The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-29
OCEAN GROVE DOINGS
THIS WILL BE A BIG WEEK
AT THE RESORT.
Several Societies Will Hold Anniver-
sary Meetings-"The Messiah" to
Be Produced Saturday Evening.

OCEAN GROVE, July 29.-This will
be another busy week in the sum-
mer program. Today is Deacon
ess Day. and members of hat body
from all over the country are as
sembled here to discuss methods and
measures looking to the advancement
of their work. Tomorrow is the New
Jersey State Day for the international
Sunshine Society, with Mrs. Cynthia
Westover Alden, president-general of
the order, presiding. There are 105
branches in this State, and a majority,
If not all of them, will be represented.
The State colors of this society are
yellow and white. The object of the
order is to incite it's members to a
performance of kind and helpful deeds.
Then on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday the anniversary meetings of the
Woman's Home Missionary Society of
the Methodist Episcopal Church Will
be held, to be followed on Saturday and
Sunday by those of its sister in the
field of labor, the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society. The Sunday SER
mon for the latter was to
be preached by Bishop Bashford, but
as the bishop is still in the foreign
field, or was at last accounts, his
presence may not be expected. On
Saturday evening the week will be
rounded out with a national perform
ance of eth Messiah" Handeps great
oratorio. The s~o1oists will be Genevieve
Clark-Wilson soprano; Margaret Wh-
son, contralto; Reed Miller, tenor, and
Frederick Miller, basso. There will be
an orchestra of seventy players and
also an enlarged chorus.
After "The Messiah the next big
entertainment will be the Children's
Musical Festival-by many deemed to
be the piece de resistance of the sum-
mer program-on Thursday evening,
August s. The children are now under
rehearsal for this event. Some new
features will be introduced this season,
making the concert even more attrac-
tive than ever.
Mrs. J. B. Dunn. of Fishkill. N. Y,
whose husband, the late DIR. Dunn,
was president for many years of the
National Temperance Society, is a Wis
itor to the Grove.
Mrs. Amanda Garford, of Newark, has
come to attend the Sunshine meeting
next Tuesday. Mrs. Garford is prest-
dent of the Ocean Grove Branch.
The Rev. o. r. Miller, of New York,
editor of the National Temperance
Advocate, with Mrs. Miller, is stopping
at the Alaska House for a few days.
The Rev. John D.. G. Hanna, pastor
of Centenary Methodist Episcopal
Church, West Philadelphia, has been
engaged to preach in the Auditorium
here during the coming camp-meeting
on, the evening of Tuesday, August 20.
The Rev. Samuel Thomas, editor
of the Philade lphia Methodist, is a
weekly visitor over Sunday, stopping
at the A~lbatross, where Mrs. Thomas
is passing the summer.
At the Temple Sunday school this
afternoon the lesson was illustrated by
e. I. Lovatt, of Nyack. N. ": Mary
Korb, the child ~soloist, sang, and the
orchestra was led by James Bradford.
formerly of the noted Bradford family.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Roberts. of
Newark, are Joyville guests for a fort
night.
The first names on a new register
just opened at Sunset Lodge were
those of the Misses Charlotte E. and
Ruth II. Darress. of West Arlington.
Mrs. Thomas M. Moore, president of
the Passaic w. c.. T. u, has been stay
ing at the Beachcroft with friends.