The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-23
SARATOGA SPRINGS BUDGET
THE SEASON AT THEG.IY WATERING
 PLACE AT ITS HEIGHT.

New York State Bankers Association Hold Their Great Banquet-Briiiiant Hops and Dances at the Various Hoteis-- Many New Haven People at the Springs. Saratoga Springs, N. T., July 22, 1897, Congress Park opened for the season ! the 17th inst. Garland's fine military band and orchestra from Albany will soon arrive and give concerts in the park daily. Arrangements have been | the park during the season.
 The annual banquet of the New York State Bankers association was held Thursday evening, the 18th, at Morris Lake house at Saratoga Lake. The pia2zas overlooking the cool waters of the lake and the delightful surround ing scenery were filled with long. hand somely and flower decked dinner tables | and over two hundred bankers, their Wivas and daughters and invited guests sat down to partake of fish and game at about 6 o'clock. It was the largest dinner party ever seated at the lake, and the service was excellent and l quite phenomenal at a lake resort for such a large crowd. The main dishes so heartily enjoyed were Saratoga Lake bass and broiled spring chicken, with a liberal supply of refreshing bever- ages to wash it down. Gloscia and l Gartland's superb orchestra of Albany furnished delightful music during the banquet and at the close many men1- bers took a sail down the lake on the steamer Alice to the White Sulphur Springs.
 Great preparations are being made for the floral exhibition which occurs September [. afternoon and evening. A long procession will pass through the principal streets. consisting of gaily decorated teams representing the most elaborate floral decorations that human ingenuity can devise many of the de- signs will be very elaborate and unique. It is expected that the grand exhibition will be witnessed by at least twenty thousand people. Many will prolong their stay at Saratoga on purpose to see the imposing spectacle. The whole affair will end with a floral ball in the evening. In fact many things are be- I ing done to make this season at Sara toga Springs unusually attractive, bril- liant and pleasing to it's guests.
 The initial hops occurred at the
 United States and Grand Union hotels on Saturday evening, the 17th inst. They were both attended by many noted personages and society bellies and
 beaux. At the United States hotel Lunds popular orchestra furnished the music and c. E. Van Amam, jr., was master of ceremonies. At the Grand l Union Stubs orchestra did itself great credit with its exquisite music. M. s. Frothingham was master of ceremonies. A feature of his programme were sev- eral sets of lanciers, which were much enjoyed by the dancers.
 The initial hop of the season at the Clarendon hotel will be given Wednes-
 day evening, the 18th inst. Music will
 be furnished by Bryant full orchestra l and J. w. Holmes will be the master of ceremonies. The hops given at this hotel are always very brilliant affairs
 At Congress Hall the first hop will occur on Thursday evening in the spa cious ball room adjoining the hotel
 Doring's orchestra of Troy will furnish the music President Mckinley and
 wife have been invited to spend a season at this hotel soon and it Is said they have accepted the invitation prof l fered them by Colonel Clements, the hotel owner, who is an old war friend of Major Mckinley.
 Saratoga Lake is a lively spot these warm days. A large number of people take advantage of a sail up the lake to White Sulphur Springs by means of the streamers, which ply frequently up land down the fake every day. The trol- ley system of double-decker cars forms a very enjoyable method of reaching the lake from Broadway.
 The large number of bicyclists, both male and female are making continual spins on the boulevard and down to the lake and the various outside springs. The roads are kept In excel lent condition for that purpose.
 Who in New Haven would think of lstarting out early in the morning and drinking from three to eight glasses of ice cold or even medium cold water. and then go and enjoy a good break fast? But that same thing is done here every day at the springs It is quite interesting, if not a pleasure, to visit the Hatforn Springs early mornings and see how great a throng of people congregate there, many of whom actu- ally call for the fourth, fifth, sixth and not infrequently seventh or eighth glass of water, and then say how refreshed they feel Many of the big drinkers are quite delicat tely formed, too. Still, it's health they are all after, and they lsay they get it every season by foloW- ling up this big wash every day. Rheu- matism and dyspepsia seem to disap- pear with the Hathorn water, so they say at any rate.
 Although Saratoga is well supplied with first class hotels, the project of erecting large hotel has been in con- sideration for some time by several New York and Brooklyn capitalists, and
 may be fully decided on before the close of this season. The proposed site is on North Broadway, nearly opposite ex-Judge I1ilton's Woodlawn park and nearly mile distant from the big ho- tels which are situated near Congress Ipark. The site is. on the highest eleva- F|TNrl fnCf