Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-07-17
FROM THE BEACH.
OPENING OF THE CANP-NKRTi Na TIKI BATHING
THE RUsH OF vIsIroRs ANNUAL MET
ING OF STOCKHOLDERS xLKoT1oN
OF DIRECTORS TINT
AccoxMoDATIoNs, &C.
(From the Ga-ette's !Speeia Correspondent |

From the Ga-ette's Special Correspondent
REHoBorH BEACH, DEL, July 16 1874.
The camp opened yesterday au5pciousiy by
sermon in the morning by Rev. E. stubbs, OF
WILMINGTON, which was very good and listened
to with marked interest. The afternoon sermon
was delivered by Rev. Mr.. Prettyman. Of Town
send, Del, and the evening by Rev. Y. t. Now
bray, OF Harrington, Del. The latter was
earnest appeal and brought one earnest seeker
to the altar. There seem to be very religious
feelings prevailing, which Will make the meeting
a success. Bishop Scott and mauy preachers are
on the ground.
After the preaching yesterday IL o'clock all
adjourned TO the surf, where a very large com
pany engaged themselves in the waves. Tue
bathing is perfectly delightful. We are enabled
to go out a hundred yards or more. There Is very
little uudertow, not enough to intimidate your
children. We never saw so many children al
any summer resort or campIneeting as are heIe.
Parties from Baltimore, more especi ally, Driug
! their whole families. There are great many
who forbidden to bathe by their ply ysclans.
| II does not make any difference bow calm IL is
there is always a SURF rolling on the shore, which
| is the life of bathing 1t Is not necessary to have
| lille boats and life pressryers here, as at olhet
| watering places, for as stated above the gradual
| slope aud as the absence OF the undertow mak,s
| 1T perfectly safe. 1t makes but little difference
| when the baths are taken whether at high Tide or
ebb tide. There was nice breeze all day yes.
| terday.
An extra train has been put on which connects
| with the Wilmington $50, +. NJ Yesterdays
| tram brought one hundred and four by actual
| count. At the arrival of the first batch a rush
| aud excitement arose from the announcement OF
the Chicago fire. OF repeated was the expression
"a doomed city,
| One great requisite for camp meeting ground
is possessed by these grounds-aud that is good
| water. Here excellent fresh, cool water, free
from all mineral taints, can be found upon tue
grounds, by digging irom twelve to fifteen feet
deep. There is u lake fifteen acres large, within
lew hundred feet Of high water mark, aud
n n vSgh hpr q n fAW hn nd
yards off will bring good water. 1t is remarkable
that this is the most breezy plaza north OF
Cape Hatteras. Whenever there is any air stir
ring elsewhere, there Is sure to te good breeze
here which is most generally from the south west
off the ocean. 1t makes no difference how hot it
is esewhere,a cool place may be found on the shore
"by the roaring sea-
The second annual meeting OF the stockhode
| of the Association was held yesterday, at the
preachers tent. In the absence of the President,
j. j. Hurst, OF Baltimore, was called to the chair
and the Secretary also being absent. DIR. Pstter-
, son, OF Baltimore was appointed 10 ofciate
, that office, pro tenn.
A committee of three consisting OF Rev Jacob
Todd, of Philadelphia, j. Il. Robinson, Esq OF
: Wilming gton, and Rev. T. +. Martindale, oil vii
q mington, was appointed to examine credentials oI
proxy voters.
Rev. J. b. Quigg, the efficient Superintendent
OF the Association, being present, made briet
statement OF the enterprise OF his department..
: He reported that a contract had been made wi h
. a promin Wilmington firm OF railroad graders
to grade and improve Columbia and part Of Sun
! avenues, at p cents per cubic. yard. Mr.. Qngg
said that the grading of Surf avenue would be very
: | expensive, the amount already expended being
about $1,000. lie also stated that the repairs oI
;, damages done by storms in September and June
last would amount to about $1,000, and that the
work of grading would amount to about $4,000
! He also stated that 5000 had been expe nded
. upon the Surf House, and the expenses upon th c
o camp grounds would make the total expense OF
$500 Tor the past year, lie further announced
L had
n manent force at work upon the grounds IN grad
: ing and improving the property, and that $500
o would be sufficient 10 prosecute their work IN tht
!. coming year. Oh this amount there was about
n | $1,000 in the hands OF the Treasurer. He said
: that the rent of the Surf House $1,000, sul
Il that the revenues of the camp ground would ieay
only $500 needed to hil the demands OF the year
J. and proposed tax Of from 5000 10 $4,000 upol
8. the lot holders TO fill this deficiency and TO carr,
out the plans OF the managers. There was no ac
tion taken upon the report.
The committee on proxies reported the fol
i lowing gentlemen with the number of votes
re opposite their names:
y w. IL. Foulk, 4 w. Ii. Billany, 4 !; J. Todd
4. 4 E; K. }. Jump, 2 IL. e. Robinson, ~ VIM
>. Levy. 1 J. q. Robinson, 2; Thos. Malisieu
N 1 +; e. G. Yates, =.
}, The following gentlemen were then nomi
!; mated for directors for four years
u t. F. Hammersley. Milton, Del. Prof. k
p, a. J, Robinson. Baltimore, Md; f. }. Manis
ie j. Hooper, Baltimore. Md. b. F. Parlette
- Baltimore }. B. Quigg, Wilmington J. Ii
X G.. Dosh, baltimore +. Stubbs, Wilmington
~ - II. Z. Robinson, Wilmington r. w. Todd
~ ~ FELTON,. Del. w ii. Foulk. Wilmington K
- +. Robinson, Wilmington J. Z. Hooper, Bal
. timore.
D. Upon the first ballot the following wer
: | elected
Is w. q. Hooper. 49, votes b. +. Parletlt
ms 1Ss j. b. Qui2g, 1888; Rev. J. H. c. Dosl
n 137 ; 4. Stubbs, III III. g Robinson, 136 "
H. FouIk, lei j. 4. Hooper, 90; r. +
Robinson, 107. There was q tie between
w. Todd and Mr.. Hammersley, but upon tn
second ballot Mr.. Hammersley was elected
;, The meeting then adjourned.
II A meeting of the Beard of Directors will l.
e held some time this week, when a Pfesider
III III of the ASSOCIATION will be elected, and the rt
~ y. port Of the present President and Superintel
~, NJ dent will be given.
lIe lIe Nearly all the tents are filled. There
y still plenty of room ut the boarding TENS.
" W any come that cannot get sleeping at thes
&c tents, in a short notice a canvas tent can /
ne erected to accommodate them. Every thin
~ Is passing along nicely. We have goo
20, 20, breeze this morning. TEL T. SCOPE.
EXIT MlTCHEkl.