The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-07-11
Editorial Excursion.

10 ASDury Park, ~. D., last week TO
sniff sea breeze, be tossed about by the
waves Of the Atlantic ocean, and In a
general way enjoy the twenty-second
annual outing Of the Association. The
editors and their wives and "best girls"
met at Philadelphia Monday night and,
through the kindness OF the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company, the excur-
sionists made the trip from the "City
Of Brotherly Love" to Asbury Park
Tuesday morning on special train Of
seven coaches. This was delightful
and exhilarating ride of SO miles over
the elegantly equipped and we'll man.
aged Pennsylvania Railroad. The
scenery between Phila and the sea
along this line is simply grand. Asbury
Park was reached at 11.OO A. M. and
the ladies were taken TO the hotels in
carriages and the ''quill drivers"
formed in line and marched TO the
hotels assigned them headed by a brass
band.
The members of the State Association
did not receive the especial attention
from the citizens Of Asbury Park that
they have been accustomed TO receiving
from the cities they have visited in the
past. This was on account of the Ma
tional Editorial Association meeting at
the same place and at the same time, as
they received the attention. However,
the Pennsylvania Association was not
entirely forgotten and are indebted to
the citizens OF Asbury Park for favors
received. The amusements at this de-
lightful resort were so numerous that
the editors did not lack for pleasure, in
fact boating, fishing, driving, bathing
and gazing at the phosphorescent foam
capped billows chasing one another up
the sandy beach whiled away the hours
so rapidly that ere we fully realized IL
the limited number of days had been
piled into the archive of time and we
were compelled to pack our little
grips and turn our faces towards the
active duties Of newspaper life and our
backs toward the restless old sea, cen
though we were 10th to do so.
The sea breeze gives people almost
unnatural appetites and makes sleep so
enticing and sweet that even the cares
of life cannot prevent person from
yielding to to its gentle influence. Peo-
pie who visit this resort and want to sit
down to table well filled with eatables
from first-class culinary department,
or want good bed on which to fall
into the embrace Of morpheus, we un-
hesitatingly recommend Hotel Brandt.
It is new, neat and first.class house at
reasonable rates.
Asbury Park is one of the most hand
somely planned ocean resorts in the
east, the streets and their arrange
ments being unrivaled. The main
avenues in the city run at right angles
to the ocean, and are two hundred feet
broad at the shore front. A magnifi-
cent drive called Ocean Avenue extends
from the north to southern boundary
line. Between this drive and the ocean
there is wide boardwalk or plaza ex-
tending the entire length Of the city
about two miles long. Those who are
too timid to boat ride on the bosom OF
the Atlantic can have their choice OF
three pretty lakes to go boating on,
Deal Lake, Sunset Lake and Wesley
Lake. The city is illuminated by night
with electric arc and incandescent
light; it has 2 banks, daily papers,
churches Of every denomination, 200
hotels, 120 passenger trains daily, fine
electric railway belt, amusements for
old and young, new gaities for the ever
gay, beach promenades and pavilions,
excellent highways for driving, &C., &C.
The water Is pure and has been fea-
ture Of the place for years.
Places Of interest in the near vicinity
are, Belmar, Intorlaken, Lock Arbor,
Elberon, made historic by President
Garfelds death, Long Branch, Sea-
bright, the famous Highlands OF Nave
sink, and Atlantic Highlands.
Immediately south and adjoining AS
bury Park, separated only by Wesley
Lake, is Ocean Grove, made famous for
its great camp meetings held there in
August of each year. Bridges cross
the lake connecting the two cities. The
overworked men who want repose; the
invalids who want rest, or the pleasure
seekers will find these twin cities just
the place they are looking for.
The beach is a delightful place for
bathing, Notwithstanding the fact that
the waves dash against the shore with
such force that men and women are
often tossed helplessly about like a
chip, and frequently have to be rescued
by strong arms or their bodies would
make food for the finny tribe that in
habits the sea.
BY strolling along the beach in the
evening time one can hear the ceaseless
dash OF the water upon the shore, listen
to the music that Ia waited on the