Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-09
HUNDREDS ENJOY
SHRINE BARBECUE
A!mas Temple Gathers at
Fort Washington for
Annual Outing.

Mobiles of Almas Temple of the Mys
tic Shrine journeyed TO Fort Wash
ington yesterday for their annual out
ing and barbecue several hundred
thronging to the place by both boat anc
automobile.
A barbecue feast was served on TIL
heights of the old Notifications, and tn;
afternoon and evening were filled with
sports, stunts and entertainment.
4 trim, impressive, silent" drill wa!
carried out by Fort Washington Com
pany L Of the Sd Battalion. 4th Infan
try. on the parade grounds. Without
music or audible commands the COM
pany went through series of difficult
formations, during which they fired
several voileys. Company K, Company
and Company NJ also of the fort. fur
nished exhibition stunts. In the eve
ming boxing bouts were staged at the
fort ring by soldiers. Mules from the
post served as mounts in two races, one
by mobiles of the temple and the other
by soldiers of the post.
The afternoon base ball game between
the Temple and the Fort Washington
nine ended in a scoreless tie in five in
ningS.
The Winners.
Prize winners included: Horseshoe
pitching-T. Bailey and G. l.. Endy
100-yard dash for base ball team-First
j. B. Miller; second H. l.. Smith 100-
yard dash (under 100 pounds) First
William Brouch; second, H. B. Lowey
10O-yard dash (under 1870 pounds
First, j. T. j. Davis; second, F. H
Wassman. 1OO-yard dash (under zoe
unds)-First. w. F. Tarr; second, B
S. Working 10o-yard dash lover zoe
pounds FIRST, T. E. Franklin second
j. F. Defibaugh. Three-legged race
First, H. F. Wassman; second, H. B
Lowey. Sack race-First, Robert Mont
gomcry: second, G.. G. Sutton. Obstacle
race-First, F.. L. Marsh second. F.. w
WasSman. Mule race-FirSt. Robert
Montgomery; second. H. B. Lowey.
One of the high lights of the day was
a chicken race, in which several well
known members of the Shrine ran dow;
exceedingly active chickens of the
feathered type.
The tug-of-War was won by Fort
Washington soldiers pulling against a
picked aggregation of mobiles from the
temple.
Prior to the boxing bouts of the
evening, appreciation for the cooper
alton of the military authorities in
arrangements of the day was eX-
pressed by George B. McGinty, Illus
trious potentate, and James C. Hoyle,
general chairman of the barbecue.
Capt. Sydney H. Young. adjutant. pre-
scnted an interesting historical sketch
Of old Fort Washington.
Assisting the potentate and general
chairman on arrangements were Mai.
Howard Cutler, vice chairman in charge
of special events; DR.. j. T. Prendcr-
CAST, in charge of transportation; ID.
j. Roberts and r. M Credible, Vergne
W. Potter, chairman of automobile
committee; John c. Slye, chairman OF
boat committee, and these others:
Barbecue committee: DIR. John C. Ex-
ner, Fred East; athletic committee: Past
Potentate L. Whiting Estes, Charles ,
Shackelford: starters: Robert c. Fowler,
Harlan Wood, William G. Miller, George
G. Hoover; judges: l.. P. Steuart, Will
liam Montgomery, H. B. Plankinton,
Thomas f. FARRELL, Arthur E. Cook;
special aides, Capt. William F. Holmes,
Thomas E. FARRELL, Arthur E. Coo!:
Henry B. Schmidt. Harris S. YaSsali,
Capt. Harry C. Werlich, Ernest W.
Shoots and George E. King.