The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-05
Considerable Entertaining at
the Oakland Beach Hotel.
Season Brilliant Success ManyNew
Arrvas-h Deligh .ful Concert
A Yacht Race and Ball Announced by
the Manager of the Hotel.

| This picturesque and aristocratic resort Is
now fairly under headway for one Of the
most brilliant seasons in its history. The ex-
I ceedingly cool weather during the early part
OF the season kept quite number from full
filling their engagements, but since the
weather became settled tho Oakland Beach
Hotel has enjoyed the patronage of the best
families from New York, Brooklyn, Philadel-
pha. Boston, Washington. Baltimore Chicago
Albany, Worcester. Fail River, Providence and
) other prominent places.
The new management OF the hotel is re-
ceiying compliments daily for the excellent
manner in which the hotel is being conduct
ed, tho cuisine and service being all that is
desired. Morning concerts are given in the
lobby by "a frst-clsss orchestra every day
from 1890 to 1870 o'clock, which are attended
by many cottagors from nearby resorts. In
the evening the orchestra plays during din
ner hours, and then again from about $50
o'clock until 10 o'clock for dancing.
With thought for the continued amuse-
ment Of the guests of tho Oakland Beach
Hotel and tho cottagers in the vicinity, man
ager }. Marion Pollock has arranged TO give q
miniature yacht race ON Narragansett Bay.on
the afternoon of Wednesday, Aug. l4for which
Messrs. T. A. Cove Son, proprictors of the
hotel. have offered a silk whip pennant, en-
blematic of the miniature yacht championship
of Narragansett Bay. There are numerous
miniature yachts in the vicinity, and with
the entries open to all comers from far and
near there is every reason TO believe that the
event will be one Of much interest The
start will be made from stake in front Of
the Oakland Beach Hotel. following a straight
course u Comstock's wharf on Warwick Neck
thonce to turning stake just outside OF the
cove, and returning TO tho starting point,
making a triangular course OF one mile.
Among the entries already received is the
Hope, fast little yacht owned by Miss Hope
Brown, the little daughter Of ex Governor ID.
Russell Brown. Another entry is a little
craft built after the design OF George Gould's
yacht, the Vigilant In the evening dance
will be given. for which invitations win be is
sued The fSst hour from to o o'clock) will
be given over TO the children. after which
they will make way for the dancing of adults
Entries for tho race should be made TO J.
Marion Pollock, Oakland Beach Hotel, before
aug IL.
Among the recent arrivals at the Oakland
Beach Hotel are: J. l.. Blanchard OF Hart
ford. Conn. Mr. and Mrs. ID. H. wellmon and
Harvey +. Wellman, 2d, OF Providence: Will
liam Getty OF Alexandria, Egypt; g.. +. Smith
Of Boston: C. NJ. Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. j.
Sully Miss Auna Beth suny and Kenneth
Sully of Providence; Mr.. and Mrs. James II.
Harper of Philadelphia; +. @. Huxley of Bos-
ton Mr.. and Mrs. A. ii. Tillinghast, Mr..
and Mrs G. G. Andrews. j. E studley, Cap
tain and Mrs. Cornelius Barrows and Colone
H. Martin Brown of Providence; Mrs. NJ.
Whipple of Worcester. Mass. Mrs. l.. F. Mac
donough and Miss Macdonough OF Boston;
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Rae and Miss Jessie Rae |
of Newark, N j.; Miss Helen Capron, Miss |
Matilda Capron, and Mr. aud Mrs. James |
Kenyon of Providence.
Last evening occurred the Inauguration of |
a series of sunday evening concerts, when
choice program was given by some of the
guests OF the hotel, aided by the orchestra.
A good sized audience made up of hotel guests
and cottagers listened with much interest TO
the singing, which was artistic success in
every particular and worthy of professionals.
The concert opened with a selection by the
hotel orchestra and then Mr.. j. l.. Blanchard
Of Hartford. Conn. who has fine baritone
voice, sang 81 Remember. with much feel.
ING and expression. There was another
selection by the orchestra and air from
Tanhauser followed, sung by DIR. r. Strange
Of Berlin, Germany, who possesses sym
palmetto TENOR VOICE. "A uuet Dy MIS- james
Kenyon of Providence and Mr.. j. l. Blanchard
was given with much effect. Mr.. q. W steeb
Of New York. a baritone of a very high order,
favored tho audience with very pretty selec-
ton. which well received. In response TO
applause all the singers responded,
and the singing in German OF "Thou Art So
Near and Yet 20 Far" by Or. Strange. ended
,ne of tho most artistic concerts ever given
IN this vicinity.