Evening journal., 1903-06-20

Both the Pennsylvania Railroad and
Reading Railroad have laid heavier rails
to cape May and are giving this resort
better and more excellent service than be-
fore The Pennsylvania Company when
Il makes its last summer scnedule about
July 1 will include trains from Broad
Street Station, which the Cape May busl-
ness seems ready ITO warrant the COM
pany in doing.
In the way of entertainment there will
be lots to take up the time and attention
Of the visitors. The facilities for boating
and fishing are greater than heretofore
from the fact that there are a number OF
new launches and yachts which will sail
from schellenger's Landing and sewelrs
Point during the coming summer.
Golnng win again be an important pas
time here ana the lovers of the game are
already congratulating themselves upon
the improvements which have been made
to the links during the past spring. NeV.
green's have been added and there is a
course Of nine holes covering eighty acres
Of the finest ground in Cape May, OF in
deed anywhere ito be found at q seaside
resort. The links are within a five-minute
drive Of any hotel or cottage here.
At the Golf Clubhouse there viii be
many social events during the summer,
such as the afternoon receptions on Satur-
days and various dinner parties on occa-
sions preceding and succeeding events on
the links. A series of tournaments will
take place, that for the ladies being given
on Mondays and for the men on Satur-
days. Mixed contests will take place on
other days and viii be announced from
time to time.
The facilities for sea bathing are just
as good as heretofore and the accommo-
dations are better as far as lighthouses
and conveniences on the beach front are
concerned. The city authorities have or
dalned however, that no person shall
walk Through the streets attired in bath
ing costume without being subject to a
penalty for disobeying the ordinance.
This applies TO all persons over the age of
Is years.
Tt IS believed that Cape May will have
free band concerts again in the pavilions
on the beach front. These concerts are
given morning, afternoon and evening. and
the expense is to be provided partly by
the municipality and partly by private sub
scripdon.
Next Friday the Pennsylvania railroad
Will bring as its guests about four hundred
Of the working journalists Of Washington
with their wives and some friends to en-
joy an ont'rg of four days at the Stockton
Hotel. The railroad company has hired
the hotel exclusively for the entertainment
of its guests, and in consequence this
house VIII not open to the public until af.
ter the departure of the journalistic part,
for cheir homes. This has been a custom Of
the company for many years. The passen
ger agents, both general and district, com,
with the party to insure that their com
forts are carefully looked after, and tina
they all so away feeling that they have
had a good time.
The bathing season has begun in earnest
the water having reached a temperatu-,
which is both pleasant and healthful foi
the bathers. At Cape May the bathin;
hours are between II and 1 o'clock and II,
matter at what time of the tide, tn
smooth, hard and gradually sloping beacl
affords THE safest of bathing grounds
where no ropes or life lines are used O.
needed to protect life. 1t is seldom tha
a drowning accident occurs at Cape May
and when it does the cause is general,
that daring swimmer tries to go beyonl
the end Of the ocean pier, or some othe
similar exploit.
Lewis T. Stevens.