Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
CAPE MAY.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

CAPE MAY. n. j.. July 9. 1901.
The season at this resort while il opened
a week ago, has bossomed out into active
social life. The coming OF Independence
day always means the grand opening OF tho
summer season. and thousands OF visitors
from all sections OF the east enjoyed the
day. The remaining hotels were finally
opened for the summer on that day and
entertained a goodly number of guests
large number OF these visitors will remain
over until tomorrow. From that time
the regular summer guests. who come to
remain for one week two weeks and per-
haps the season. began coming in. There
is always slight lull after the Fourth
which usually lasts until the foowu sat
urday, and then the life at the resort
reiuvenated and keeps up at s. startling
tension throughout the remainder OF the
summer.
Tuesday morning the Womens Associa.
ton of the Cape May Golf Club met and
organized, and elected the following ON.
GERS for this summer: President, Mrs Geo
ID. McCreary, wife of Representative Nj.
Creary; vice president. Mrs. James VI. T.
Hdreth. wife of Judge Hildreth OF Cape
May. and Mrs. G. p. Middleton and Mrs J
c. Cory of Philadelphia were elected sec
rotary and treasurer respectively. The
tournament committee Will be headed by
Mrs r. Walter Starr of Philadelphia and
her associates on the committee will be
Mrs. Fred II. Stovel Mrs. Percival Collins
Miss Antoinette Davis and Mrs. r. Nor
ris Williams. The house committee was
also appointed yesterday. and consists OF
Mrs. Thomas w. Eastwick. Mrs. II. u.
Justi Mrs. Luther &. Ogden, Mrs. Louis j.
Deacon and Miss DeSilver They decided
also to have fortnightly bridge whist matt
nees, and to have their usual tournaments
Tuesday afternoons They gave their first
tea of the season on July 1 and the second
this afternoon.
For the Fourth the citizens committee
.IAlr of n,. for Ia
day as far as amuscments were concerned
There public speaking, but the day
given up to lawn sports, yacht races
and in the evening 20 a most elaborate dis
play of fireworks, which has not been ex-
celled for some years past The fireworks
were set off from the beach strand at
point where they were visible to nearly all
OF the summer population. BY direction Of
the city council the town was profusely
decorated with flags and bunting. Tho
yacht races occurred in the new +o-acre
harbor which is being built here. and for
the entrance to which from the Atlantic
ocean the government appropriated SILL
600 at the recent session of Congress
Westinghouse at Congress Hall on its
opening were w. ". Wardman. Miss ALICE
Wardman, Miss Alice Loving and Mrs. s.
Hudson.
Benjamin Vail, accompanied by George
W. Vail and r. d. Vail. is at Congress
Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Gumpert are among
Washingtonians sojournng at the Wind
sor.
Mrs Charles A. Brewtou OF Washington
Is visiting cottage friends at Cape May for
a season.
Delaware 8. Davis of Haymarket. Va.
is a guest of his mother at her cottage on
Hughes street.
Prof II. o. Sampson of the Department
of Agriculture is passing the summer at the
Colonial here
Mrs Randall Hagner has Joined tho
Washington colony at the Baltimore Inn
Miss Nancy Mcclellan, Miss May HoSe
and Miss Margaret Hoge of Washington
have apartments at che Baltimore Inn ior
the month of July.