Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-24
AT ASBURY PARK.
Hotel Keepers Complain of n Back
ward Season.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ASBURY PARK. N. j., July %. 1897.
The 18th day of July is considered as the
crisis or turning point of the season at a
Jersey coast resort. 1t has come and gone
at Asbury Park. and While the hotel keep
ers and catch-penny enterprise proprietors
still complain of a dull and backward sea-
son, yet things have frightened up consid-
erably since the Fourth of July, and the
city by the sea has now fairly taken on its
old-time aspect of summer gayety.
The Baptist Boys Brigade, an organiZa-
ton composed of some three hundred young
boys from New York and Brooklyn, are
camping out on Shark river. near Belmar.
There is to be a national cycle meet at
Asbury Park August B. The track at the
Athletic Grounds will be the rendezvous fer
such stars Bald, kiser, Cooper and
Jimmy Michael.
President Mckinley will be one of the
speakers at the Ocean Grove Summer
School of Theology next year. Dean Price
has the Presidents promise to that effect
The school opens August IL, and begins
with a popular concert and closes with
Elijah" the great oratorio.
Miss Annie Blankie has Joined the cOter1e
of Washingtonians at the Brunswick
Miss F. Thomas is being entertained at
the Hotel La Pierre.
Rev. s H. Corey, D. D.. of Washington
=
Knight, another Washington divine. is also
making the Sheldon his headquarters.
Sunday afternoon last. Rev. DR.. Corey
spoke at the great Sunday school session.
at which over two thousand persons were
present
The Brunswick recently added another
name 10 its long list of Washingtonians-
Mrs. A II. Chappell registered last week.
and will remain for a short outing
At the Columbia Hotel is Miss G. Wythe
Cook of Washington.
Mrs b. Dreyfuss and her two daughters
are at the Colonnade- They propose to
stay for the remainder of the season.
Edgar Goodman. city editor of the Baii-
more American, is recreating at Norwood
Hall. This house is a favorite resort for
journalists. No less than seven editors and
reporters have taken rooms frSre 1Or longer
shorter stays
At the Columbia Mrs C. VI. Camp and
Miss Camp find life anything but dull in a
social way They are at the Park for quite
a long stay
Mrs ]. f. Poston is imbibing the religious
atmosphere of Ocean Grove. She is regis
tered at the New Arborton.
James McManus is recently registered
guest at the Columbia.
Miss l. r. Nowlin. Miss Amy c. May and
Miss Ada Russell May compose a trio of
Washingtonians who are al the 1nskip
House. Ocean Grove.
Mrs. NJ. A. letters and Mrs. Edward
EaSton, formerly of ArcOla, y. j., but now
residents of Washington, arrived las: week
at the Albatross. Ocean Grove.
The Leadley is entertaining Mrs. Maud
CriG and Mrs. ]. w Davis of Washington.
George S. r. Haycock is a Victoria pa
tron.
AT the Albatross. Ocean Grove. is y. Car
roll Downs of Washington. He is accom-
ranied by his wife and daughter. Mr..
Downs mother is also at the same house.
Ralph r. Upton is recreating at Norwood
Hall With him are Mrs. w. w. Upon,
Mrs c. Il. Upton and Misses Mabel and
Ethel Chapman.
Bishop Newman is again a Ocean Grove.
Robert Cohen and wife have been spend
ing a short vacation at the Curlew.
Mrs c. NJ. French and daughter are at
the Gramercy. May NJ. Janvier Is at the
same house.
J. Albert Curry has Joined his fellow citi-
zens from the capital who are making the
Brunswick their headquarters
Miss Catherine and Margaret NJ. and
Master Dion s. Brney are at the New Eng
land for the summer. They are all children
Of ex-District Attorney Birney of Wash
ington.
John Eastlake and wife are summering at
the Victoria.
President Mckinley's brother. Abner. is
at Allenhurst. a delightful suburb Of As
bury Park His family is with him and
they intend to occupy their cottage for the
remainder of the season.