New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
BLOCK ISLAND FREE OF FOG
HEALTH RENEWING BREEZEs ENJOYED
BY VISITORS.

Block Island r. l. July 10 (SpeciaD.-Ths delight
full weather of the last week has been boon to
the hotelkeepers. and the houses are rapidly filing
up. The island has been particularly free from fog
this year. and nearly every day the mainland has
been distinctly visible. The breeze, which was
criticised as too violent last week. has been weI-
coined with grateful appreciation this week as a
health renewing strength giving tonic which IS
TO produce good aPpetites and rosy cheeks
The special occurrence of the week was the ar
rival of the Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanun
on Friday. The party was composed of about fifty
members OF the order. with their wives and daugh-
ters who engaged rooms at the Ocean View Hotel
for over Sunday Chicago. St. Louis New-Orleans
Washington. Philadelphia and New-York were rep
resented. A special banquet was given in their
honor on Saturday night followed by full dress
hop.
Whether II Is because it is always deliciously
cool here, or for some other reason. the visitors
at Block Island fond Of dancing and consequent
ly dances are an established feature Of the hotel
life. Informal dancing is enjoyed every evening
by the guests of the Ocean View. and the Manisses
with full dress hops on Tuesdays and Saturdays
while semi-weekIy hops are held at the Spring
House, the WOOnsOcket and the National. The first
hop of the season at the WoOnsocket on Mon
day. and the guests had a jolly time
The Spring House and Ocean View baseball teams
formally organized during the last week L.
NJ Beeman. a graduate OF Wesleyan. who has since
played on the Orange Athletic team is acting as
coach for the Spring House boys and expects to
develop very fine team. The teams are composed
OF college men who at the hotels and thus
more interest is felt in the games, as many who
have no particular interest in the game itself turn
out TO support the who represents their favor
lite college The managers OF the teams held a.
meeting last week and decided dates for a
the championship OF the island The frst game OF
the series is TO be played on July d
take advantage Of the moonlight nights. both
sailing and drag parties usually ending with a
a a
The The yachts Alpheus, OF Baltmore: zqhrah, Blue
| Rock Echo and IrOquOiS Of the New-YOrk Yacht
! Club. anchored in the harbor last week.
DR.. George c; d; Odel. professor OF English lit
the Governor ca New-York, Is a guest at the Con-
The six hour rail and water trip from New-Yorll
TO Block Island was started last week Il proved
| at o'clock Saturday afternoon and arrived here
/ only few minutes after Z.
The arrivals OF the week from New-York and
| vicinity at the several hotels are as follows:
Ocean View Hotel: Thomas Gaunt. E A. Patt
Rhodes. Bert Lowe. +. A Lewis. Mr.. and Mrs Mrs
George W; Aldrtdge Mr and Mrs Edward W
Horace. ! kiigan. Miss Tissis Harris. Mr.. and
Downs. E Thompson. Mrs. St John. Frank St
| John. z. ]: Pengen. e ID. Bushnell. William D
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Ps " MS5 od.1sn e4Iss ana aDSsn M aad M Ms shs Ms M
borne. w. ''-'''' anu ''S v" L. Us
M MaPfsis ss!B Hotel GHesd Bss Rsh st, cqsDs
erisk stsrn 81 B Lemon. r Townsand sssh louis 6sf
Anna R samnis 4 L Benkert, G. Emmerson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph H Beall. Mr. and Mrs Har-
old Crane. Charles Giblyn, Helen A Diehl. Mrs E.
J. Myers, James L Lord. Mrs. Van Dusey, Mrs
Il. NJ Tierney. Raymond ]. Tiernsy and Rose
Spring House: Frederick Earle Whitaker. Miss
Betty Taylor Moore. Miss Marian s. Mitchell. DR..
Edgar o. Mitchell, Mr: and Mrs L NJ Beeman
Mr.. and Mrs. @. A White, Arthur J. lockwood
r. c. Moore, Mrs. L Larkin, ". F. Brown, Horace
Meyer. William Goldstein and Mrs. c. Cohen
Woonsocket House: Miss J. A Brane Miss Al
vine II. Brane. Rose c. Crowley, Gertrude Crowley
Miss Grace Merry. Miss Sara Merry, A. s. Wright
Frank B. Lawrence. H Walter Lawrence and S. J.
Eckhardt.
National Hotel: c. r. Fitch, Mrs. c. r. Fitch
Mrs Jessie Fitch, Mrs F Maher, Teresa Maher
F. T Maher, jr., MI and Mrs r F. Belch George
s. Mooney. n. Hookers, W. B. Thompson and F.
W. Trimm-