The Washington herald., 1917-06-03
.ASBURY PARK HOTELS
EXPECT Big SEASON
War Spirit Abroad in Resort, but At
fractions on Increase.

Asbury Park, N. J.. June 2-Memorial
Day crowds. the first excursions and the
annual assemblAge OF ministers of the
Reformed Church in America, infallIble
signs of another summer season, this
week gave to the resort activity which
presages a season Of prosperity. accord.
ing to well-informed observers
Cottages have been rented wen, seyeral
Of the big hotels are open q fortnight
I'm advance and letters and INQUIRIES and
the arrival, Of the advance guard OF
vacaticnists have brought cheer and
conviction that war times WILL have nc
retarding effect on the trend Of sojourners
to the resort
The visit Of the Reformed Church
clergymen Is for the 111th annual session
of the general synod of the church in
America The synod has been meeting
in Asbury Park for years and at this
session, will take action for the erec-
ton OF a permanent edifice for its con-
vention headquarters.
The sessions began on Thursday. The
year has been a prosperous one for tn.
church.
For the SYNOD Church, an appropria.
ton of $4,000 likely will be voted The
church will occupy the ground where thu
convention church, the Grand Avenue
Reformed Church, now stands. It will
be used by the local congregation, but
It is planned to meet the peculiar needs
/ Of this SYNOD with several committee
rooms and other equipment necessary for
the convenient transaction of synod
business
With its conventions and patriotic
gatherings, dances and hotel entertain
ments, sports of the beach, the tennis
court and other diversions Of the open
the panorama of the boardwalk, the
rippling fresh and salt water lakes
Asbury is the same old place of other
seasons, with here and thero the latest
novelty, a new entertainment device and
of course, the new fashion styles
The great fire of April laid waste
five blocks at the southern boundary OF
the cottage and hotel district and there
will be no development there for TIN,
season. The boardwalk natatorium, which
also was destroyed, will, however. he
replaced at once, work already havinr
started on a S1So,O00 flreproof buildins
which may be ready by August Is. Bun
in the burned area the chamber of conn.,
merce Is sponsoring a movement to re.
serve the land for the DEVELOPMENT OF
big hotel projects and a convention hall
More than $4,000 spent for municipal
mprovements-for little odds and ends,-
in the development program laid out SJ
the city commissioners this spring, VIII
mer an entirely motor equipped fire de-
partment, including two new pumpin,
engines and two other new motor fir,
fighters; increased facilities at the wate,
plant, white wings for Cookmar
avenue and Kingsley street, and motor
sprinkling carts for dust-laying Dur.
poses In the residential and hotel streets
Arthur Proyer and his band return 4,
the Arcade for the season beginnin.
June 30 All the old-tf1ne fayorits
soloists will be found in the organiza.
ton and many novelties are scheduled
for tho Arcade programs.
AS to the annual carnivals, much will
depend on the international situation as
the season advances. Indications are that
the festival this year will assume a more
patriotic aspect with some of the popular
fetes of former years retained.
Asbury Park will declare a holiday m,
registration day next Tuesday and with
school children on parade, and Rox
Scouts, Red Cross nurses and other or
ganizations In line, win visit the polling
places to serenade the registering rnen
The day will be concluded with )
patriotic revue in the Casino at night az
benefit for the Asbury Park Home
Defense Guards
Fishermen. trapshooters and tennis
players are already assembled and ply.
ing their favorite sports= The auditorium,
courts are opened. trapshooting Is !
regular Saturday afternon fixture on the
boardwalk, while FISH are biting along
the coast and from the fishing pier.