Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-22
OCEAN GROVE, N. J.
specia, Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
OCEAN GROVE, N. J., July 81, 1906
Tomorrow is chldrens Sunday at Ocean
Grove. and great plans have been made
for its observance. The Sunday generally
set aside for the little ones early in June
comes too early in the season for any spe-
cial demonstration at this camp meeting
city, but now In the middle of the summer
thousands and thousands of little folks are
within the radius of two three miles.
request has been sent out that every
person attending the services In the morn
Ing be attired in white and that every adult
bring n child with them. The sermon Is to
be preached by Dr. Robert +. Y. Pierce of
Sierra nton and will be Illustrated by black
board work.
Nordica is to sing in the Ocean Grove
Auditorium on Wednesday night, August L.
This is the announcement which caused a
great stir in musical circles all along this
section. of the shore when given out by
Tall Esen Morgan Monday night. The an
nouncement came at the time of q great
triumph. at the concert of the national
choir of Sweden. The choir's concert here
was the final one of its American tour-ft
left for Europe on Tuesday-and the Ocean
Grove audience of 5000 was the largest to
hear 1t while here. Director Morgan said
1t was the best male chorus he had ever
heard and made this announcement pub
licly. Everybody else thought the same
There were fifty-fiye voices. A feature of
the entertainment was the singing of Nine
Alma Webster-Powen of the METROPOLITAN
Opera House. This prima donna sang in
Ocean Grove years ago. before her recent
European tours. and she received a great
ovation upon her return.
This evening the first of the old folks
concerts is to take place In the Auditorium
The main quartet will consist of Grace
Underwood Marie Stillwell Herbert Reilly
and Donald Chambers. A large chorus of
specially picked voices will appear under
the direction of Mr.. Morgan, and old folk
songs of the kind associated with the times
of a hundred years ago viii be sung in
the costumes of that period. Many of these
will be illustrated by moving pictures
which have made a great hit with Ocean
Grove audiences. Their success is largely
due to the fact that they are absolutely
first-class and they are very entertaining
diversions.
number of prominent speakers have
appeared In the Young Peoples Temple
this week The Rev. 8. Parkes Cadman of
Brooklyn gave talk on Prayer a few
mornings ago and lamented the fact that
so many people pray for whatever comes
into their mind He urged that there must
be concentration In prayer.
The Sheldon House is having a tremen-
dously successful season under the proprie-
torsiip of Charles w. Fuess and Il regis
tered this week the second largest number
of guests of any hotel In the resort
MHs. w. w. Danenhower who owns the
Fredonia Hotel in Washington, Is season
guest at the Sheldon. This hotel is also
entertaining from Washington, NJ Marsh
who will spend some time here.
George l. Mertz is registered at the
Majestic from Washington.
Washington Is represented at the Saxen
hurst by Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Thomas
They will spend the remainder of July and
part of August at this hotel.