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the ZOO. Chevy Chase Lake and on straw
rides through the country 1t is desired
that one or two of these excursions be
given during each of the two weeks the
children stay at the home. This year Sister
Emily has had just s. to expend for these
excursions or treats as they are called
so she has not had much opportunity to
give the children many extras. 1t is very
desirable that they should receive these
little attentions. and every person connect
ed with the home has been asked to secure
FUNDS In printed appeal or statement
of the needs of the home the board of man.
ayers suggest that contributions to the
general funds be sent to Mr.. F. V Robin
son. treasurer of the board 1924 G street
northwest.
Managers of the Home.
The other members of the board and
some of those interested In the work are
Miss Kate l.. Roy, 1896 q street pres,dent
MISS Victoria Emory, Ills II street first
vice president; Mrs. f. Eveleth Whiting
W 4 street. second vice president: Miss
Abbie Bristow McCammon l2Ii 18th street
secretary: Miss de PeySter. 1920 Connect
cut avenue. assistant secretary: M. f. v
Robinson, ls2i q street. treasurer and Miss
Alden. 1IiV X street: Miss Bryan 1914 Con-
nechcut avenue: Miss Battles 24CO Column
bia road; Miss Bailey. 2pJl X street: Miss
Annie Brown. 1903 olst street: Mrs Chan
man. aDll | street: Miss Catlin 1I2S Euclid
place; Mss Dodge. Mount Vernon; Mis-.
Grace Dunlop. 1902 Q street: Miss East
man. 1I16 l street; Miss Hunt 2n5 n
street; Miss HaZeltne. 19OJ r street; Mrs
&. NJ. 1relan, 14:3 Bacon street: Mrs Full
ton Lewis. 1920 18th street: Miss Ledyard.
1854 New Hampshire avenue: Miss Elsi.
Mckeever. 13OS II street: Miss Viola Myer.
1927 l street: Miss Alice Parker. The Con-
cord: Miss F. l.. Rodgers. l7:s3 N street :;
Mr.. +. V. Robinson. 1924 G street.
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Friends Are Visiting.
of The Evening Star

Special Cores pondence of The Evening Star.
ARUNDEL-ON-THE-B Md, July ~
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin r Sanner enter
tanned u house party during the week which
Included Representative Souden OF illinois,
Mrs. Pugh. Mr.. James Sdnner anu AIR. ana
MIS-. oscar W hite anu daughter.
Miss Edna Porter is tho guest of Miss
Agnes FITZPATRICK.
Miss Ely is visiting Mrs Carswell on
Chesapeake avenue.
Mr.. W IN. Han and Mir. Roy Burnnam oI
the Cnaln ana oDrocket oluD niinoo
Cottage lor d couple OF weeks.
MIS-. schultz ana IdIuIly sllr "a Rose Cot
taSe, guess Hiss .sIc.nlSIe
MISS Agnes riI1pLtriGh save a ueIlaAtIui
tea Inuisuay aIielnoou ~ met, f~uI-
enjoyed. aLtef WINCH reIi coIIIueII,S wrlc
served from =. dainty lame Oh II.e ii.n.
MISS Laniar w ,ottieii iItlanu. ., "a,
anu Dr. H. -. nIeu.vtu are Iues,, q. MIS-
-sIeuioiu.
Inc uate OF The athletic meet has been
changed from Inc otI, u <,u-
gus ga ACCOUNT VI The LiaiuoIile races,
winch are occur me 9th.
Mr. ana IluW.iIu L, IleInICke OF Chi
caso, ~, are suests "a ..Is. (. l. Iiciu4chc
AIlSS MABEL Nenl ana .lIsS AIeuIuI,i, as
sisteu ny MISS .'Iary Lou.se -Souie en,er-
laineu at lhe tountry NiuD rrIuay alter
neon. t'rOsi cSS4Ee Ee-trtS were played ana
eacu player recclEcu piILe or I.,.ur winch
lnciuucu SOFA piIIOwS, Id pins, SUCK pms
Deit pms.
MI. ana AIrs. tettyman, Mr.. Benz. Eergu-
SON, Mr. Jas. u. onluley. Mr. hairy a.
Barber. MI Heu. ". JONES. MI. Damon
ounS. AIR. jno. Baruoru and Miss Carrie
l5arhel, MISS Agnes Darner are registered
at The AruLue! Inn.
Miss t1e.,nan Is me guest OF Miss Addie
Noble.
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lowed to do as they please for an hour.
and then the embroidery and sewing classes
meet. 1t is not compulsory for child to
Join these classes. She can elect whether
classes becomes the property of the child
doing it After dinner, served at noon, the
children are taken for n walk by the sis
tors in charge, usually to Rock creek,
which runs through portion of the home
grounds. where the girls PADDLE about
in the water as much they like The
children are all required to be in bed by
. o'clock and the lights then put out.
A Play Room Needed.
One of the things it is most desired to
ado to the home is a large play room. At
pres sent the children have a very small
room to play in. although it is one of the
largest in the house. and on rainy day the
quarters are so cramped that the girls and
boys do not enjoy themselves as thoroughly
as they would if they had more space. SIS
the home. thinks it would be to the ad
vantage of the home to build large play
room the order of pavilion in the
woods near the house. Her idea is to have
the sides open and to have the roof so
built as to protect both the sides and the
top from rain. This would not cost much
and would be a great advantage to The
home.
one of the features of the two weeks nj
the home is the party" given on Saturday.
Or this day all the children are gathered IN
the large dining hall and fed on ice
cream and cake and supplied with
candy. large party is given on the last
Saturday of the season when all the chll-
drCn who have been good during the Se.i-
sen are invited to be present. In addition
to the parties the children taken
on little excursions to Rock Creek Park.
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FOR THE LITTLE ONES.
Pleasures of the Children's
Country Homes.
IN NED OF FUNDS
A PAVILION DESIRED FOR a
PLAY ROOM
Great Good Done With Comparatively
Little Money-Routire of the Day
The Saturday Parties.

