The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-10
BIG lamp MEETING
OCEAN GROVE EXPECTS
JEALOUS CROWDS.
Devotional Period Closes August 90, After
Which Resort Will Again Break
Forth with Entertainments.
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OCEAN GROVE, Aug. 10.-There are
Indications that the camp meeting sea.
son this year will be one of more thar
ordinarily jealous devotional exercises
The Rev. DR.. w. r. Wedderspoon, OF
Pittsburg. who used to be pastor OF
the Asbury Park M. e. Church, will
preach next Sunday morning, the first
Sunday of camp. The second Sunday
Of camp Bishop Wilson will preside
Camp opens Friday next, and closes
Monday, August rs. After that the
resort will again break forth with en-
tertainments. a grand concert by Nine,
Schumann-Heink. Daniel Beddoe and
others being scheduled for the follow
ing Thursday. with a repetition with
variations of the childreRs carnival on
the Saturday night following.
What is considered by many people
the greatest musical festival of the
summer occurred in the Auditorium
Thursday night, when a thousand lit
tie children gave a concert. Not even
the appearance of Nordica. Eames, or
Schumann-Heink at Ocean Grove at
tracts larger audiences than does this
entertainment. This years concert
was given before twelve thousand peo-
pie, occupying every seat in the build
ing, and standing along some OF the
aisles. For the occasion the Audi
torlum was decorated with thousands
of Japanese lanterns, and nearly a mile
Of bunting. in addition to a %profusion
pie were busy all day Thursday get
ting. the decorations in readiness. The
combined chorus numbered about $50
little folks The boys were in kahki uni
them here, and all of the little girls
wore white dresses with q flash of
color, SO that their costumes were en-
tirely similar. The entertainment be-
gan earIV- and after the hnIGa WAS
filled the children marched In to music.
coming down the centre of the build
ing with good spectacular effect.
The childs' chorus sang a lot of old.
familiar selections. and among the songs
given with best effect was Tosti's Good
Bye" A gypsy chorus was a new feature
real tent and fire burning on the enlarged
stage at one side, while on the
opposite side was a military en-
campment with about fifty young
age in soldiers costumes. Tall Essen
Morgan, the leader, had some excellent
special features. including Kotlarsky, said
70 be the greatest boy v%iollnist in the
world. All the artists were children. Some
wonderful playing was done by a 10-year-
old '~cellist, Goldie Gross, of New York.
A little boy, Charles Leavitt, only 4 years
old, played the banjo and sang so well he
could be heard all over the building. Mil
lard Leavitt, of Brooklyn. 6 years old,
made a similar appearance, The children
quite a sensation. They are tour
ing apd appearing at large cities.
Victor Herbert and his orchestra will be
the attraction at the Ocean Grove Audi
forum tonight. This will be Herbert's
which has been visited by more than its
share of celebrities during the present
season. The concert marks the last big
Saturday night entertainment of the sum-
mer, for another week takes the season
into camp meeting time, when for a
period of ten days religious services will
be. given, to the exclusion of all other
affairs. However, on Thursday of next
week, just before camp opens, there will
be a sacred cantata and q grand Oriental
concert by the children on Tuesday next.
the Rev. DR.. CORTLAND Myers.
of Brooklyn, will preach In the mammoth
ices of one sort and another all day Png.
The Roosevelt Is entertaining Miss Re-
becca Clarke, Of Elizabeth.
Miss Cleo Shorter, Of Paterson, is sum-
>merihg at the Highland House.
The Ormond is entertaining w. Vorrese
and Raymond Vorrese, of Railway.
Ettenger. Mrs. William Ettenger. Miss
A.. M Ettenger and Miss S. B. Ettenger.
of Elizabeth. are late arrival at La
Chevalier.
Mrs. A. E. Leete. Miss H. Leete. Miss
Katherine Leete and Miss V. Leete, of
Hackensack, are located at LIE Vasser.
other guests here are Mrs. David Ross,
Miss H. Ross and William Ross, of Harri-
son; Miss Mamie Daniel, Miss c. D.
Craige and Mrs. James Grimstead, of Me-
tuchen; A. r. Adams. of Plainfeld; Messrs.
Walter and Blbridge Wyman, of Mont
clair, and L. e. Cramer, Of Roseville.
Registered at the Summerf1eld are Miss
Angie Burnett, of jersey City; Miss M. g.
Ewart, Roswell Ewart, Miss Margaret
Ewart, Miss L. Ewart and Miss Katherine
Hebard, of Plainfield; w. r. Hudson, of
Paterson: B. A. Keeler, H. l.. Wilde. H.
B. Crosson. G. L. Wilde and Miss Mary
Bowen. of Newark.
Spending August at La Pierre are Mr..
and Mrs. ]. Housman and Miss Lucretia
Housman. of Newark.
Registered at the Atlantic House are
and Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Fox, Of Eliza
beth.
summering at the waverly are Mr.. and
Mrs. H. M. McNair. Miss McNair, Miss
Hoffman, Mr.. and Mrs. e. Eagles Mr.:
and Mrs. e.. r.. Smith and Miss Smith, of
Newark; Miss Polhemus. of Yardville, N:
j.: Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.. Knowlton. OF
Ridgewood; L. Rich, of East Orange.
The New Philadelphia Is entertaining
Roger Fort. of Newark. and Fl w. Turner
Late arrivals at the Alaska are F. S.
Garrison, Mrs. J. b. Angelman,. Mrs. w:
~. Bannister and Mrs. j. Z. sylvester OF
Plainf1eld, and J.. P. Dunning, OF Jersey
City.
or Newark, L. T.. 0icNCbdOhs u ANCW
Brunswick; John Davidson. it,. and w. r.
Davidson, of Arlington. and Miss Alicia
Among Arlington patrons are Mrs. A.
Bent and r. A. Brittle. Of Newark.
Located at the United States are Mr..
and Mrs. A. M. Jones and A. E. Jones,
of Summit; ]. Lear, of~Glen Ridge; Miss
TAYLOR and Mr.. and Mrs. William Kendel,
IT, of Paterson: Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Har-
per and Miss Harper, of East Orange, and
Howard Milford. of Roselle.
The popular Spray View Is entertaining
Mrs. r. w. Furbeck and Miss NJ, Fur
beck. of Paterson: Mrs. Charles Hasler
and Miss Hasler. Of East Orange. X
A Garrison. Of Bernardsyille. NM, is a
late arrival at the Ormond.
j. Cox and Miss Cox, Of East Orange,
are registered Mt the Marlborough.
MRS. ID. e. Miller and Charles Miller, Of
Westfeld, are Sheldon patrons.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Wheeler, of Bloom
field, are patrons of the Aurora.
Mrs. G. II. Fox. of Elizabeth, is regis-
tered at the Atlantic House.
Mrs. @. T. Tfnken and the Misses Tinken,
Of Hoboken, are registered at Sunset
Lodge. Mr.. Trken. who Is a former
Mayor Of Hoboken. visits his family here
weekly.