The Jersey City news., 1892-06-15
ASBURY PARKS SEASON.
June Busy Month at the City by
the Sea--Ilolels opened.
speciu, TO the Jersey City Neus.

AsBURY PARK, June Is, 1S92.-Pleasure
seekers and summer boarders have come
in by the hundreds, and it can truly be
said that the season has opened The ad-
vance guard OF guests was the largest
known so early In the month for years,
but the hotel proprietors and boarding
house keepers were prepared for it.
Many OF the leading hotels opened their
doors on Saturday aud many more Will
open very shortly. The Coleman House
will commence the season on the 9th.
later than any OF its neighoors.
The Ocean Grove amp Meeting Asso-
citation. which since its inception twenty
one years ago has been the great religious
tion this year. Ii will come from the
Young Mems Christian Association of
New Jersey, the officers of which have
purchast d large tract of land bordering
on one Of the many arms of Deal Lake,
and hive named 1t Camp Wa1a nassa.
Several immense buildings have been
erected, and an auditorium, capable of
seating 1000 persons is now being put up.
Connected with the camp will be athletic
grounds, where therA Is being built a one
quarter mile bicycle Track, a gymnasium
aud II bowling alley. The SUPERINTENDENT
in charge of the camp is D. f. More, gen.
eral secretary OF the Y. NJ. G. A. Others
who occupy important positions are Hon,
Eikahah Drake, of Newark: the Blanch-
ards, of the Prudential Insurance Com
pany; Hon. ID. 9. English aud w. r..
Juneway. of New Brunswick, and Elijah
S. Cuwles. counsel for the Central Rail
road Company. The camp will be de Ii
Gated Sunday, July 8.
INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION.
The Ci izens' Association are making
great preparations for he proper celebra-
ton OF Independence day. In the morn.
Ing there will be a grand athletic carnival
in The afternoon a parade of the various
fire departments III the State, Mt which
$500 in cash prizes Will be offered and in
the evening concert by Cappa's band
the whole to conclude with pyrotechnie
display by Prof. Pain. The citizens OF
the town and the summer visitors are put.
ting up the money.
Founder Bradley is preparing for the
rush of summer, and has provided nearly
| 100000 bathing tickets. The beach al
this place Is considered the safest along
| the New Jersey coast and accidents ate
| of very rare occurrence. 1t Is eXpectef
that he founder will issue his annual
edicI pertaining to bathing suits In u few
days. Last season the Ocean Grove AS
| sociatlon made a hard and determined
| fight against what they were pleased to
| call .immode It bathing costumes" Jer
Seys and otner garments OF u like texture
were mot in It," and In disobeuience tc
| this strict command several arrests fol-
lowed.
PROMINENT GUESTS.
| Among the summer visitors the SAC
| tors Colony" playsa most important part
1t iuclndes Charles 4. Ellis, Harry ant
John Kernell. Louis DE Lange. Win ID
Rising, Henry E. Dixey. Miss Flora Irwin
Miss Mary Penileld, Miss Queenie Vassar
Miss Lizzie Evons, Miss Lizzie Hudson
| Miss Jane Stuart. Miss Sydney Arm
strong. William 4, Bryant. Bob Hill
| lizard. Bobby Gaylord, Miss Maggie Cline
| Miss Melrose and William Cronin.
Dennis Mclaughlin, one of the "Bil
| Four" owns handsome cottage on Sew
enth avenue, where he entertains on I
large scale
| Charles H Mann, who has cottage OF
| Seventh avenue, has as his guest during
the summer Mayor Edwin Stuart, o
Philadelphia.
J. W. Waugh, connected with the rea