More than twenty years ago band or
Young W omen connected with st. John
Episcopal Church of this city, i'll looking
around for method by which they might
show their charity decided that the chill
drcu of the District needed caring for
during the s:Immer months. and determin-
ed that the best practical charity in which
they could engage should have for its
object the establishment of home, some
where in the country near the city, where
the children could go and spend a short
time away from the heat of the citys
streets. This home. it was planned, should
he for all the children who would take
advantage of it.
In pursuance or the plan adopted by
these Young women large farm house
near Tcnleytown was obtained and fitted
up for Il home. The Sisters of All Saints.
a charitable organization of sisterhoOd in
the Episcopal Church. were first placed in
direct charge of the home. and 1t was
an immediate success. at least as far as
attendance and results were concerned
For years the home occupied the farm
house near Tenleytown, and then Mr..
Charles &. Glover of this city gave
the home a valuable piece of land
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accommodated during the three months the
house was open. this year it is probable the
number will he ii little higher. The home
: "A uon-ScCtaran institution and any child
can gain admission. Any one who knows
If a child needing pure country air by sim
ply notifying Miss Mamie Gordon. 30 18th
street southwest. can obtain admission to
the home for the child without other for
mality Girls from the ages of five to iif-
teen are taken and boys from five to eight.
Miss Gordon has been connected with the
home for wears and it is her business to
look W the children reported to the board
pf managers and to arrange for their trans
portation to the home. There are but limit
ed accommoda tons at the home, and but
ufty children can be taken in at time.
The children are brought in every Monday
and are taken away Saturday mornings.
At present the home is under the direct su-
pervision OF two sisters of the SiSterhood
Of St Margaret of the Episcopal ChNrch.
whose headquarters is in Boston. Two
sisters are sent here every summer to take
charge of the home as resident managers.
In addition To these there are two VO!un-
tecr assistants. Miss Gordon and Miss
White. The work i'll the home is done by a
man and wife who live in a house ON the
grounds all the time In addition to these
a cook is employed to look after the Gull
nary department, and an extra servant is
employed for emergencies.
Location Of the Home.
The children in the home are under prac-
ucally no restraint and can play about the
spacious grounds to their hearts content.
The home is two-story structure built
upon hill overlooking the intersection of
the Grant and Military roads. The ground
about the house slopes down on all sides.
Tho slopes are covered with tall trees and
ti.s children are provided with swings and
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In the Blue Hills.


