disappeared.
Following the dinner four boxing
bouts were held. Pvt. Fegan of the
Engineers won over Pvt. McCourtney
defeated Pvt. Guffman, Pvt. War de-
feated Pvt. Pierson and Pvt. caiser
of the Marine Barracks in Washing.
ton defeated Pvt. Rolf of the Marine
headquarters in Quantico.
One of the thrills of the day was a
parachute jump. Leapings from a
speeding plane the Devil Dog airman n
landed squarely on the home plate in
front of Samuel ]. Prescott, president
of the Board of Trade. and Maj. Gen.
Eli X. Cole, who were the guests of
honor in the grandstand. The Marine
aviators provided a great number of
thrills. They gave the Board of Trade
members some excitement, missing the
grandstand by foot or so, with loops,
falling leaf. skids and other exhi-
bitions of skillful flying.
Marines Win Ball Game.
The Washingtonians and Marines
set up college yells for the base ball
game between Georgetown Univer-
sity, which proved a thriller. The
college boys were beaten, 5 to 8.
Following the ball game the party
again swamped every available truck
and car and insisted on being driven
to the boat. Immediately they had
had expressed their gratitude TO the Of
ficers of the Marine Corps, who had
charge of the plans in Quantico, the
Washingto again boarded the
boat and lined up. to eat again and
to receive the usual bag of souvenirs
without which no Board of Trade
shad bake would be complete.
Judge Bundy Absent.
There was only one feature that
marred the whole trip and that was
the absence of the venerable Judge
Bundy, former judge of the NUM-
cipal Court and 93-year-old veteran of
practically every shad bake in the
history of the Board of Trade. Judge
Bundy was indisposed and could not
attend this year.
The party landed at the wharves in
Washington about 8 pm. every one
making for home and for bed as fast
as possible.
Pimper's Work Praised.
Charles w. Pimper was the chair
man in charge Of all the committees
who successfully handled what is gen.
orally accorded the most enthusiastic
and successful souting ever given by
the Board of Trade.
The other committees consisted of
John Saul, George Miller and Francis
r. Weller, dinner committee; HERNIA n
F. Carl and w. Warfield Ross, supper
committee; Milton F. Schwab, Dr.
Frank E. Gibson, Fred Stohlman and
Warren Cochran, entertainment COM
mittee, and Charles II. Pardoe and
Frank r. Strunk, athletic committee
The officers of the Board of Trade
consist of Samuel ]. Prescott, chair
man; ]. Harry Cunningham, first vice
president; Z. c.. Graham, second vice
president; Arthur Carr, secretary; Ed
ward J. Murphy, chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee; Walter H. Klopfer,
treasurer; Richard L. Connor, assist
ant secretary; Z. C. Brandenburg,
general counsel, and Frank r. Strunk,
sergeant alarms.