Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29
BOARD Of TRADE
LEAVES ON CRUISE
Three-Da Pleasure Trip Into
Chesapeake Bay Is
Planned.

With all the excitement of last-min-
ute hustle common to an embarkment,
l65 members and guests Of the Wash
ington Board Of Trade boarded the S. S.
Southland at its dock here this after
noon and soon were outward bound for
a three-day pleasure cruise Of the Po-
tomac and Chesapeake, with the itin-
erary calling for q moonlight trip a
short distance out to sea.
This Is the first outing OF the trade
body in the form Of an extended cruise
of the bay and 1t marks an even more
radical departure in the events Of the
Board Of Trade. for the guests of the
members are their wives, this being the
first time in the history of the board
that its members have invited the wives
to participate in a major function OF
the organization.
Headed for Norfolk.
Heading the lists Of guests are Gen.
Herbert B. Crosby, District Commits
sioner, and Mrs. Crosby. George w.
Offutt. president of the trade board,
and Mrs. Offutt are oh1cial host and
hostess.
The trip was arranged by a special
committee including Col. John T. Bard
rolf, Robert j. Cottrell and Fred A.
Smith.
The steamer will take the party to
Norfolk, where they will view dress
parade staged by sailors aboard the
u. S. S. Arizona and make an inspec-
ton of the ship. The party also will
visit other historic spots in Tidewater
Virginia and will inspect restoration
work in progress at Williamsburg. The
party will return to Washington early
Monday morning.
Guest List Is Large.
The list OF guests includes the fol-
lowing:
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton F. Schwab, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred D. Allen, Miss Helen
Bell, Mrs Robert A. Warren, Miss Ruth
Pitt, Miss Zelda La Porte, George Mil
Ter, Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Carr. Mr.. and
Mrs. E. j. Murphy, Mr.. and Mrs. E. G.
Graham, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. Smith,
Frank johnson, Joseph P. Burke. Miss
Ella Corcoran, Mrs. Mary Reed. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Hawley Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. w.
B. Robinson, Mr.. and Mrs. Luther
lager, Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Munter.
Mai. and Mrs. Russell B. King, Mr..
and Mrs Frank E. johnson, Miss Norah
w. Offutt, Miss Mary G. Offutt, Miss
Grace Hess, Miss Jessie Moseley, Mr..
and Mrs A. c. Smith. Mr.. and Mrs.
William j. Bell. Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice
May, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul May, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Blake, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry N. Brawner,
Miss Sally Brawner, Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
tin Wiegand, e. 8. Pardoe, James
Moran.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Mcnamara, John
Saul, Mr.. and Mrs. James T. Gibbs,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Edwin Ryan, Mr..
and Mrs. w. Frank Gatewood. Miss
Dorothy Pitt, Miss Natalie Rust, Mr..
and Mrs. George Pitt, Mrs. Louise Swi-
CART, Mrs. A. K. Won Dackenhausen.
Mr. and Mrs Joseph A. Burkart Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph w. Lee, Mr.. and Mrs. B. E.
Trenis, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred ]. White,
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Terrell, Mr.:
and Mrs. Robert B. Hollander Mr.. and
Mrs. Ross H. Snyder. Mr.. and Mrs. A.
j. Driscoll, DR.. and Mrs. Roy l.. Sexton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd F. Gaines, Odell S.
Smith, c. L. Stiefel, Miss Alma Stiefel,
Miss Marion E. Warfield, Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Fenton, Mr.. and Mrs. George
A. Ford, Mr.. and Mrs. p. A. Conway
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Wheeler, Mr.. and
Mrs. George w. Offutt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry w. Offutt, Mr.. and Mrs. A. K.