New-York tribune., 1902-08-05
ASBURY PARK
THE AUGUST CROWD ARRIVES AND
SURF BATHING IS EXCELLENT.

Asbury Park, n. j. Aug. (speciaD,-The hotel
registers with scarcely exception. have
healthy look to-day, thanks to the thousands Oh
tourists who arrived on Saturday and yesterday.
There were thousands Of departures To-Day ouI
the newcomers were almost as numerous so 1t be-
gins look II the usual august lhEo"B "o"lu
be here.
Yesterdays deluge warmed the ocean up to us
normal summer temperature. and there were hVe
thousand batheIs dsporting in the surf at one time
this morning The largest crowd was at the
Fourth-ave grounds. which are patronzed al
most exclusively by the hotel guests from North
Asbury Park. The warm sea water also caused
several schools of weakhsh approach close TO
the beach and hundreds Of them were landed by
the anglers on the fishing pier.
The social event of the week Will be the beneht
performance OF professional vaudeville in the beach
auditorium tomorrow evening. The performers,
twenty-five in number. well known thespians
surnmering in the Park and the proceeds will be
turned over to the North Asbury Park Hose Com
pany the swell fire fighting organization OF the
city.
The children summering at Asbury Inn gave
performance this evening for the beneht or the
Bethany Day Nursery. New-Iork. A pleasing pro-
gramme was rendered, and quite large sum was
raised for the commendable charity. The patron
esses Of the affair Mrs George II. Hallet and
Mrs Hunt Sterry, OF Brooklyn.
Miss l. MAY Masters. Of Brooklyn. and Mr. and
Mrs. Edwin Kelley Of Dover recent additions
the Hotel Columbia.
DR. A J. Johnson. of New-York, has choice
rooms at the Coleman House for his wife and SON
Mrs J. B Cans. Edward Van Lewen. H. 4.
Reeve. r. L. Scott, jr.. and ?. H Layton. OF
Brooklyn. and Mr. and Mrs A J. Shipman, of
Nevr-York are newcomers at the West End Hotel.
Dr. \ z Dupont. of New-Tork; Mr.. and MIS-
w L. Lyman, of Newark: Mr.. and Mrs: F. J:
Hawkins of East Orange: Mrs. Il. w. Albright, or
Dobbs Ferry, and H J. Heinz, c n Heinz, Louise
S Fleming and Harriet NJ Fleming. Of Pittsburg.
are registered at the Coleman House.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Reed. Jessca B. Brock. Fred
erick Ward c r. Ward Miss l.. Ward, Miss G
Robinson. Miss r L Clark. 7: Cordoya. Mrs T
Callahan Z. G. Mclaughlin Mr. and Mrs. J. w.
Fleming and Miss L. Robinson are New York So
journers at the Edgemere Inn.
Mrs w Y. Marshall and Mrs. +. +. Cropsey. or
New-York have located at the Willard.
Mr. and Mrs. w T. Hadley. Mr.. and Mrs 6. II.
Hattie Rose A. y. Curtis. Mr.. and Mrs A H.
Woods J. Bonner and family and George e. Far
reu of New-York, and Helen Nathan and Ida
Nathan Of Brooklyn. are putting in the summer at
Frank ] Hynan, H. NJ. Leslie Thomas J. Hays.
+ G. Talthail, James J. Curtin. Harry F. Doyle.
T. e Marshall Mrs A. J. Mccormick, Vincent A
Mccormick Anna T. Mccormick, DR. z. J. Nc
CtoIdrich and DR. and Mrs. P Y. Raymond make
up a party of recently arrived tourists from New
York at Sunset Hall 80
Mrs j F Ryan. of Brooklyn, brought her chill
dren 10 the Lyndhurst recently FOR a months out
ing by the
Miss Ida Miller. Of New-York ia popular guest
now at the Clifton
The Rev DR. Denis Workman of East Orange,
is spending a few days at the Knickerbocker.