New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-23
.BEACHWOOD READY
BY MEMORIAL DAY
Work on Tribune's Jersey
Resort Being Rushed
for Formal Opening.

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hensive promises Of development ut
Beachwood as outlined in its literature
are being rapidly fulfilled. The large
force OF surveyors. road men, en-
gineers and carpenters. which has been
constantly at work on Beachwood since
last August, has been augmented to IN
sure the prompt completion OF the
work by the formal opening OF Beach
woods first season. which takes place
on Memorial Day, May 80.
The clubhouse, which occupies
prominent place on the waterfront and
commands an unobstructed view across
the water, is almost completed. The
interior is divided into a number OF
rooms. The main reception room con
tains huge fireplace built or cobbles
and large enough to accommodate
cord OF wood at time. massive OAK
beam mantle piece is built into the hre-
place, which adds to its general at
Effectiveness. The small candy and
soda store. the check room for bundles
and clothing and the ladies' layatory
occupy the remaining space IN the IN
terror.
Wide verandas constructed with rus
tic posts and railing extend on three
sides of the building. The red shin
gled roof can be seen for quite dis
lance out on the water and will doubt
less guide many boat to anchorage
off the Beachwood Yacht Club.
The Yacht Club building, which has
been under construction for the last
two months, is built on heavy piles
with cement castings and extends qulte
a distance out on the water. well
constructed floor of selected material
has been provided in the building 10
provide an excellent dancing floor, and
the whole interior will be decorated IN
approved nautical style.
The pier in front OF the building mas
been arranged to provide Tor an eX-
cellent landing for the boats OF the
club. and the huge white painted posts
that form the support for the pier can
easily be sighted at night. A SHIPS
lantern will be placed at the far END
of the pier.
On the bathing beach. long favorite
spot for visitors to Toms River and
vicinity, has been erected a commo-
dious bathhouse, containing forty-four
separate rooms. A plank walk Will con-
rect the bathhouse with the beach: The
building is decorated in the Uniform
color scheme adopted for all Beach
wood buildings. consisting OF llght ana
dark brown stain with cream trimming
The Lodge, or Beachwood Hotel, oc-
cupies a slightly. position in the club
grounds and follows the low, grace
full lines of the old Spanish style OF
architecture. The Lodge is built
around an inner court, or patio on
which all the rooms open. Trees,
shrubs and a fountain will be placed
in the centre of this courtyard. d,
The thirty-seven rooms in the hotel
will be simply and well furnished.
Rooms will rent this season for the
exceedingly nominal sum OF 70 cents
for single person, or S1.25 for TWO
persons occupying a single room LOT
one day.
The dining room, which is separate
building from the clubhouse, lies a.
rectly across the way from II. Inc
building conforms in general lines ana
STYLE with the other club buildings
and provides seating space for lou per
sons. The building is we'll ventilated
and long row of windows when runs
along three sides Of the building gives
a splendid view to diners and insures
q cool breeze.
The Tribune is installing an adequate
water system to supply running water
70 the clubhouse and dining room. Gas
is also being piped for the illumina,,
tion Of the clubhouse. dining room and
hotel and for cooking.
The new railroad station at beacn-
wood. which is built at the intersection
Of the Central Railroad Of New Jersey
tracks with those OF the Pennsyiyahi;"
Railroad, on Beachwood Boulevard IS
entirely completed. The red singled
roof. with wide. extended caves, gives give,
a striking effect to the building. nc
interior is divided into two rooms, one
~ which will be used by The New York
Tribune as an information bureau. FOR
desiring to obtain information, The
New York Tribune announces that a
REPRESENTATIVE can be found on the
grounds every day from this time on,
whose sole duty it is to look after the
wants of Beachwood visitors. :,
This representative will meet all IN n,
coming trains to Toms River ana anvil Will,
80 Zines he can usually be found IN
The information Office in the station.