Evening star., 1902-08-02
Coming Convention Of the
Knights of Columbus.
BIG MEETING EXPECTED
CAPITAL FOLKS SEEN DAILY ON
THE BOARDWALK.
Public officials Who Have Enjoyed a
Day or Two at This Notable
Resort.
ecial Correspondence of The Evening Star.

The resort is now looking forward to the
annual convention of the knights of Co
lumbus of the United States, which be-
gins in this city Monday and will continue
the greater part of the week 1t bids fair
to be an event of national Importance. The
correspondence in the hands Of the local
committee thus far indicates a big attend
ance. Headquarters for the delegates have
been arranged at the Hotel Rudolf The
delegation will arrive in this city Sunday.
Those who are already on the ground will
attend pontifical high mass at the Church
of Our Lady Star of the Sea, by Father
Petrf, chairman of the religious commit
tee, while Right. Rev Bishop Conaty, rec
tor of the Catholic University of Washing
ton, D. c., will preach the sermon.
The banquet at the Rudolf Monday even
Ing will be the most notable event Of the
season. Among the speakers will be Bishop
OConneI, former president Of the Ameri-
can College at Rome; William M. OBryne,
United States district attorney of Della
ware; Supreme Knight Hearn of Framing
ham, Mass; State Senator Monaghan of
Detroit, Mich; ex-District Attorney Phil
Din of New York. and Thomas Harrison
Cummings of Boston. James A Burns of
Orange, N j., has been selected as toast
master. The big ball room of the Rudolf
Will be especially decorated for the occa-
made for the dance will surpass anything
of Its kind that has been held in this city.
There will be delegations present from all
over the United States. A great crowd.
coming In special trains. and numbering
over 800 will arrive today from Washing
ton, u. c., while others will come from
New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia and all
the large cities of the Union.
Charles p. Salisbury has about completed
all arrangements for the great floral pa
geant, which will be one of the prettiest
sights OF the season, Friday afternoon, Au-
gust 8, when over /, 900 rolling chairs dec
GRATED with flowers Of all kinds will be in
line.
The recent illness of Charles NJ. schwab
president Of the United States Steel Cor
poration, was the one topic of conyersa-
ton all over the resort the past week and
there were hundreds Of visitors who wended
their way to and past the house where Mr.
sGhWab & Is eottaging in order that they
sion for which the steel magnate Is paving
81 900 month rent
United States Senator Cullom OF Illinois
was among the visitors to the shore this
week, and while here he called at Marlbor-
ough House, where he paid his respects to
Attorney General Knox, who Is summer
ing there with his family
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw was seen
on the boardwalk during the week, He
had just arrived from Oyster Bay, where
he was In consultation with President
Roosevelt. This Is the first visit of Sec
retary Shaw to Atlantic City and he was
mucn surprised at the booming resort that
greeted him. A distinguished party ac-
companied Secretary Shaw here aboard the
revenue cutter Gresham. Those compris-
ing the party were Walter S. Dickey, a
wealthy manufacturer of Kansas City.
James A. McMulen of Ontario. Ouebec:
K G. Penfield, president Of the GOODYEAR
Rubber Company, New York and D. NJ
Parry, President of the National Associa-
tion of Manufacturers The party regis
tered at the Hotel Raleigh
Little Mrs. WI, the wife of the former
chinese minister to the United States, who
Will shortly return to the f1owery kingdom,
was here during the week for rest and rec
reation before her long Journey begins
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Calvert of Mary
land are stopping at the Royal Palace Ho-
tel With them is Miss R. Calvert and Miss
E. s. Calvert
Other Washingtonians at the same hotel
are Charles G. Sloan, wife and child.
one or the largest euchres of the season
was given an evening or two ago at Berk-
| snlre Inn and was attended by MANY rem
resentative people registered at that hot 81
| as well as from beach front hostelries.
| The following well known Washington
lans are registered for the month at the
|. prominent hotels:
SothernaMrs; A E. Ramel. Mrs T H
OBrien; ROYAL Palace, Charles G. Sloan,
| Mrs s. Sandsberg; Hotel Rudolf, H. wal
| Burt; Allaire. Fl. S. Ryan; Aldne Miss 70.