Special Cores loIiutiite 81 ne Evening Star.
BLUE RIDGE UMMIT, Pa,
July n, 1905.
The approach OF August finds more pco-
people in the Blue Ridge resort region than
for years. Practically all OF the hotels are
filled many of them oVercrowded, and cot
tages are difficult to secure. During the
week there were several pretty card parties
at which handsome prizes Were awarded.
Among the late arrivals are the following
from Washington:
Buena Vista Spring Hotel-Miss Barnes
Mr. l.. Chew DIR. and Mrs. Gunnell Miss
Edmundson and Dr. II. a. Donaldson.
Blue Mountain House-Alphonse NJ. Baer,
Mrs A NJ Baer. David \. Baer, Rita Baer
NJ .Blumenthal, Mrs. Blumenthal, Setley
Blumenthal, S S. Richard and family e.
Nordlinger. b. Nordlinger. Mrs. J. r. Con-
roy, Mrs. J. Il. Hughes Miss NJ. Ryan, Ed
ward B. Olds, G. b. Wetzel, Mrs T.. l..
Barrett. I. J. Hershberser and William
FrySnger.
Others registered at the Blue Mountain
House include Mrs. w. f. Beachley Miss
Grace IneZ Snively Mr.. II. H. Miller jr of
HagerStOwn. Md. and J. d. Baker of Fred
erck. Md.
Count Mutsu of the japanese lega ton,
Washington who is spending a portion of
the summer at the Buena Vista. is an anna
teur photographer of considerable ability
of exposures that resulted in splendid neg
atives
DIR. and Mrs Ralph Jenkins Of Washing
ton who have been here since the LIST Of
June will leave in a few days for the
north. where they will spend the month OF
August. Dr. and Mrs. Jenkins will return
to Blue Ridge Summit to spend September.
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EXCURSIONS.

To accommodate the large throng who
have expressed a desire to visit Chapel
Point the steamer Samuel j. PentZ will
make special trip there Monday next.
Chapel Point. in Charles county, Mary
land is one of the prettiest coolest and
most delightful places on the river. and is
noted for it's excellent fishing and grabbing.
and it's salt water bathing is as fine as can
be had at any of the river resorts. The
steamer will leave her wharf here Monday
at 9:43 am. and Alexandria a half hour
later. No further stops will be made until
the Point is reached. and ample time will
be given there to enjoy its many attrac-
tons. The steamer will reach home on her
return trip at 1880 pm.
To escape the heat of the city one should
go to River View, the popular excursion re-
sort on the Potomac. There Il cool breeze
can always be found. and in the pleasant
shade of its many trees a delightful day
can be passed. Tomorrow the regular trips
of the steamer Samuel j. Pentz to the View
will be made at II am. 2:45 and $50 pm,
and the return trips at l. ) and $50
pm. The little river. chute and all the
other attractions will be ready to amuse
visitors. and the augmented View orches-
ira will be heard in concert both on the
noon and evening. For these concerts a
special program of sacred music will be
rendered.
The Sunday trip Of the steamer T. "
ArrOwsmith offers splendid opportunity
for a day on salt water. away from the
heat of the city. and is excellent way
to take good days rest. The steamer
leaves here at $40 tomorrow and after
stopping at Alexandria makes a fast trim
to the Beach. arriving there about / 80 d. m
Over four hours are given to enjoy a cool
bath in the salty Potomac. or to find
amusement with the many new attractions
scattered about the Beach. Those who
wish can obtain free sea food dinner at
the big Colonial Beach Hotel The steamer
will leave the Beach for home at pm
and will arrive here about II pm.
The regular Saturday night trip of the
steamer Harry Randall to the Beach and
Visitors in the city will find a trip to Old
Point Comfort most delightful means of
passing Sunday The special excursions of
the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Company make such trip an inexpensive
evening until Monday evening being sold
at a reduced rate The special trip this
evening will be made on the Washington
which will leave the wharf foot of 7th
street at $3.50. reaching Old Point and Nor
folk early Sunday morning. Tickets may
ticket office in the Bond building. 18th and
New York avenue. Daily connections are
made at Norfolk with Old Dominion liners
for New York. and with Merchants and
Miners liners for Boston.
Leaving this city July 80 to August IS
one may pass more than two months In the
Rockies and California. returning October
15 all for a most unusually small outlay
To further enhance the attractiveness Of
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THE CHILDREN'S COUNTRY HOME

