The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-16
PINE BEACH HAS /.
SPLENDID HOTEL.
Formal oret,ing Of the Grand
Ballroom This
Week. s
(specinlto Thel1,ln,es- Dlspatch.)

.F Y u L.
(specinlto The Times Dlspatch)
PINE BEACH, VA, July is. The We'd
nesday night hop ilcrc marked the orent,
Ing Of tho large utid palatial ball room OF
the new Pine Beach 1toto. Nearly zoo
people from Norfolk. Portsmouth, Berklcy,
Fort Monroe, Hampton and NEWPORT
News, togethoi4 With tho guests III tho
house, attended the .llopan dnnccd away way
tho hours until long past midnight. Al
other hop was given Tonight.
rho formal opGiiing of tho bhll room
will tnkc place iii tho next week, ana u
IL expected tlitlt't16O couples Will attend.
Tho BALLROOM occupies the first floor
OF IL large, circular rotunda tat com
l7,ands am admirable view of Hampton
Roads. Over It, Is IN! knssctnbly llal OF
equal dimensions, Which. IL necessary.
can be utilized as All auxiliary hall for
dancing. Tho orchestra, Under the direc-
ton Of Mrs. Cobb, has been engaged per-
ma,lcntly for. the hotel, and every after
noon and night there is music. with dung
Ing after tho evening concert INC Or
cliestra plays In 4 the dining hall at the
luncheon and dinner hours.
Up to this time Manager ". G. Roger.
who looks after this upcx Of Charles II
Consolvo's triangle of hotels-Norfolk,
Ocean View and Pne Bcach--llns con-
Quoted tho house strictly on the American
plan, but he Is now arranging an Euro
pcan plan, and will announce It In the
next few days.
1~liing into consideration the fact that
tho house has been open less than TWO
weeks. the patronage Is highly gratifying
to Mr. Consolvo and those who arc assoo-
ciated with him In the conduct of the bus.
mess In addition to those registering for
short stays and for tho entire summer
season there is iaily a number Of diners,
who, spending the day at the resort
como to the hotel for their meals. Pine
Beach Is having the most successful sea-
son since It's opening. and every day there
Is Il crowd Of no small dimensions 0n#the
grounds. At night the resort IS usually
crowded Connected With tho resort byiaI|
short board walk, and withstthe4 electric
line by a spocinl hotel car. the new hos i
terry is an attraction to tho thousands Of
cSc,,rsionists here. Tho roof garden is
especially popular.
Joseph Bryan. owner OF the llichmond
Times Dispatch and recently apPo,ntet n
the Equitabesa governing beard, WIN
Grover Cleveland. was here Inu n N!y
lConsolvo and David Lowenberg. lie
was greatly Interested In the new hotel;
He stopped here en- route to Richmond
from Eagle Pot Gloees ser s aon =, ~
errors Of the JalEestown Exposition Cam
pany who is pln5A active scnarsc OF tue
building operations on the Site which
adjons the hotel propertty n, af taken
He will install his force there at once
Mr. Hnnley OF the Hanley Casey Com
.pany which hns the contract 3r the
sub surface Gworlti1on I he Exposition ana
expects to secure the nmlx 81 s'h ha con- an
gngcd5irooms for himself and family FOR
,Which. IL IS reptoSl'thtl, he will pdv some
thing like $4,000 a year. This Is prob
ably the largest nrranEement ever lnauc
party. !,
du1 ~ IL p sSp ySSch F's George 1e
in honor Of Miss LILY Sext9n an r. A AID
Merrynlan. of Richmond. by James #Rh
Pehke. r. O. Smith, Jr.. ind Harry
White. Mrs. F. o. Smith chaporoned the
party of fifteen. Sunday night the party
c cna s1 oper on ~ NJ wi,loushby Spit.
Following arc the recent arrivals n
the hotel: wallace D. Blanks. Richmond;
r. NJ Woody. J; ", Friend !, p 's1 Z
S f1arndcn; :. =. Bylanski, Washing
ton; Charles schoollcw, ~. 2. Bland.
New York G. Pcrciyal THOMAS, Philh-f
delphia; Charles NJ Colhurn. QUINCY,
Ill j. p. Ford; |Whltakcra.. y. ~; M.i
A. Jones, Miss Carr Miss Sherman. Jack
Jones'. S. p. Gay;, a. B. Perry and Mrs.
Perry, North Carolina; N. lIamh,lrgcr:
baltimore: Mrs. .Ecy Oppenhcimcr and
Miss Jessie Openhemc-. Cincinnati; John
u. Rlson. Danvle; Mrs William Miller
Mrs. IT. T.. Meyer and Miss Ruth
Meyer Raltomire; w. a, Jameson,
Miss Carrie jameson. Roydton; Miss
sadie Elsey. Mr. and Mrs. Roscnthal, II.
Heller, NJ. l.. Craveman Raleigh. n. g;
Isadorc Brick. New York: II n Wood
berry Boston: J. r., Reilly. Richmond.
This list does not include Ties Norfolk |
people ana other. guests from this VII
entity who have pntronizcd tho hotel |
during the week. "
Among the guests att the house l9r tho
e,mmcr are Mrs u. lIornthnl and Miss
Flora 1Iornthat and Ben iamin Lowen-
I,nr,r md Family Of Norfolk silttHd