Evening journal., 1918-08-31
REHOBOTH PLANS
FOR LABOR DAY
Record Crowd is Expected
at Popular Resort for
Holiday
REV. AND MRS. CAN'T
AT CLERGY HOUSE
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

bpeciai 10 The ENENllNU JUOtNNfbSs
REHoBOTH BEACH. Aug. 3i.-The
prospects are that there will be rec
ord crowd at the beach for Labor Day
Most of the hotels and cottages are
already crowded.
A rain fell at the shore on Wednes-
day giving relief to vegetation after
the long dry spell. The farmers are
busy picking tomatoes and most all re-
port a good crop. The oanneries are
working large forces full time, and In
addltlP-t TO the tomatoes supplied by
farmers In this vicinity, those over
Rehoboth Bay are shipping tomatoes In
on large barges.
The Rev. and Mrs. Barbee OF Seaford
who occupied the Coleman Clergy
House during the month Of August re-
turned home Wednesday morning. The
Rev. and Mrs. CAN'T Of Claymont are
now in the clergy house and Mr.. CAN'T
will conduct service in All Saints
Church for the next two Sundays.
Charles p. Maroney, Jr., Of Whining
ton spent the week end with his family
at the Hotel Henlopen.
Robert T. Rumbold Of Washington,
spent Saturday and Sunday with his
family at Rumboldune in the Pines.
Mrs. William TnorOughgood and fam
fly, Dr. and Mrs. r. NAPLES, and Mrs.
George ThOroughgOod and children, all
OF Georgetown, have the Kstes cot
tage on Olive avenue, for the month OF
September.
Miss Rose Vlrden and friends Of
Dover are spending some time at Miss
Nlrden's cottage on The Beach.
Edgar and Francis Riley Of Whining
ton are visiting their aunt, Mrs. Hat
tie Riley at Pinehurst.
Hred s. Williams entertained his
mOthar from Smyrna and his two
brothers and families OF Providence, r.
/.
Mrs. Mary Evans Of Lewes is spend
ing some time with her son, DR.. J. p.
Loflsnd Of Milford, who has a cottage
en- Surf avenue.
Mrs. Brant Roberts. formerly Mrs.
Alberta Pyle Of Pennsgrove, n. j., Is
visiting her grandmother, Mrs. NJ. Polk
for ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hopkins and
daughter, Miss Caroline, who have been
spending the month OF August at their
bungalow i'm the Pines, returned TO
their home In Brooklyn on Saturday.
Mrs. Lydia Pennington, who has been
spending the summer at the Belhgven
went TO Wilmington last week, but
Will return the first OF September and
rent a cottage for the month.
Mrs. NJ. Clark Is spending a month |
in Philadelphia with friends.
William Webb Of Wilmington Is /
spending a month with his grandpar- !
enst. Mr.. and Mrs. William Rotthouse. i
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Shaw OF VIII
mlngton are entertaining Mr.. Shaw's /
sister, Mrs. COnnell from the west at /
the Shaw cottage on Surf avenue.
Mrs B. +. Riggin Is entertaining her /
granddaughter. Miss Clara Riggin, from 1
Harrington.
Miss Blanchce Rodgers OF New York
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Richard /
Morris near Midway.
Miss Helen Yanal Is spending few
weeks with her sister, Mrs. w. 6.
Hart in New York City.
Quite a few picnics have been given
this week at the different lakes and
woods.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Ross OF Whining
ton made short visit here this week.
Mrs. John Ludwig and her brother.
Leonard Holder returned 70 PittsDurg /
on Friday, after spending the month
Of August here with their mother at
the Holder cottage on Virginia ave
nue..
On Friday night Paul Townsend, whJ
has been spending the month at the
Henlopen, entertained some Of his
friends at a marshmallow roast on the
beach.
Miss Sallie Hudson Of Norfolk, Va
has been the guest Of Miss Kathryne
Ross for the past two weeks.
The Misses Irma and Doris Smith, Of
Md, returned home Sunday
after a two weeks stay with their
Mrs. Charles J. Mooney.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Bennum OF Cool
spring visited Mr.. Bennums sister Mrs.
w. S. Truitt during the past week.