New-York tribune., 1899-07-16
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY AWAITED.
AsBURY PARK PREPARES TO WELCOME
HIM WITH MR.. HOBART

fares are crowded with sweltering humanity
searching for a cool retreat the Monmouth
| coast TO while away the vacation period As usual
Asbury Park and Ocean Grove are the Mecchs lot
| three-four Of the rest seekers, and these re-
sorts are tonight teeming with contented' JoiV
tourists, bent enjoying their outing by the sea
| TO the fullest extent possible Every day OF last
week found new faces at the hotels. for every IN
coming train and boat and trolley brought IN scores
Of hotel guests, and the Board OF Health oniciais
| estimate that the arrivals for the week Will foot
| up thirty thousand, pretty good showing lot re-
sorts conducted on prohibition principles Another
| fortnight, and the three hundred or more ho'eis
and boarding houses will be filled with health ana
! pleasure seekers. and then those who journey u
the Twin Cities must be content with such accom-
modations as the bonifaces see fit to provide uh-
| less of course. they have booked their rooms
weeks IN advance.
James A. Bradley the founder OF Asbury fark
always on the alert to boom the town Of his crea-
| tion, is working night and day 10 ihouce
| President Mckinley TO visit Asbury Park next
month, when he makes his trip TO Long Branch 10
visit ice-President Hobart, at Norwood fark'
Mr.. Mckinley has assured the hustling 1ouhuel
! that he will certainly come here, unless the Ill
ness OF Mrs. Mckinley causes him TO change MS
! plans The city officials are working in harmony
! with Mr.. Bradley. and should there be no hitch In
! the programme the President will be accorded a
| record breaking ovation when he arrives. The
massive auditorium the breach front which Will
comfortably seat seven thousand persons, Is 10 De
| completely hidden with bunting. and while the
head of the Nation is inside receiving the plaudits
of the multitude score of bands Will play OUTSIDE
the building and cannon and dynamite bombs Will
! be discharged continuously Governor Foster M
VOORHEES, of New-Jersey and Governors Roosevelt
! and Stone together with the officials Of New-Jer-
sey and the leading citizens OF the nearby cities
will be asked to participate in welcoming President
Mckinley The railroads will run excursions from
York Philadelphia and other cities and the
! of he foal
Presidents coming will attract fifty thousand
to the Park A banquet will follow the reception.
and at this function President Mckinley, Vice
President Hobart, Governor Voorhees, and other
distinguished men will speak.
CATHOLIC LADIES CONVENTION
The annual convention of the Ladies' Catholic
Benevolent Association Of the United States will
| be held in Educational Hall next week. and 1000
delegates from all parts Of the country are expect
ed TO be present. Business meetings will be held
each morning and afternoon. and the evenings
will be devoted to entertainments. The headquar-
ters Of the national officers VIII be at Sunset Han.
Mrs. e. b. MCGOWAN. of Buffalo is the supreme
president Of the association. The following Mon
day the Commercial Law League of America will
begin a weeks session. and during the convention
the Park will be alive with lawyers from all parts
! of the country Governor VOORHEES, VIII greet
them in a speech and another feature Of the pro-
/ gramme will be .clambake at Neptune Heights
! on the banks Of Shark River.
! fair will be held in the beach auditorium week
after next the proceeds to be devoted to the Mon
mouth Memorial Hospital at Long Branch; Well
! known society leaders from the cities, VINO are
at Asbury Park. Loch Arbour Allenhurst ana 9eais;
! will preside at the booths and the managers OF
the fair expect to clear sevePa bal beer
| than the present time, and thousands or Weaklsh
Park and Ocean Grove hotels, who are carried 10
! the famous fishing grounds by speciai anglers
! trains the Pennsylvania Railroad .,
Founder Bradley has issued a challenge to the
sand moulders of the world to engage In a contest
! sand artist who has an open air studio on the
| beach and whose likenesses Of famous men and
iey % give prize Of 500 to the winner Of the
contest The clubhouse Of the Deal Country Club;
formally opened Thursday evening. and the re-
! attended by hundreds Of cottagers from the ad-
jacent resorts. bicycle meet by electric nght, 10
tbis evening at the athletic grounds in North AS
bury Park Arthur A. Zimmerman had charge Oh
| the novel event.
SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSEMBLY CONCERT
The ocean Grove Sunday School Assembly began
| its annual sessions on Tuesday last and they VIII
continue until Saturday next. when those students
who have taken the prescribed will be grad
uated as full hedged Chautauquans. Tonight a
concert was given in the auditorium by the as as
sem6g Choir undfr 50e morning 81 the baeca
| laureate sermon TO the assembly graauates WIZ
%ewIYork n cty. The meeting in the auditorium
| tomorrow evening will be in the interest OF sun
TatbaWay fy and Mrs Wellington White who
officials of the American SUNDAY Observance uniGn, on
! May Irwin has been resting this week at the
Farm on Deal Lake.
Charles II. Hoyt; the playwright Is enjoying a
Lieutenant j. L. Morse, of the Navy. Is spending
his furough at the Coleman House WIN NJ ms VII
Railroad of New-Jersey, Is taking needed rest at
The Rev DR. Lyman Abbott, Of NewYork City,
at the Hotel brunswick over SUNDAY. ,,ao,o,
Ex-senator Joseph b. Cornish or Washington
| n. j., Is guest at the coleman House
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for the New
York and Long Branch division. spent several days
at the West End Hotel this week ,,.,..
Miss A. NJ. Wiseman ana Miss >. A Nlseman' or
St Louis, are participating in the social events at
IT The Rev l. A. Hensey of Bayonne. is enjoying
rest with party Of friends at the Coleman
Miss Florence Evans IS an ACCOMPLISHED New
York girl spending the summer a at fhe SUR h%nse %
| York enjoying a limited outing at the Minot
Miss virgie C. Miller Of Washington Is social
leader at the Albion Hotel.
Louis NJ. Wark; of Network. has taken rooms 3l,,;
Dr. f. l.. b. Godfrey Of Camden an official of
day at the West End Hotel u,. ,o, ,,ooo...
view apartments for the summer at the
Miss j. J. Morgan. Of New-York City, arrived at
the Hotel Lafayette this week for an indefinite So
J. p Cook. of New-York has rooms the Feni-
Miss Louise II. Kelsey, or NeW-1ork, IS ENJOY
Ing summer life at the Hotel Brunswick
NETWORK GUESTS AT THE HOTELS
The most recent arrivals from New-York City at
the fashionable hotels include the following:
West End Hotel-w. G. White T. A. Corbett, A.
Bendheim, j. B. Maxwell, 7. S. Radiker. j. s. New
ton. $. " Baister. b. n. Cohn, Mr. and Mrs J. +.
! Lynch, j. Bash, H. Wells r. II. ThOrns. w. q.
White, Frederick A. Williams, II. W. Matthews.
/ ". S. Raymond Charles Weisbacker and family.
! D. j. Randall, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Howes. James
A. Browne Arthur Livingston and f. u; Wiswell.
/ Hotel Lafayette-Mrs. j. Beatte and daughter.
Charles Laing and family Mrs Smyth and daugh-
ter. George Watkins D. Lewis; F. p Banker. Sol
and Mrs. Aiken, A. Hozlnger, f. Rudolphy, Mr..
and Mrs. G. w. Tripler. r. Walter Van Raate.