Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-29
AT ALEXANDRIA BAY.
q The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, BAY,N ". Y, July 81, 1906
"A more delightful week for campers and
cottagers than the one which is about over
could scarcely be imagined or desired.
While the sun has been in evidence every
day, the cooling winds OF the northland
have made the veins tingle with energy
and life during the day hours and have
soothed the weary ones when night threw
her mantle over river and island and shore
Weary ones! The seeker for rest in the
great st. Lawrence river region does more
hard stunts every day that he or she Is
here than do the laborers who rise with
the lark and plug away until nightfall In
the hay fields for their $3.50 OF the coin
OF the realm. But IL is all In the sum-
mers outing, and there can be little doubt
bur that the Thousand Island kind of rest
care-boating. fishing. swimming. camping.
eating, sleeping and singing-is good for
the system that during most of the year
is part ard parcel of the rattle and roar
and the dust and din of the big cities.
BY every token, the most interesting WIS.,
itor of the past week was the widow OF
President Mckinley. who made brief
calls and stops at several places along
the river while on her way in the private
launch of Cleveland friends 10 Vaileyfeld
whence she went TO her little summer. cot
tage In the Adirondacks. IL was not known
in advance that Mrs. Mckinley was COM
ing this way else Ii would have been inn
possible for her to have escaped some kind
of a public ovation at Cape Vincent. Alex
ardria Bay, Clayton and other places. AS
IL was, marks of respect were everywhere
shown the wife of the martyred President,
and crowds of summer people gathered at
many points TO salute silently the quiet
and beautiful lady who was once the first
woman of the land AT Alexandria Bay
and Clayton many of the private launches
were hastily decorated in her honor. and
for many miles down the great river the
launch conveying her was followed at a re-
spectful distance by large fotilla OF
water craft.
Count Bheulen Won Bismarck OF the IA
nous iron chancellor family" of Germany,
who has been with us for some time. left
for New York and the south this week
The count spent a very happy time here.
and now intends to take in the Jersey
resorts as well as places in Maryland and
Virginia. He expects to stop a week or
SO at Colonial Beach. Va. visit Newport
News and Old Point Comfort and then
HE himself away to Atlanta and the further
south.
Admiral Converse, chief OF the bureau of
construction, United States navy is one
of those expected to take up brief period
of st. Lawrence river cottage life. begin
ming with next week. The admiral Will be
accompanied by his family and or
two navy friends, and will locate near
Clayton.
Rev Dr. Henry Edward Marsden for
merly of Washington, now of st. Louis
arrived last week and joined the cottage
colony. In a sermon preached by him last
Sunday in one of the local churches he paid
a beautiful tribute to the late Lady Cur
zon, whom, he said he formerly knew
a girl in her western home DIR. Marsden
cabled his condolences to Lord CurZon.
The arrivals during the week from Wash
ington and other points south have far ex-
ceeded in number any other week in the
resort history of the Thousand Islands.
Washington arrivals az different points
along the river during the week ending to-
day are as follows:
At Cape yincent-Dr Homer Evans and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Clark, Miss
Cynthia Clark and DIR. John Lincoln.
At Alexandria Bay-Lieut William Z.
Roberts, Lieut.. Bane, Mr.. and Mrs Samuel
Hillfest. Miss Hillfest. Miss Lillian Cor
don, Miss Marguerite Gordon, Miss Jen-
nette Gordon Mr.. and Mrs. l. Cohen. Miss
Cohen, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Smith.
John T. Smith. William Barrmann and
Mrs. Charles Barrmann.
At Redwood-Capt. and Mrs. Nathaniel
Gates and daughters, Minnie and Gladys.
At Clayton-Mss Margaret O'Donnen.
Miss Florence NJ O'Donnell. Miss Grace
Gallagher. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pierson,
Miss Person. Capt. James 4. Gerrish,
Henry T. D. Murphy, Mrs. Murphy, Mr..
and Mrs. Isadore Keiser, Miss K. Keiser,
Miss Weirtheimre, Mr. and Mrs. Ruben
stein, Miss Rachael Rubenstein, Miss Gus
Hemes. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Kelly and
Miss Mary Kelly.
At GananoQue-John j. Holman.
At Rockport-Mr. and Mrs. Charles d.
Wilson and Miss Dayse Wilson.
A party of twenty or more from Norfolk
are at Clayton in camp, after a two weeks
stay at Cliff Haven, Lake Champlain. Some
of the party are Mr.. and Mrs. Holman
Wells, Miss Catherine V. Wells. Miss Jen-
ME MeDermott. John Victor Henry T. e.
Mason. Miss Sara Mason, Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael O'Brien, Miss Cecilia o Brien, Miss
Kathryn Jackson Miss Virginia Jackson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Nolan and son.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hayes of Norfolk
are cottage arrivals at Cape Vincent.
The Misses Tesse and Veronica Black
of Richmond are Corners of the past few
days at Gananoque. where they are domi-
ciied at the Canadian House. The Misses
Black spent the earlier days of July at
Cape May and Atlantic City.
Rev. and Mrs. Amos Topper of George
town D. c., are arrivals of the week at
the Dyer Hotel. Redwood. accompanied by
their daughters, Miss Elizabeth F. and