Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-12
'ASBURY PARK DRAWS
VACATION SEEKERS
Popular Jersey Resort Is Now
in Fair Way to Have a
Great Summer
Asbury Park. n. j.. June -.

Asbury Park. n. j., Jun IL.
June has brought the kind of weather
that lures the vacationist to the sea-
shore. and in Asbury Park the same old
crowds of other seasons are assembling
to resume the same old delights of sum
mertime. They are coming from the
East and the West, and the North and
South, coming in family groups to &C.
cupy villas and bungalows, in family
groups to pre-empt the choice suites of
the hotels. singly. in twos and in larger
parties. The curtain has gone up, the
overture Is concluded. the season is on.
The wartime summer is ahead of
2 Asbury Park sojourners. but indications
are that 1t will not differ much from
other seasons. Decorations in which
the Stars and Stripes are prominent are
everywhere and there are marching
squads of khaki-ciad home guardsmen
learning to execute squads right" and
"ieft front into line" Handsome lawns
have been turned into gardens. and
Red Cross organizations have usurped
to a degree the card devotees but. for
the most part. the real standbys of
other seasons are here intact.
Cottage renting took a squirt on Me-
mortal Day. when thousands poured In
10 Asbury. Several hundred made ar
rangements to stay and others made
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and for July. August and September.
Several of the big hotels, to meet the
demands of patrons. advanced their
opening day by a fortnight. Then came
June. With the first real hot day of
summer, the first bathers got their salty
plunge. and the season was saved"
Meantime Asbury went ahead with its
Preparations for the season. on Memo
rial Day the orchestra began its daily
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dancers on that day was the answer to
the yearly query, will folks dance this
year,"
Along the Boardwalk the shops are
now in full swing. There is a hiatus in
the continuity at the natatorium, but
workmen preparing to rebuild the struc-
ture will soon form a new Boardwalk
MISUNDERSTANDING the building 60
up.
The new natatorium, by the way,
marks a departure in the city policy for
Boardwalk construction. Following the
disastrous fire in April the commission
ers decided that nothing but a fireproof
building should replace the natatorium
Plans of the original building were OBJ
tanned and a local architect was com.
missioned to recast them for a fireprooi
building.
The contracts, recently let, tota'
$130,000 for the work Despite the de-
sire for the building for this season
the commissioner decided that full econ,
omy could not be attained by a rush
job. and so the work was let for quail
ity rather thar speed. If the natato.
rum is completed for the late fall sea.
son. the city will be satisfied.
The fleets on Deal Lake are getting
ready for the racing season. The bun
galow dwellers in wooded Wanamassa
where indian trails have developed into
streets, have arrived and in North and
Northwest Asbury the villa colonies are
daily gaining recruits.
International conditions must deter
mine the character of the carnival fetes
this year. Several programs have beer
outlined. but no decision will be made
Until mid-July. Events then VIII shape
the entertainment course.