about rour acres in extent near Connect
cut avenue extended the Grant road
Here new home was built, and from
year to year 1t has been added to, until
now ii is "f considerable size, although still
too small to accommodate all the children
who want To come or who really need the
rest and recreation the home affords.
Comparatively Little Known.
The Children's Country Home is regarded
10y many of those who are familiar with its
objects as the most practical and one of the
least known of any of the varied charities
of the District. \ charity that takes in
the children and gives them health for both
appeal to almost any one and yet the APP
peal that is to be found in the faces of the
little ones who have their only visit to the
country through the kindness of the man.
ayers of this home has had little response
from the people of the District who make
4 business of philanthropy. The home has
been supported through the contributions
of those who were first interested in its
establishment and their immediate friends
to pay the running expenses and furnish
some little extras for the children. the man
ayers of the institution have had practically
all the expense of its support thrown
them and the few friends they have been
able to reach personally. But the home
could be enlarged and could be made more
comfortable and capable of receiving more
children within its doors with a very small
outlay Of funds.
The object of the home is to give all the
children II can receive two weeks in the
country during the summer. 1t is open
from the 18th of June to the 18th of Sep
TENDER. Last year there were I'D children
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Cabin John Bridge.

The warm weather has had a noticeable
effect on the attendance at Cabin John
Bridge the present week, and with the
extra attra ctions and illuminations Of the
grounds that have been provided for to-
morrow and next week 1.-The Bridge" should
receive even more generous patronage
Haley's Band is proving to be a most pop
ular feature. Prof Haley, always wise in
the selection of his programs, has shown
great care in his numbers this season. and
the result has been a series of most en-
joyable concerts. The palm garden, steam
carousel and scenic railway have all re-
ceived their quota of patronage, and the
season promises to be the most prosperous
the Bridge has ever known
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How the Time Goes.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
NORTH CHESAPEAKE BEACH. Md

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
NORTH CHESAPEAKE BEACH. Md.
July "a. 1903.
The guests of the hotels and the cottages
have passed the week delightfully."- in bath
ing sailing grabbing. strolling along the
beach and among the pines. etc. The crab
bling has been particularly fine One OF the
great attractions here this season for
everybody. at all hours OF the day and
evening. Is the magnificent 1.OO0-foot pier.
which is now about completed.
Monday morning there a jolly party
of about a dozen who took an ox-cart ride
among the Swiss-lke mountain scenes that
lie for several miles back Of the beach.
Another larger party OF guests Of the hotel
on Tuesday, on the unique little steamer
Mystery, with it's lady pilot, made that
fine trip to Annapolis where several hours
were spent most enjoyably sightseeing. etc.
Since the first of this month the Hotel
Calvert and the Pines and Holly have en-
tertained many guests Among those at
the Calvert are Mr.. Aaron R. TOwnshend
and family. Mr.. VIM. Becker and family.
Mr.. T. Garner and family, Mrs. Waters and
son. Mr.. Hester and wife. Mrs, c. b. Ashby.
Mrs J. wilt. Mr.. NJ. Abel and wife, Mrs.
c. j. Thurman and children Mr.. Brooks
Mr.. Scanlon, Mr.. Clarence Lewis and wife,
Mr.. Petar and wife and Mr. w. b. Hyde.
Among the visitors last Sunday were
Capt. c. c. Brown. Mrs. Reagan. Mr.. Err
nest Bairstow and WIFE Miss Josie Miller.
Mr.. ]. Wilt. Mrs. Overman, Mrs. Lang and
Miss Eleanor Burgess
Those occupying their cottages are DR..
George w. Boyd and family of Capitol
HILL Mr.. ]. NJ. Fowler and family and Mr.
c. ]. Hinkle and family Of kenilworth.
D. G.: Mrs. Jane Hughes and family, Mr.,
E. Judge Williams and the Misses Will
liams. Mr.. Joseph Royal and family. Capt.
Williams and wife and ---rs. Sarah Turner
of Sitka. Alaska Prof Saltzman, Mr.. De
Ford. Mrs. Smith Of New Orleans and
daughter and Mr.. Naylor and wife
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ton. but our clerk and his wife soon fnd
out that they tell the same old stories sing

