The Washington herald., 1917-07-15
SUMMER CARNIVAL
FOR ASBURY PARK
Seaside Resort Prepares Patriotic
Event for August.


tourners here were much pleased
when the announcement was made
this week that the Asbury Park car
nival events will take place this year
as usual. In fact, there is every In
tention to make the program more in
teresting and novel than ever before.
During the early part of August the
demonstrations will begin and find a
climax on the night of August q when
Titania summons her subjects to the
annual crown council and audience,
during which as in former years, she
will be prepared to take the oath and
receive her warrants OF authority.
There will be a great pageant and
elaborate ceremony. the details of
which are to be reserved as an en-
tertainment surprise.
The Goddess of Reason will appear
in the audience chamber to urge the
young monarch to heed the demands
of her subjects and grant them re-
forms. There will follow stirring
scenes in mock reproduction OF some
of the agitations which have stirred
other monarchies, at the climax of
which Titania is expected to ronounce
her throne.
'PPtoh
Previous to the Queens abdication.
however, jeanne dare, "The flght-
ing spirit of France" will add her
appeal and tableaux will depict
Stricken Belgium" and Freedoms
Dawn In Russia" to convince the
monarch OF the wisdom Of her
course.
Following the appeals and demon
council, doff her crown and royal
robes and reappear as Miss Col
umbia.
The foregoing events will lead up
TO the regular schedule of carnival
program, to the grand finale. The
baby parade on August %. The en-
trants will be instructed to select
patriotic themes, national or of the
general cause Of the allies, for their
decorations. There will be floats
designed to stir the fighting blood,
others to counsel the need Of food
conservation and Red Cross work.
The home garden movement will be
depicted and all the many angles
that enter into a great nations prep
aration for a great struggle, will be
shown.
hutomoblIe Parade.
Another feature of the carnival
this year will be an automobile pa-
rade. also largely given over TO pa
triotic themes War arnbulances.
supply car and various other phases
of war work to which automobiles
are adapted will be shown. The new
democracy will be represented on the
reviewing stand by Miss Columbia
and her suffragette cabinet and by
visiting dignitaries from the allies
represented by men and women Of
the social colony.
Among the invited guests at the
carnival fetes will be Gov Walter E.
Edge and staff. They will review
the baby parade and participate IN
the judging on August %.
The spirit OF patriotism is rampant
here, and is carried out in all social
events. In the dances and card
parties the note is struck, the dances
being to patriotic music and with
favors rejecting the times, while the
card parties for the most part are
for the benefit OF the Red Cross.
The New Monterey Hotel will hold
their Red Cross ball August 3. This
will be the initial function Of its
hiAAN StNVi OAi RlAt INH q EtN NpdSl.
The first childrcn's party was given
last night.
Envoy Inspects Hotel
A visit. which the Marquis Rousselot
de Castillo. OF the French Embassy
stan at Washington, made to the
New Monterey Tuesday led to a re-
port that Ambassador Jusserand
might pass a short vacation there.
The Marquis inspected suites and OBJ
tained other information concerning
the hotel and the resort. The New
Monterey has been a favorite vaca-
tion place for many members OF the
Diplomatic Circle at Washington,
particularly among the Latin-Amer-
ican ENJOYS, several OF whom set up
summer headquarters there last sea-
son.
The weekly card parties for the
benefit OF the Ann May Hospital OF
Spring Lake were inaugurated in the
Hotel Brunswick Casino Wednesday.
These have been weekly events at
the Brunswick for many years and
will continue each week until Labor
Day.
s. X. Payne has Joined the Wash
ington colony at the Monmouth.
The Marlborough is entertaining ].
Moore and A. P. Font. Of Norfolk, Va
Capt. ]. A. McAlIister. L. S. A.
is spending a furlough at the Feni-
more.
John Reed Shannon, OF Washing
ton, is at the Ocean Hotel
Washington is represented at the
Knickerbocker by Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Mckernan.
The Minot House numbers among
its visitors Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Merri-