The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-28
SEASON AT SARATOGA BEGUN.
ALL THE HOTELS, MIG AND
LITTLE, ARE NOW OPEN.
Conventions of Master Car Builders and
Master Mechanically. stic shrtners to
Hold Their C0nciave beginning july
--Gyer soon Booked At the Hot ella.

Master Mechanics--Niyst ic Shrtners Ia
Hold Tn.!r Conciave beginning July
--Gyer soon Hook ed At the Hot ella
SARATOGA, June 27.--After a deluge OF
twenty-five days the weather in these
parts has cleared and Saratoga is herself
again. The combination Of a sandy soil
and forty days drought. previous to the
delugc, have made 1t possible for the streets
Of the village to present al dry and hard a
surface twenty-four hours after the rain
stopped as before the downpour began.
So it has happened that the drives this after
noon have been tn ronged with the carriages
Of the cottagers and the hotel dwellers.
and tonight the village has almost mid
summer appearance.
All the hotels; big, and little, are now
it's doors on Wednesday for the reception
Of the master car builders and master
mechanics, who are here for two weeks OF
fun and busin ness For many years Con-
gress Hall was the headquarters for both
these conventions. and as special compli-
ment to the old patrons of the hotel, W.
Irving Davids. the proprietor. opened for
their entertainment. A great many Of the
delegates have taken rooms at this house
and the rest are at the Remington, Adel-
phi-American and the Wortlen.
with the supply men who follow in their
train. transact a lot OF busine ss at their
annual conclaves. and they also manage
to have heap Of fun. For the latter the
supply men pay the freight, as it We're.
These are they from whom the car builders
buy their trucks and brakes and couplers
and things. and, as return for business,
past. present nd hoped for, the supply men
provide the fun for the convention dele
gates.
A certain number OF carriages are ready
for the calling to take the ladies' and their
hour of the day or evening. More than
all this, huge punches Of American Beauty
roses are sent every morning to the room OF
every wife and daughter of every dele
gate, and in the afternoon boxes Of ce ndy
are sent where the roses went in the morn
ing, Besides all these attentions. the
supply men ARA nge a ola nee or other form
OF entertainment for each evening. "D;a-
mond Jim Brady is the leading spirit among
the entertainers, and at this convention he
is having the time of his life.
The Mystic Shriners from the entire con-
tinent of North America will hold their
annual conclave here, beginning on July !.
Then Saratoga will have show worth
seeing. More than 5000 Of the Shrners
have been booked at the various hotels
up to date, and the estimate 10 that when
the convention Opens between looOo and
1900 viii have gathered within the con-
fines of the village. Nearly every temple
will bring it's own band, a nd for the three
days they are here there will be proba bly,
more music in Saratoga than in any other
one place on the globe The Canadians are
coming with 1kiltie" ban nd OF about fifty
pieces. The big show will In, on the day
Of the annual parade. when, it Is said, Il, 600
Shrners. in their snowy regalia. wiz be in
line.
A proposition of great interest to Sara
toga has been recently discussed here and
there Is reason to believe that something
will come Of it. 1t Is nothing less than the
purchase Of Congress Spring Park by
syndicate Of capitalists as a site for the
la rgest and finest sanitarium In the world.
Since the days Of Sir William johnson,
Saratoga has been. first, last and all the
time. a health resort. Its waters are
specifics for the ills, TO cure which many
Americans insist on going abroad every
year. and its baths cure where those Of
Baden and Homburg and Carlsbad fail.
Yet, with all these natural advantages,
those abroad has yet to be built. small
one was opened here few years ago and
II had fne patronage from the day it
began business. Now it Is proposed, il
the necessary capital can be secured within
a reasonable time, to buy Congress Spring
Park, build the sanitarium on the hill over
looking Circular street, and use the rest
Of the property as private park and
grounds for the patients.
The park is in the centre of the village,
and In it are the famous Congress and
means have already interested themselves
IN the proposition, and II il goes through.
t is probable that work on the building
will bepin in the fall