Penner. Miss Clara L. Lowell; Agnew. Mrs.
Mary E. Ella; Atglen, Mr.. and Mrs, M,
James and family; Belmont. C. Byshman,
House, F. B. Cloud. B. H. Lee: Little
| Queen, Mrs. L. Mitchell; Marlborough
House. William B. Rigsley, Miss c. Ridge.
~, Miss Eleanore Ridgely; Strand, Mr.. and
| T. II. Parsle; Woolton Hall, NJ James: Ma
1estic, j. E. Miller: Delmonte, Mrs ], l..
| McLaurin and family, Miss Helen Donohue,
Miss 8 o, Donohue; Heygia. NJ. ]. Fiske, NJ
/ Nly oil
| CrOcker, G. Thompson. j. THOMPSON Mr.
| and Mrs ]. Maer: Brunswick Mrs A W
| Roswell: Seaside House. f. E, Best: wit
Shire; Mrs McCauley. Miss Nora McCauley,
| H. Watson, Mrs. c. Moheen. Miss Mohecn
Dennis. Mr.. and Mrs. James S. Hughes, B,
| G. Hughes. Mr.. and Mrs. James Kuntz.
Ir.; F. b. kuntz: Isesworth George c.
! Hazleton; Brady House Mrs, Daniel Coine
Miss Margaret Coine, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas $
Meen: Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Hall:
Miss Ethelyn B. Hall: Lambourn Miss
Bertte Thompson. Miss Edna Scott Smith,
! Mr.. and Mrs. Aldenwald s. J. GIaser A
Harris: Mrs. R. ]. Beall. ]. w Clark, G.
/ w. Mccoy; Kreutz's James F. Beyer. Re-
| we're. Mrs. l. Morgan. Miss Edyth Morgan.
Louis Morgan. M. E. Link. E. R. Shreeve;
Roxborough, Mrs. s. Solomon. W III.
Hickman: Raleigh, H. NJ. Cox j. ]. George,
| Miss c. McKeely, o. Shumwater. NJ T,
| Hersh and family. A. G. Strasburger. Sec
retary Leslie W. Shaw; ST Charles. Mr.
and Mrs. A. II. Reynolds: Windsor. Miss F.
Perry; Seaspray. Mrs. ]. B. Walton. Miss
Walton: Traymore. Miss Cooner. Edward
A Newman; Wallngford. Mrs B. Jones:
Archdale. Eugene Parker; Albany, Mrs. F..
Whelan. Miss Eva NJ. Whelan Miss L.
Whelan, Miss Louisa Whelan, F. A
Whelan, ir; Lorraine. F. J. Tally; Avoca,
| Miss M Bishop, Miss B. Bishop; Brexton,
| w H. Haines. William Flannery; Coleman
House, Mrs H; E. Klotz, Miss P Amen.
Miss j. Miller: Cleaver House. Mr. and Mrs.
G. Matz, ]. G. Weide, O. w Leaderer. G,
kander;; Elberon. A. M. sheehy. E. NJ
Sheehy. Mrs. H. G. Campbell. Miss Camp
bell: Scarborough, Mrs. F. Brunnel, Miss
f. Brunnell: Altamont, ]. A Welsh. Theo-
| dore P. Weis. Miss Babel E Nicolai Mr.
and Mrs E. League, ]. F. Legge, A. Hen
| ry Doughty, ]. B. Hoyer, Thomas T. Snow.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Guy Wilson, s. T. Godfrey
Mrs A 0,Neill. Miss NJ. Held, Mrs. J. L.
Dennen. Robert B. Fisher, E E. Schickle,
F. B, Sloan, jr.; Mrs. s. A. Adrian, Mr..
and Mrs; 3. Chambers. Miss Chambers,
Miss c: P. Campbell, W. r. Busby, Miss P.
Paur. Miss s. A. Benson. Miss j. Benson.
Miss x. NJ. Lothrop. J. W. Graham; Ere
donia, L. Walters, Arthur Walters Mr.. and
Mrs 8 P Richards. l.. Wolfe, C. W. Cur
| rier, Mrs. j. Waters and son. Chalfonte. n
| r. Myers; Iroquois, NJ Davis; St James,
| DR.. Thomas Bowling, DR.. F. Dorney. New
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