Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-22
AT COLONIAL BEACH.
Sojourners at This Neighboring Resort
and Their Pleasures.
Of TIE EVENING SrAn.

correspondence OF TIE EVENING STAR.
COLONIAL BEACH, Va, Aug. 81, 1889.
After several months Of uncertainty and con.
slant change the weather has at last settled into
state that makes the summer resort man re.
joice. Though the season was backward here
at first there has been quite an influx OF
visitors for the past two weeks, ana IL the
weather only holds as at present the special
efforts which are being made to have greater
number Of visitors here during September than
i'll any previous year will certainly be successful
Meeting the excursion boat is one of the i'm.
portant features Of the day here, and as the
steamer slowly draws up to the wharf she
always finds a crowd OF gaily dressed young
people assembled to give her a fitting welcome
There was successful entertainment at the
Union Chapel church last evening in aid of
that institution. 1t was under the direction OF
Mrs. Hammond and Mrs. Breyton. The pro-
gram was good one, and those who took part
were all members of families well known in
Washington. 1t includes a recitation. "Othel-
los defense" by Mr.. Laskey; tableau, ''Efie
Deans" by Miss Emma Hammond and Mr..
Kelly; vocal solo by Miss Annie MCGOWAN,
$50 successfully rendered that she was obliged
to repeat it); tableau, 1.-The Dying Soldier, ~
Miss BERTHE Wilson and Mr.. ]. E. Laskey; violin
solo, Mr.. Weaver, accompanied on the piano by
Mr. Parsons; tableau, THE Devil Take IT,
Messrs. J. Burger and G. W. Ford; vocal solo,
Corday," Miss Annie MCGOWAN; song and dance
in costume, Mr.. Charles Lehman; tabieau. 1.-The
Shoemaker" Miss Addie Gensler and MIR. G. W.
Ford; piano solo, Mr. Parsons; tableau, ''The
Finishing Touch" Miss Bessie MCGOWAN and
Mr.. c. w: Wiseman; piano duet. the Misses
Moore; tableau, 1.-The Marble Heart" Miss
Emma Hammond, Miss Sallie johnson and Miss
Katie MCGOWAN; tableau, America" Miss
Jennie Hammond. After the completion OF
the program refreshments we're served.
Prof. Alex. Melville Bell, upon his return
from Europe, will again occupy his cottage
here for the fall season.
Mr.. Geo. Wilson's health, which was some.
what shattered by constant application 10 bust.
ness, has greatly improved since his stay her @
Mrs. Hammonds extensive and beautiful
lawn is daily occupied by the members of the
I; c. O.. tennis club, gayly attired in Their
of the Misses Hammond Miss BERTHE Wilson.
Miss Addie Gensler, Misses MCGOWAN and
Messrs. Wiseman, Coleman, Kelly, Warmell
Albert, Ford and Laskey.
The folly Of allowing the small boy to have q
.parlor" rifle was forcbly illustrated here some
days ago. when youthful cowboy, after irving
| shot at most everything visible succeeded In
lodging ball III the knee of the young man
who was selling crabs on the wharf At first il
was supposed that nothing serious had han
pened, but when the doctor was summoned he
found that the ball had lodged under the knee
cap and advised that the unfortunate young
man be sent to Washington, where he now lies
at the Providence hospital, in imminent DANCER
OF losing his ieg,if not his life.
Among tho recent arrivals at the hotel
may be mentioned Hugh T Taggart and fam
ny MA Ds; C. T. Postisy Misses Towers, Fisher,
and Lucy Noyes. Mr. c. c. Beveridge and wife,
|. Norrel and wife, Messrs d. Cline, r. s. Har.
don, o; d. Mourturden, F. II. Bright and r. A.
Partridge. J.E. L