Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-23
BIGGEST DAY IN IT'S HISTORY.
Twenty Thousand Visitors and Eight
Thousand Bathing.


Thousand Bathing.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
CAPE MAY. N. j., August 10. 1901.
This resort yesterday passed through the
greatest day of its greatest season. It Is
estimated that 10000 visitors were in the
place, and that more than 5000 persons
were bathing in the ocean at the fashion
able hours between II and 1 o'clock. All
the hotels were crowded to their utmost
capacity and many Of the proprietors were
compelled to seek accommodations In pri-
vate families for their overflow guests.
Saturday night was the greatest in con-
sequence Of the throngs. On every hand
there was brilliancy which Cape May has
seldom witnessed before. At Congress Hall
a ball was given.
c. A. Beall and w. A. Naughton are en-
joying their vacation at Congress Hall.
H. e. Moore and E. H. Black recently
Joined the Washington colony at the CO.
lumbia-
]. L. H. Hortorff and family Of Alexan-
dria are at the Shoreham Cape May Point,
for an extended sojourn.
George F. Mccain of Washington is a
guest at the Victoria.
Mrs. Emma c. Rowlings is a Washington
ian spending some time at the Victoria.
Mrs. T. P. Shontz of Chicago daughter of
Gov. Francis NJ. Drake of Iowa, is a prom
tnent late arrival at the Star Villa.
Miss Lucy Powell Of Washington Is q
guest at the cottage Of Mrs. Gen. Kearney,
on Beach avenue. ~
Rev. D. d. Newberry, D. D., Of Ashland.
Md, Is staying at the Brexton. He preach
ed IN the First M. E. Church here yester-
day morning.
at Congress Hall on Friday last was made
up Of J. B. Huey, Miss Frederick, Miss
Lyon, Miss Edmonton, Samuel Boteler and
Charles E. Edmonton.
Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Shaw, jr., have
Joined Mr.. and Mrs. William B Shaw at
Congress Hall, to remain until the middle
Of September.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster Conrey have Joined
the Washington contingent at the Wind
SOr.
Miss Josephine Mcdonald and Miss SUI
san Mcdonald of Washington are among
late arrivals at the Stockton,
DR.. Larkin w. Glazebrook Is enjoying a
short rest from professional cares at the
Stockton.
J. c. Davidson. the Washington tennis
champion, is at the Stockton and is play-
Ing In the tennis tournament now taking
place here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Washington Nailor have
Joined the Washington colony at the Stock
ton.
Other Washingtonians at the Stockton
are Miss L. M. Fitzhugh, Miss L. r. White
and Mrs. M. D. Pettigrew.
Mr.. and Mrs William r. Beall and Miss
Lucy Beall of Bucnannan, Va, are guests
at the Lafayette.
Philip w. Coleman Of WASHINGTON is
registered at the Colonial.
Former Civil Service Commissioner Chas.
Lyman. Mrs. Lyman and Miss Mabel E.
Lyman have again arrived at the Sea
Crest Inn, and will remain until the close
of the season.
Mr.. and Mrs p A. Darneille and Miss
sDarneille are located at the Brexton
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Keech and Miss e.
B. Keech. F. e. Keech and Miss Barry
compose a Washington bevy who are
staying at the Brexton.
DR.. g. d. Kirkpatrick Is among new
Corners at the Stockton.
A quartet OF bellies sojourning at the
Stockton is composed Of Miss Margaret s.
parneille, Miss Miriam Crosby Miss Eliza
beth Crosby and Miss Juliette Crosby,
Mrs. c. r. Strickland and Il. r.
Strickland are recent arrivals from WASH
ington at Congress Hail.
Fred w. Brady is at a leading hotel
c. A. Dalton OF Washington has arrived
at the Colonial.