Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-31
CAPE MAY TOPICS.
A Number of Wushinetonians Who
Are Enjoying Life There.
Correspondence of The Evening Star.
CAPE MAY N j. July 80 1904

CAPE MAY, y. j., July 80. 1891.
Yesterday began the busiest week Of Cape
Mays summer season. Last week was a
profitable one, and there were more guests
here than there had been since the mid
week of the summer of 1889. The weather
has favored the resort business, and here
ii has been cool and not damp. The last
seven DAYS have been excellent, and there
has been an activity in social affairs rarely
witnessed here. Ii has been gay. and the
series of social events have been attended
by the best class OF society. In the past
few years one would lock over the hotel
registers and find every other guest from
philadelphia, and the majority of the names
betW cen these Phiiadelphians also. But
this season Philadelphia sends just as
many, but few more than does Washing
ton or Baltimore or New York or Pitts
bl re- Then. with the coming back of long
absent prestige, come the actors and
actresses, who are on their vacation.
Unlike ether resorts its board walks ard
beach avenues are entirely clear Of
booths. fakirs and catch-penny affairs,
which the authorities have never allowed
to be placed there. There is but one thing
on the beach, and that is the iron ocean
pier. in which there is light opera every
week day night by n New York company.
Then there is the Cape May Stock Com
pany, composed of visiting players, with
Aubrey Eoucicault as the leading man and
Kate Lester the leading lady.
Base bail is more popular than ever and
the team Is maze UP Oh stars. ne
meA are social lions. and there is no great
er one in the crowd than Phil King Of
Washington. the famous Princeton foot
ball ana base ball player The University
of Pennsylvania. Harvard and Cornell fur
nish the remainder of the boys who faNs.
lest but two games this season. In five
seasons they have won ~ per cent of the
games played.
Mrs ID. p Bowers, the actress, of New
York is sojourning here. and came TO visit
her laughter, Mrs Bennett. wife of the
manager of the Arlington in Washington.
Nine. Arraga. wife of the Guatemalan
minister is one Of the leaders in the So
c!al eTentS here, and was patr3ness of the
most stylish german given here this season,
which occurred at Congress Hall last We'd
nesday. NJ. and Nine. Romero of Mexico
and DR.. and Nine. Zeballos of the Argen-
tire Republic are guests still at The Stock
ton with their friends. Nine. Patenutre,
the wife of the French ambassador. is with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James EMERSON,
here for the season. NJ. Patenotre comes
down occasionally.
George Barnard and family were among
Saturdays arrivals.
Mrs Philip A. Darneille. Miss Eva NJ.
Darneille, Miss Rosa Bowie and Miss Becell
Bowie are here.
e. Berliner, with his three children. Her.
bert Hannah and Edgar. came Saturday for
an extended visit.
r. d. Hobard of Roanoke. Va, is located
here.
Washington is represented at the Stockton
by w d. Lane and wife and Mr.. Secnen-
dorf. the Washirgton correspondent OF the
New York Tribune.
The Pen and Pencil Club, Philadelphia
journalistic organization, came down Satur-
day and were royalty entertained They
tried tasa ball with Cape May and were de-
feated TO the tune of 81 to 4, the seven runs
being allowed them. The umpire evidently
had Grow to pick with the boys. and
roasted" those who may have at some time
roasted" him.
Mr.. and MS. William G. Phillips. wife and
daughter are enjoying their stay here
Hugh Gordon, son Of Senator Gordon Of
Georgia, is a guest here.
Manuel Multedo of the Spanish legation
and Mr.. F. Betencourt of the Guaterralan
legation are enjoying life here.
Paymaster and Mrs F. Crosby are at the
Star Villa for a season.
Mrs. NJ. V. Benneman and Miss Bennemao
have arrived ami arc among the Washing
ton colony here.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Fe,dman and Mr. and
Mrs. l.. Handy are amcnC the guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis NJ Smith came last
week and arc here for a couple of weeks
Miss Ida Phelin and Miss Kate Pic are at
the Brexton.
Mrs. John G. Shiller and Miss Shiller the
Washington woman correspondent of tn
New York Herald, are at Congress Hall.