New-York tribune., 1907-07-07
ASBURY PARK THRONGS
They Find Much to Enjoy in Citu
by the Sea.

Asoury Park July (Spec!aD.-With the tbon
sands Of arrivals to-day and the tarryirg Fon,,,
OF July visitors. the Asbury Park hotels are Au.s
tonight with a merry throng. The initial week .,s
dances were given at the Coleman. Ocean. va.,
End, Plaza. Lafayette. Monmouth, Brunswick ara
Columbia while informal dancing was indulgsd !,
at the smaller houses
Arthur Pryor and his American Band which -.
Gently closed successful engagement at Wfroz
Grove, Philadelphia. returned 10 Asbury Park 10
night for a three months season at the Arcos
Pier The young bandmaster was heartily grestss
by his army Of admirers at the first concert IA
has engaged number OF vocalists and instrumep
talists for solo work later in the summer
Entries for the baby parade TO be held on IN.
ocean front on Thursday afternoon August @ ars
being received at the registration booth on m.
boardwalk. The first entry for the 1907 parade h
Ruth Irene Wilson Of MOrristown. y J.. tha four.
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Wilso,
Little Miss Wilson has participated in two forr1a.
baby parades. each time winning prize. Las.
year she masqueraded as Puck and received
silver loving cup for q trophy. The Carnival Asso-
citation will endeavor TO have a thousand babies
and children In the August demonstration
Five thousand Germans playing skat IS the novel
sight promised the August visitors. provided ths
city can find a room large enough to accouro-
date the army OF players Application for such
place has been made by Herman RIdder. OF New
York City. who IS interested IN the proposed tour
nament
Five students from Brown University. all a,
whom are members OF the water polo team AZ
that institution are acting as uIeguards d: the
Fourth avenue bathing grounds. The captain Of
the squad IS Charles Racquet. who stands feet
inches in his bathing suit He IS the corner guard
OF the university polo team.
For the fourth time in nearly many month,
the ocean pier project has been resUscf-a+ad thI,
time by New York capitalists who unlike thsi-
predecessors, have deposited check FOR 900
with the Public Grounds Commission as a guaran-
tee Of good faith on their part. For this consia-
GRAFTON they got pier option for sixty days. A.
the expiration Of that time they VIII have ths
privilege OF beginning work by making another
deposit OF So,eto. Should the scheme pan OUT
there viii be q modern pier. 6G0 long and 80
feet wide. erected adjacent 70 the boardwalk az
Second avenue the coming winter. The plans can
for structure containing convention hall, sun
parlors. theatre. skating rink. bowling alleys ETC.
AsbuTy Park boasts Of TWO hotels where
liquor is dispensed 70 regular patrons under sane
uoh or the law Ihe Favored places are the St
James and the Continental hotels. both in Cook
man avenue, within stones throw of the beach
The licenses granted this week by the Excise
Board. after II was shown that the applicants
owned hotels which stood on lots which Founder"
Bradley sold originally without the famous
anti-liquOr selling restrictions being incorporated
in the deeds. This oversight. able lawyers claim.
Will prevent the auti-lilUOr forces from success
fully contestng the licenses IN the courts. as was
the case with the Coleman House Sunset Hall and
the Hotel Brunswick. which occupy "restricted'
lots.
Joseph NJ Dale. president OF the Asbury Park
Kennel club IS completing the arrangements for
the second annual deg show. 10 be held n the
Beach Auditorium in August. Dog fauCiers from
all parts Of the country Will compete for the cash
prizes offered by the manag cement Last summers
show brought out more than six hundred dogs. and
that record Will be broken II is predicted, this
year In addition to the cash prizes the usual
ribbons and silver cups viii be awarded the win
ners in the several classes.
Ocean Groves Assembly on Sunday School Meth
DDS Will meet Monday next for a ten days ses-
sion In the association building The assembly
Will De IN charge OF Mrs Mabel 2. Faraday Of.
Arlington The lecturers engaged include Bishop
Luther Is Wilson, the Rev E Norris FERGUSON,
the Rev George II. TrurL Miss NJ E Beardslee,
Miss Grace Shipman Mrs ". c. Robinson ths
Rev. DR. Henry Wheeler the Rev s z. DavfA
Tall ESen Morgan. the Rev r. NJ Stone, the Rev.
Harry W. FarHday and Miss Frances 3. Hays.
The Auditorium pulpit Will be filed tomorrow by
the Rev. Dr. ". +. Anderson. OF New York City.
and the Rev. DR. Charles L. Mead. OF Newark
The latter IS 4 member OF the Camp Meeting AZ
sCCiation.