The Jersey City news., 1906-05-03
Musical Programme At
Ocean GroveGives Promise
Of Increased Length and
Interest
SUMMER TIME TABLES TO GO
INTO EFFECT THIS WEEK
WITH TRAINS /, ADJUSTED TO
MEET THE NEEDS OF RESI-
DENTS.
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ASBURY PARK, May 2, 1906.-The
seasons musical program at Ocean
Grove, arrangements for which have al
ready been made by Professor Tall Esen
Morgan, gives promise of greater inter-
est than usual in length and scope In
addition to the great oratorios Which
have been given in past summers by the
combined festival choruses of New York
and Ocean Grove, numbering nearly
1000 voices, arrangements have been
made for series of big concerts to be
given during July and August, mainly on
Saturday nights
Two novelties this year will be an old
folks concert givn in old time costumes,
and State social, in which each indi-
vidual in the audience will wear a badge
showing his native or adopted State. Ad-
dresses will also be made by representa-
tives of various States. These will take
their places among the lighter class enter
tainments. There will be plenty of NOV
ing pictures and "a Night in Fairyland'
will be given by the children's chorus on
Wednesday, August 20, as a fitting con-
clusion to the baby parade festivities.
To improve congregational singing at
religious services Mr.. Morgan has set
apart Thursday nights for congregational
rehearsas. The Park Sisters, cornetists,
have been enga ged for another season,
and last summer', high standard Of the
full orchestra of sixty-fve pieces will
be maintained At the young peoples
temple a chorus of 100 voices will be
formed and trained by Mr.. Morgan.
Among the oraforios to be given will be
AIendelss0nn's ST Pauf" and Elijah
A number of cantatas will be given
which will include the new Nativity"
"Queen Esther" sThe Redeemer,' THE
Kingdom of Heaven and 'Hiawatha's s
Wedding Feast" Camp meeting will
open on Friday evening. August II, and
close on Monday morning, August n.
The Sunday School assembly will be held
from July 9 to 10, Immediately after
which the summer school of theology will
open.
In response to this city's invitation to
the n. E. A. to hold second convention
here this year word has been received by
President R. A. Tusting. Of the conven-
tion bureau, from Secretary Sheppard, of
the N. E. A., that it is lively no con-
yention will be held this year, owing to
the San Francisco disaster.
On Sunday, May 6, the improved sum
mer timetable of the Central Railroad of
New Jersey will go into effect. A num-
Der of convenient changes in and addi-
tions to the service will be made. The
boat route will be supplemented by an
additional steamer, and besides the usual
standard trains north bound flyer will
start from Asbury Park at 7.30 A. NJ,
making the run to New York in one hour
and twenty-five minutes. A through.
Newark special will leave at 7.35 A. NJ.
Trains from New York have been ad
iusted to meet the convenience of busi-
ness men and shoppers, and there is an
added express at 245, a bankers train,
due here at 43O. A special Saturday
train will leave New York at 1240,
eaching Asbury Park reaching Asbury
Park at 2.3O P. M. The Central will
continue its theatre train, leaving New
York at 1901 midnight. The Pennsyl-
vania theatre train will be withdrawn.
The plan for an ampitheatre advanced
by George B. Smock and W. G. Cottrell,
which has been discussed and considered
by the carnival commission, seems likely
to be abandoned Owing to a premature
announcement of some details all the
plans have been recalled.