Evening star., 1940-05-26
Record Crowd Attends
Annual Shad Bake
OF Board Of Trade
$500 Scorn Threatening
Weather ond Enjoy
Double e-Sitting Dinner

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The largest crowd in the 46-year
history of the Washington Board of
Trades annual shad bake laughed
at threatening weather yesterday
while going about variety OF
amusements at beach resort in Bay
Ridge, Md.
At least 1900 members and guests
were fed on planked shad and roe
at double-sitting dinner which be-
gan at noon and lasted into the late
afternoon. The stag entertainment
drew only 1900 last year, although
the weather was more favorable
Misty skies and occasional light
showers failed to halt the open-air
program-boxing bouts, horseshoe
pitching and few lesser games suit
able to the out-of- doors. The most
popular amusement, however, was
the floor show, repeated for both
sittings at dinner.
Souvenirs Given to All.
The makers were presented
with cigars and cigarettes and huge
bags Of souvenirs containing every
ing from floor polish to button
hooks. All those present, from off,
GERS and distinguished guests to the
most timid new members, wore
white sport hats and carried canes
handed out at the gate.
The menu at the double dinners
started with clam chowder, spring
onions, and continued through
planked shad with roe and bacon,
boiled potatoes and parsley, new
peas, chefs salad, rum bisque, cakes,
coffee with cream, corn mullins and
rolls, beer, cigars, cigarettes and
ginger ale.
1t was surprising how much en-
thusiasm the guests-after dispos-
ing of the course-could summon for
the floor show-song and dance
numbers and comedy acts followed
by few speeches from the dis
tinguished guests. All talks were
brief and speakers who had least to
say got the most applause.
Officers Applauded.
The Board of Trade officers got
. round of applause-James E. Col
lif1ower, president; Fred A. Smith
and Lanier P. McLachlen, vice pres
ldents; Granville Guide, secretary:
Harrison Brand, jr., executive Sec
retary; George Pitt, ST., treasurer,
and Frederick P. H. Siddons, assist
ant treasurer.
Leon Brusiloff's orchestra played
between f1oor-shoW acts. and door
prizes were handed out at each
dinner
The party broke up shortly before
6 o'clock when the rain, which had
threatened all day, began to pour
In earnest.
Guests who accepted invitations
to the shad bake included District
Commissioner John Russell Young
'and Senators Henry F. Ashurst,
Dennis Chavez and Alexander
Wiley.
Many Representatives Attend.
Other guests were Representatives
George j. Bates, Ross A. Collins,
Everett M. Dirksen. Hampton p.
Fullmer, w. BenssG Gibbs, Charles
Hawks, jr.: Arthur D. Healey, John
F. Hunter, William P. Lan,bertson,
Joseph A. McArdle, Dan r. McGe-
hee, John L. Mcmillan, George H.
Mahon, Sam G. Massingale, Jack
Nichols and Karl Stefan.
Additional guests were Edward
Brown, superintendent of the House
Office Building; Maj. Ernest w.
Brown. superintendent of Metropol-
itan Police; L. A. Carruthers, Frank
Clarkson. assistant superintendent
of the House Office Building; Ed
ward A. Dent. assessor of the Dis
trict; Daniel j. Donovan, auditor of
the District: Mark Foote, president,
Gridiron Club; J. B. Gordon, di-
rector of sanitary engineering of
the District; Charles o. Gridley, Ma
tional Press Club; Charles E. Jack
son, deputy commissioner, Bureau
of Fisheries; M. H. Lanman, secre-
tary to Senator Ashurst; j. Austin
Latimer, executive assistant to the
Postmaster General; Ben B. Lawshe.
manager, commercial organization
department, United States Cham
ber of Commerce; Robert w. Leach,
David Lynn, architect of the Capt.
tol; Col. David McCoach, jr., Engi-
neer Commissioner; 10 V. Morgan,
Board of Tax Appeals Of the Dis.
trict; Capt. John L. Person, Assist
ant Engineer Commissioner Of the
District; Chief Engineer Stephen T.
Porter, District Fire Department;
c. E. Rightor, chief statistician, Di-
vision of States and Cities, Census
Bureau; Lawrence S. Smith, execu-
tive secretary, Junior Board of
Commerce; Col. Sumpter Smith,
Civil Aeronautics Authority; Carey
r. Sutlive, secretary to Representa-
tive w. Ben Gibbs; G. M. Thornett,
secretary to the Board of District
Commissioners; William A. Van
Duzer, director of vehicles and
traffic of the District: Capt. H. G.
Whitehurst, director of highways OF
the District, and Claude H. Wood
ward, director, Better Business
Bureau.