The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-03
PINE BEACH MECCA
OF. PLEASURE SEEKERS.
Monday Will Mark the Real
Opening Of the
Hotel.
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Especial to The Times-Dlspatch) I
PINE BEACH. VA, September 9, 1906
The renl beginning of social gayety at the
Pine Beach Hotel will be next week. fol-
lowing the closing OF several of the sum
mer hotels and many OF the cottages at
Ocean View. Virginia Beach and Cape
Henry. AS 1t will remain open the year
round tits only natural that the scenes
that have been so informally brilliant
during the summer should shift 10 the
hotel that will cater TO the fall and win
ter patronage, and sufficient number OF
reservations have been made up 10 this
time TO insure an early and eventIul
opening.
United States Senator Thos. S. Martin,
and Governor elect Claude a. Swanson,
VII. be- gwen an ovatioi AZ the hoteI Mon
day. Buth have teicgraphed tncir ac-'
ceptances Of Invitations vita 70 address tue
Beacn Labor Day and their intimate
friends are planning a brilliant reception
for them at the hotel where they viii
this section.
y. a. Humphrey, OF Chicago, one ,af the
Illinois state commissioners 70 the James
humphrey and Miss Mary Iva Humphrey.
thcir dausnter. Tor An&extended soIourn.
Mr.. Humphrey, who is Virginian, is
enthusiastic over the outlook tor signal
success as the GROWING result of Vir-
slria s abors towards a lifting terccnten-
NAL, and declares that his State Will
have here an exhibit that.win be the most
has placed at an exposition, with the ex-
ception OF the Chicago Worlds Fair.
John J. Dunnavant of st. Louis. presi-
Of America. which has invested millions
in concessions at Buffalo, ST. Louis. Port
and and other big expositons, was a
guest at the hotel this week. The Con
sented IN Norfolk by FIVE of Its leading
stock holders, who have been holding daily
conferences to determine upon their
able Investments in concessions here.
They declare that the naval and military
display alone will mean the undoubtcd
success OF the exposition, and that the
those Incorporated In the designs of other
similar shows, will be a strong card,
worth fortunes to the company and to
the owners of the concessions and priv
ileges.
David Lowenberg, the well-known Nor
folk capitalist: whose efforts We're re-
sponsible for the rebuilding of the Jeffcr-
home permanently from Norfolk to the
Pine Beach Hotel. Mrs Lowenberg is
with him here. Mr.. Lowenberg says that
spend the balance Of his days than the
Rev. Dr.. NJ. Campbell stryker,5 OF Jack
sonvlle Ella. is sojourning at the hotel.
re - rector q tue SuuIcH VI siie 1oou
Shepherd the largest Episcopal Church
In Jacksonville.
T. B. Golfer, OF Plnehurst. n. c., Is a
guest at the hotel.
A number of naval officers will have
rooms at the hotel during the season.
some having engaged accommodations
for their families
A series Of SIX germans Will be given
at the hotel, the first to be In October:
A prominent society man of Norfolk will
lead them. It Is rumored that Norfolk
and Portsmouth society will shift the
scene of Its winter germans from Old
Point to the Pine Beach Hotel.
The Saturday night hop was largely at
tended Tonight.
The md-week hop on Wednesday also
broughta number OF people to tho hotel.