Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-07-29
REHoBorH BEACH ASSOCIATION.


Meeting of the stockholders Last
Week-EiectiOn of Officers and
DircctOrs-Tbe Assessments of Lots
appointment OF Committees.
Special Correspondence of Stne Journal
REHoBoTH, DEL, July pa meeting
of the stockholders of the Rehoboth
Beach Association was held in the new
chapel yesterday at 4 80 p. m. The fol-
lowing directors were elected for the term
of three years II. q. Robinson, W. A.
Finley, William @. Food, W. j. Hooper,
j. L. Hooper, j. II. Cause, John G. Yates,
Richard T. Waters, Thomas Dreen.
The directors met at sis o'clock last
evening in Mr.. Hooper's cottage, Presi-
dent Hooper of Baltimore in the chair.
The following officers we're elected Pres
ideni, j. f. Hooper; Vice President. DIR.
Stevenson Secretary, William III. Billany;
Treasurer II o. Robinson.
RESOLUTIONS of respect to the memory OF
j. Morton Poole, deceased, were adopted,
and copy ordered to be sent to the
family.
The Committee on Assessment reported
the lots to be assessed at S7l $50.
The resignation of Mr.. Walraven was
presented aud accepted and DIR. Derrick
son elected in his place.
A motion was carried to hold recess
until . o'clock to-day.
This morning the meeting was called to
order by President Hooper at o-20 n. IN.
Nothing WAS done, however, other than
appointing the various committees and
attending to several minor items, when the
meeting adjourned.
REHoBoTH BEACH, July 23,-This is
likely to be the last year of kehoboth, as
religious resort, pure and simple.
Changes are in contemplation, which If
effected will alter the nature of the place
and make it anew The result of the
stockholders meeting, AZ telegraphed to
EVERY EVENING yesterday, is significant
but does not disclose the matters ferment.
ing in the minds of the wealthy and
prominent stockholders. During this
season a novel spectacle has been pre-
| septed.
RUNNING cAMp MEETING ny CONTRACT,
has never been attempted before, at least
on the peninsula; but this has been done
at Rehoboih. Presiding Elder Todd and
some other preachers have made n bargain
with the association to carry on the
annual camp meeting, paying no much for
the privilege, and the result has been
satisfactory so far as the religious tone of
the camp meeting is concerned, although
people.who go to camp meeting as they
go to a show, for the fun of it, might not
be willing to pronounce in favor of the
contract system in camp meetings. Bishop
Scott. who has been in attendance, endorses
the work of Presiding Elder Todd Il Co.,
and so 1t may be looked upon as a success,
but when Rev. j. b. Quigg wanted to
continue the arrangement for 30 years, and
offered resolution 10 that effect, yester-
day, in the stockholders meeting, he was
promptly voted down, and so the contract
camp is after ali only an experiment as yet.
THE POSSIBLE CHANGES,
which are only now whispered beneath
the breath, contemplate the sale of the
entire property of the association to part
of the stockholders and cottage owners
] and consequent revolution in the man
agement OF the resort. This accom-
plished, either one of two things viii
follow the Philadelphia, Wilmington 4
Baltimore Railroad Company will at onct
go on with the building of their proposed
: branch from Dover to the beach, and rui
r through express trains from Philadelphia
scheme, not now to be Disclosed. will b.
effected, by which the travel to Rehobotl
, will be rendered more pleasant and til
! place better advertised. In short, tn
a resort is to have boom, upon the success
= or failure of which the future of it wi
a depend. The thing will be develope
probably at the next meeting of the direc
g tors.
q SOME DETAILS OF THE PLAN.
e First of all. new hotel will be built,
Y cost $50, 900 for which plans have alread
!. been drawn. The buildings, for th
l. architect contemplates the erection OF III
/. hotel in two sections, will be upon III
% site of the old Surf House, and so arrange
d that every room will have an ocean view
d In order TO accomplish this two building
n with the gables toward the sea will
lie erected parallel with each other, al
N at such distance that an oces
le view will be possible from eith
q, side at any point. Mr.. Fell, OF Lewis, no
Of of the Verden House, has made propos
a. tion to guarantee 10 per cent. for 10 yea
on the investment, If the hotel is rent,
ID to him, and will give real estate securi
BIT for the fultillment of the contract.
ne will be the landlord, and as 500, 600 will
hit once be subscribed, this part of Il
H. arrangement is in such shape as to be e
he tirely depended upon. Other details
We the plan contemplate the erection of
Lr. large number of new cottages at &C
10, prices ranging from 5000 to 81, 600.
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