ton. but our Slerkd and his wife soon find
out that they tell the same old stories. sing
the same old songs and do the same OLD
stunts as the negro Ministries of their youth.
So they wander along the sands. make
lunch Off more hot buns bad ice cream
and warm beer. and then go for sail in
one of the pleasure yachts Naturally.
they are very seadck. and return to the
beach more melancholy and quarrelsome
than ever.
The children? They paddle in the sea
until a big wave comes in and knocks
Johnny over and spoils his nice new suit.
Poor Johnny gets his ears boxed-as If he
were responsible for the vagarieS of the
Atlantlc.-and there is one more SpaSm or
weeping and scoldng. Then the head of
the family. bored to death, sneakS off to
the nearest drinking place and stays there
until 1t is time for the train to start Tor
home. Often enough his poor wife has TO
search for him there and drag him along.
half drunk. to the railway station
Homeward Bound.
The return journey is even more mis-
cradle than the trip down but fortunately
they are all too tired to quarrel with one
another. and presently they drop off to
sleep and forget all the woes of the holt
day. Next day the man goes cheerfully
to his work. thankful that he won't have
to go to the seaside again for several
months
NO, sir" empha tically concluded the
Englishman. England has nothing like
Coney Island or Atlantic City. worse luck!
But this is dull. Let's do some more
stunts as you Americans call them. Loop
ing the loop is better fun than reforming
England"
And a minute later the Englishman had
forgotten all about the melancholy merry
making Of merrie England in the mad,
joyous whirl of old Coney.
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SORRY MERRY MAKERS
Merrie England Has No Coney
Island Summer Joys.
ITS DULL ADJUSTMENTS
PUNCH AND JUDY, A MINSTREL
SHOW AND BUMP" READERS.
Wonder and Antics of an Englishman
Who Did a Series of
Yankee Stunts.

Written for The Evening Star by Jonathan Hawkins.
When Sir Thomas Upton went to Coney
Island the other day and did the stunts.
he enjoyed himself like boy of thirteen
and told every body that there was nothing
like it in all England.
He right. Coney Island: the city of
pleasure palaces and neck breaking sports.
has its duplicates all over the United States
from New York to San Francisco and from
Buffalo to New Orleans. But it is purely
American institution and the English
mans eyes bulge out with wonder when he
sees it.
Let go down to Coney and have
good time on the beach," said a New
Yorker to an English cousin whom he was
entertaining the other day.
The Englishman looked troubled, but
agreed All the way down in the car he
was quiet and melancholy. but when he
landed on the beach in the midst of
thousand sideshows and heard fakirs to
the right of him and "hOwlers to the left
of him volley and thunder. he gaped In
open-mouthed amazement until his friend
had to drag him from underneath the wheels
of a dimunitive locomotive which was
minglng in a light hearted way with the
crowd.
by JONe. ne exclaimed IL : dWlullS
jolly. don't you know. The people actually
seem to enjoying themselves
Then he succumbed to a violent par
oxysm of the disease known as Coney-
tits" He shot the chutes, yelling as loud
ly as the boy In the next seat. He slid
down the Corkscrew staircase on the seat
of his trousers. He rode the bucking bron-
chos and galloped the merry -go-round-
He distinguished himself at the shyng
alley and. to his huge delight. was present
ed with a gaudy cane by the benevolent
proprietor. He navigated the subterranean
river went down the coal mine. took
trip to the moon and voyage under the
sea He yelled with the fakirS. Eowled
with the howlers. devoured vast quantities
OF clam chowder and peanuts, and at last
most ecStatic moment of all-he 'looped
the loop.
Then he lay down exhausted on the beach,
mOpped his brow, and said he had had the
time of his life.
But what does Englishman do when
he has days holiday in the summer?
asked the American. Doesn't he have
good time. too?'
NO was the decided reply. che has the
worst time in his life" and the recollection
of many a melancholy English holiday
made the joys of Coney fade for moment
from the Englshman's face. But the dis
cOrdant notes of the barkers. which were
as music to his ears. recalled his late ad-
ventures and then he went on
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Paul Arthur may be Mrs I.angtry's lead
ing man next season in this country. neso
tiations having recently been closed i'll Lon
don to that end