Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-18
ASBURY PARK.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ASBURY PARK. N. j., August II, 1907
This has been a week to bring delight to
the hearts Of every one at Asbury Park.
Superb weather combined with a full pro-
gram of entertainment, put everybody in
happy mood and led to flu. participation
in the various pleasures Mid-August finds
bathrooms at the various hotels crowded
nightly. for cool weather has put a pre-
MUM on dancing as popular entertain
mant. This is the season. too when all
kinds of outdoor sports have their best sup
port. Not night has passed lately that
has not seen from fifteen to twenty big
hay wagons, drawn by four-horse teams
going from the various hotels out into the
country for ro.icking evenings fun.
Such parties generally have one of the
shore dinner resorts for a rendezvous and
return about midnight
At the Ocean Hotel concerts being
held each Friday night. participated in by
guests of the house. The last two or three
have been carried through so well that the
house finds a reputation for the functions
well established and invitations are In de-
mand
the commencement of Asbury Parks now
famous carnival week, which, by the way,
is a week no longer, for it has grown to
nine-day celebration. most everybody the
town through is talking about and planning
to participate in the various events. The
Deal Lake carnival. next FridaE night, is
to start the ball rolling. Since its incep-
ton, three years ago, the carnival has
come to be one of the most beautiful aqua
tic shows in this part of the country. 1t
will be participated in this year by over
2,OG0 canoes and launches, and every craft
afloat will carry lights of some description.
varying from plain strings of Japanese
lanterns to the most elaborate electric eff
fects of tiny incandescents, blendid with
silken banners. pennants and flags. There
will be a magnificent display of fireworks
bridge. and a band will play from stand
in the lakes center. The beauty of the
carnival lies largely in elaborate floats, and
this seasons event is full Of promise Of
good ones. Red and green fire will be
burned from tiny floats. scattered over the
water, and between these figures of real
men and women will be posed by profess
SIGNALS in Greek costumes. Queen Titania,
who is Miss Jessie May HaZelrigg Of AS
bury Park will view the scene from royal
barge. resembling a huge gondola. The
queen will be seated On throne in the
stern with her maids of honor and knights
about her.
The following Saturday and Monday
evenings will be given over to dancing, and
then on Tuesday evening will come the
queens coronation. to be held for the first
time this year in an immense amphitheater,
oCtagenal in shape and covering nearly
block at the foot of Sunset lake with
part of the structure running over Ocean
avenue to the boardwalk. A feature of the
coronation will be the singing of corona
ton hymns by chorus of 1000 children.
Two ids of honor have Just been an
nounced for queen Titania. One Is Miss
Jane Elizabeth Mikes of New York. who
is spending the summer with her mother
and brother at the Asbury Inn on 18th ave-
nue.. Miss Genevieve Estelle Hendricks,
daughter of Mr., and Mrs. ]. P Hendricks
of Chicago, and a season guest at the Mi
not Huose, Is the second maid announced.
The Others of whom there will a dozen
or more, have not yet been chosen.
from
which all the others grew, is scheduled for
Thursday afternoon, August 70. More than
200 youngsters have been entered, and they
now coming in at the rate of forty or
fifty day.
Washington is represented at the Newark
Hotel by j. Sydney McSwcen, who will
spend some time here.
Among the Washngtonans at the ST
Charles Creamery are Miss Moss, Miss o.
Small Miss R. Small and Miss T. Small.
The Baur au Laos Washington contin-
gent is made up of IdisS NJ. S. Mayfeld,
Miss L. V. Mayfield and Miss A T. May
fed.
Registered from Washington at the Minot
House are Mrs NJ. Forest Smith and Miss
n. V. Herring.
Edgar A. Behrend represents Washington
at the Brunswick, where he will make
protracted stay.
Sojourning from the Capital city at the
Colonnade are Mrs. H. kaufman and Miss
Rose Kaufman.
Mrs NJ J. Sheratt and Mrs. Rose Murphy
have lately arrived from Washington and
are domiciled at the Ocean Hotel during
their stay by the sea
The register at the Victoria bears the
signatures of Mrs. Brolhead and Miss
Brodhead
The Addison Is entertaining c. Clifford
Reese and Willard F. Williams residents
of Wilmington. Del.
Arncllg those who have arrived at the
West End from Washington during the
past fortnight are Miss E c. McGragh and
Miss sfella McCsragh
The Yorkshire is entertaining Mr.. and
Mrs ]. A. Davis of Washington.
d. E. Carr and E. Hardy are located at
the Bristol from Washington.
Registered at the Brunswick from Wash
ington are E. l.. Browning, P. P. Browning
and Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Chearentoni. They
will spend two or three weeks here.
R. L. LongstreeOhas lately arrived at the
Columbia. He is a resident Of the Capital
city.
The Victoria is entertaining Mrs. Frank
E. Altemus and Fred R. E. Altemus Of
Washington.
Registered at the Magnolia from the
Capital city are Miss Mary E. Bond and
Robert B. Gatta.