Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04
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Daily Doings on Narylands Sea-Washed
Shore.
How the Guests Enjoy Themselves
Washingtonians who Are
There.
'recial Correspondence of The Evening Star.


OCEAN CITY. Md, August 8. 1897.
This season at Ocean City. Md. will go on
record as an unusually successful one.
There are not more than two vacant cot
tages in the place, and the hotels and
boarding houses ere well filed.
DR.. L. Berman of Washington proposes
building a cottage here for his own occu-
pancy next season He VIII bring his fam
lily down later In the month to spend a
fortnight at the Atlantic.
Other prominent Washingtonians who
registered this week at the Atlantic are
Edwin A. HILL Henry X. Willard, VIM. T.
Lipscomb, VIM. p. Davy and wife, Paul
Elsen. DR.. H. d. Fry. John Muller. V. w.
Berry. DR.. VIM. K. Robins and wife. Miss
Palmer, Miss H. P. Palmer, daughters OF
Dr. Palmer: Claude r. Zappone and wife.
mrs. l.. p. Andersen. ]. Albert Shafferi
Mrs. V. T. NJ. Peacock, E. B. Hay and
wife. A. r. Childs. A. A. Hoehling jr., and
Charles H. Bates.
The banquet of the Maryland Bar Asso-
citation at the Atlantic Hotel Thursday
night was notable event of the week
Mr.. H. P. Barney had entire charge of the
arrangements. The decorations consisted
OF vines and flowers indigenous to Ocean
City and the adjoining mainland. The
menus were in the form of a lawyers brief
though there was no brevity about the
Dill OF particulars, the tempting page
dedlcated to the menu proper was headed.
The toasts were cleverly characteristic
or the men to whom they were assigned
Rev DR.. Stafford's response to 1.-THE Law
and the Prophets was warmly greeted
tne orators ringing voice rising above the
storm or applause which his sentiments
evoked.
Friday evening was given over to pro-
gresslve euchre at the Atlantic, many of
prize winners were Mr.. T. F. Dean. who
carried off box of fine cigars as proof of
his skill; Mr.. w. Lee Carey, a sweet briar
pipe; DIR. Townsend, story of the plains
by Captain Charles King: Mr.. c. c. Car
ter cake Of shaving soap; Mr.. Elliott
the winner Of the BOBBY prize, doll The
fortunate ones among the ladies were Mrs.
Bradley Gather. who won a Baltimore
souvenir coffee spoon: Mrs Walter,
South Point souvenir spoon; Mrs. w. G.
Hudgins, box of candy; Mrs. Paul Jones,
a bottle of violet water, and Miss Louise
Wilson, a musical ball.
There are two concerts on the tapiS-one
on the 9TH at the Atlantic and one on the
14th at the Phimhimmon. There will be
eight numbers on the program Of the At
lantic concert, representing both Washing
ton and Baltimore talent.
The present week is well filled up with
entertainments OF various descriptions.
Among those on the list are the Juvenile
ball at the Atlantic tonight, the bazaar for
the benefit Of the Presbyterian Church
Wednesday, reversible at the Atlantic
Thursday, tennis tournament at the Plim-
d
himmon Saturday and the concert at the
Atlantic on the same night.
The arrivals at the Plimhimmon for this
week include the following Washington
ians: A. w. Tally, R. c. r. Tally, Mrs. F.
c. Biez and son. c. A. Mason, wife and
children, J. M. Burleu, A. G. Wilkinson,
Mrs. James D. Power, Miss Louise Power.
Miss May Power, ST. 8. l.. Graham and F.
c. Biez of the navy.
Mrs. Power is the wife of James D..
Power, who has recently been appointed
special agent for the Treasury Department
at Cincinnati. Their eldest son. J. Neal
Power is now travelling in Europe with
who is here with her mother, will go
abroad in the course Of a year or two to
perfect her rare musical talent.
Mr.. Claude r. Zappone, member Of the
Potomac Boat Club. and also one of the
executive committee of the Association of
for the special purpose of inspecting Sine
puxent bay for the proposed site of the
Iegatta here two weeks hence. He subse-
quently stated to your correspondent his
enthusiastic approval of the sheet of water
as the course for q regatta The hotels
have agreed to entertain the oarsmen as
their guests during their stay here and
will also donate the prizes for the contest.
AS soon as an agreement has been reached
with the railroads as to the rates of trans
portation for the men and their boats the
arrangements will be complete.
Ocean Ctty's first born in a journalistic
sense made its bow this morning, and it is
a very inviting little sheet
The following well-known WASHINGTON
ians are Miss Hilton's guests at Sutton
Lodge: The Misses Emory, granddaugh-
tiers Of General Emory; Capt and the
Misses Quackenbush, Miss Dolph and Mr..