Evening journal., 1901-07-15
|OLLRGE MIN
THRONG CAPE MAY
aeen Of Resorts Craced by
Many Notable People
This Season
special to the Evening Journal.

ben hundreds of guests here all dur
g June, now that July has been
loroughly opened and that the warm
eather has begun to come through
lt the country, Cape Mays
lndreds have swelled to thousands,
I'D on every hand the visitor is pres
it.
This once famous old-time resort
tems to be regaining patrons who
lme years ago, but who have in recent
Ears gone to the newly settled sister
aces and for the time forsaken what
light be called their first love. Look
& backward some thirty years, Cape
ay was the queen of all resorts. Long
ranch and Newport on the coast and
yhite Sulphur Springs, in Virginia,
q the inland were its only rivals.
Cape May still claims to be the
ieen OF all resorts and it has one fea
IRE in it's magnificent beach, which isl
aid by all to be the finest beach in theI
orld. It is SO well known that even
rouville, IN France, is called the Cape
ay OF that country.
Former Postmaster General John
Fanamaker is at his cottage here re-
operating his health. Mr. Wanamak-
has been interested in Cape May for
ne last thirty years, and about 1870,
b company with Matthew WhildinI
nd others conceived the idea to es-
ablish a Presbyterian resort at Cape
lay Point, three miles from this place
hese men laid out a beautiful
own right on the point of Cape May
roper and there in the centre built a.
arge auditorium and pavilion, and
rom that centre the streets run out
Ike the spokes of a wheel to the At
intic ocean and Delaware bay, which
Orm about three-fourths of a circle.
eaving the mainland TO make the
balance Of the imaginary circumfer-
nee
Several large hotels were built there,
nd OF course many cottages, and cOn-
equently the place prospersd
Under New Jerseys peculiar laws,
)ne borough government succeeded
mother until the fourth one went, out
1f existence. Then came a lull in the
prosperity of the place until a boom
has again struck it and it is again
iOing nicely. The place as a resort for
Dne particular denomination did not sue
eeed and the resort gradually changed
until now every denomination is rep
resented there
The cottage occupied by Mr. Wanna
|maker was that which was built in
lSy0 for the family of President Har-
risOn This cottage was built in the
centre OF the best location there and
the principal contributors were Mr..
Wanamaker, Thomas DOlan. of Philadel-
phia; William Mexican, the then edi-
tor OF the Philadelphia Ledger, and
former private secretary TO President
Buchanan; u. S. Senator Sewell and
many others.
Early in June that year, Mr. Nc
Kean, in company with others went to
the White House at Washington and
delivered to Mrs. Caroline Scott Har-
rison. the wife of President Harrison
the keys and deed for the beautiful
cottage, which had cost ten thousand
dollars. Here during the Summer OF
1892 President and Mrs. Harrison oc-
cupied this cottgae, and that Summer
Mrs. Harrison decided to go to New
York State and the cottage was Occu-
pied by Russell Harrison and his fam.
lily.
The year after General Harrison re-
tired from the presidency he again re
sided there, being then widower. The
property, for which General Harrison
gave his check to the donors for tel
thousand dollars, was decided to thu
general by Mr. and Mrs Russell Har
risOn and Mr. and Mrs. Mckee, a.
heirs Of Mrs. Caroline Harrison. Some
time afterward General Harrison sol'
the properly to a Philadelphia Trus
Company. who in turn sold it back L
Mr.. Wanamaker.
The girl who has not college mai
for her Summer beau here Is not Il
the social swim. In proportion to tn
young men who are spending the sum
mer at Cape May there are more col
lege men than have been previously.
Princeton. Harvard and Universit
OF Pennsylvania students predominant
among this class of visitors. They az
sought on every hand and are provin
themselves liberal entertainers. The
lead all the germans. and they are th
social lions at the Golf Club and al
looked upon as having the brains
the visitors. They all know more, {
think they do than the average Wis
tor-and they certainly know more Il
day than they will after they have bee
out Of college ten years. Notwitl
SlduGluB all lnls, nOW6Ntls 10 nave
college boy for an escort is to be 81
cially correct
Mr.. and Mrs. James X. Hackett wi
came from their Connecticut home
spend few days here have now TAKE
a cottage. where they will enterta
layishly during the Summer and whe
they will also study and rehearse the
parts in the scenes which they will a
during the coming theatrical year
Chairman Henry c. Loudenslager,
the Pension Committee OF Congre
who has been talked of as a SUCCESS
to Pension Commissioner Evans. is
distinguished arrival at a leading h
tel. accompanied by his wife.
Mrs. Hail. wife of Colonel Hall,
the u. S. Army. and daughter Of Ser
tor Joseph Blackburn, of Kentucky
also a distinguished arrival. and S
win be Joined by her father.
I'll is also expected tha tSenator Nc
ey. Of Mississippi will again retu
and that Senator Gorman. of Marylal
will join this contingent, and It is pri
phle that the political complexion
the South will be discussed by tn
while here.
The Countless de Kernel. of Paris