Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-07
At COLONIAL BEACH
Events Which Interest Are in
Full Swing. .
HOTELS TAXED TO UTMOST
Many Washingtonians Enjoying
Vacations There.
WALK NIGHTLY THRONGED
Summer Residents Have Many Wis
itors - Pleasure Seekers
Enjoying Life.
Special Correspondence. Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
COLONIAL BEACH, Va,
August 6. 1910.
The Atlantic City, Of Washington Is
now in full swing and the many hotels
and boarding houses are taxed to their
capacity by the August pleasure seekers
and the boardwalk is nightly thronged
by the hundreds of Washingtonians en-
joying their vacation at the beach.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank r. Lamb Of Wash
ington have been hosts the past couple of
weeks to the latters sisters. Mrs. E. ].
Humphreys, Mrs. c. A. Langley and Mrs
H. w. Smithson. Mr.. and Mrs. Lamb
returned to their Washington home last
Thursday
Miss Edna Thour Of Washington is Wis
iting her mother. Mrs. A. c. Thour, at her
home on the front, also Mrs. J. H. HUH
| and daughter. Mrs. H. E. Davis and son
and Miss Susie Elliott of Washington are
guests this week of Mrs. Thour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Sinclair of Wash
ington were weekend guests of the for
mer's grandmother. Mrs. Mary Estler.
Miss Eta Hazelton Wilson of Wash
ington has been spending her vacation
with her mother. Mrs. NJ K. Wilson, at
her pretty river-front home Mrs. Will
son entertained for the week end Mr..
George Davis of Washington.
Miss Clara May Reichenbach of Wash
1ngton has as her guest for the summer
Miss Ora V. Fogg of Fredericksburg,
Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Wheeler of New
York are visiting the latter's sister, Mrs
z. A. Roper, Of Washington at her beach
front cottage. Mrs. Collier and daughter
Miss Helen Collier, and Mrs. Williams and
son of Washington are house guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Roper.
Miss Marie Vermillion and her sister,
Mrs. Lloyd Brook, of Washington are
occupying their cottage on lower river
front, accompanied by their aunt
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. S. Bordeau and
mother Mrs. Bordeau of Washington
and Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Mcneil of Ia
guests at the Herkimer cottage.
Mrs David p. Moore of Washington
is the house guest of Mr.. and Mrs Frank
l.. Walker at their beautiful bungalow
Mrs. A. S. Doniphan and children of
Alexandria, Va, have taken the Bonnie
Jean cottage for the summer, having as
their guests Mrs. w. V. Varney and chill
dren of Alexandria, Va, and Miss Lee
Gary Rucker. Gary Rucker and Spencer
Gary of Washington.
Mrs. c. 7. Peck and family and Mrs
Hughlett Of Washington have taken a
cottage on lower Losing avenue for the
summer. having as their guests Misses
Marie and Bessie Brennan.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Auth and son of Wash
ington are occupying the Cypress cottage,
having quite house party, Mr.. and Mrs.
keafauver and daughter, Misses ]. T.
and Lillian Desmond and Mrs. j. E. Kim
ball of Glendale, Md.
Mr.. Raymond Schneider of Washington
passed the week end with his sister Mrs
Lily Trueworthy.
Miss Pearl Yost and Miss Louise P,,r-
ner or Washington are enjoying a visit
to their grandfather. Mr.. H. Yost, at his
home On Bancroft avenue.
Miss Annie Hayne and Miss Grace
Hayne Of Baltimore, Nd, are being en-
tertairled by their sister. Mrs. Ernest
Ford.
The following Washingtonians are stop-
ping at Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Cummiskey"s
cottage: DR.. and Mrs E. F. Cummiskey
and son Valentine, Mrs. G.. w. Lewis
and children.
Mrs. D. F. Manning of Washington.
having with her her sons and her mother,
Frazier cottage on Marshall avenue, and
is entertaining Miss Valerie Simms and
Miss Mabel Reichard of Washington
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Norris and children
OF Washington are spending August with
Mrs l.. z. Robey.
MIR. and Mrs. Z. III. Hammond and son,
well known Alexandrians. are comforta-
bly, domiciled at the Grove cottage, enter
tanning from their home city Mrs. Mary
Padgett and son and Miss Margaret
Crump.
Mrs. B. w. Burdine and sister. Miss L.
K. Bennett, Of Washington are visiting
their sister-il-law. Mrs. R Bennett
where their brother, Capt. Bennett, has
been spending his vacation.