Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01
OCEAN GROVE.
Special Correspondence of Tho Star.

Special Correspondents Of The Star
OCEAN GROVE. N. J.. June 80, 1905.
returning Methodists to the number OF
many thousands took up their summer
abode in the big camp-meetinR CITY this
week. They appear about town where
every one goes with smiling countenance
and CHEEKY words of greeting. for a great
proportion OF them are old friends, having
made this Mecca OF Methodfsm their hot
weather camping grounds for periods which
extend back in some instances to twenty
hve and thirty years ago.
with the opening of the religious season
at the big auditorium. with its seating capa-
city OF 1000 people. on last Sunday Bishop
Luther b. Wilson, who preached the first
sermon. began a seasons program which
pios ia1r TO tho most popular yet inauRur-
ated here. The musical season wa. eIso
begun this week along lines a little difrer-
Thursday night Director Tall Esen MORGAN
presented the delightful cantata, Tho
Nativity"
I The chorus has thus early reached a h.sh
s.andard OF emciency. Mr. Morgan had In
training all winter small chorus of Ocean
Grove and Asbury Park ail-year residents.
and this used as a nucleus for the larger
summer organization has allowed the
greater body OF singers to be brought into
training with great rapidity The singers
have been rehearsing two or three times a
week In Association Hail. The names of
girls from fourteen to twenty-five years are
peing taken to sing In the vested chorus In
the Temple meetings.
The nrst OF the large mixed concerts
comes or tonight. The full orchestra Of
SIXTY pieces has now arrived and will as
sist Quartet OF grand concert singers
and the festival chorus.
Z Very elaborate preparations are in pro.
gress for Fourth OF July, Etaid old Ocean
growers were somewhat surprised to learn
that under Mr.. Morgan's persuasion the as
ISOLATION had consented to the engagement
OF band. Very few bands have ever play
ed inside the Grove limits. This year the
Brooklyn letter carriers band Of thirty
pieces Will help celebrate and Mr.. Morgan
says II 1t is well received he will make an
attempt to secure big band for the resort
all of next season, upon the same basis
that the Auditorium orchestra is now main
tanned Representative Theodore R. Brit
ton of Cleveland. Ohio, will deliver the In
dependence day Grafton Wednesday morn
ing In the Auditorium The music by the
orchestra and chorus will play an important
part In the patriotic celebration.
Young peoples meetings in the Temple
will begin tomorrow morning. According
to the program always following they are
a week late in commencing. Last Sunday
morning hundreds of people asked Why the
doors were closed and many were the ex-
pressions OF regret when the answer came
that Charles Yatman, who for twenty-five
years had led the young people in daily
worship In this building every summer has
terminated his connections with the ASSOC
citation.
Washington arrivals at the Arborton in
clude Mrs. 4. Ford. Miss Marion Ford
Azei Ford. Mrs. Philip Inch and Miss M
Agnes Inch. This hosiery is also enter
tanning Hugh McCaskey of Newark, Del
Registered among the late arrivals at the
La Pierre is Mrs. c. e. Smith OF Washing
ton.
Washington is represented at the High
land House by Miss Phoebe Rice
Mrs. Mary Mcintosh Is a late Washington
arrival at the Sheldon.