The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-26
GRAND HAVEN.

Grand Haven. Mich. July e4.-Ar .he an
nuai meeting of the Highland Park Associa-
ton; held last Saturday Henry Altman OF
ST Louis was elected president This as
sociation manages and controls :he affairs
of the park. and the election of Mr.. Altman
is an honor seldom accorded an outside
man. Mr.. Altman is progressive and has
many plans looking toward Improvements
at the park; which will undoubtedly be car
risd or. before the coming season.
Charles d. Kelly and family and Mrs.
Witteveen and family of ST. Louis are stop
ping at the Park Hotel for the season.
The young men resorters at Highland
Park held relay swimming race this week.
There Were three teams. composed as fol-
lows: Louis Tebbetts and Theodore Muir.
Rapids and George Tebbetts Of 81. Louis:
Will Edwards OF Chicago and Douglas
Coulter OF Grand Rapids. Tebbetts and
Murphy led in the first half OF the race:
but lost in the last stretch to Edwards and
Coulter. The race was for Gu yards and
Was made in record time. :,
arrivals at Highland Park for the season
MIS-: Wagner and son. Mrs. Forsythe and
family. Mrs. Fanny S. Gardener and fam
liz and Mrs. I.ocher and family of St. Louis
ere at the Park Hotel
Misses Belle and May Thompson OF st.
Louis are stopping at Prospect Manor on
Spring Lake for the season.
W. y. Fulkerson, Adele Fulkerson. Misses
Julia and Blanche Reshtern of ST. Louis are
at the Cutler House. Grand Haven. for the
season.
W. r. Adderton and family of st. Louis
are occupying one OF the finest summer
he mes at Highland Park for the season.
Mrs. Charles Nugent gave largely at
fenced dancing party at her home Saturday
evening. attended by park resorters and
Spring Lake summer guests.
David B. Marks of ST. Louis addressed
the Common Council of this city this week
OF the needs of Highland Park. An effort
is being made to have the streets OF the
park properly paved and to run high
bridge over the great sand hills of the
park.
The Spring Lake Yacht Club furnishes
plenty OF sport in the way of yacht races
during the season. and some of the fastest
racing machines on the Great Lakes par-
ticipate in the regattas. a week OF racing
will furnish plenty of sport for the yachts
men in miiAugust.
one of the popular lettering places fo. the
thousands of summer resorters at Highland
Park and Grand Haven is the Government
pier. The pier Is really great board walk.
nearly two miles in length. There is every
viii lose some OF its popularity unless the
mystery associated with II IL fathomed
soon
the plank walk on the Government pier is
to Grand Haven. For years Il has been the
favorite summer walking lace. for not
only the local young people. but for the
sumner visitors as well. and on warm
moonlight nights it is lined with the throngs
until a late hour. Vows innumerahle have
been pliehted on the plank walk. and when
the midsummer moon and the harvest moon
shine down there is much in life really
beautiful to the. happy young people who
infast this favorite walking place.
But ever since late last fall stories have
been rife in the town of mysterious
uroaChei. She is. according to u Csc who
have seen it. or her, as the case may be. a
beautiful tall brunette ettired in long
Once patrol watch from the life-saving
station at the ha, bon mouth. on the lonely
midnight beat OF five miles on the coast