New-York tribune., 1900-07-01
CAPE MAY HOTELS ALL OPEN.
DANCING AND GOLFING IN ACTIVE PROG
REsS-PEOPLE AT THE HOTELS

DANCING AND GOLFING IN ACTIVE PROG
REss-PEOPLE AT THE HOTELS.
Cape May. n j. June 80 (specIaD.-The actual
summer season at this resort opened to-day. when
all the hotels swung open their doors for the in
coming crowds which have already begun to
rive and which are expected to continue coming
from until the middle of September. The
leading hotels began with their music tonight
and consequently the first big dances of the season
also took place. The place has been lively, TOO
through the week, and the social incidents Of the
first actual active week OF the season have been
numerous. At the places where the people are most
used to assembling the boardwalk. the beach
strand the hotel pazzas the main avenues and
at the golf clubhouse, there have been large gath
erings of people. Cape Mays visitors come year
after year. and the only change noticed is the in
creastng patronage from New-YOrk and the South
The Pennsylvania Railroad put on its full sum
mer train schedule to-day. and the increased num-
Der OF trains aided in swelling to-nights crowd
This week 1t had its guests the NAM
moth Stockton Hotel. which this great corporation
had exclusively. the working journalists Of Wash
ington, Baltimore and Philadelphia, who were busy
at the recent Republican Convention. These men
were accompanied by their wives. and were here
from Saturday until Tuesday. They have mostly
gone TO Kansas City to tell of the coming
Democratic gathering They report having good
time here. Their wants were looked after per-
sonally by J. r. Wood and George w. Boyd the
general passenger agent and assistant general
On the golf links there have been many inter
esting contests taking place this week There was
ladies' "kckers' entertainment on Monday at
which each player named her own handicap The
real object Of the playing TO get at basis for
handtcaps for the players for the regular eighteen
hole handicap which was played on Wednesday
and in which Mrs John Watts Kearny, OF New
York; Miss c, P Norris of Philadelphia; Mrs. T
{. Du Pont Of Wilmington. and others equally
prominent participated This afternoon the third
bOI han
was played. During its progress the women gave
their first Saturday afternoon tea Of the season.
II was largely attended by the social leaders.
Independence Day is TO be appropriately ceIe-
brated here, with Grafton in the morning a
parade and lawn sports in the afternoon and dis
play of fireworks in the evening The days festivi-
ties are to be concluded b. banquet to be given
10 the speaker of National fame who delivers the
Grafton and TO other prominent visitors.
The new ocean pier. which begun about six
weeks ago, completed in length this week and
the necessary fixtures are now being added. 1t is
The steamer New-Brunswick OF Boston, has ar
the frst 5aI7 tha iar $50 he - - ~ fT NY UaS on
thus open new route between here and Baltimore
ger NeW-York line to stop here again as Mas t the ~
case from twenty 70 sixty years ago.
General and Mrs. John Watts kearuy OF New
York. are guests of Mrs D. NJ Kearny widow OF
Civil War fame. They will remain here al the sea
son. and VIII later occupy a GQttage here.
York, have opened their cottase here.
Henry A. Jackson well known member OF the
Knickerbocker Club, and family occupying a
cottage for the summer.
Mrs. Victor Du Pont. OF Wilmington, is amOng
the cottage colony here this season.
The family of Postmaster General John Wan
amaker occupying the cottage formerly owned
by President Benjamin Harrison.
Senator Sewell and family, OF New-Jersey. are
occupying their WindSor-aVe. cottage
\ patriarch of RepubiCanism who has been
staying here this week IS Henry Schneider OF
Chicago. who a delegate 10 the first Repubu-
National Convention. which nominated Fre-
mont and Dayton
A favorite hotel with New-Yo Yorkers here is the
BreXton. which is under the management OF Coun-
Gilman r. j. Creswel chairman of the special
committee of Council the free beach band con-
certs. Some OF the recent arrivals from New-YOrk
at that house Mrs. II. l.. Reddy, Edward Hub
bard Litchfield Miss Elinor ComstoCk Mrs. $
Maries, l.. r. Vredenbergh Sheldon Catln. Mr..
and Mrs. W. II. Peckham Mr.. and Mrs George
Fowler c. W. Botilla, o, p. Burnstein. S. E.
Robert, J. p Durfee. jr.. L. NJ. Davis +. r. Hatch.
s. T. Wertheimer Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Stolts, Miss
+. Stolts and Mrs. A. Faies.
Other Newly Yorkers who have arrived this week
II. l.. Grswold. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Pearson.
MIR. and Mrs. H. II. Pearson. jr.. J. Appleton. c.
a Vanderbilt a. D. b, Wylie j. Rutan &. r.
Benton. William Jones, c, II. Turner Mr., and
Mrs c. l. Hutcheson, Mrs 4. NJ Williams. Mrs.
c. Nj. Williams. Eugene Van Ness. Frank q. Hoyt.
Miss Smith Miss Cecilia Smith, W. J. Mehan,
Miss Beden MIR, and Mrs NJ. Il. Fox, Miss Fox.
II Fl. Smith. Augustus Lee. Mr.. and Mrs h. a.
Sterrett