New-York tribune., 1907-08-04
Beginning to Make Ready for the
Annual Baby Parade.

Asblry Park Aug. CSpeciaD.-August finds
Asbury Park filed almost 20 the limit with vis-
tors Thousands arrived this week and the new
comers with those who arrived earlier In the sea-
son, have absorbed the few vacant rooms at the
hotels and boarding houses The bonifaces are
1ubant tonight, and predict that the congested
condition will continue for at least a full month
The social features OF the week Were the TEDDY"
bear dance for the children of the West End Hotel
Wednesday evening and the operatic musical In
Library Hall. Thursday evening. The latter affair
was arranged by S. q. Bennett, OF New York CITY,
and the programme included the singing OF the
entire third act OF Faust in costume by well
known amateurs sunni ering here Miss Beatrice
French, who is spending the season In Ocean
Grove. sang the role Of Marguerite She was sup
ported by Vernon Stiles IN the title role.
Angling for weakfsh from the Fishing Pier is
now popular fad with the visitors Schools Of
fish made their appearance early this week. and
thousands landed A horse mackerel. weigh
Ing 80 pounds the largest ever seen IN this region
was captured Monday In the acean pound at
Bradley Beach. The monster was ten feet long
and its captors. members Of the pound crew,
worked like Trojans for two hours before securing
sixty entries have been recorded for the annual
baby parade. to be held Thursday afternoon.
August q. Several prize winners in last years
pageant among the entrants this year. OF
these Francis Slevin. Jr- of New York CITY, is
probably the most prominent
The Asbury Park auxiliary Of the United States
Volunteer Life Saving Corps will hold its first
annual races during the week Of August
1z The programme includes 5eyard, l0o-yard, haIf
mile and two mile SWIM and a tQD race OOHl-
nodore Levy is in charge Of the tournament.
Mrs. Maud Ballington Booth, of the Volunteers
of America will speak at two meetings TO be held
in the Beach Casino tomorrow morning and after
noon. Colonel Pattie Watkins Lindsay VIII have
charge OF the afternoon service
Missionaries from foreign fields and deaconesses
and other lahorers in the domestic mission fields
have held forth this week in Ocean Grove The
Wonan's Home Missionary Society of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church had charge OF the meet
tngs "Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society followed yes
ferday. and will be in charge OF the Sunday
vices in the Auditorium. when missionary sermons
Will be preached by clergynen of the Methodist
Church connected with the missionary boards
Thirty-eight years ago the Ocean Grove Camp
Meeting Association was organized in Trenton, y.
J. The first religious meeting held that
mer in II tent occupied by the family Of the late
Joseph H Thornley,, Of Philadelphia The ami
verssry was observed Wednesday afternoon in
Founders Park, the original site of the
Thornley, tent. Bishop Wilson. Vice President
Ballard and others took part in the service. AT
It's close the bronze fountain erected by asso-
citation as a memorial TO the late Bishop James y.
FltzEeralc, for ten years the associations
verec president dedicated. II is thirteen feet
high and is Founders Park The same after
have died since last summer was held in the
Tabernacle. Bishop Wilson. Vice President Bal
lard and others spoke feeEgly of Bishop Fitz-
Gerald
national performance of HandeIs Messiah
was given this evening in the Auditorium by a
chorus or eight hunared singers from Ocean Grove.
New York ~.ty. Elizabeth y. j. and other cities
Tan Esen Morgan directed the singers, and the
orchestra OF seventy musicians. The soloists were
GeneVleve Clark Wilson. soprano: Elizabeth VII
son contralto; Reed Miller, tenor, and Frederick
Martin. basso- An audience numbering thou