Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-30
THE SEASIDE CLUB" IN GALE.
Centre-Board Lost, but Arrived safa-A
Great eesson at Ocrscoks Island.

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Great eesson at Ocrscoks Island.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
0oRAcoKE. N. c., July 28.-Thc " Seaside
Club" this being tue name adopted by
the party of youAg people from Washing
ton, arrived here after two DAYS voyage
on sail vessel. They were belated be-
cause of an accident met with on the way.
They found the sound rough Thursday
night, ard their vessel lost her centre
board. She lay at anchor the remainder
Of the night. and Friday morning hailed
passing schooner, but the latter, falling to
understand the signals, went by without
giving any assistance. The vessel, with
oil on board, was compelled 10 go into the
nearest harbor. Swan Quarter. and Wait
for another centre-board to be made. Inc
trip was very trying 10 the ladies'. but they
stood it remarkably well and arrived III
the best of spirits.
The Seaside Club consists of Messrs. w.
X. jacobson. George K. Dupuy, i. s. Hoyt.
Jr.. IL. Il. Bonner, +. 9. Mitchell, +. Y.
Rowe. N. X. Fulford, Jr.. ]. IL. Hodges. q.
]. Studdert, r. Fl. Snort, +. Z. hugler,
Aston Perkins. j. 7. Brown, T. w. Hanni-
ford, j. W. Bowen, J.. NJ. Brown, ). u.
Beacbam, Viii Thompson. Misses T. Is.
and jane Myers, Abbie Randolph, Matte
Russell. Catherine Shaw. Cora Dunstan,
Belle Blount, Annie Satterwaite, julia
Jordan, Bette Latham. Jessie Gray Bur
bank, Jennie GRAY Hodges. Julia Hoyt,
and Rachael Rumley. all of Washington.
4 he club is chaperoned by Mesdames +.
V, Rowe and Sarah Russell. There are
also with the club as invited guests Misses
Gertrude Royster of Raleigh, Florie Il.
Duke Of Richmond. Fannie Jones of Will
mington, Cora Mitchell and Matte BAD
ham of Edenton, MAY Bell OF Norfolk.
Annie Tankard of Yeatesville. Pearl Per-
civGl of Baltimore. and Mr. A. G. Mitchell
of EdentoD.
LARGEST GATHERING.
The club will remain here for week.
II Is by far the largest gathering Of young
people on pleasure bent ever known at
this resort, and Is decidedly the crow nj u z
social event for Washington within the
present generation. The merry-maklng OF
the club began with an impromptu dance
Saturday evening. They will fill up the
week with a series of dances. surf-partles,
sailing parties. and fishing parties. A club
from Newberne is expected TO arrive TO-
day to JON the one from Washington.
One of the pleasantest boating parties SO
| fur was q combined sailing and surf party.
In II were Mr. and Mrs. II. n. Blount
Mrs. ". 7. Baugham. Mrs. A. W. Thomas.
Misses Mayme and Lucy Myers, OF Wash,
ington; Mr.. and Mrs W. j. Davis. oil
Wilson Mr.. and Mrs. ID. j. NhlchOw, and
| Il. I. TYSON. OF Greenville; Mrs, b. A,
Bell, OF Norfolk: w. NJ. PIppin. of Tar
boro'. After delightful sail many of the
party won't in the surt. and before return
Ing melons were served on the beach.
There are several very attractive mar,
ried ladies' here, and they receive full
mead of compliments. To no one are tic
guests so much indebted as 70 Mrs. W. p.
! Baugham, OF Washington, for the excel
| lent music she renderE. She performs
charmingly and requests for her to plaJ
ore numerous. Her little daughter Pattle,
aged ~ years, sings very sweetly aud
sometimes delights few friends with d
song.
This Is the most delightful season Ocra-
coke Las known. Three steamer came IN
Sunday morning. bringing enough people
to I'LL the hotel and send large number
to several boarding houses near By.
Among those TO arrive are Lieutenant and
Mrs. L. Lucas. of Wilmington; Hon.
Charles f. Warren. r. b. Smith and wife,
OF Washington; II. A. Latham, editor
Washington Gazette; w. II. Smith and
family. of Greenville, and a number OF
young men from several towns.