New-York tribune., 1906-08-05
JERSEY WEATHER BAD
Pleasure Seekers Handicapped at
AsburY Park.

4 Asbury Park, N. j., Aug. 4 (SpeciaD. aD.-Anothel
week OF almost continuous rain and fog has in.
terfered with social doings and played havoc
| with the hopes Of the hOtelkeepers. For three
days the cottagers and hotel guests were forced
TO remain indoors because OF the rain. Scheduled
social gatherings necessarily abandoned
end the visitors whiled away the dreary hours
at the card tables or figuring just how many
inches of rain had fallen since st. Swithin's Day
The arrivals for the week fell below the average
although the trains to-day fairly well filled
with over-Sunday visitors.
Nine. Nordica was at the Coleman House this
week with a party OF relatives her physician
Dr. E. A Baruch, and her manager T. r. Sim
mons She appeared In concert in Ocean Grove
on Wednesday evening. and decided 20 remain
here several days before returning to her home
She went to New York this morning.
Nearly four hundred entries have been received
by Secretary CottreH for the first annual dog
show OF the Asbury Park Kennel Club. 70 be
given in the Beach Auditorium August D and
o. The exhibitors include dog fanciers spending
the summer at Long Branch. ElberOn, Deal
Beach. Allenhurst. Spring Lake and other Mon
mouth coast resorts.
Asbury Parks annual baby parade is less than
month away, and if the interest that is being
manifested by the public is any indication Of
success this years pageant will be the most
SucceSSful yet held. A number of entries Tor the
parade-Scheduled for the afternoon of Friday
August 31-are already being made the list be-
ing longer than at the time last year.
Among the latest entries is Francis SleVin, jr.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Slevin, Of No. 2O4
East S4th street, New York City, and whose
summer home is at Atlantic Highlands. Master
Slevin Is five years old and prize silver
cup In last years procession He was in the
division of costumes in college and club colors.
and was dressed In a running costume, repre-
senting the New York Athletic Club.
Englands famous musical organization, the
Roya! Bosses o. tn Barn Band opened its
American tour at the Casino this evening. An
other concert will be given by the same organic
cation tomorrow. Signor Elfert-Florio, the Ital-
ian tenor sang this evening at the Arcade in
conjunction with Arthur PryOr's American Band.
The Schubert Glee Club will give an amateur
minstrel performance at the Casino on Monday
evening, August 13 Arthur Pryor is the musi-
cal director OF the club and he will have charge
OF the entertainment.
Missionaries from all parts Of the world have
been in conference this week in Ocean Grove.
The meetings from Monday to Wednesday were
In charge Of the Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety The deaconesses affiliated with the or
ganization met in annual conference Thurs
day, and the remainder of the week was given
over TO the WoInan's Foreign Missionary So
clety. Tomorrow will be Missionary Sunday
when the annual missionary sermon Will be
preached at 1870 a. m. by the Rev DR.. Homer
G. Stuntz. OF the Philippines. A platform meet
ing will be held at p. m, when short addresses
will be made by Bishop FitZGerald and several
returned missionaries from China, Japan and
Africa.
will begin ten days session on Monday Bishop
FftZGerald is the dean of the organization, and
the faculty includes many theologians from
rious parts OF the country The great camp
meeting follows the School Of Theology.
Mime. Nordica sang to over ten thousand
auditors in the Auditorium on Wednesday even
ing. Governor Stokes of New Jersey was pres
ent with his military staff, and others in the
assemblage included prominent New Yorkers
spending the summer in Monmouth County.
This evening another large audience enjoyed
the annual production Of Handel's Messiah"
The ever popular oratorio was sung by the COM
bined New York and Ocean Grove Festival
Chorus Of nearly seven hundred voices. The
solOists were Miss Laura Coombs of New York,
soprano; Mrs w. S. Bracken, Of Chicago, con-
tralto; Evan Williams, Of Ohio, tenor, and
Frederick Martin, OF New York, bassO A spe-
cial train conveyed the New York singers to and
from Ocean Grove. Next Thursday evening the
annual children's musical festival will be held.
On this occasion the chorus will be composed Of
900 children