Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-25
CAPITAL BOOSTERS
LEAVE ON CRUISE
235 Business Men Sail on
Southland for Maryland
and Virginia Points.

Southland tor Maryland
and Virginia Points.
Some 30 amateur sailors shipped
on the good ship Southland of the
Washington. Norfolk mercantile marine
today and went steaming down to the
sea to capture trade for Washington
and TO make people Of Maryland and
Virginia know what they think of
their home port. These members of
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association hope TO stamp indelibly
everywhere they go the slogan of
Buy in and Boost for Washington. "
They will be gone till Monday
morning. and their location may be
known from the noise Of hilarity with
which they will make the shores OF
the Potomac. Chesapeake and York
ring.
They sailed AT o'clock this after
noon with sirens blowing and whistles
screeching which drowned on the
dock the voice Of Il summons server
with an injunction on the booster
committee, headed by Commodore Ross
z. Andrews. restraining the booster
committee from ever again making
a date for one of these cruises which
conflicted with other appointments of
chairman of the Board of District
Commissioners. For the first time in
many years. Cuno III. Rudolph Com
missioner of the District. was unable
to so because of previous appoint,
ments. but the District government
is we'll represented, as is the Federal
executive branch and the national
Legislature
Columbus Plans Last Cruise
Charles Columbus. secretary of the
Merchants and Manufacturers Associ-
alton. was busy all day. strengthening
The literature guns for firing the
broadsides Of Washington business
good fellowship into every port on the
call list, and outdoing himself on
his last cruise as secretary OF the
association staging this expedition.
FOR he goes soon to greater fields Of
endeavor as general manager Of the
Board of Trade and Transportation
If New York City.
All the day. until the toot of the
whistle announced that the last line
had been cast of and the ship was
moving into the stream. StevedoreS
were trucking aboard tons of food,
TO appease the t-waterwetted APP
petiteS for seamen Of good fellowship
must be fed II they must force sub
mission into their friendly enemies.
And, too, there must be amusement
and a plenty, for idle minds breed
mutiny, and there will not be one
die moment during the whole time.
The vessel will steam the Potomac
River. the Chesapeake Bay, the James
River, the Patuxent Hampton Roads.
the York River, and Will even stick its
nose into the Atlantic between the
Virginia capes. Charles and Henry,
and strike hard at any resistance that
crosses its bow. for Washington's ad-
vantages as good place to buy must
De impressed on every one.
Will Land at SOlomOns Island
At O'Clock the vessel amid the
cheers from the Threats of those on
the ship and those left behind on the
dock not fortunate enough to obtain
a billet. started southwark. 1t will
steam leisurely down the Potomac and
out into the bay. arriving off the
mouth of the Patuxent River at
Solomons Island tomorrow morning
at o'clock to receive reports from
its intelligence department. A half
hour here, and then the nose Of the
ship will again point southwark. down
the Chesapeake Bay to Newport News.
where 1t will arrive at $3.50 o'clock.
Here the sailormen will get chance
to straighten out their sea legs on
the property Of the Newport News
Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co, view
ing the great ship construction now
vessel will leave for the Virginia
capes, arriving at 1880 O'Clock and
spending Is minutes. rocking on the
ground swells, and then back to
Hampton Roads, mobilization grounds
of the Atlantic fleet, where 1t VIII
arrive at 9 o'clock tomorrow evening.
anchoring for the night.
At $50 O'Clock Sunday morning the
vessel will dock at Old Point Comfort
to allow the members to go to church.
At 8 o'clock the vessel will again mead
for the Chesapeake. steam northWard
TO the York River and up TINS MS
toric stream to Yorktown, scene OF
CORVALLIS surrender and the base OF
the Atlantic feet during the last war.
Here the members will De gwen OPP
portunity to play golf, arrangements
for which have been made on two
courses They will be allowed to. do a
little sight seeing and some bathing.
Arriving at 10 o'clock Sunday morn
ing. they will remain until pm,
when the homeward-bound pennant
viii be broken to the breeze and the
vessel will steam for the Chesapeake
the Potomac River and home. arriving
here Monday morning at 1880 o'clock.
The captain and ieutenants OF this
cruise follow: r. p. Andrews. presi.