The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-07
GAIETY AT WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH
BRILLIANT OPENING BY THE HAMM0CKS
BOAT AND FISHING CLUB.
The Completion of the Club House Gel
brated With a Yocht Roce, an Oyster
Roast, Etc. The ChiIdren's Cake
Walk at the Seashore Hotel Last
Night-It Was an Occasion of Rare
Pleasure.

Night-It Was an Occasion of Rare
Pleasure.
The Hammocks Boat and Fishing
Club, the new club recently added to
Wilmington's already goodly number
of seaside organizations, had its formal
opening yesterday at n Hammock,
wrightsvilIe beach. Though the club
has been in existence for such a short
time, already there are 50 members
and a large number Of applications are
on hand.
The club has just completed a very
neat n comfortable club house on
the Hammocks. The building is about
SOx3O feet and contains besides the
general reception hall six good sized
lockers, and a gang way and pavilion
in the Banks Channel. The purpose
of the club, as already stated, Is to
stimulate racing and hunting in this
vicinity and il will be open to mem
bers also in winter months.
During yesterday nearly all the
members dropped in, each bringing in
antly spent, winding up in the after
noon with skiff and yacht races, and
an old time oyster roast.
The boats in the skiff race Were
Hollis, Schulken's and SolOmons. The
start was at 4:05 and Schulken's won
ner.
The Yacht race was sailed over a
four-mile course and the entries were
as follows: Little Alice, Captain
]. VanB. Nets; Francis Marion"
Captain w. N. Harriss; Lillian Flor
ence," Captain S. P. Cowan; "Eugenia"
Captain George HarriSS. The starting
time was 4:07. The Little Alice" en-
ded first at 5:14:45, followed by Lii
liam Florence" at 5:15:24 and the "Eu-
genia' at 5:16:44.
After the race a fine oyster roast
was served in the rear of the ! u
building, and the large crowd was
filled a~bundantly with the luscious
bivalves. Beer and crackers were
served bountefully and on the whole
the day was a most enjoyable one.
Brilliant prospects are ahead for the
new club.
Captain Oscar Grant, who is presi-
dent of the club, was master of cere-
monies.
THE CAKE WALK.
The much talked of al walk to be
participated in only by young children
took place last night in the large din
ing room of the SeaShOre hotel, on
WrightSville beach. In every way the
affair was a complete success.
The 2:3O and 5 o'clock trains on the
Seacoast road were we'll filled with
young people, but the Z o'clock train
bound for the beach last evening, was
crowded, not only with the young
boys and girls blu with the older folks
too. These augmented by many resi-
dents of the beach and Sounds, all en-
joyed the occasion immensely. 1t is
estimated that 500 people witnessed the
event.
The festivity opened with a grand
-1n-oI nr1 +hn LITTLE FOLKS i'm their
quaint and beautiful costumes, led by
Master Oscar Grant and Miss Eloise
Jackson, formed a very pretty spec
tacle as they walked around the hall.
After that the Judges were announc-
ed as DIR. HaTiss, Mr.. w. A. Wright
and Mr.. J. D. Bellamy, Jr.
Then each couple would come in by
themselves and cake walk" around
the room two or three times. Some
OF the dancing was highly ceditable
and the large crowd would frequently
applaud and encore the dancers.
The couples were as follows:
Miss Eloise Jackson and Oscar
Grant; Misses Ray Love n Marie
Butler; Miss Ora Perry and Will
Harris; Miss Ethel Solomon and Harry
Solomon; Miss Margaret Kahn and
Harold Sycle; Misses Lilly Post and
Mary Wilson; Miss Edith Pritchard
and Milton Gore; Miss Goldie Stein
and Joe Nathan; Miss Helene Wax
man and Jerome Waxman; Miss Helen
Solomon and Herbert Bluethenthal;
Misses Flora Yopp and Alma Peschau;
Miss Bessie Bridgers and Will Gore;
Miss Janette Max and Morton Max;
Misses Thurba Gore and Maggie Nor
an; Misses Kate Meyers n Sue Cat
lett; Miss Mamie Nathan and Lone
Kahn; Miss Ray Solomon and Sieg-
fried Goodman; Miss Ray Sneed and
Ed Reilly: Miss Daisy Burbank and
Carson Talliaferro; Misses julia Harrl-
son and Sarah Catlett.
After all the couples had danced, ano
while the judges were put, little Miss
Marie Butler charmed the audience
with a song, for which she was loudly
cheered at it's conclusion.
After the song all the couples agar
marchd around the hall and lined VI
in the center where Mr.. John D.. Bel
lamy, Jr., presented the prizes. The
first, a beautiful iced cake, was
awarded to Miss Ray Solomon and
Master Siegfried Goodman, n thu
second, which was a two-pound box o!
Lowney, to Miss Bessie Bridgers ano
Master Will Gore.
After the cake walk was aver, Prof
Millers band furnished music and 6
general dance given, participated in by
many of the visitors. This occasion
probably closes the social life of tht
Sea Shore hotel for mis- summer, which
has far surpassed, both in attendance
and pleasure, that of any preceding
summer.
The hotel will close on Tuesday next