The Washington herald., 1917-07-01
To DEDICATE HALL
INDEPENDENCE DAY
Cape May Prepares to Celebrate
with Monster Parade.
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tors from Washington and vicinity
are beginning to arrive and every
straw points TO q most successful
season at this resort. The colony
from that section Is Increasing in
numbers here every season. and
the old resort is taking on that life
for which it was famous IN the days
Of the parents and grandparents
Of the present visitors.
The cottage colony has reached
its full complement, and the SWELL
ing of the numbers here will now
come with the crowding OF the
hotels. The hotel season practl-
caIly opened today. when the man.
moth Hotel Cape May and the Hotel
Lafayette. the two largest houses
here, swung open their doors for
the welcome of guests, and the
season for social activity was
fairly started on it's summer course
tonight .,
Cape May will celebrate prob
ably as big a Fourth of July this
year as II has in its history. Dur
ing the winter and spring the re-
sort authorities have been build
ing an immense convention hall
and pier on the ocean front, and
this 100000 structure will be ready
for dedication and opening on Inde-
pendence Day An elaborate pro-
gram has been arranged with a
naval land parade. in which the
Naval Reserve men from the Cape
May base will parade. along with
civic and other organizations. The
dedication and patriotic exercises
will be presided over by Mayor
Stevens, and the Grafton of the day
will be delivered by Senator Thomas
F. McCran. Of New Jersey. A grand
ball will end the days events. This
will take place in the auditorium of
the new pier.
For the Red Cross. Cape May pro-
duced a little over 5000 beside that
raised at the dance given at the Red
Mill last night. The Red Mill is to
Cape May what the Casino is to New
port, and these Friday dances have
been the meeting place of the select
summer society at Cape May in the
past three seasons.
The ocean water has risen in tenn
perature sufficiently TO make bathing
most excellent and at the popular
bathing hour. between IL and O'Clock.
the edge OF the Atlantic Ocean is
filed with bathers.
The fishing in Cape May Harbor and
on in the ocean is excellent and large
catches are being made.
The golf links, which are within
thirty minutes walk of any hotel and
cottage here, are being literally pat
ronized and the number of players
on the course shows that the interest
in the club is increasing each season.
The links cover an expanse of ninety
acres and from the club house there
are both excellent views of the sea-
shore and country
William W. Atterbury. general man
ager Of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
and Mrs. Atterbury have taken a cot
tage on the beach front which Mr..
Atterbury purchased last autumn.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Teas, OF Marion.
Va, have taken a cottage on New
Jersey and Pittsburgh avenues for
the summer.
Miss NJ. A. Martin. of Annapolis. is
staying at the Columbia Hotel for the
season.
Mr.. c. Powell Minnegerode. secre-
tary of the Corcoran Art Gallery, of
Washington, and family. are spend
ing the summer at the Chalfonte
Hotel.
Mr. and Mrs William Hogue, of
Washington have taken apartments
at the ChaIfonte Hotel for the sum
mer.
Mrs. James Peasants. well known
as a social leader of Richmond. Va.
Is at the Chalfonte Hotel to pass the
srnmer.
Mrs. Nathan c. wyeth and Mrs.
Wilcox. of Washington, are at the
New Stockton for a long sojourn.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. W. Burnside have
Joined the Washington colony at the
Baltimore Inn.
Lieut.. Comdr n. L. Jones. L. S. N,
and Mrs. Jones and their two daugh-
tiers. Nina Lee Jones and Constance
Jones, of Washington, are spending
the summer at the Baltimore Inn.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Henderson. jr.,
and their son, w. L. Henderson, Of
Easton. Md. are spending the sum
mer at the Windsor Hotel here.
Mrs. a. NJ. Thomas, of Washing
ton, is occupying her cottage on Co.
lumbia avenue and will entertain a
number of weekend parties during
the season.
Capt. Robert Sewell. son of the late |
United States Senator Sewell, Of New
Jersey. and Mrs. Sewell. who was
Miss Bates. a daughter of Gen. John |
c. Bates, L. S. A, are in occupancy |
OF their cottage at New Jersey avenue |
for the summer.
Miss Nelson. national secretary of
the Girls Friendly Society. has been |
here this week arranging for the care |
of the weekly. outings of the men, |
bers of the society in their two Cape |
May summer houses.