Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-08
CHESAPEAKE BEACH.
Correspondence of The Star.

The last month OF the Sedsoh was III
augurated this week with excursions Tor
every day and a schedule covering all
the remaining DAYS. All the cottages are
occupied and rooms at the hotels must
be spoken for in advance
| Despite the incessant heat which has op-
pressed Washington. the long summer
| days and nights at tine Beach nase oes !.
comfortable, the invigorating salty air
| from the bay contributing much toWaro
| recuperating the commuters VINO are
fortunate in occupying cottages mere ior
| the summer.
Tailors are biting now. and some good
catches are reported. Shrimp are used
| for bait and anglers go out Tar 1or oeep
| water, but are we'll repaid.
| The heavy storms of July along the
I Chesapeake coast have likely driven
many crabs into the sea, II reports OF So "a
| captains are to be accepted. Ihousands
Of them are reported to have been seen
by the captain of steamer IN lHe sea
south of Cape Henry.
| They had most likely been carried out
| from the bav into the ocean and had not
| been able to get back into quieter waters.
| However. there are myriads of crabs TO
be caught off the big pier here, ana there
| is no diminution of a supply at the eat
| ing places.
Some went from here down 10 the
county seat, Prince Frederick, WedneSoay
| to attend the leap year ball, held In the
| town hall that evening. 1t was the soclal
success of the season, and was attended
by guests from New YORK New Jersey
Virginia. Baltimore, Annapolis WasI;ins
ton and all the counties or southern
Maryland Special music for the occasion
was obtained in Baltimore The aHalr
was in charge of the following committee
Mrs. ]. Briscoe Bunting, Mrs j. FRANK
Parran, Miss Katherine M. Brlseoe' MISS
Mary Gray and Miss Mollle Bond
Miss Florence Marinelli Is enjoying a
visit with her sister at Richmond, va.
The CLANCY and Owings peach district
has been invaded by pickers the past
week or ten days and many crates t ol
luscious fruit have been shipped to the
cities. Some of the trees were over
burdened with Al fruit.
A contest for free scholarships from
Calvert county to several state lnstltu-
tons of learning has just been competed
before Superintendent of Schools j. BIS
cOe Bunting at the county seat, Prince
Frederick. OF seventeen asplrants the
following were successful and were
awarded scholarships by the school board
as follows: Kathleen Bowen and Allyn
Y Coster to Western Maryland College
Marvin Hutchins to Washington College
Chestertown. and Joseph M. Dixon to ST.
Johns College, Annapolis.
The school board of Calvert county has
awarded contracts for building tWo
schoolhouses, one at Cove Point. in the
first district, the other at Wilburn, In the
third district.
Mrs Swank of Mount Rainier is visiting
Mrs. S. II. Keyser on Charleston ave
nue.. Mrs. Keyser's sister, Miss Stella
Scala. an accomplished musician o.
Washington, is also spending few weeks
with her.
A party of young folks made up an ex-
cursion into the country from North
Beach Wednesday.
Mrs. Shultz of Washington is visiting
her cousin, Mrs. l.. w. Gibson, at the
Glenside. on Atlantic avenue.
Mrs. George Awkward entertained a
Washington euchre club at her home, on
| the Sand Beach, last Saturday evening
The favors were bestowed upon Mrs Dr
Binkard and Mrs. Gaddis.
Harry Craft and family are spending a
| couple of weeks at North Beach.
Misses Mildred and Nettie Grossart OF
Washington are visiting their brother-in-
law w. Alberger, who is camping on the
Sand Beach.
]. n Beale, an old-timer in Beach life,
was hobnObbing with citizens of North
Beach this week.
Miss Dorcas Williams of New Orleans,
La, is visiting at the home of Maj. Will
liams of the Post Office Department.
l. Nearly ten thousand people visited the
Beach this week. the aggregate being dis
tributed as follows: Monday, the Comlta-
to ColumbianO,- an Italian local organlza-
ton; Tuesday, the Ryland NJ f. Church
Brotherhood; Wednesday, the Lone Star
Benevolent Association; Thursday. the
Alhambra Caravan. No. y; Friday. the
Commercial Photographers Union, No. "a.
North Beach residents have been an
noyed and Inconvenience by the de-
struction of tn footbridge over the his
toric canal. The accident to the rustic
structure that has spanned the Tiber for
some time is something of a mystery the
belief in some circles being that it was
the work of malicious mischief. How
ever, it seems to be generally accepted
that some strange craft col!ided with the
| bridge during the night, causing the col
lapse. In the meantime the Northenders
are walking when the captain of the
launch fails to wake on time.