Evening star., 1925-08-23

friends and families the outstanding
feature was an OId-faShiuned barbecue
on the beach during which approx
mateiy zoo pounds Of beef, pork and
lamb were roasted over blazing Goals
ana fed To the thousands in sand
Wich form.
Largest Family Prize.
Another attraction was the award
i0g of a prize To MIR. ana Mrs. Robert
Arnold Of Alexandria. Va. for hav-
ing the largest family present. Mr..
and Mrs. Arnold prUuGl. carried off
all honurs with ~ children, all
on hand for the picnic. from 10
born during the final gHrle of the last
world series. tc 29-Eaar-old Mar
garet Arnold. Photo C.IGrhers had
to group the ArnOdS IN IU0 ranks in
order To- gei all of them in ihe picture.
Mr.. Arnold is proprietor of IA general
store near AleNaudria. Vie is 80 years
old and his wife = iG. When news
paper men asked the father for the
names Of hls children he had To admit
he couldn't remember them all, and
referred his ipquirers 10 Mrs. Arnold.
who ratified them of without hesitd-
tion. except Tor one or two of the ages.
Among high officials Of the order
who took part in the celebration were
William +. Broenins, former mayor OF
Baltimore and past supreme dictator
of the organization: Theodore O.. Mil
Ter, private secretary 10 Secretary OF
Labor Davis and secretary of Column
hia Lodge No. 20, of Washington,
who represented Secretary Davis, di-
rector general of the order; Milton v.
Hanson, Great North Moose, Baltl-
more Legion No 10, Mooseheart Le-
gion of the World, and Robert F.
Whitestone. dictator of Virginia Lodge
No 1915, of Alexandria, in charge of
the celebration.
Varied Activities.
The program of activities. which
began At 1880 am. and continued
until late last night, ran the gamut
from swimming and diving contests
10 an old-fashioned country square
dance with an old-time expert calling
the figures" A modern collegiate"
dance competition was staged in the
evening as a comparison. There ap-
peared to be a strong sentiment in
favor of the more graceful and less
strenuous barn" dances, although no
vote was taken.
There We're To have been a number
of speeches by officials OF the Moose
order, but those in charge gave up
the task Of trying TO collect an audi
enCe in view of the attraction afforded
by the continual round of entertain
ment. The burning Of Two Moose
heart bonds recently paid by the Nlr-
ginia lodge was postponed for the
same reason.
The unifor med drill team of Co
lumbia Lodge of this city. under com
mand of Capt. j. T. Gabler, patrolled
the beach all day to assist the COM
mittees in caring for the visitors. A
Red Cross tent, in charge Of Dr. Ii. a.
Wood and manned by four Red
Cross nurses. provided tirst-aid facili-
ties for a number Of men and women
who met with slight mishaps during
the celebration.
Capt. A. J. Headley of No. 4 pre-
cinct detailed special traffic police
men in Potomac Park and across the
Highway Bridge 10 assist in handling
the traffic which threatened at times
to reach jam proportions
Barbecue Sandwiches.
The barhecued meat, hot off the
Goals. was made up into mort than
5000 sandwiches by d large force of
butchers and walters and served to
all who had been tagged by the
bevy of girls affiliated with the order.
The proceeds will go TO the benefit
fund of the Virginia lodge, under
whose auspices the outing was held.
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tests follow: Girls diving contest, Miss
Elsie Weber of this city; mems diving
contest, Reds Miller of this city;
50-yard swimming race for girls, Miss
Esther Eaton of 1904 * street; 80
ward race for men, Al Keegan of this
city. 5O-yard race for boys James Ut
terhaCh, Arlington County, Va
The canoe-tilting contest, which was
won by Craig Wilton, with Joyce
Levy padding, furnished plenty of
thrills In a similar contest for boys
James Utterbach was declared the
winner, with Logan Wilton padding.
The prizes were awarded the win
0ers on the dance pavilion in the
evening by John j. Carroll, past die
tator of the Baltimore Lodge of Moose.
Outing Committees.
Committees in charge of the outing
follow:
Executive committee-C. E. ALL
stock. chairman; p. G. Jackson, secre-
tary: T. w. Robinson, jr., treasurer;
!. J. kiger, auditor; II. Melvin Devers,
r. r. Whitestone, James T. Luckett,
Frank W. Latham, DR.. II. \. Wood,
, Arthur A. Paul and III. Noel Garner.
Entertainment committee-H. Noel
Garner, chairman DR.. II. A. Wood,
Jesse A. Thomas, p. CT. Jackson, II.
Melvin Devers, G. +. Ailstock, r. p.
Whitestone. James r. Luckett, Frank
Nelson, T. w. Robinson, jr.; Harry
d. Kirk and Judge +. G. Duvall.
Barbecue committee-H. B. Smith,
chairman Il. Entwistle, W. r. Draper,
". b. Burns, Jack ID. Hulyey, l.. T.
Jones and Eugene Corbin.
Program committee. T. Luckett,
chairman; J. J. Kiger, r. p White
stone. Z. J. Stone, j. r.. Cornell, Fank
NTirbeIbach Isaac : Groves p G.
jackson, +. H. Cox, II. Melvin Devers,
Bertine Entwistle, ]. II. West, II. Noel
Garner, a. Z. Anderson, A. A. Paul.
Dance committee - w. S. Snow,
chairman; r. p. Whitestone, c. L. Ali
stock, II. Melvin Devers, Mrs. Il. NJ.
Smith, Miss Nellie Lupton.
Ticket committee-R. p. White
stone. chairman; e. j. Stone, T. W.
Robinson, jr.. Frank Floyd, James
Nagle, p. G. jackson, Isaac S. Groves,
j, j. Kiger, II. NJ. Devers, John T.
Cornell, T. II. Coleman, w. p. Comp
son. L. II. Magruder. j.. Il. Rouse, A.
l.. Kelly, L. 3. Hit, Charles p. Car
man. Jack Tanner, J. A. Akers, Mrs.
Louise Humphreys, Mrs. Evely Cope
land, Miss Doris Simms. Mrs. Mamie
Simpson, Miss F'lorey McClary. Mrs.
Ruth Bergman, Mrs. Agnes Draper,
Miss Berdine Newman, Miss Alice
Corbin, Mrs. Catherine Shepherd.
Police committee-G. w. Hum
phreys. chairman; Ira Barton, G. l..
Simpson, j. +. Bettis, James Copeland,
J. A. Tanner, jr., Lenwood l.. Lloyd,
Frank Light, j. w. Jones, +. d. Yer
non, c. n. Johnson, t.. B. Tanner,
James O'Neil, j. ID. Hellewege, Edwin
J. Stone, II. q. Bauserman, Ducy Z.
Riley. II. G. Slocombe and A. B.
hughes