Evening journal., 1901-08-20
RRHOBOTH SEASON
AT Its HEIGHT
Promenade Concert Was a
Great Success
Successful Snapper Supper Given in
Tho Club House MANY Visit
the Popular Resort
speeIaI 70 be EvenIng Journal.

RehObOth, Aug 20.--Sunday was the
record breaker Of the season. Rehoboth
was literally packed 1t is hoped that the
season viii continue longer this year, and
compensate for the dullness Of June and
July.
A terrapin supper was given by Pro
prietor A. f. House at the Casino at II
o'clock on Saturday night 1t was
sumpnous spread and music by the
Casino orchestra enllvened the occasion
The list Of invited guests included Gov
ernor Hum, former Governor hDe w
Tunnel. Secretary OF State Layton.
Judge w. H. Boyce. former Senator X.
r. Kenney, Deputy Attorney General
Robert II. Richards, Q. w. Whitley, c.
w. AIcfee, Joseph l.. Cahall. A. Il. Polk,
Thomas Ruddely, ii. b. Mum, w ii.
Bosley, /. w. Troxel, James H. Thomp-
son, L. G.. Wiltbank, IL. l.. Pope, Jr,
Joseph ID. Truxton. William Simmons,
DR.. o. ID. Robinson, w. J. Thorough
good, j. Dallis, Marvel H. j. Pyle, DIR.
IL. r. Burton, Col. II. Pennington, Rob
ert Pennington, Harry Viven, II. Clay
Davis Edward Scott, ii. III. Richardson,
ID. Holyes, Com. W. IL. Shock, Thomas
B. Mcdowell. George Mccullough.
A company of fourteen Delaware Col
lege boys are Quartered at Wilmington
avenue cottage for two weeks. Nine OF
them played "a game of baseball on Sat
nrday with the Rehoboth club and were
defeated by the score OF u 10 4.
Probably the SWEETEST thing that ever
happened" ON this beach is the "promen-
/ l. Al 1. Al.
Saturday night The house was a blaze
of light aud the spacious apartments and
porches were throngcd with men aud wo-
men dressed the height of fashion and
enjoying themselves immensely The
concert was under The management OF
the House Committee composed of II. j.
Pyle, Joseph ID. Truxton and Thomas G.
Rudden. About o'clock the music start
ed and the march began DIR. III. X. Bur
ton and Miss Leah Burton promenaded
Through the halls Of the first floor for sew
eral minutes and then terminated in a
waltz, and ancing continued at intervals
Through the evening. light refreshments
= were served.
Wilmington was represented by ii. ~
Fen, ii. w. Dougherty. Miss Louise
Marion Avery, Miss Rhoda Conner Miss
[ Alice Conner, Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
: Mccullough. Mr.. and Mrs Thomas c.
: Drein. Miss Maud Drcin, Miss Howmon,
DR.. William Drein, Mrs. n. Nj. Browne.
Mrs. Morris Smythe, Mrs. A. B. Giles
pie. Other Delawareans present wer,
u Miss Ella Jones' r.. j.. Holiday, Emmett
X and Pussy Holiday, NJ. Hayes Wilson.
v Daniel J. Layton, James Salisbury. Do
L yer: Mr.. and Mrs. n. A. Polk, Mr.. and
Mrs Joseph d. Truxton. Miss Margaret
y Truxton. J. d. Truxton. Jr, Sellers
a Richards, Miss Sadie Rawlins. George
town. A. ID. White, Clayton; $. S. Pen
\ lnewill. Greenwood; Mrs III. Il. Cannon.
Bridgeville; Miss Elizabeth johnson,
Pennington; DIR. III. II. Burton and Miss
Leah Burton. Lewes Miss Agnes Evans.
e Newark; Sirman Marvel, Laurel.
II A large company Of Baltimoreans were
7. in attendance. In fact representatives
e. from most all sections Of the country
Is were at the promenade concert" which
will live long in the memory Of thos,
~ present
= The Rev f. Burgette Short, the popu
.. lar young Wilmington minister, was re
~ cent visitor
ss Former Congressman Causey was her,
er on Sunday.
he II. G. Fleming and Mrs. L. Joseph ar,
n. Harrington visitors at the Atlantic.
es w. Q. Day, Of Pennington, is Mt tn,
Nd Atlantic.
g. Misses Matte and Lottie Taylor. O
Georgetown. are at the Atlantic.
Miss Elsie Horner H. NJ. Pierce, Il. c
~ West are Wilmingtonians at the Atlantic
10 Misses Salie II. Watson and Elizabetl
Is Wilson. of Dover, and the Misses Eliza
beth and Eetta Mcdaniel Of New Castle
re and Miss Mary Rii CON. Of Lincoln Uni
Id versity, are n happy party az the Della
er more cottage
tn J. =. Simmons, Charles H. Simmons
Mr. and Mrs. Homer C. Simmons. Mr.
~ and Mrs. William Hastings, are Wi
mington people at the Delaware cattage
w. ID. Bush. Jr., George b. Ward. II
rs G. Hollis Irving Riggs, Miss Pauline A
iy Kemp, Harry Devine. Edwin Il. Satle
and A. ID. Ayers. Of Wilmington, ar
n, among the guests ut the henlopen.
o. Mrs. Daniel Hirsch, Of Milford,
a spending the season here.
Miss Galloway. OF Seaford. is n visitor
Mrs. Il. ID. Davis, Of Frankford, vii
es spend a couple OF weeks in Rehoboth.
hs Fred Whitehead, OF Lincoln, is FIRE
ne Quent visitor here.
90 ---,ss Jennie Short. Of Georgetown. an,
Miss Ida Short, of Milford, We're her
al ON Saturday.
". Miss Margaret Fell who has bee
Ie- spending some weeks at the Douglass
has returned to her Smyrna home
ar The Saturday night special ON tn
- Pennsylvania railroad tonight wa
~ crowded. There were but nve cars on tn
lu train and the aisles were packed Their
ay was much complaint because of the lacl
pr Of seats.
in William NJ. jefferson has relieved VIII
r.. liam c. Lofand as proprietor Of tn
Douglass House. Mr.. Iofand going {
,ct Wilmington to assume charge Of tn
40 Hotel Wilmington. This is their usua
"a custom, each running the Douglass par
OF the season.
'oi The Rev. W. NJ Jefferies. of Calvar
Church, Wilmington. preached ON Sun
nd day in An Saints Church.
ad The Rev. J. T. st. Clair of Baltimore
was in charge OF the service at Scott
70 chapel.
gel The merry-go-round on Rehoboth ave