Evening star., 1902-08-09
A SHIRT WAIST DANCE.
How People at Ocean City Are Enjoy
ing Themselves.
zee Of The Evening Star.


Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
OCEAN CITY. Md. August 7. 1902
The first of the midsummer shirt waist
dances was held last Friday night in the
Plim Casino and was the most successful
dance given so far this season. The floor
was crowded with couples. who appreciated
the rare privilege Of dancing and being
comfortable at the same time. The Plim
management feels encouraged to make
these shirt waist balls weekly events.
Saturday morning at the bathing hour
an athletic tournament created some ex-
citement upon the beach front. Many ath-
letic young fellows were entered for the
various competitions. those winning the
highest scores being Mr. Brownlow, MIR.
Joseph Hill and Mr.. Green.
The first formal german contributed this
year by the Atlantic came of Saturday
| night in the ball room and was an ami
mated spectacle. Mr.. Ennalls Waggaman
Of Washington led with Miss Sara Apple
garth of Baltimore.
The sacred concert held Sunday night
| in the Plm casino was very well attended.
| The special feature was the first appear
| ance here of Mrs Franklin of Baltimore,
| formerly Miss Dorothy Lair Of Washing
| ton. who Is well known as the possessor
| Of good contralto voice. Mrs. Franklin
sang only once and refused any response
| to the demand for encore.
Miss Pangborn was unable to sing at
| the Sunday night Atlantic concert, as had
| been anticipated, but the affair. notwith-
| were made by Mr.. Villaepando. the ac-
complished Washington 'cellist, and by Mr..
Carelius Christiani, in his insptriting violin
| work.
| Monday the village turned its attention
| from things frivolous and gave up It's mind
| to the serious election Of a new mayor and
members for the city council the successful
candidates being: Mayor. Mr.. John F.
| Waggaman of Washington, and council
men. Capt. Christopher Ludlam James z.
Powell. John D. Showell, Thomas J. Crop
per and Reverdy J. Dennis.
The third of the series of matinee euchres
| given in the green room Of the pagoda Tues
| day afternoon was heartily enjoyed by its
| participants Eight tables were arranged.
and prizes awarded to Miss Agnes Boyle,
Mrs. J. Edmonston. Mrs. E. ]. Addison,
Mrs Holloway. Mrs. Athey. Mr.. E. A.
| Saurwein, Mr.. G. E. Sullivan and Mr.. Hal
| loway.
competition cake walk and acrobatic
| performance was given IN the Plim casino
Tuesday night by the walters Of the Plm
| Hotel and proved to be very funny af-
| fair.
Benefits" are the order Of the day here
| now. society seeming to find excuipation
| for its frvolity by pleading a worthy OBJ
| ject. The euchre given Wednesday night
at the Atlantic for the furthering Of the
| welfare Of St. Paul's-by-the-Sea, was a
pleasant event from the social standpoint.
|
| Miss Applegarth headed the committee on
arrangements and engineered the evening
| competently.
Thirteen car loads of excursionists from
various points along the eastern shore were
| here yesterday.
The Baltimore excursion today is bring
| ing its usual large crowd.
| The german scheduled by the Plim man
| agement for next Saturday night is to be
led by Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Of Balti-
| more.
Late Washington arrivals at the various
| hostelries are as follows:
The Coionial-Mr. M. E. Danforth.
| The Fenwick-Mr. Thomas Cagan.
The Hamilton-Mr. R. M. Tracewell
Jack Brownlow. Mrs M Latham Law,
Miss Dayal Law, Mr.. Ryland w. Joyce.
Mr.. George Lilsby, Miss Florence Lusby
Mr.. Wilson Lilsby, Miss Elizabeth Funck,
Mrs. c. D. Liebermann, the Misses Fran
ces Mildred and Katherine Liebermann
and nurse.
The Plimhimmon-A. D. Black. W. R.
| Miss Elizabeth West Guy, Miss Margaret
M. Guy, Mr.. q. e. Sullivan. Mr. W. C.
Sullivan. Miss M. L. Glenn, Miss K. q.
Blackstone, Mrs. w. D. Glenn. Miss Laura
| Glenn.
The Mt. Pieasant-H ]. Smith, Miss Ber-
tina NJ. Mccarthy. J. R. Verbrycke, Mrs.
r. M. Dowden. Miss Dowden. Miss Merritt.
Dr.: Henry s. Hall. Mrs. H 8. Hail. Miss
| NAAoico ~. 11ol u1E. JouH AlOeu 6all,
B. stine, Col. L. Bridges, Capt. h s. Miles,
D. w. Edelin, and family, Chas. f. Cuane
and wife. w. s. Campbell. +. II. Mitchell.
G. I. Bell, Arthur Bell, Mrs. E. g. Henry
and son, Edith L. Compton, G. F. De Vein,
Alfred Wood, Mrs. Alfred Wood, Miss Olea
Wood. Mrs Sarah e. Smith, Henrietta
Chester, Miss Chester, Laura e. Glenn.
L. w. Glenn, Katherine e. Blackstone, M
Ethel Glenn. DR.. D. M. Mcpherson, Miss
Verde M. Mcpherson, Miss Marguerite Nc
Pherson. Mrs. H. L. Miller, Helen Edwards.
| Miss Miller.
The Atlantic-Mr. and Mrs. c. R. Porter
field. Leonard L. Nicholson, jr.. B. P. Wag-
gaman. w. B. Fowler, Lee Hutchins, E. r.
| Boyle. L. B. Burford. A. W. Acheson. Mrs
Walters, Miss Walters, Miss King, Miss
Callahan Mrs. M. Meley Mrs R. Crowther.
III. w. Happy, 7. v. Hammond. John c.
| Davidson. Mrs. j. G. Davidson, L. L. Har-
| ban. Alex. Britton, VIM. Penn Crupton
Ormsby M. Cameron. N. F. Wilds.