The Penn's Grove record., 1894-08-24
The Twin Cities.

August ~, 1914,
DEAR EDITOR:-Since writing my
last letter a very busy and gay week has
passed. Last Thursday was American
Day and so celebrated here at Asbury
Park by the Jr. O. L. a. NJ. at an
early hour the members of the Order
with their friends began pouring in
from all quarters, and by II O'Clock
forty large excursion trains had arrived
besides the regular trains, and unload.
ed about 5000 persons and by noon
the board walk was one surging mass
of humanity entirely too compact for
comfort. As the day was Il pleasant
one everybody seemed to be Happy and
having a good time. A large majority
of them took a dip in old ocean, 50 TO-
gether with the regular daily bathers
the bathing masters were taxed to their
utmost capacity in the way Of suits.
Rather than not TO get the bath some
would take wet suits that others had
just taken off and use them and in this
way many of them got their sea bath
that otherwise would have had to go
without. This plan would not have
suited me but then | wasn't in this
swim and as they all seemed TO be sat
islied and merry why of course l was
satisfied. In the afternoon they had
their dress parade with banners and
flags, in fact, all the paTaphanalia
necessary for a grand turn out of this
kind. The cottages and stores along
the route were ta~stelully decorated and
crowded with those anxious to get a
glimpse at the very beautiful pageant
and hear the elegant music of the very
many bands. This display lasted about
two hours and about . O'Clock they be-
gan to leave for their return trip, 1t
was about s O'Clock before the last ex.
cursion train left.
Asbury Park is a very gay place and
consequently a great place for dress.
About 5 O'Clock in the afternoon it is
absolutely necessary to be on the board
walk or in one of the pavilliouS in order
to see the many beautiful ladies dress.
ed in elegant and many of them costly
costumes. One would not think that
times were hard could you be here all
the time and see the many daintily
made and beautiful dresses here dis,
played. In Ocean Grove there is not
so much display made in dress although
to a certain extent the mania is here
also.
The weather here since Sunday has
been very cool, in fact, very cold dur
ing the night, but pleasanter during
the day. On Monday night we visited
Educational Hall in Asbmy Park and
We're treated to an entertainment by
"Aunt Polly Bassett ard her Singin
Skewl,' which was very amusing.
They had an audience of about 1000.
On Tuesday night we put in the time
in trying to do up all there was in the
Park, by first visiting the Beach Band,
then tue roller ~tobsegan, shuttle board
rooms, merry-gorounds and crystal
maize, remaining long enough in each
place to see what was going on, who
were there, and enjoy all the fun We
could. This is terrible dissipation, bat
then we are here to see what is going
on and the only way to find it out is to
go. At all of these places everybody
seemed to be having a good merry time
and l saw nothing TO mar my pleasure
in any way.l
The place where the greatest number
seemed to be having the best time was
at the palace merry-go-round near the
beach and this is a palace in its way,
the most elegantly fitted up place Of the