Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-23
ASBURY PARK.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ASBURY PARK, n. J


August %. 1908
m F the Deal Lake carnival Wednesday
night may be taken as a criterion the
baby parade pageant of 1903 will go
down in history as marking a tremendous
Improvement upon it's forerunners. 1t is
not that the carnival features are chang
ing much in style, but that. whereas they
used to be rather rough attempts. very
hnlshed products are now turned out.
Fifty thousand people or Whereabouts
gathered on the lake shores at the open
ing carnival event and witnessed some
beautiful tabieaux on stage standing
well out in the water. There were pro-
fessional singers and toe dancers in vari-
ETY., and the show was as entertaining as
the average light opera hit.
Queen Titania. who. by the way. is
Miss Norma Cole Hornberger of Pitts
burg. was guest of honor at a colonial
ball at Hotel Wellington tonight. 1t was
select affair, only about twenty couples
participating. and was given by Mr.. Ben
Jamin B. Smith, proprietor Of the hotel.
winch. since the queen makes it her resi-
dence. Is officially known as the royal
palace.
The queens next appearance is sched-
uled for Monday night. when there will
be magnificent spectacle in the amphi-
| theater. Here Titania is crowned and
| scores of fairies. court attendants and
testers join in doing homage to their
new ruler. dancing. singing. presenting
| tableaux and drills Two other evening
fetes will wind up the carnival, one COM
on the Monday following.
the first Of these Is the court ball It
will take place in the amphitheater, a
structure with a seating capacity of
1900. that has been erected along Ocean
avenue from Sunset avenue to 9Th ave-
' iS ia no
space large enough for five or six thou
sand people. The queen and her court
Will appear in their royal robes, and
there will be ceremony on the stage.
A band will furnish dance music. Per-
haps the most interesting event Of the
series. aside from the baby parade, is the
| masque fete, with which the ten-day pa
geant will close. Titania and her court
Will visit upward of two score of ball
rooms where masquerade dances are on
and will drive in state along Ocean ave-
| nue.. where she will be cheered by I'D
ward of fifteen thousand people in mas
querade costume thronging the entire
beach section of the resort. The baby
parade itself comes Friday afternoon It
will be given in the customary divisions
along a mile of carpeted space on Ocean
avenue.
Mr.. Kane Mahoney of Washington is
registered at the Fenimore while spend
ing several weeks in the Park.
A party Of Washngtonians registered
at the Hotel Victoria includes Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. A. GUSTS. Miss Eleanor Gusts.
Mr. George L. Lewis and Mr.. Charles o.
Paxson.
Located at the Surf House, where they
have engaged apartments for the re-
mainder of the month. are William D.
Hodges and E. A. Taft of Washington
Mr.. r.. L. Longstreet of the Capital
city is spending his vacation at the Hotel
Columbia. in North Asbury Park.
Mr.. j. w. Arlare and family of Wash
Coleman House who will remain at the
resort until late September.
party of Washington arrivals now
at the Thedford includes Miss May Da-
Wis. Miss Francis Davis Mrs. NJ. G. Cope
land and Mrs. E. c. Copeland
Registered at the Hotel Aragon are Mr.
and Mrs. w. l.. Wright. Miss Edna
Wright, DR.. and Mrs. H. Purdy and fam
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. J. o. Ackers and
family of Washington.
Patrons of the Bristol include Mrs Am
mon Behrend and Miss Behrend of Wash
ington
! H. NJ. Burns and ]. W. Burns of
Washington are enjoying the ocean
| breezes at the Newburg while Spending
vacation of several weeks at Asbury
Park
E. Bamman of Washington is stopping
at the Edgemere.
q. H. Cornish of Washington is at the
West End.
J. Hartford of Washington is spending
| several weeks at the Edgemere
The Grand Avenue is entertaining n. G
Malcolm of Washington.
Miss Lola Blair Perry is renewing ac-
quaintances at the Albion. where she is
spending the season.