Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-21
AT LONG BRANCH.
Politicians and the Horse Show Divide
Attention.

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Attention.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
LONG BRANCH. N. J., July q, 1900.
The summarizes at the Branch are ddvid-
ing their attention between the politicians
and the horse show. which is to take place
next Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
When Senator Hanna arrives from Cleve-
land next Wednesday he will find a large
sized colony of politicians waiting for him
and also society ready in its best bib and
tucker to attend the horse show the next
day. That this years exhibition. the sew
enth in the history of the Monmouth Coun-
ty Horse Show Association, is to be the
largest yet is evident from present indca-
tions. The auction sale of the eighty-two
private boxes, which was held al the West
End Hotel last Saturday evening, brought
out nearly 300 representatives of the wealth
and society summering this coast AL
though only the front of the two rows of
boxes was sold that night the income was
almost $1,000 Peter Mcdonald Of New York
got first choice of boxes for $3.50. General
Thomas T. Eckert president of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company, bought one
OF the best boxes, as did Julio Hidalgo the
millionaire Cuban, who is spending the
summer at the Garfield cottage. The asso-
citation has reserved boxes for Senator
Hanna and family. for ex-senator David
B. Hill. who is coming down from Nor
andie-by-the-sea, and for Richard Croker
1t is probable that there will also be a box
reserved for Governor Roosevelt. The CEN
trail box was set aside for President and
Mrs. Mckinley. but 1t Is now known that
they will not arrive at Senator Hanna's
cottage until along in August
The social event of the week at Norwood
Park was the amateur theatrical perform
ance given by the Norwood Park Comedy
Club for the benefit of the Monmouth Me-
mortal Hospital About twenty-five of the
prominent young folks in the cottage col
ony practiced for nearly a month in prep
aration for presenting Sidney Grundys
THE Arabian Nights" Miss Norma Munro
took the part Of Rosa Columbier. The per-
Torrance netted a neat sum for the charity
The Elberon Beach Club, the exclusive
and fashionable organization composed of
members Of the wealthy cottage colony at
Elberon and Norwood Park. is more pros
tons for membership now being more than
the club wishes to grant. Major H. e.
Smith was recently elected president of
the club: and P. Sanford. Ross vice presl-
dent. A ladies' executive committee has
been formed. which Is adding a good deal
to the success of the club. It is composed
Of Mrs. Washington Wilson. Mrs. Clarence
Chauncey s. Truax, Mrs. C. T. Cook and
Mrs. p. 8. Ross. Some of the well-known
oottagers who take their ocean baths at
the clubs private grounds are General
ern Union Telegraph Company; President
John A. Mccall OF the New York Life In
surance Company. Mrs. Norman L. Munro,
Miss Norma Munro. Daniel o'Day Of the
Standard Oil Company. Colonel George B.
N. Harvey. DR.. J. B. Bisseu. William D.
Harper. ex-senator James Smith, IT,, of
Nsw Jersey and Mrs; George N. Pullman.
latest fad at the Branch. The pink hop
at the Scarboro on Wednesday evening at
tracted large crowd Of visitors. The
ladies participating were all attired In pink
pink.
A series OF entertainments Tor the chill