Evening journal., 1904-08-12
QUARTERS ARE SCARCE
At THE SEASH0RE
Pleasure Seekers az Rehoboth
Handicapped for Sleep
ing Accommodations
speeIal to rhe EvenIng JournaI.

up. On Sunday several parties who
came down were unable to procure ac-
commodations and We're compelled to
return on evening trains. Tonight ev-
cry cottage on the beach is occupied
and the town is gay with pleasure seek
ers
The Queen Anne railroad ran an ex-
cursion from Port Deposit, Md, We'd
nesday, via steamer to Love Point
This afternoon the first game of base
ball this week takes place. The con-
ltestng team from Snow Hill comes
supported by a crowd of some 300 root
ers who will comprise the hremen's ex-
cursion from that town. Managers
Jackson and Truxton, of Rehoboth, are
lconhdent Of victory. and are expecting
all the fair cottagers and guests Of the
place out to cheer and inspire the To-
cal team.
Bathing is said to be fine, made bet
ter than usual by a short easterly wind
which made the beach hard and fiat.
The mosquitoes have gone. There is
no denying the fact that they were
here, but it is very gratifying to note
that the long hoped for strong wind has
come and rid the beach of them.
The little steamer running to Beth
any Beach across Rehoboth Bay, takes
numerous sailing parties, and affords a
delightful outing for visitors.
DR.. Joseph r. Jeffries, Of the Fifth
/ United States Cavalry. at Chickama-
qua, is occupying his fathers cottage.
Motoring is popular, and there are
several cars here.
! Attorney Josiah Marvel and family,
of Wilmington. are occupying the
nue..
/ A progressive euchre will be held at
the Casino this evening and a subscrip-
tion dance at the same place Tuesday
evening. both for the financial aid of
the baseball club
The colored servants Of the beach
gave the ever attractive and popular
cake walk at the Hotel Townsend last
night. il was a swell affair among the
Darktown crowd and all the elite of the
shore witnessed the walk" Proprie-
tor Holden, of the Townsend, arranged
the event.
j. n. Kates and family, of Whining
ton, are at the McKim Cottage.
Henry Ridgely Esq, of Dover, and
family have the Gillespie cottage.
Representative ID. c. Rose and FAM
lily. Of Newark, are at the Denver cot
tage.
Mrs. Hetty Lyons, with her daughter,
Miss Leah Lyons, and Miss May Bur-
ton, of Lewes. are occupants of the
Richardson cottage.
DR.. j. r. Martin, of Dover, is at the
Hitch cottage with his family.
Register of Wills of Kent county D.
Mlmin Wilson and family are cottag-
ers, as are Daniel Miniin and family
also OF Dover.
Mrs. c. McClennan, of Milford. is oc-
cupying the Marshall cottage on Bal
timore avenue. and has some charming
young guests in the person Of Miss Ann
Gill. of Washington, and Miss Anr
Marvil, OF Milford.
Campmeeting begins Sunday. IT viii
be in charge Of the Rev. V. S. Collins
Of Port Deposit, Md. These service.
carry us back to the beginning of Re
hoboth. which site was purchased by
the Rehoboth Beach Campmeeting As
sociatiOn Of the Methodist Episcopa
Church, with the purpose of having
a place under religious control and in
huenece similar to Ocean Grove on the
Jersey shore, where the Methodists anC
other religious people might come anc
lenjoy the ocean breezes and WORSHIP
under conditions best obtainable dur.
ing the heated periods of the year. DR.
Collins is an able manager and will
him at the helm the success Of th'
meeting is almost assured.
A. A. Waite, c. G. Burgess and ]. A
Chandler gave the guests Of the Hen
lopen a watermelon party and marsh
mallow roast" at the old wreck dow
below the boardwalk one evening thi
week.
The Misses Mary, Ethel and Blanch
, Farlow. of Laurel, are at the Braytor
Professors ELS, of Harvard Univer
sity and Fletcher, of Cornell, hay
been recent guests at the Henlopen.
Mrs. Dupont Walker is entertainin
Miss Cade Tharp. of Harrington.
Miss Mabel Conner. of FELTON,, an
, Mrs. j. b. Clifton, of Smyrna, daughte
and sister of Senator Alvin Conner, ar
here.
Miss Pauline Nelson, of FELTON,, is
guest at the Murray cottage.
Miss Florence Thoroughbred, {
Georgetown, has been entertaining Mis-
d Rattle Wilson and Miss Bessie White
Miss Nellie NAPLES, of Milton and Mis-
Bowling. of Charlottesville, at he
fathers cottage on Rehoboth avenul
The Rev. j. b. Henderson and famil
have returned to Georgetown after
n six-weezs' stay at the Henlopen.
Y Mrs. James Lohand of Milford, an
Miss Ethel NAPLES, Of Georgetown, al
among the visitors.
Mrs. p. r. Chambers entertained Mr.
James Duffen, Of Lewes, over Sunda.
f. b. Sirman and wife, Miss Rut
It Crockett and Miss Elliott are guests 8
e the cottage of J. Dallas Marvii
. Miss Name Pyle and Mrs. e. Pyle al
. at the Evergreen cottage.
Misses Kathryn and Dorothy Waller
tine are two delightwul guests at II
a Townsend.
a A. S. Wooley, of Seaford. w. r. Re,
a. ords and family, Mrs. Anna Moore an
d daughters. Misses Sadie, Mary an
n Pauline, Of Laurel, are guests at II
Is Brayton.
h, The Misses Leah Bunton, Mary
Maull and Catharine c. Maull,
p Lewes, are at the Henlopen.
Is Daniel Hirsch and wife, of Milfor
l. are also Henlopen guests.
he pleasant house party at Howai
he Hall on Brooklyn avenue is compose
le Of Misses Nellie Murphy. Elizabei
Tumlin and Elizabeth johnson.
lg Pennington; Misses Elizabeth Fish
ie and Alice sharp. of Pennsylvania: Mi
10 BERTHE Cochran, of Middletown; Messr
Pining Wright. OF Newark: Hau
N. Pierce. OF Milford: G. Murphy.
:. Farmington; Howard Ferguson,
m Newark: Fred Malick and Charles Be
T. ry. Pennsylvania: Mrs. T.. Tumln on
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