The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-08
HOPATCONG'S GALA DAY.
Annual Glambake of the
Club at Arlington
Heights.

Gdld days are III new lii4llSo " t<e&AI
Hopatcong, that magnificent body Of wa
ter nesting among the wooded hills OF
Morris and Essex counties. but Saturday
was the gala day, in a superlative sense,
at New Jerseys celebrated inland resort.
The occasion was the second annual clam
bake of the Lake Hopatcong Club. The
club, which has supplanted the manage
ment of what was formerly the Hotel
Breslin. is beginning the second year of
its existence and the start off was an &C.
casion suspicious to a degree.
The club house is by far the most con-
spicuous and certainly the most attrac-
tive building on the lake shore. Perched
in the very apex of Mt. Arlington, rearing
its lofty heights far above its neighbors.
many Of which are large and imposing
structures, it is the first object to strike
the vision from any conceivable point on
the vast body of water.
The central scene in Saturdays festivi-
ties was laid on the spacious, tree-einbow-
cred lawn to the east of the club house.
Here was a series of connecting tents,
within whose territory were early ar
ranged numerous tables, with covers for
200 guests. The culinary artist chosen to
prepare the reoast was archie Stalker,
and a corps Of specialists were placed at
his disposal.
The incoming boats Friday night
brought scores of guests to the club and
those who were not on hand at night
we're among the early arrivals in the
morning.
Before ten o'clock the club was
| crowded and comparatively quiet had CIV
EN- way to holiday activity. Camps, cot
tages. villas. hotels, launches, sailpoats
| and rowboats were decorated in honor OF
the event on the mountain top. and there
was a general harmony of feeling among
the colonies Of pleasure seekers.
Newark was represented by MI. and
Mrs. George r. Gray, Mr.. and Mrs. War
rem. n. Trusdeil, Miss Hayes, Nj. and
Mrs. G. G.. Ellsworth, Alexander Ross,
George f. Dodd and Charles II. stewart
The time preceding the claH1bake was
taken up in golf, tennis ana passpadt
ganaes. bathing, boating and general sight
Professor Bent's orchestra of New York
was stationed on the hill TOP, and II alsa5
| coursed martial and patriotic airs ana
other popular selections, the 1ntermlsslohs
being few and far between.
The bake opened at two ociock and
when the good things were owe ~
delicious odor that only a genuine Rhooe
Island clambake can impart, played
FRANKS with the hardy ozone OF the JeISes
mountains. To say that the guests Sllshl-
ed the feast would be to commit an un-
| pardonabie offence.
In the evening the bathing pavilion was
illuminated with electricity, ana danclhs
was a feature of the festivities. Ihere
! was music galore, while a beautlfhi als-
play of fireworks lent an air OF enchant-
| ment to the scene. Commodore AloeTt
/ Tilt. president of the Silk Association OF
| America. purchased $1,000 worth of Pains
fireworks. with all modern designs: Mrs.
Tilt and Mrs. Charles Rees, leaders IN
New York society, arrange a pleasing
| musical programme. Many prominent
| theatrical people Of New York partiei-
pated.
The Hopatcong Club includes in its
| membership New Jerseys most prominent
| citizens in a political, social and business
| sense, as well as distinguished personages
from other States. The following list,
containing the names of the various com
miItees for Saturdays events, gives a falr
idea of the olub's intiuenee:-
Committee on Ealte-I. C. Ivory, Thomas
! Manning, Ernest f. Greeff.
/, Sports and Games-Benjamin B. Tilt,
Max M. Norman, Frank A.. Acer.
Decorations-Joseph w. Congdon, Geo.
w. Campbell, W. 6. Wilson.
Reception-A1bert Tilt, Frederick ".
brandt. Edward T. Bell, Joseph. Coult.
George Richards. Garret A. Hobart. w. n.
Trusdell, Il. G. Conysrse, ". H Will
l ldIllS, G.I 4d1iBcI /, fNtilictA} ". ttiiooit -
A. Morrisse, Jacques Huber, William a.
Halsey. r. f. Rabe, Frederick Freling-
huyser. ]. a. Lebkuecher, ". George
Freeman F. Ward, NJ. D.; i. Spencer
Goble. e.. L. {. Young. w. A, Halseyg. w
S. Hancock. Charles B. Thurston, William
Hermann sehaefler,F. G. yan DykA Elisha
b. Gaddis E. L.. Young Arthur Ryle, a.
P. Hexamer, Robert !. HOPPER. H.. 2.
rockingham and DR.. Leslie D. Ward.
h. Contain GpOrgp w R7nI manager OF
the club, Is making extensive preparations
for a grand celebration to be held on Au-
and family. who will visit the club on that
day for the first time this season. United
| States Attorney General John w. Griggs
and United States Senators SeweiI alia
will be guests of Mr.. Hobart. From the
magnitude of the daily correspondence II
promises to be one Of the biggest and
ever taken place in this vicinity.
On Mr.. Hobarts arrival he will be es-
corted to the club by several tally-ho
Seventh Regiment Band and Professor
Victor Herbertss Twenty-second Regi-
ment Band
Frank Williams, of East Orange, son OF
President Williams, of the Union News
Company of New York; win dive fifty
feet from one Of the bathing pavilions,
Mrs. Albert Tilt gave d private dinner
to 4 number of her New York friends on
Wednesday evening last. in which she
was assisted in entertaining them by Mrs
Charles Rees.
Among the prominent people who were
present Saturday were Dr. Leslie p
Ward and family. George Krementz and
family. Joseph Corlt, Herbert j. Eallan-
tine. John Nj. Egbert. William Fl. HalseE,
e. F. Meany, J. a. Lebkueeher. f. Y,
Lindabury. II. w, Hayes ana fainily, Geo.
Ward. j. Smith. Jrs, ". N. Tf1sdell, B.
S. Ross ]. f. Dryden of Newark