Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-01
At COLONIAL BEACH
Busy Times at Our Nearby
Seaside Resort.
MANY SOCIAL EVENTS
Lawn Fetes to Swell Church and
Other Funds.
RECENT HOTEL ARRIVALS
Guests at Summer Homes Over the
: Week End-News
Notes.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


COLONIAL BEACH. Va, July 81. 1909.
The past week has been an active one
in the social events of the Beach, with
1ts lawn parties and its three colonial
days devoted to all kinds of sports.
July % lawn fete was given for the
benefit of ST Eizabeth's Catholic Church
by Miss Margaret Steuart and Mrs. Cas-
Aie Alexander of Washington on the
lawn of their home on the river front.
The place was most beautifully decorated
with Japanese lanterns, and Mrs. Z. Z.
Fisher of Washington rendered the ladies
valuable assistance. The Washington
contingent of ladies assisted at the diff
ferent tables. Mrs. Henry Hull, Mrs. It.
I A. Donoghue, Mrs. ]. K. Fitzgibbon, Miss
I Regina Fisher. Miss Margaret Fox.
Misses Cusick and Miss Margaret Whit
! EEL Over $40 was cleared.
Last Sundav night a sacred concert
was given on the pavilion for the benefit
of the building fund of the Masonic Tenn
: pie. The members of the Dumbarton
+. Avenue Church choir of Georgetown ID.
:. C.. rendered a pleasing program under the
direction of Choirmaster William r. Clio
Yer. assisted by Prof. Samuels' orches-
ira. The program was as follows. Over
ture. Light Cavalry" orchestra: double
quartet. mixed voices, Loves Old Sweet
Song: trombone solo, Il Fear No Foe :
o. Sunderland; recitation. The Holy
City" Mrs. George J. Stafford: soprano
solo. Miss Gertrude Reuter-; Love
Poem orchestra; SeXtette. orchestra
soprano solo, Miss Reuter-; cornet solo,
The Rosary" A. Samuels: mixed chorus,
Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep with
trombone solo; Our Victory" orchestra.
Accompanies. Uriel Davis
Quite party of the Masonic fraternity
: of Washington spent the early part OF
the week at Hotel Byrd, having come
10 the Beach TO look after the interests
of the coming Masonic fair. The follow
ing gentlemen will interest themselves in
the paddle stand and some have re-
manned throughout the week. DIR. &. A.
Stewart, Messrs. Gus Wiegand. James
Davis, Maurice Hess, Benjamin Benton,
& b. Mathews, Charles Cummins, Gus
hneess and Charles King.
Miss Frances l.. Bouis of Baltimore.
NJ. b. Moore. Of Washington. at Steuarl
. cottage.
Mrs. Charles NJ. Keefer of Washing
ton has taken the Watson cottage. near
Monroe bay. for the balance of the sea-
. son. Her son. Ralph keefer, and her
: mother. Mrs. Emma L. Cul1ison, accom-
J, pany her Dir. keefer spends part of
each week with his family. Mrs. keefer
! is entertaining Z. K. Berkeley of WASH
. ington.
I The choir OF Dumbarton Avenue
!. Church of Georgetown and party have
returned To their homes after spending
week at the Colonial Beach Hotel
The following members and families
composed the party: Samuel Thrift,
Vincent Smith. Robert English T. w.
. Slower. William T. Glover. Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Birch. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Fl. oliver
and children, Mrs. Cunningham, Mrs
Hurley, Mr.. and Mrs. Bogiey and chill
oren, Dir. and Mrs. Alvin Miller Mr..
and Mrs. Slower, Mr.. and Mrs. Peyton
Fletcher and child. Mrs. Swan, sr.; Mrs
swan: Jr.: Miss Thrift. Miss Leila Bog
ley, Miss Mabel Darcy, Miss Louise
Darcy. Miss Abbott. Miss Grace Good
pasture. Capt. Kreidler. Miss Gertrude
Reuter- Mrs. Greaves. Miss Bessie
!. Birch. W. +. White. A. p. Mudd. G.. $.
Wall. II. NJ. Blandy. w. Thomas, F..
Boxton, G. b. Jones, and Misses Wall
bog Miss A. Wallbog. Miss Marks, Miss
Bayliss Miss kastron. Miss Nellie HE'D
son. Miss Irwin, Wilson Luckett. Dallas
Tucher. VIII Hiedson and Mr.. and Mrs
Birch.
Miss Clara May Reichenbach of Wash
ington is visiting her mother, Mrs. Will
liam l.. Cullen. Mrs. Mary Waling is
: also Mrs. Culen'S guest
Mss Nellie Mohun of the Capital City
is being entertained by Mrs. Joseph n.
Rollins.
Last week the town council erected a
handsome drinking trough for the bene-
iii of the horses. This has long been a
much-needed want. The large artesian
well upon John NJ Ruppert's Place
supplies the water.
Mr. and Mrs. r. y. J. Berberich and
children of Washington are sojourning
at Hotel Byrd MIR. T. Lamar Jack
SON is spending the heated term there.
Mrs. Henry Hull of Washington is
entertaining John Deeds at her place,
Huildale.
Mrs j. III. Johnson is entertaining her
grandson, Master Harry Blandy, and
Miss Virginia Gaskins of Washington.
Mrs. Richard keister of Washington,