Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-25
AT LONG BRANCH.
Famous Old Resort Has n Busy Season
Ahead-Late Arrivals.

Ahead-Late Arrivals.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star
LONG BRANCH, N. J., June "a, 1885,
The season at the Branch opened two
weeks ago, and since that time VISITORS
have been constantly coming in increas-
ingly large numbers, and by the end OF
next week this famous old resort will be
in full blast again. All of the big hostel
ries have been opened some time and the
bonifaces agree that not for many years
have their bookings at this time in the
season been so large. If the war scare
month ago amounted to anything it doesn't
now On the contrary, it Is very evident
that on account of the war the season at
this resort will be even heavier than usual.
Many persons who are accustomed to 60
ing abroad are this season going to patro-
niZe home resorts.
Long Branchs celebrated bluff and ocean
boulevard last winter escaped any serious
damage from the ocean, and the famous
speedway is once more the resort Tor the
fashionable turnoutS of the wealthy COL
tagers, not only here, but at Monmouth
Beach and on the Rumson road.
Old visitors returning to this resort VIII
find that great transformation has been
wrought at Hollywood. The Hollywood
Hotel has passed under the management of
Mr. r. T. Dunlop of the Imperial Hotel,
New York, and the Hollywood company
has expended over $4,000 in renovating and
beautifying the interior The season there
is well under way and all of the beautiful
| cottages connected with the hotel are &C.
cupied
The West End Hotel opened Thursday.
under most suspicious circumstances. The
cottages in connection with the hotel have
been opened for fortnight, and now that
the West End itself is receiving guests.
Elberon and vicinity have put on their full
summer gaiety
which ia Situafad inst
west of Hollywood, has also undergone
marked improvements since last year. New
bread avenues have been laid out and
many new summer residences constructed.
Norwood has become popular a resort
for golf players. The links of the Norwood
Club are exceptionally fine, and the tourna-
ment which is to be held there next month
will be much more important than any pre-
vfous one held at Norwood.
The New Jersey Grand Army of the Re
public held Its annual encampment here on
Thursday and Friday. The troopers made
their headquarters at the Ocean hotel,
where Manager Mcdowell had arranged
several entertaining features for them.
The roads Of eastern New Jersey have be-
come justly celebrated among bicyclists,
and returning wheelmen win note that the
elaborate improvements in the thorough
fares, which form a network between the
resorts that stretch from Sandy Hook thirty
miles south to Barnegat. have made this
section veritable paradise for the
back to bicycling up and down the coast is
the strong ocean breezes, which oftentimes
have sinister persistency in turning about
and getting in ones face.
The large cottage colony arrived unus-
ually early this year. Hardly single villa
Of the many that line the Elberon Bluff is
unoccupied. Many Of these palatial resi-
dences have been greatly beautified for the
arrival OF their owners.
Mr.. J. w. Albaugh of Baltimore is at his
Norwood Park cottage.
Mrs. George NJ. Pullman and family of
Chicago have taken possession of Fair
United States Senators James Smith. If.
Of New Jersey and Edward Murphy of New
York have arrived at their summer homes
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris, daughter OF
General Grant, is, with her children, maxi
ing short stay at the EIberon. Mrs Grant
is also there.
The inaugural dance of the season on
this part OF the coast takes place this even
ing at the Monmouth Beach Country Club
This is one OF the leading social oreanixa-
lions on the coast, the house committee be-
ing composed Of j. W. Spalding. A. b,
Proal and Colonel William Barbour.
Ex-President and Mrs. Benjamin Harrt-
son and daughter arrived at the EIberon
Hotel on Wednesday They intend to re-
main there for month and then 20 to
their summer place in the Adirondacks.
Marriage Licenses.
Marriage licenses have been issued as fol.
lows:
White-Aibert E. Sheppard and Minnie E
Pike. both Of this city; Walter s. Bradley
and Laura v. Huntley, both of Richmond.
Va; Henry s. Warren of Bangor. Me-, and
Alice N. Parks of this city; Thos. ]. Par
IRISH and Lucy Rosey. both Of this city:
Martin H. Ryan of New York city and
GRACE B. Lewis OF lexington, D. c.; James
s. Hastings Of this city and Rose Mae
Hamilton of Cumberland, Md; Kenneth ].
Whaley and Elizabeth r. Squire. both Of
philadelphia. Pa: Albert d. Zengschmfdt