Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-25
A T ASBURY P A R K
ALTON TO MEET THERE.
All Expect the Biggest Season in the
History Of the
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Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ASBURY PARK. N. j.. June "a. 1905.
Such crowds have been arriving all
through the morning that before night the
resort will be as pecked 1t was at Fourth
of July time last year. The early rush of
summer guests is unprecedented. and the
hotel proprictors are jubilant over what
they believe to be purely the result of ad-
vertising given Asbury Park by the thou
sands of visitors who went away last sum-
mer delighted with the entirely new beach
front So many improvements have been
made during the past winter, however, that
those who spent last summer here find
ing many changes much to their liking.
The first rescue of the season has already
taken place here. although 1t Is less than
ten days since the bathers began going
into the water. The heroes of the affair are
VIII EIlor. a University of Pennsylvania
student, and Ernest Fleischman. a New
York lawyer. Mr.. Ellor. the of former
Essex County Surrogate Joseph W. Ellor of
Newark, was one of a large party of bath
ers seated on the sand at Bradley Beach
on Tuesday to notice a lone swimmer fully
one hundred yards from shore, who appear
cd in great distress. With yell he dashed
into the surf and reached the man just as
he last consciousness. Before he got the
bather in young Eior'S strength gave way
entirely and both disappeared beneath the
water for more than minute. 1t was at
this juncture that Mr.. Fleischraan, who
seated upon the sand fully dressed
realized the grave danger, and pulling OFF
his clothing dove beneath the breakers and
brought both men, then unconscious, into
shallow water, where they We're taken in
hand by others. It was noticed that the
brave rescuer showed an incomprehensble
reticence to leave the surf. He was given
a bathing suit. and after performing the
most remarkable feat of donnng 1t under
the water came forth and was carried upon
the shoulders of the crowd.
Educational Convention.
The thought of being Obliged to furnish
accommodations within a weeks time for
between 10000 and 1900 more people than
are in town tonight is staggering one for
the hotel proprietors, and especially for che
committee of entertainment which was ap-
pointed weeks ago to take care of the dec
gates to the National Educational Associa-
ton convention, most of whom will arrive
about a week from tonight. To better
acquaint the hotel men with the facts con-
corning the convention the local hotel COM
lnittee met the bonifaee5 at Sunset Hall on
Tuesday night and talked the matter over.
The committee on arrangements declare
that after canvassing the hotels, not only
of this resort. but also of the neighboring
ones, it has been found impossible to get
rooms for more than two-thirds of those
who are expected, and 1t was finally de-
the residential section, asking as a special
favor that wherever possible the teachers
be taken in for a few days. The visitors
will, as soon as they arrive go directly to
the headquarters Of the association at the
Casino in special electric cars and from
there be assigned to their rooms. A COM
mittee of eighty women VIII supply in
formation at the several state headquarters.
Mayor Ten Brock haH been appointed at
the head of a special reception committee
which will welcome the teachers as they
will CONF in with tine educators on all
trains. passing through the cars and an
nouncing just what arrangements have
been made for their reception
the reception of President Roosevelt. who
will speak In the Ocean Grove Auditorium
before the convention on Friday afternoon
July 7. are In hot water. for every person
he has any possible chance Of getting
seat check for this occasion has applied in
person: The stringent rule has already
been made than only contributors to the
reception fund. besides the teachers will
he admitted. There are about a Thousand
of these contributors. Since this notice has
been given out there would have been many
more but for the fact that the fund is now
completed.
have a chance to see the Wesley Lake car
nival, which is given here every year by
the boat boys of Asbury Park and Ocean
Grove This pretty Venetian event has for
a long time been considered one OF the at
fractions of the season, and while 1t has
generally taken place In August. when the
greater crowds are here. 1t was the belief
OF the carnival committee that 1t would sell
dom II ever have better chance than that
which now presents Itself to procure a
pretty show before an aggregation Of peo-
pie more representative of all parts of the
country and of a greater number than
that which will undoubtedly assemble dur
ing the convention week.
New Ocean Theater.
The new ocean theater. so much talked
about as one OF the coming attractions, has
now been completed, and the curtain went
up for the first show, 1.-THE Pearl OF Blu
TAM" last evening. This play Is on for
tonight and beginning with next week the
Boston Ideal Opera Company. with a
chorus of fifty voices. will commence an
engagement which will last until July /.
Most OF the theatrical successes of the sea-
son In New York last winter have been en-
gagged. and among those to appear VIII be
Chairman" 1.-THE College Widow" "San
Toy and Merely Mary Ann
The theater has been constructed inside
OF the Casino built last year at the foot OF
Asbury avenue. on such a mammoth scaAe
that It still leaves two very generous doH-
ble-deck pariOrs around the outside of the
theater. The placing Of tho amusement
hall thero does not alter in any way the
external appearance Of the Casiaae. Il will
make necessary: however, q change in the
program OF summer music. In former years