Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-11
AT CAPE MAY.
They Want the President There Along
With All the Rest
special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

'>ptclhl Correspondence OF Inc Evening star
CAPE MAY, N. j., August 10, 1899.
Tonight will mark the highest point of
| the social thermometer at Cape May. Last
Sunday there were more people at Cape
May than have been here at any other time
| for the last four or five years. While Cape
| May has had an unusually successful sea-
son, there has been effort made to in
duce President Mckinley and Vice Presi-
| dent Hobart, as well as other prominent
citizens, to visit the resort before the sea-
son closes. With this object committee
left Cape May Monday morning for Platts-
burg, N. y, where the President is now
staying, and presented their formal invita-
ton to him. Arrangements have been made
to entertain the party at Congress Hall
should they accept the invitation. The
! bearers of the invitation were Rep
resentative Henry c. Loudenslager, chair
man of the pension committee; former Rep
resentative George Hires, several state
senators, Mayor Millett and few leading
citizens. Upon their return from Platts-
burg yesterday the party Joined the dis
tinguished Jerseymen who went down
New York bay to receive United States
Senator Sewel on his return from Europe.
This morning Senator Sewell came to his
Cape May cottage, which his family have
been occupying during his absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. McCullium and Miss
McCullium are located at the Star Villa
for all Of August
Mrs. John V. Hare, jr., and son. Willard
| Hare, are among Washingtonians staying
at the Devon.
Mrs ]. Berritt spalding and Miss Beatrice
| Spalding have Joined the Washington col
ony at the Glenwood.
Among Washingtonians who are spending
several weeks at the Glenwood are Mrs.
G. F. SPEECH, Misses Anna A. and Grace T.
SPEECH.
| Mr.. and Mrs C. M. Smith are spending
| August with other Washingtonians at the
BreXton.
T. Anderson of Rockville, Nd, are among
| late arrivals at the Windsor.
Herbert Berliner of Washington has COM
| posed new piece of music, entitled Com
pany c March, 1t was rendered by lead
| ing hotel orchestra recently, the young man
leading the orchestra.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Rodgers have joined
the Washington colony at the Stockton.
Mrs. NJ. X. Van Arsdale and Miss Van
| Arsdale have joined the Washington col
cry at Congress Hall.
| Mr.. and Mrs. 7. R. Marshall are located
at Congress Hall for a season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A. Robbins and AL
| fred M. Robbins are Washingtonians stay
| ing at the Star Villa.
Mrs. Benjamin Parkhurst of Washington
| is Colonial guest.
Miss B. Keller and Miss A. Keller of
| Washington are located at the Devon.
Mrs. H. j. McCreary and Mrs. Bonny are
| among Washingtonians at the Carlton.
| Mr. and Mrs. Butterfield and Hart But
| terrified have arrived at the Carlton for a
| couple of weeks outing.
Mr. and Mrs. Conrad H. Syme are located
| at the Carlton.
| S. II. Wetherll of Washington is staying
| at Congress Hail.
| H. Reese Sanders of Washington is locat-
| ed at the Gienwood
| rived at the Columbia include w. M. Kel-
| ly, Charles Downey, Richard Downey, Mrs.
| T. Scheidnecht and H. Dertzbaugh.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Shaw and Miss Mar
| garet Shaw have Joined friends at Con-
| gress Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Chichester, jr, of
| Leesburg, Va, are guests at the Stockton.
| Late arrivals at the Stockton from Wash
| ington include James Kelcher, Mrs. H.
I Clay Browning, Edmund Browning, Powell
| Browning, Miss Elsie Browning, Robert p
Murphy and family.
| Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Wilson Of Washing
| ton are located at the Baltimore Inn.
| G. o. Totten, jr., and r. T. Voan are
| among Washingtonians located at the La
| fayette.
Late arrivals from Washington at the
/ Glenwood include Mrs. NJ. Moulthrop, John
| L. Thomas, H. w. Thomas, H. w. Thomas,
jr.
Late arrivals from Washington at the
Devon include Mr. and Mrs. ]. w. Craw-
ford, Miss Jean Crawford, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Wilson, Mrs. A. Shaw, Miss c..
| Mason and Miss Beatty.
| Capt. John Rodgers, u. s. A, and Miss
Rodgers are guests at the Stockton.
] Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Macauley Of Wash