Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-14
GOODWILL CRUISE
PLANNEDBYM NJ. GIN.
Association to Start Friday
on Trip to River and
Bay Points.

Setting forth on their traditional
pilgrimage to points in neighboring
States to carry a message of good
will from Washington to the BUSH
ness interests of other cities, 225
members of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association will en-
bark Friday afternoon on three
day cruise of the Potomac River and
Chesapeake Bay for the eighteenth
annual Boosters trip of the or
ganization.
Combining the highest business
principles with an elaborate pro-
gram of recreation and carefree run,
the Washington business leaders Will
visit many of the enterprising urban
centers along the bay section of the
Eastern coast to tell merchants there
that Washington is good place TO
trade with, with profit to them and
Washington alike.
The three-day voyage, according TO
the tradition of the past few years,
will be made on the steamer South
land. which has been specially char
tered for the event, and the maximum
number of reservations was limited 10
225 to assure commodious quarters for
all on the long outing. While u small
number of reservations are Yet avail
able. indications are that the ship will
carry a capacity crowd when 1t slips
from the dock here at 2:30 Friday aft
ernoon.
NOtabIes Included in Party.
Officials of Washington and the
chairmen of the House and Senate
committees and notables have been
invited to make the trip as guests or
honor, and already acceptances nave
been received from Commissioner
Dougherty and Representative Zlhl-
man.
The itinerary and program Of the
boosters trip, announced today by
Brig. Gen. Anton Stephan, president
of the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association, reveals that whereas The
merchants last year featured their
voyage with an inspection of the shin
building activities in the Chesapeake
in relation to its economic effect upon
Washington and nearby communities,
the boosters this year will feature
their outing with study of the air
plane research and training .,ork
going on at Langley Field, Va.
An air port for Washington, which
is being sought actively by the Capt..
tai, it is expected, will be given prime
consideration the merchants in
their inspection of the famous war
time field, which NOW plays promi-
nent part in the Nations air prog" m.
VIII Tour Langley Field.
Through the cooperation extended
by the Office of the chief of the Air
Corps of the United States Army and
the National Advisory Committee on
Aeronautics, the merchants will make
q tour of the entire air field at Lang.
ley and will witness demonstration
of the activities. The commanding Of
ficer of Langley Field will be in charge
of the reception there and this feature
of the program is being made possible
through the courtesy of Maj. Gen.
Mason M. Patrick, chief Of the Army
Air Corps; J. F. Victory of the Ma
nautics, and Maj. Kilner, assistant TO
Gen. Patrick.
Slipping from the wharf here at 2:30
o'clock Friday, the Southland will
steam down the historic Potomac and
will dock at Old Point Comfort at $50
o'clock the next morning. An hour
later the party will board electric cars
at Old Point Comfort and go to Lang
ley Field for a special aeronautica1 ex-
hibition which is in store for them
there.
After two-hour study of this phase
of aviation development, the boosters
will return to Old Point Comfort by
electric cars and again embark on the
Southland at HAS o'clock for Nor
folk, arriving there at 1885 Satur-
day morning. From Norfolk the pro-
gram calls for second side trip. via
electric cars to Ocean View, where
the afternoon will be spent in bathing
and other sports
Night Cruise i'm Program.
Returning to Norfolk at $40 Satur-
day evening, the party will embark
again on the Southland for cruise
throughout the night through Hamp-
ton Roads to the capes of Virginia.
Returning to Old Point Comfort at
z am. Sunday, the ship will be tied
up for two hours to afford the boosters
an opportunity to attend early morn
ing church services in the Virginia
metropolis, and leaving at 9 o'clock
will then proceed to Yorktown for
visit to historic places and for an aft
ernoon rest, bathing, boating, fishing
and other sports.
Leaving YorktoN. 4, at pm. Sunday
the Southland will turn its prov to-
ward Washington, arriving here at
$50 Monday morning.
Personnel of Boosters Unit.
Claude w. Owen is chairman of
the general boosters committee AS
sisted by: Louis Levay, treasurer: Ed
ward D. Shaw, secretary; r. P. An
drews, A. A. Auth, +. p. Avalear,
James q: Collifiower. ]: G: Callahan,
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