The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-11
COMFY COTTAGES ARE
OFFERED TO PUBLIC
Virginia Beach, Ocean View, VIII
loughby and Buckroe Are
Quite Popular.
OFFER ADJUSTMENTS
FOR ALL CLASSES
Progressive Cottagers Throw Doors
Open TO Public--Hotels Remodeled
and Rates Made to Suit Everyone.

The season at Norfolk is now open
to the public. Hundreds are rushing
to the beach. Virginia Beach. Ocean
View. willoughby Beach and Buckroe
Beach are ideal summer resorts. They
equal the beach OF any point on the
worlds map. They are famed in his
tory and known IN Europe and Amer
lea. For many years thousands have
gone TO the Virginia coast during the
summer, where the sea air, the spien-
did surf bathing and the entertain
ment afforded the multitudes exceed
any summer resorts OF the kind In
this country
Since the close Of last season work
men have been busy making improve
ments al the beach. Not only are the
hotels in Norfolk this year in better
shape than ever before. but the own
ers OF cottages at the beach are eX-
pecting record breaking crowds. The
year has been good one from a
standpoint of prosperity and for this
reason the moneyed classes will un-
doubtedly have big summer season.
The board walk of Virginia Beach
rivals that of Atlantic City. 1t is
already thronged with thousands OF
pleasure seekers. the season having
large patronage.
For the ttred-out man or woman,
or the sickly child, the beach affords
not only recreation. but cooling breez-
es and unusual opportunities for
pleasure
Cottages for Thousands
Among the more popular cottages
that have been thrown open TO the
public are the Marlborough, conduct
ed by Mrs. Stewart whitehurst. a
large ocean front cottage. with hot
ard cold water in every room. This
cottage is located between Virginia
Avenue and Twenty Street.
The Southland, rhn by Mrs. w. T.
Jarvis opposite Seventeenth Street
depot offers accommodations at $40
and $12 per week. Money spent at
this rate is certainly a good invest
ment The Greenlee. formerly the
Atlantic Club at Twenty-fourth Street
station. offers every room facing the
ocean. with tennis as an attraction.
Mrs. Smithson is the manager. Fitz-
hugh cottage has electric lights, hot
and cold baths and "A central location.
A new cottage with all new furnish
ings is the New Newport cottage at
Ocean View. Mrs. G. l.. Morton, pro-
prietor. Twenty-four bright rooms.
with view of water, dining halls and
porches, is now open. Blounts cot
tage. Ocean View. run by Mrs. George
w. Blount, is advertised as modern
in every respect. The Jefferson, Ocean
View. A. s, Lambert. proprietor. Of
fers rooms and board at reasonable
prices. This cottage is only few
minutes walk to all amusements.
The Morse cottage, Ocean View. Mrs.
l.. NJ. Smith. proprietor. on the water
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cottages. Pine Grove cottage. Vir-
ginia Beach. Mrs. Herman Drink
water. proprietor, IL modern, home
like and one block from the depot.
convenient to the ocean, with reason
able rates. Water View, at Ocean
View. First Street station. conducted
by Mrs. Cora Lumpkin Shotwell 10
among the best of the cottages at
the beach 1t Is modern in every re-
spect and offers flrst-class accommo-
dalton at lowest reasonable rates.
Other Popular ResoEts.
The Waverly. Virginia Beach. d.
shower bath advantages with the best
Of sea foods. Campbelrs Hotel. Ocean
View. - now open and 10 another well
furnished and attractive resort for
the public. The Pocahontas cottage
at Virginia Beach. offers ocean front
At rates of - and 80 per day; $40
and $40 per week. For reservations
address Mrs. A. b. williams, Virginia
Beach. Lowe cottage at Virginia Bay
station. Ocean View. announces that
Il IL now open for the season Mrs.
w. T. Lowe 10 the proprietor. May
nard cottage II fitted for summer
boarders at Ocean View. n Il conve-
nient to amusementa. bathing and
fshing and II Ave minutes walk to
all amusements At Ocean View The
Lucille cottage on Portsmouth Ave-
nue.. Ocean View. offers all conveni-
encss. 1t II one-half block from the
car line and q block from amuse-
ments. Mrs. w. p. Gregory ID tho
manager. The Sayre cottage at Buck
roe Beach. IL located within one hun
dred feet Of the shore and Chesa-
peake Bay. This cottage II open all