Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-16


guests. This fine old house was recently
leased for q term of years by Mr.. w. I.
Davids Of the Charleston Hotel. Charles
ton. 8. c. Mr.. Davids drew many of his
followers to this section of the coast, and
his booking practically insures a very sue
cessful season. The opening day Is set for
June Is.
John A. P. Kelsey returns to the manage
ment of the Rowland House, which will be
opened next week, and Alec. X. Colds
man has taken the Scarboro.
The usual repairs and decorations have
been made at the various club houses,
which are now ready for the opening.
The immense success of the open-air
comic opera at Pleasure Bay has en-
couraged the managers that they have or
ganized company Of their own, to be
known as the Pleasure Bay Opera Com
pany. The season will begin June %. and
among the attractions win oe tue ", zaid
of the Nile THE Isle of Champagne"
The French Maid' and Eel Captain"
Mr.. George S. Moulton has returned to the
management of the Avenel which he ran
successfully last year. and which will be
opened next week. Mr. Chas ]. Rosen-
Grams will continue manager of the
opera company and park.
Have Led the Shore.
During the past three years Deal & Hal
lenhurst have led the shore in the i'm
portance Of their realty transactions, and
this year is no exception. A few months
ago the famous old homestead of Thomas
Murphy, ex-collector Of the port was pur-
chased by George W. Young, president of
the United States Mortgage and Trust Com
pany of New York. and his brother, James
c. Young, president Of the Registrar Trans
fer Company of New Jersey They have
Incorporated as the Continental Investment
Company. The tract comprises 1856 acres of
beautiful. gently, rolling country. crossed by
picturesque brooks and with many acres
Of luxuriant woodland and orchards 1t is
located along the line of the Deal golf
links, and a section of the PROPERTY has
been rented by the golf club for nine new
holes, which will be used this season. The
old Murphy homestead, where General
Grant and other notabies were frequently
being occupied by Mr.. George w. Young
and his family. Mr.. Young will begin the
erection of a fine country residence in the
vicinity this season.
j. c. Young is also having plans drawn
for handsome country house. and other
plans have been accepted for houses rang
ing in price from $1,000 to $4,000. The
tract has been christened Deal Park.
James c. Young, who is acting as gen.
eral manager for Deal Park, began the de-
velopment there a month ago, and over 200
men are now at work building streets.
Nothing less than -one-acre plots will be
sold. so that even should a house be placed
upon every lot the character of the park
will be maintained.
Since the close of last season important
changes have taken place in the Atlantic
Coast Realty Company. which practically
amounts to reorganization. The realty
company began operations at Deal three
years ago. and the plans then projected for
an elaborate system of landscape architec-
ture will now be carried to completion
Among the new members who will serve as
directors and take ali active part in the
development this season Daniel o Day.
who has been elected president; Anthony
N. Brady, Col. G. b. NJ. Harvey. Henry
II. Rogers, Thomas F. Ryan, Hugh J.
Grant j. Henry Haggcrty and William H.
Geishenan.
NOtables in Cottages.
Among the well-known people who have
taken cottages for the season at Deal are
Robert T. Lincoln, president of the Pull
man Palace Car Company: Thomas F.
Clark, vice president of the Western Union
Telegraph Company: Alfred Young of the
Atlantic Trust Company. and Judges Nor
gan J. OBrien and Henry l.. Gldersleeve
of the New York supreme court.
Colonel G. B. NJ. Harvey, who resided
here last year, has taken a big house in
Elberon. He remains as president of the
Deal Golf Club however, and will spend
most of his time at this resort. The hand
some club house of the golf club is now
complete In every respect, and is one of the
handsomeSt structures of its kind the
entire shore.
Progress Mt Allenhurst.
At Allenhurst which has been built up
Benjamin, nearly every cottage in the en-
tire resort has been rented and the ma
jority of the owners of the handsome villas
are already here and settled comfortably
for the season. The Allenhurst Inn, which
will be conducted this year by Mr. w. D.
Rockefeller as manager. is open. Accord
ing to the office records. the house will be
well filled by the first week in July.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The most important change in hotel
management at this picturesque resort has
been the purchase of the Avon Inn by j.
P. Hamblen's Sons, proprietors of the
Gerard Hotel. New York city. The inn is
finely built structure. located directly
on the beach, and is one of the most COM
pletely equipped hotels on the shore.
1t will be opened next week. The
Hamblens are not newcomers in the re-
sort hotel business, as they conducted the
Devonshire at Asbury Park very success
fully for several years.
Another newcomer at Avon is John P.
Kenney of Philadelphia, who will manage
the Hotel Marlborough. This house is To-
Gated near Sylvan Lake short distance
from the beach, and has been remodeled
and improved considerably since Mr.. Ken
ney assumed charge.
At the Buckingham, the Mcdowell Bros.
will again have the management, and the
Boggs Bros. at their hotel, the Oxford.
All of the hotels are open and the town
has taken on its full summer dress.
Belmar Cottage Rentals.
The large number Of cottage rentals and
the frequent inquiries for rates have led
the hotel proprietors and business people
of Belmar to look forward to a very pros
porous season at this pretty resort. Avon
and Belmar have sprung largely into
prominence during the past two years.
Both resorts are naturally very attractive
summering places, and Shark river, which
lies between them and which serves as
common pleasure ground, is one of the
most enjoyable features of the northern
shore.
Mr. Lindsay, who has for several years
successfully managed the big Columbia
continues in the management of this hotel.
in which many improvements have been
made since the close of last season.
The pretty Buena Vista Is already open
and has a number of early guests. Mrs.
H. F. CoSter continues as proprietor.
Since the close of last season w. Brooks
Duryea, who for several years has success
fully conducted the Colorado, has made
many improvements at this pretty house.
He has also secured a lease Of the Atlantic
Hotel, which adjoins the Colorado. and the
two houses will be operated under his man
agement this year. Both houses are locat-
ed directly on the ocean front.
The Carleton will be run, usual. by the
Stoyles, and I. M. Shields-Wagner con-
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