The Washington bee., 1901-08-03

Oaiety at the Sea Side. washingtOnians in
Evidence Society and Social Entertain
ment.
Atlantic City, July 80, 1901.
Miss Daisy Wylie of Washington is
among our recent arrivals.
Mr.. Churchill of St. Georgs-hy-tbs
Sea IS slightly indisposed.
Miss Helen Stevens and Major Stew
ems and Major Andrew Stevens are
spending the summer here.
The bellmen on Beach front gave a
oall. Dazzling splendor and dainty
costume made it one Of the most fash
iona6le receptions ever held in Allan
tic City.
Mr.. lsma Dale, we'll known in So
CIal circles, will leave for Florida the
latter part of the month. Mr.. Dale
will locate there this winter.
MIR. James Ireland, Chorister for the
Shiloh Baptist Church, is doing good
work. Since Mr.. Ireland has taken
| charge, the choir has improved wore d.
ertully, rendering difficult selectiC rs
with apparent ease. Mr.. Ireland has
our best wishes.
At this writing a Oppressive hot
wave IS sweeping Atlantic City wi h
40 possible sign Of Relief. 4 he shit
waist fad Is much in evidence here
and has become an all round fashion
everywhere the shirt waist man is
found and seems as happy as the mill
llonaire, who can scarcely buy COM
FORT these days.
The Walters Association of the
| Brighton Hotel have booked their
Grand Ball and Reception for August
IS. Miss Ida Burrell, one of Philadel.
phia's leading Sopranos and Mr.. Chas.
Mahoney, Tenor, Of the same city will
be stars for the occasion. Fitzger.
aids Auditorium has been engaged. E.
The Board Walk, where life grows
careless In folly, reminds one Of New
| York's famous bowery beer garden.
Steam CarousalS and light vaudevilss
are plentiful, permitting no time for
the amusement Straggler to become
idle and lonesome. Young's celebrated
Ocean Pier is too widely known hence
no attempt will be made TO Introduce
it, but the crowds that surge to and
fro upon this palace of pleasure must
not pass without mere mentioning.
'Tis hero that "Adgie" enters the den
of lions, that "NeblO," the educated
horse, adds and subuacts, and that
hundreds Of other features entertain
for an evening at least.
Quite a sensation was caused on the
! beach Wednesday night. Mr.. Robert
Green to escape the heat decided to
spend the evening upon the cooling
| sands. The moon was shedding its
| light upon his peaceful form, lending
/ liberal TetTeShment to his uninteTTupt-
| ed quietus. He was arrested by deep
solitude. Passers by on the board
walk, noticing an object doubled and
| redOubled upon the beach, stopped
and discussed the situation thorough
| ly. Somebody drowned" suggested
| one. Salvage from a wrecked yes
sci, " remarked another. The prob EN-
was not solved until Mr.. Greene was
aroused from his gentle slumber b a
volunteer who con nsented to further
! investigate for the benefit of a few
nervous ladies, who were on the verge
of collapse. From last account Mr..
Greene was winning himself
| home
The first prominent social junction of
the season took place at Fltzergerald's
popular Auditorium, North Kentucky
Avenue, last Thursday night and
brought together an audience highly
representative. The event was a
grand ball under the auspices of the
Bellmen's Social and Beneficial AsSO
citation of Atlantic City, n. J. The eff
fort tremendous, productive OF the
/ highest success, made Atlantic City,
with its Cosmopolitan population, hap
| py. Over four hundred peOI Il greeted
them, the local paper laL de them,
while the guests at the no 81 became
their patrons.
Fitzgerald'S Auditorium, resplen-
dent with electric lights, respondent
with unlimited brillianCy, also the
beautiful artistic decorations of flag
bunting and palms, was the design of
James Latimer, Atlantic City finest
artist.
For five long hours sweet music
was discoursed by Prot. Benjamin OIL
iver'S Orchestra of Phlladelf hia.
Nothing seemed more cordially ap-
preciated. Calcium lights were dis
played throughout all the dances and
promenadeS, tinting beyond descrPt-
ION the magnificent gowns OF the Ia
dies. The Cafe was also handsomely
appointed and served the choicest vi
ands on the market.
Among those from Washington
were; Mesdames Dogans, Wooden and
Smith; Misses Carter, Drew, Smith,
Harris; Nessrs. Clarence Ross, Ar
thur Lynch, Frank Piper, John Harris,
Lawrence Wooden, James Waters, I.
Towles, Charles, Green, Theodore
Smith, Edward Harris and Sumner
Taylor.
EARL,