The Washington times., 1901-07-21
The SEASON mt ocean city.

Ocean City, Md. July 1s.-It may truth
! fully be said that Ocean City's four hun
! dred are fast arriving on the scene OF
action and are settling down to the fas-
cnating pursuit of perfect enjoyment.
The weather has been all that the most
capricfous could wish. aud the crowd is
large enough by now to allow birds of
every feather quite a good-sized flock to
chose from. Besides the people who come
to stay some time with US, there are
many excursionists who spread our fame
abroad. The B., & A road Sunday
and the NJ. Y.~P. n. Tuesday landed some
SO pleasure seekers among us for a day.
and Thursday a general excursion train
and a special one from Wilmington
brought many more.
Much excitement and sport has been
caused this week by the nineteenth an
nual meeting of the Maryland Pharna-
ceuticaJ Association. held here. Swim
ming matches, egg races. dances. sails,
etc, have been scheduled for every hour
crowd, and have lent much life to the
place.
a slight damper was thrown over the
general enjoyment Sunday afternoon.
when the body of a man was washed
up to the wharf OF the bay. 1t proved to
be that of Leisha Collins, man of some
former wealth and influence in Bishop
Vile. Last Saturday evening a very
pretty and successful German was given
in the Plinhimmon ballroom, and Mon
day night the children surprised us by
bright little programme of fancy dances
intsrspersed with musical and dramatic
numbers. fhc second Of the series of
shirt waist dances was held in the same
cheerful room Wednesday night and was
greeted with an almost unanimous at
tendance | think these Will prove the
most popular OF the summer enter
tainments. because the men, sans
coat, sans vest, and the girls sans
their troublesome trains, can all be
happy and comfortable at the same time.
Next Saturday night the Atlantic contrib
utes the first formal German to our sched-
ule of pleasures. and 'it is scarcely to be
conceived how il can fail to be a sue
cess. I- Fl
Musical talent has been added to the
attractions of the little chapel of St.
Paul s-by-theSea, with Miss Hirzberg, of
Baltimore, as coDtralto: Miss Ethel Smith,
Of Washington, hs soprano. Mr.. Hamil-
ton, OF Ocean City, as bass, and Miss
Dirrity as organist.
cottage has been taken for the season
by Mr. II. J. TraceWell and family. of
Washington. MIS-. Wright, of Washing
ton, is making them a, visit and may stay
for the entire season
Mr. Duane f. FOX and family, also of
Washington. are nicely settled in another
cottage far down the beach
The respective hotels register the fol-
The Atlantic-Mr David Moore. three
children and maid; Mrs. James r Oys-
ter. three children and maid; Mrs. l.. II.
CogsweIl.
New Congress Hall-Mr. II. Newell.
The Mount PIeflsant-Mr. j. X. Yer
brycke Mr. Joseph II. Fiske and two
daughters, Mr.. Walter II. Aker and fam
lily. Mr.. James +. North. Mr.. O. NJ. May
am. Mrs. NJ l.. Williams and son, Mrs.
f. H. Martin.
Neptune Nilla-Dr. Thomas II. Ham-
mond and Wife the Misses Adeliae and
Virginia Hammond aud the Messrs. Vic
tor and Hopkins Hammond, Miss Hargiss.
Miss Hattie ]. Shacklette, Miss Eva
Shacklette Miss Snyder. Mr.. Farquar
Mr. Philip Ballinger. Mr. George j. Bow
ers and wife.
The Colonial-Mr. and Mrs. c. F. Carter
NJ. NJ. T. Danforth. Mrs. NJ. e Danforth
Miss Chandler
The Plimhimmon-H. NJ Schorley and
wife.
The Glenmore-Mrs. Stanley Sea-les.
Sister Doruthea, Miss S. r.. Edwards.
Miss Barbara Page.