Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-21
AT CAPE MAY.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

special correspondence OF The star.
CAPE MAY. ". j.. June 20. 1905
Splendid weather conditions have
brought large numbers of visitors To Cape
May this week. and among them are q
great number of Washingtonians, many
of whom will remain throughout the en-.
tire season.
The cottage colony is being completed
and all of the larger hotels are opening
up to receive guests. With -, another
week the season of social gay. s II be
in full swing and there will b. .nber
OF events at the golf clubnou. pd the
yacht clubhouse TO take up the I = and
attention of the visitors
The lovers of fishing have hp most
splendid week of il in citchin red
and black drum fish from off ocean
front and the Delaware bay sh thee
miles off Cape May proper. nsh
weigh anywhere from nfteen sixty
pounds and are caught with yok, and
line without reel. The fisherman either
goes in boat of in the surf or stands
on the strand and hurls his line out. into
the breakers. 1t is splendid sport. the
drumnsh are gamey and require consul
cradle patience and knack in landing them
on the shore; and these fish seem 10 have
a knowledge of how to snatch the fisher
mans line in a most dexterous manner.
The New Jersey State Medical Society
has been in session here beginning We'd
nesddy morning and closing last evening
About $50 of the leading physicians OF
New Jersey we're present at the gat herring
and large numb r Of visitors also -isten-
ed with interest 10 the proceedings.
Next Saturday the first of the summer
tournaments Will be given on the Cape
May golf links ana il is expected that not
less than forty or fifty players will GO
round the links on this the first event OF
the season. During the progress OF the
tournament the Ladies' Golf Association
will give a tea at the golf clubhouse.
The board OF trade has appointed d spe-'
cial committee who are working actively
for a splendid program for the celebration
of Independence day. There viii be old
fashioned southern lawn sports in the
afternoon. together with racin' events
and an elaborate display OF fireworks in
the evening.
The Pennsylvania Bar Association will
hold its annual convention here Thursday.
Friday and Saturday of next week. and
about 400 members of the bar OF the Key
stone state will be present. The chief
speaker of the convention Will be Mr..
Hannis Taylor formerly United States
minister to Spain. His chief address VIII
be upon THE Fathers OF the Constitution
OF the United States. This will be the
second time that the Pennsylvania Bar
Association has met outside OF the state
OF. Pennsylvania and also its second meet
ing at Cape May.
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Scully. formerly
among the guests at the Hotel Cape May.
After spending the early season here they
will pass the close Of the summer in the
Berkshires.
Judge and Mrs. Arthur E Sanborn OF
Wilmington. Del. are occupying a cot
tage on Howard street for the summer
Representative and Mrs Geore y Mo
Creary are occupying their Cape May
cottage. into which they moved after the
adjournment of Congress
Henry c. Lea. the noted historian and
authority on medieval matters and presi-
dent of the American Historical Society,
has opened his cottage here and VIII pass
the entire summer at the shore.
Recent arrivals at Hotel Cape May are
Mr. and Mrs. George w. BOYD. former
Representative and Mrs. W. l.. Conneil
of Scranton, Pa; Mrs. A S. Writers. Mrs.
Samuel z. Hire. Miss Hire. Mrs W ~.
McCunes and Mr.. c. Hutchinson OF Wash
ington. Mr. and Mrs. }. r. Tin6le of Val
ley Forge. Pa, son-in-law and daughter
Of United States Senator Knox. Mr.. w
w Sweigart OF Bruceviile, Nd; d. p.
Wainwright. Mr.. and Mrs c. II. Rudolph.
Mr. and Mrs G. w. Moss, Mrs. A S.
Hemsley Miss r. S. Ashley. Miss, G. L.
Temple DR.. and Mrs. D. X. Shute, Mr.
and Mrs S. T. Hills. Miss Ida Walsh. Miss
NJ Bun. MT. and Mrs. NJ. G. Copeland,
Emily Smith Mr.. and Mrs. z. y. Janson.
DR.. A. c. Arnold. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
n Harper. William Einbeck, Carl S.
vilsack, Mr.. and Mrs. William Beaden-
koff.
Mrs. William ]. Barden and the Misses
Garden of Washington are sojourning ar
the Baltimore Inn.