Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-26

ny Cake Walks. Cards and Other
Diversfons Time Flies by the Sea.

OCEAN CITY. Nd. August "a. 1897.
The cake walk given by the walters at
| the Atlantic Hotel last week opened the
season here for such amusements. The
| dining room, which was the scene of the
agreeable function. was thronged with no.
| tel guests and cottagers. Nine couples en-
gagged in the contest. The judges were
Col. George Gather and Mr.. r. Goidsbor-
ough Keene of Baltimore and Messgs AL
| fred Stofer and H. p Burney of Washing
l ton.
Congress Hall closed the week with an
other cake walk, given by its walters. AMI
the Phnhimmon opened the present week
with similar festivities. The Atlantic bell
men are on the program for tonight with
a concert, while the dusky corps at the
Colonial are booked for a minstrel concert
on Thursday night.
A series of twelve living pictures. after
Charles Dana Gibson. exhibited Saturday
night at the Plmhimmon Casino, brought
together the creme de la creme of Ocean
City. The affair was for the benefit Of the
churches OF the town, three in number, AMI
the crowded Casino was truly a convention
| OF religions. Among the well-known Wash
| ingtonians in the audience were Mr.. and
the Misses Seckendcrff. the Misses Brown,
DR.. BaSot, Miss Firman, Mrs. John x.
| Miller. Mrs. Charles Ewing Mr. and Mrs
| Duane Fox, Miss Dorothy Fox, Mr.. Alfred
Stofer, Mr.. Floyd Waggaman and Mrs. III.
III. Schooley. Of the twelve pictures the
licious moment when you find yourself
| taking into dinner the girl who yesterday
! refused you the central figures being
Miss Brown of Washington and Mr.. Albert
| Carroll of Baltimore
| Cards continue to hold first place among
the popular forms of entertainment. Mrs.
| Alvaro F. Gibbins of Washington was the
hostess of the mos. elaborate affair of the
| kind that has been given here this season
! on last Friday night. Mrs. Gibbins' cot
| tage the typical home of an artist, is adj
Inirably adapted for entertaining. the
apartments ON the lower floor being sep
| arated merely byr columns and draperies.
| Among the forty-four guests who took
| part in last Fridays progressive euchre
| party We're the following names prominent
in Washington circles: Miss Isabelle Du
| Bots, Miss Harriet Richardson, the Misses
| Ewing, Mr.. Charles A. ID. Bayley. Mrs.
| Duane Fox, Miss Fox, Col Fox, Miss Lar
| ner, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hester, Miss Hes
| ter Miss Mary Hester and Mr.. Samuel
| Waggaman, jr.; also Mr.. and Mrs. Wheat
| and the Misses Wheat of Alexandria. The
ladies' first prize, a silver spoon, was won
| by Miss Bowman of Louisville. Ky. who
| has spent the summer here at the ATTAIN
| tic. The gentlemen's first prize went TO
Mr.. Briggs Of Columbus. Ohio, who is here
| with his bride al the Plimhimmon.
| Mr. and Mrs. Duane Fox are entertain
| ing at their cottage here Mr.. FoA's
parents, Col. and Mrs. p. Y. Fox, from
Grand Rapids, Mich, and Miss Caroline
| Lsrner of Washington. The Foxes ana
Seckendcrffs are among the Washington
ians who will remain in their cottages
| through September.
Frank Fox, Alvin Leighton, his guest;
Theodore Seckendorf and Durant ChGrch
are indefatigable young huntsmen- 1hey
| are uncommonly good shots, ana pioNers'
| millets and snipe are among the dafly ar
ticles of diet in their various households.
DIR. and Mrs Sherwood and child are az
the Meryere where DR.. Newell ana wlle
| and party are also expected this week.
| Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Stalee and MISS ina
1 of -
Swell. ,,,,
| Association of Maryland held a business
| meeting at the Atlantic Hotel last weeh-
| The drills at the life saving station at
$40 every morning have become feature
| of daily interest and amusement The toat
| drill on Tuesday is the popular driii OF the
week especially gallant capt Duhtoh
| frequently extends the Inequalities Of the
boat to the ladies among the spectators
Engineering a small boat through the
| breakers here has been reduced TO a
science. the principles OF when must DE
mastered by every enc who would indulge
| in deep-sea fishing. There is no inlet, con-
seuuently every boat that goes out, unless
| il go on the bay, must go through the surf
| The neatness and dispatch with which
these small craft are invariably launched
| or beached is a never-ending source OF m
| terest to spectators unaccustomed to such
| a sight.
Mrs and Miss Townsend, Miss Jamison,
Miss Virginia Waugh, Miss Trumbull and
| Mrs Parmenter are at the Mount Pleasant.
| Chas. A. Douglas, c. b. Waters. Bishop
C. Perkins, Richard Lee Fearn, Jos. Solo
n,on f. II. Klemroth and wife of WASH
ington are at the Plmhin:mon-
The following Washingtonians are regis
! tered at the Colonial: s. Venable, Mrs. G.
Mckenzie Mrs. Z. Mckenzie, j. NJ. Shanck,
Henry NJ. Obear, DR.. George c. Samson,
| NJ d. Hamilton, Henry j. Callahan. Miss
| Florence Willis. Miss Gertrude Harrington
and NJ. Warrington.
Recent arrivals at the Atlantic include
| the following Washingtonians: A. X. Tin
z1e and wife, J. J. McAuiiff and wife, VIM.
II. Babcock and wife, H. G. Kemp, Daniel
| ]. Logan, NJ. c. Mitchell and wife, Henry
H. Smith and wife, Mrs. George c. Dean.
Miss Dorothy Dean. c. Havenner, c. l. De
Bann, Joseph G. Blount, Mrs. V. t. NJ.
Peacock, Miss Sarah Brooks Peacock,
Reeve Lewis, F. p. Davis, Mrs. Robert Cal
| lahan. Miss Leila Callahan, Mrs. Streter,
| Miss Annie Lovejoy, A. F. Childs, w. E.
Engel and wife, c. w. Dorsey, L. E
Bridgman. G. A. Clark and wife, Frank
3. Martin aud Jno. F. Waggaman.