The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-07-22
CAPE may BEGINS
SUCCESSFUL SEASON
Attendance at New Jersey Resort Is
Largest in Years.

J Cape May. n. J., July H-This re-
| sort, with its cottage colony, and
with an air of aristocracy which Is
peculiar to the place. Is having the
best season for many years. The
cottage colony is larger than ever in
+, the history OF the resort, for the rea-
son that there are many more cot
tages here than formerly and not
only these cottages are occupied, but
almost every house available has been
/ rented.
! The permanence Of the summer Wis
itors' stay here created acquaintance
that are maintained year after year
| and there seems to be q disposition
! that when a person becomes a sum-
mer resident of Cape May for a sea-
! son that that person may be found
among the cottage colony during each
succeeding summer.
There is a continuous round Of golf
playing on the links of the Cape May
Golf Club. This week in addition to
the regular Monday and Saturday han
dicap events, there was also an in
vitatiOn Tournament, which was play
ed on Wednesday. Thursday, and yes
| terday. in which the entries included
some Of the best players among the
women from Baltimore, Washington,
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
DR.. Joseph Swain. for many years
president Of Swarthmore College, and
! Mrs. Swain, are at Cape May while
enjoying a motor trip along the coast.
Mrs. Christian Bordigan, of Washing
ton, Is spending the summer season
here. Mrs. ]. A. Wilson, of Wash
ington, is spending the summer with
friends at the Stockton villa. Mr..
Charles Hull. of Washington, Is spend
ing the summer at the Hotel Lafay-
elite.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Lucian Garner, tr.,
of Washington, are at the Star Villa
for q long sojourn.
Mrs. Duncan Peasants, of Peters,
burg, Va, is making the Hotel Cape
May her summer home.
Miss wickersham and Miss Grub.
of Washington are enjoying the sum-
mer at Cape May Hotel.
Mr.. Joseph Barnard and Miss
Barnard, of Greensborough, Nd, arc
at the Chalfonte for the summer,
Mr.. and Mrs. August F. Roeber and
Miss Roeber. of Washington, are Cape
May Hotel patrons.
Mr.. Charles Gregory, of Lynchburg,
Va, is sojourning at the Columbia
for the remainder of July.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel Raynor, of
Hampton, Va, and Mr.. and Mrs
Steele Lee, of Leesburg, are spending
a fortnight with cottage friends on
Jackson street
Mrs. Henry Adams. and Mrs Samuel
Broddock are among Washingtonians
enjoying their vacation here.
Ri. Rev. Ethelbert Talbot, bishop
of the diocese of Bethlehem, Pa, is
here for a vacation and will preach
tomorrow.
Mrs. ]. B. Pillow, Mrs. James
Hanks, and Miss Jesse Thompson, OF
Helen, Ark, are spending the sum-
ner at Cape May.
Rear Admiral William F. Adams, U.
s. N, retired, who makes his home in
Baltimore Is spending the summer at
the Baltimore Inn.
United States Senator Philander C.
Knox, of Pennsylvania, and former
Secretary OF State, passed the early
days Of the week her with his son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. John
R. Tindle.
Lieut.. Commander William D. Leahy,
visits his family each week end at
the Baltimore Inn. His son, Lieut..
Michael A. Leahy, of the navy, is
this week enjoying a brief vacation
with his mother and brother at tn,
Baltimore Inn.