Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-18
AT LONG BRANCH.
Prospect of n Busy Season Mt This
Famous Resort.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
LONG BRANCH, N. j.. June II. 1897.
The summer resort season of this place
the capital of the resorts of the New Jer-
sey coast-wll open this year without any
changes in the hotel management with the
exception Of the Rowland House, which
will be run by Mr.. Geo. A. P. Kelsey.
During the past few days the proprietors
of the big houses situated along the ia
nous bluff have been paying tri-weekly
trips to the summer hotels and now in all
of them there are small armies of work
ingren engaged In the usual repairing,
painting and renovating.
At the big West End Hotel the guests
this year will keenly feel the absence of
Colonel Hldredth. who died at his home
in New York city, last winter. the duties
of the entire management Of the hotel and
cottages will fall upon the shoulders of his
son, w. F. Hildredth. this summer. Many
improvements have been made since the
hotel and cottages have been open for rem
ovation this spring. New plumbing has
been put in throughout both the houses
and the cottages. and the baths have been
very much enlarged. Many of the rooms
have been newly furnished and reprinted
and the hotel will be ready for the recep-
ton of guests on June "A. The cottages
were opened the 18th.
All of the hotels in Long Branch will
have their opening days next week, and
there Is every prospect that the season will
be somewhat heavier than it was last
year.
Over at Hollywood all of the cottages
have been rented for the season. Holly
wood will, as usual, be something of
Political headquarters, and additional weight
will be given to the colony by the presence
OF Mr.. John c. Sheehan. who engaged
cottage for the summer last week.
MIR. j. V. Jordan will manage, in conjunc-
ton with the Elberon. this year the Avonel
Hotel at Pleasure Bay, which has been
leased for term of twenty years. Pleas
IRE Bay is to become practically the ex-
curSlon center of the northern coast. The
Atlantic coast electric railway, which runs
their cars to the terminus OF this pictur-
esque spot. have added thousands of dol
lars worth of improvements to the place
and are going to conduct a series of fire.
works and aerial exhibitions once or twice
a week during the season.
The road running from resort to resort
along the ocean from Asbury Park has
been greatly improved during the winter
months and many new cars have been
added to the service
new casino is also to be erected at
Pleasure Bay. on the site formerly occu-
pied by the two Patten cottages. l: will
serve as band stand, and parts of it will
be divided Into booths for various kinds of
amusements. A portion of the building will
extend over the water and will be utilized
as landing fer the four worlds fair cleo
trio launches to be placed in position at
the opening OF the season. They will make
hourly trips on the placid waters of the bay
| ard river.
The bicycle riders will be in their ele-
ncnt this year at Long Brarch, for the
town people have spent a great part Of the
winter In improving the ocean driveway
and the various streets throughout the viii
ifse The road running south through Ell
beron has also been greatly improved and
beautified
The cottage colony throughout Long
Branch. Norwood. Hollywood and Elberon
| Is arriving daily. and by the latter part of
| the week nearly all Of the owners will
tagcs.