Evening star., 1898-09-02
ASBURY PARK.
Hotels Announce Open Doors for One
Two Months Yet.

EpceiaI Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ASBURY PARK, n. J., August 80, 1888.
Taken all in all, the season of '9s has
been the liveliest that Asbury Park has
ever seen. and the bookings at the hotels
show that 1t Is to be the longest. Early
in the summer there were predictions that
the war scare would damage the season.
1t did hurt the cottage-renting business
somewhat in May and June, but the ava
lanche of visitors during the latter half OF
July and all of August far more than Of
set whatever backwardness there was at
the beginning of the season.
The Hotel Brunswick, Morgan & Parsons,
proprietors, reports the best season that
it has had since 1893, and announces that
the house will keep open until September
10.
number of fall bookings and will not close
until October 1.
The Coleman House, which usually
closes the last Saturday in August, will
not shut its doors this year until Septem-
ber TO-
The popular Norwood Hall, the proprie-
tors of which are Travers & TrumpbOur,
will cater to the autumn trade until No
The Wellington. Frank E. Smith. pro-
prietor, which opened early in the spring,
will not close until December l.
]. K. Dodman, proprietor of the Madison
located on Sunset avenue, will receive
guests until October 1.
The Edgemere Inn, on 4th avenue, the
prOprietors of which are Raine & Banta,
have set October 1 as the date for clos
ing.
The Surf House, at the corner of Kings
ley street and 1st avenue, will remain open
until October 1.
The red, white and blue german at the
Lafayette Hotel Wednesday evening was
fitting climax to the brilliant series of
social functions which have been rendered
the guests of that hotel this summer by
the proprietor, Mrs. Frost.
One of the prettiest events of the whole
season at the Hotel Brunswick was the
chNdrens fancy-dress hop, which took
pace in the Casino Thursday evening.
The Volunteers of America held a very
successful three-day series of meetings the
first Of the week in the Auditorium.
This resort is preparing to entertain all
the Christian EndeavOrers of the state of
New Jersey, who are coming here the last
week of the month to hold their annual
convention. Arrangements are making to
entertain 10000 delegates
James j. Corbett is expected back at his
training quarters this evening His train
ing partners have everything in readiness
for him to take hold of work again in
preparation for his fight with Mccoy.
]. Elfreth Watkins of Washington is a
late arrival at the Devonport Inn.
Rev j. ]. Muir. one of Washington's
well-known divtnes, is recuperating at the
Brighton.
DR.. a. V. Thomas is a Washington ply
sician Of note stopping at the Lenox.
The south is represented by W. d. My
ers OF Richmond, Va Mr.. Myers is stop
ping at the West End.
Washington attorney of prominence is
c. S. Muir, who is stopping at the Brigh-
ton
Colonel ]. Hanson Price is an Alexandria
Va, guest of the Ocean.
Prominent arrivals at the Plaza include
Z. b. Smith. NJ D.; Mr.. j. H. Bowers and
Z, F. Farrow. D. D. s., of Washington
Ihey have spent most of their vacation
fishing.
John E. Laskey, a prominent judge of
Washington, is late arrival at the La
fayette.
Another Washington guest at the Lafay-
ette IS Miss Emma Culver who is visiting
the family of James Boyle, commissioner
Of bridges in New York
WASH Nailor. the owner of the black
mare Truxton, is a guest of the Coleman
House from Washington
Thaddeus Tyssowski and family, repre-