New-York tribune., 1907-09-01
ASBURY PARK CARNIVAL
Il Gay Weeh; of Festivities of
Ocean GrOUe Camp Meeting.

Asbury Park. Aug. 81 (SpeciaD-CarnfvaI week
with It's dazzling entertainments which began on
Monday night and continued until this evening.
brought an army OF visitors TO Asbury Park. These
with the thousands of visitors for over Labor Day
nave kept every hotel filled to the limit and the
prospects bright for a profitable September
patronage.
Titania VII, the mythical ruler Of the fairies,
has reigned supreme this week On Monday
ing she gave a banquet her court the Cole
man House, and the members of the carnival com
mission were present invited guests. Titanias
maids Of honor Miss Daisy Long Oliver. Of
Philadelphia; Miss Jane Elizabeth An1ks Miss
Aline De Raismes and Miss Frances Barry Allen.
of New York City; Miss Caroline e Moore. os
Baltimore; Miss Arley Niemann, of Jersey City;
Miss Genevieve Estee Hendricks of Chicago, and
Miss Florida Sherwood. of Ridgcfeld. y. J. Mass
Jeanne Dryfuss, Of Brooklyn. and the Princess
Cinderella, and Herman Berringer, OF this city,
was Prince Charming.
On Tuesday evening Titania was publicly crowned
in the amphtheatre adjacent to Sunset Lake. At
tired in royal robes she received the make-bcieve
crown from the hands of Miss Virginia Hope KEEL
sey OF Asbury Park the representative Of the
fairies. One thousand children and several hun
dred young men and women took part in the enter
Lainment tam 1e which preceded the coronation heavy
ana and, the remainder OF the programme was neces-
ON Wednesday evening at the amphitheatre the
court ball was held. The queen and her court
occupied the platform. and for several hours
over five thousand persons took part in this func-
non {on Children from the Leading hotels appeared IN
took possession of the dancing floor.
thursday afternoon was given over TO the baby
parade There were nearly six hundred babies and
children in the pageant. which traverSed Ocean
h %hefe Tna and her IN
court robes. reviewed the smiling tots Governor
stokes of New Jersey, with his staff and num-
ber Of political leaders. occupied seats near the
&f the one 9gndPed thousand tat J9e
The pageant was made up Of ten divisions. with
In the parade we're babies and children from
eighteen & states New York of course. Bredomi-
hundred prizes awarded for excellence in dec
oraLions. originality in costuing and for novelties
ance was given in the anphitheatre.
was held last evening and Until long after mid
nlgnt the army OF revelers enjoyed the fun. A
nue.. with Benjamin S. Murphy, Jersey Cfty's for
meT chief OF police as marshal The nashers & then
avenue and through the anphitheatre, where Tita-
Masquerade dances were given at the beach front
hotels. and in the amphitheatre and the arcade.
seen in 4sbuTy t5;ms p Park I "aS s O'' ever
A $1,000 pavilion is 10 be erected adjacent 20
the boardwalk at Seventh avenue at the close OF
structure which is TO be I6 feet long and 9s feet
wide. awarded Wednesday evening by the
Public Grounds Commission The pavilion will
run parallel with the boardwalk and will have d
wide promenade around it; 1t will be raised four
feet above the boardwalk and have an upper
hoor constructed like a ships deck ,,-. -,
Tonight in the Ocean Grove Auditorium the
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"a Night in Eairyland, for the benefit of Queen
Titania and her party This over. Titania, nearly
worn out with the weeks round of entertainments.
laid aside her royal robes and the crown and
sCeptre and again ordinary mortal
Ocean Groves camp meeting-the most success
full ever held in that TesOrt-Came TO end
Monday morning. when the association officials.
the visiting ministers and evangelists and thou
sands of laymen formed procession and traversed
the camp grounds singing hymns A 2 o'clock
meeting will be held every morning until the mid
die of September The auditorium will also be
kept open for religious service every Sunday until
October / The Rev. Robert j. Cooke, of New
York City. will preach tomorrow.
With the camp meeting over secular entertain
ments were resumed this week THURSDAY even
ing Nine. Schumann- Heink appeared before thou
sands of auditors: She was assisted by Daniel
Beddoe, tenor. and Hans KronOld. celist. Mon
day evening Ellen Beach YaW Will appear in
cert The final concert will be given next Satur-
day evening.
Among the visitors to Asbury Park and Ocean
Grove this week were Governor Stokes, General
Ballngton Booth, the Rev NJ. J. Scott. Congress
man Benjamin T. Howell, the Rev Paul Stratton.
Dr. J. D. Thomas. DR.. e. j. Stein. the Rev. Dr..
Charles Boswell Dr. James T Hoge- DR. NJ. P
Madison, Dr. A G Burnham and pr Benjamin
the Rev. DR.; Morgan Reed the Rev Dr. Jose Joseph j.
William II. Morgan. the Rev. DR.. J. F. Nicholson.
Dr. J. c. Shinn, General c. Edward Murray and
Captain MahlOn r. Margerum.