Evening star., 1898-08-25
AT COLONIAL BEACH,
Hotel and Cottages Are Well Filled
Camps Breaking Up-Late Arrivals.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
COLONIAL BEACH, Va,
August 30, 1898.
Colonial Beach appears to lose none of
It's charm as the summer wears on, and
although many visitors have left within
the last week or so. others have come
down to fill their places, and the holiday
life, with its many attractions and all it's
good times, moves right along. Unless the
weather should turn decidedly colder 1t is
probable that there will be no great thin
hing out here before the first OF next
month at the earliest.
A very pleasant entertainment for the
benefit of the Bell Home was given last
Monday evening. Besides recitations and
songs, instrumental music was furnished
by banjo ana mandolin club. Quite a lit
tie sum was realized to aid the work of
the Home.
The masquerade dance and cake walk
given last Thursday evening, was one of
ths most successful affairs of the kind
which has taken place at the Beach this
year. Miss Myrtle Moore succeeded in car
rying off the first prize. A vaudeville en-
tertainInent is being arranged for naXt
week.
Capt. w. w. Mullen, a well-known SWIM
mer and diver, and for many wears a life
guard at various Atlantic resorts, is at the
Beach for a time. He has very kindly Of
ferad to give the child. IN at the Bell Home
lessons in swimming, and has over n dozen
of them practicing under his direction at
the Beach every day.
Mrs. NJ. Mason Of Washington and Miss
Pearl Haley of Philadelphia have been
visiting at the Beach this week with Mrs
w H. Teddy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes Brady and Mr.
Thomas Wyman and wife are stopping
with Mrs. John Brady at her summer home
at Classic Shore.
Mr.. D. NJ. Hess and family are occupying
the Bell cottage again this summer.
Charles Vermillon, DIR. E. F. Comiskey
and DR.. Elmer Yont have dropped anchor
at Colonial Beach for while on their way
down the river In their sloop yacht Spar
tam" They have been cruising in the Po-
tomac since about the middle of last month
and expect to 90 on down to Coan river and
st. Georges Island about the 1st of Sep
tember.
The "Adalcynia." having on board Mr..
Randall Brown, Mr.. Levay and Dr. e L.
Bryant, is also stopping here for little
breathing spell. Her crew left Washington
on Monday last. They are out for cruise
go as far as Ocean City, Nd.
Another trim little yacht which VIII be
here UP to about the 1st of next month is
the Glorana. She is manned by Mr.. Carr,
William Kettle and Clifford Wright.
The Daphne, with her crew, is also an
chored off the beach for season.
One of the best-equipped camps the
Beach is Camp Excelsior" which will be
lere until the 1st of September It's men,
bership consists of Charles UIrich wife
and children and G. B. Cantwell. Mrs. Ed
ward Sparshott. Mrs. Daniel Daley, Mrs
J. McIntire and Miss Ada Sebastian paid
a visit to the camp this week.
Next to Camp Excelsior" is the flourish
ing camp of the Acme Cycle and Social
Club. which arrived here the first of the
week. Its members are Arthur L. Grimes,
captain; ii. c. Butler, lieutenant Harry
Herforth. e. c. Brown, R. e. Dugan, r. l.
Watts A. H. Sparshott, p. Ulrich, Harry
r. Lohman and Daniel I. Hahn. The club
Beach last Wednesday night.
Red. White and Blue Camp is another
recent arrival, consisting of J. P. Robert
sons family, Mrs. NJ. T. Robertson Mr..
and Mrs. r. j. Sewall of Capitol Hill and
Walter Tolson of Anacostia
Camp HobOes' Rest leaves tomorrow
for Washington.
Camp ubidam," consisting of F. O.
Lewis and E. P. Corbett, is here for three
weeks
The Lost Angels" recently put in an ap-
pearance here and expect to remain in
cover at the Beach for a couple of weeks
longer
Camp Lucas will be here until sbout
the 1st of next month. It's membership
consists of Calvin Lucas, H. S. Lucas and
Jesse Lown.
The following Washingtonians are recent
arrivals at Colonial Beach:
lexington House-Mr. Martin Mrs r,
Devlin, G. Klee, wife and son; ]. Cassidy
Mr.. Witzeger, Mrs. Mollie Soloman, the