Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-17
AT COLONIAL BEACH.
Many Persons From Washington at
the Resort Down the River.

Correspondence of The Evening Star.
COLONIAL BEACH. Va, July l6. 1897.
For people in the city summer may drag
on, but down here at Colonial Beach it
slips away all too fast for those who are
spending their vacation time in outdoor life
by salt water and under the open sky. The
past week has been full Of good things.
and although some have been obliged to
return to the city already, for every one
that goes back two come down, SO that the
number of sojourners here is constantly
being swelied by new arrivals.
Mr.. II. J. Gensler and family will soon
occupy their cottage On the river front
/ Mrs. X. \. Harvey and family arrived
this week. They will spend the summer at
their place. which is known Pine cot
tage.
Miss Daisy Lucas and Miss Donnie Lucas
are spending a few days with their uncle,
William B. Fox.
Mr.. Herman Nestle and wife and Mr..
Hugh Morgan spent last Sunday at Mr.
Goetzs new Cedar cottage, the blum
above the hotel.
One of the regular features CT Colonial
Beach life is the excursion parties that
come from nearby places and contribute
their snare to the merry making. The good
foikS scattered along Nomili creek never
fail to get up number Of excursion par
ties to Colonial Beach during the sum
mer. and are always welcome visitors. y
pai ~ u He9ffE .'f from -.cHllil came UP
on the Wakefield last Monday for a dance
at the pavilion. ON account of the rain and
wind. however. many OF The parry remained
en- the beat.
y straw ride was given last Friday night
along the river front ard back into the
country by d party consisting OF Miss Maud
Johnson, Miss Nay Johnson, the Misses
Gamble. Mrs. Wimsatt Mrs. Gamble, Mr..
Lamb and Mr.. Cha ude McCauiey.
Among the guests at The Westmoreland
are Miss swanson. Mr.. ana Mrs Grimes
and daughter of Alexandria. Mr.. and Mrs.
Oye.ton, Mr. T.. Ash. Mrs jones Mr. Olive
and sons. Mr. Frost and DIR. Strait.
William a. Smith. jr., and wife, p u.
Nihson. o. H. Niason. c. Rothschild. T. {.
Sanders. f. Dawson. c. W. Butt and wife.
w. r. Coon, Edward Barrsel and Charles
Barrsel are among the recent arrivals at
the " ashingtou House.
Visitors who have just registered at the
Wolcott include w. keck, Mr.. and Mrs.
Shore W. DeMontrevile and Wife, Mrs.
DeMontrevilie, Miss Inez DeMontreville,
Mrs \. Selbach, George r. May. Charles
\. Pike. .. j. Barton, +. H. Chittenden,
DR.. $. ". Murphy Mrs. c. Oil. Miss Laura
VI. Obi, Mr.. Tom Walsh and wife, Albert
Reinberg and others.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. z. Bourne, Mrs. William
b Sterrett the Misses Sterrett Mrs. NJ.
Forbes and Mrs. l.. Walters and children
have just arrived at the ALVIN, where they
will spend part of the summer.
Among recent guests at the Irving from
Washington are Colonel Parker and son,
lhIS tdftilfl ANOeSl ana Cfiliu, MT. ana
Mrs. Spear, Louis Sherman, II. Schlegei
and wife, A. l.. Mahaffey, +. E. Mckinley
Forrest Mckinley. Unitea States army;
Mrs r. A. Van Horn. r.. T. Oliver, e. V.
Pendetor, H. ID. AndeI son. Mrs John
Cleveland, Mrs. John Mckenzie and daugh-
ter and Mr. a. Roadway.
The family of Mr.. E. Delvin. jr.. are oc-
cupying the Loeffier cottage this summer
Mrs. Delvin is visiting them.
Miss Mamie Douglass has settled for the
season in the cottage belonging to Mr.. H.
c. Jores, on Bancroft avenue. With her
are her neither and family and Miss Ade-
iaine Gallagher.
Mrs. NJ. erosion and Miss May Groshon
expect to occupy their new Arno cottage
soon.
Mr.. Crawford and family are occupying
their cottage for the summer.
Mr.. Frank T. Rawlings has taken the
Hammond cottage for the season.
Mr.. John &. Weidman and family of
Washington will occupy the Rowland cot
tase during the warm weather.
Mr.. r. b. Reed has just completed
cott1ge. which he and his family will oc-
cupy soon
new house en- the river trent, which, when
completed, will be one of the largest and
finest places at Colonial Beach.
Mr.. John y. Phillips and family are sum-
mering in their cottage on the river front.
Mr.. HowlngS and his family are at the
Sherman for short stay.
Recent guests at the Johnson include Mr..
and Mrs. Councilman, Mrs. NJ. J. Rush. a.
c. Miller and wife, General J. A Halder-
man, DR.. Dolan, j. c. Farmer, H. c. Searles
and j. w. Fowler.