New-York tribune., 1903-03-08
LENT AT LAKEWOOD.
Outdoor attractions to the Fore
The Threshold of Spring.

Lakewood n. J., March CspeciaD.-Lenten
crowds fill all the hotels, and a Lenten quiet per-
yades all the social confines of the resort this week
A week of perfect spring weather has encouraged
outdoor attractions and popularized woodland re-
searches which always most interesting at
this season. and within the hotels there is nothing
more exactng by way OF amusement than the
concerts and cardroom and billiard room contests
with the most informal of evening dancing
It is the most instructive and interesting month
Of the year, this early March, which Is the thresh-
old of spring. for there are daily discoveries of
new spring blossoms and returning birds, which
will soon aII the forests hereabouts with song and
color. Arbutus, pixy moss and pussy willows are
already In evidence, and the robin, bluebird and
several other birds have returned from their short
winter in the South. One day this week a pedes-
tr4an reported with much enthusiasm the sight
Of g S6ttontan rabbit close to the village, on the
back road on the lake; and while these are often
seen further out from the village the presence OF
one SO near speaks well for the peace and quiet or
the resort in it's settled quarters.
The guest list of the place is large even for the
Lenten period, and the small well as large
houses are doing well. The Laurel House has a
simple, regular order of practice-that Of declining
applications; the big Laurel-in-the-Pines is COM
fertabIY filed throughout the week, to be crowded
over Sunday regularly; the Lexington continues to
do steady and first rate business, and the Arcadia
a new and well located boarding house Of the larger
and better order, filled with a nice patronage
shortly after its first opening. The Palmer House,
Hotel Lenox and Oak Court are likewise sharing
literally In the large patronage, and the outlook
promises a strong and prolonged spring season.
The Lenten Sewing Glass, one of the regular and
most helpful charitable institutions of the place,
was organized Monday morning, and throughout
the Lenten season its large membership represen-
tatve OF all the church and social elements Of the
place. will meet weekly to work for the poor. This
year it's efforts will go for the aid of Monmouth
Hospital
A series of lectures upon varied literary topics
by Miss Brown, of New-York, who has given sim
liar lectures for two seasons previous begins this
week. and enjoys the particular patronage of Mrs.
Arthur B. Clahln and Miss Anderson.
Miss Julia H. Chadwick, Of New-YOrk, enter
tanned an audience Of goodIy numbers in the music
room OF the Laurel House on Thursday afternoon,
reading to very general appreciation from the
works OF RudyaFd Kipllng.
High School pupils gave a production OF "Hia-
watha" to a large audience at the Knights OF
Pythias hall last evening, carrying the programme
through most creditably.
have been conducted weekly in the music room Of
the LaurslIin-t -the;Pines for several seasons con-
cottagers who are regular in their Tuesday after
The Ladies Aid Society connected with All
Saints Memorial Church has settled upon Thurs
day, March S, as the date when 1t will ask public
attendance upon an eRtertainment-probably con-
% the Tsigng SING OF 6 fndf b fe bac9 Tncn oo 10
for service purposes.
concluded at the Laurel House this week ten
players having been easily secured from the large
that hotel 4 silver souvenir cup, offered by s. T
test and fifty points at continuous pool made
the test. To reduce the list to eight, lots were
Margaret De Forest Lyon beat Miss Eleanor Lewis,
adnd ana MIS- % Fbd eTr Roberts heat MISS F66
kins, Miss Lyon beat Mrs w. II. FOtteraH. Miss
ertson beat Miss Rawns In the sem-fais Miss
Lyon beat Mrs Roberts. and Miss Clara Robertson
beat Miss Robertson, Miss Lyon winning the final
over Miss Clara Robertson. The play was, watched
by large and interested audience through several
DR.. Edward r Harris whose Lakewood School for
bought the school property including ten lots and
one Of the most valuable plots in the village, from
Mrs Clara W. Morey. and will enlarge the school
building the coming summer.
ernS and GT R John A Hays ae HAM
mond Judge Frank r Lawren12ei I1i General Thomas
Mr.. and Mrs. w, S. Gould. the Misses Gould,
JoSePR jos Stn Rstmps%Sy % 1r d and @ Mrs Wss ts Sam
Fischer M and Mrs f DaraHt cheeyaFs Mr.
G Or and enn MFs {9h ion a IL 4dams @ M and MTs
Nm and MFs Graham IHsk Me- and MPs E.
De Vine, Mr. and Mrs John G. Hughes Mrs
9ood. the Misses GREENWOOD George T H. Gaston
Ar and Mrs, Edward H Childs; Townsend Jones,
Morris M5 and nd. Mrs.; Robert e Wescott Mr. and
Winthrop, Mrs; Gait Smith, Mrs. Martin =. Levin
Miss LEVIN. Mrs; G. T; Parmeiee. FREDERICK T.
Archer V PanSoast and Father THOMAS /, Dgcey
Pnfod aPs a snG cordov fo s'!G Mss e
cordova, T, PearsaiI Field, Mr.. and, Mrs. c, e
Mrs Wam 9cAdoo. MISS MoAdoo Delaney vi How 'e
snd aT Tppe1 sTs R m and rs koG6 oFn J9hR 9
ton. William I. Ticknor. DR.: and Mrs. s. a. Brown
Hugh Keveney. the Misses Keveney, Miss z. +
Clancy, Miss F. F. Burns. Miss Josephine Burns
Lund jr. Mr. and Mrs: Asa Hull. Mrs. A. O. Brien.
M Rgp Tn Mf Ma: A. BruHo maSSF Kiss HPT Fulton Sh %9s
SET Th0RSS ranS M sss Eaqng srnn Ni Mss g KGt4o
]. Qugley and Miss Laura B. storr.