Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-10
AUGUST RUSH AT
REH0B0TH BEACH
Many Visitors From Different
Parts of the Country Are
Summering There.
Special Correspondence of Every Evening


Rehoboth Beach, Aug. 10-Rev w.
Darbee of Seaford is the rector for AL
SAINTS Church during the entire month
of August Tie and his family will occupy
the Coleman Clergy House while here.
Mrs Harry Richardson and children
Of Laurel are visit ing Mrs Ralph POINTER
at the hudson cottage.
Miss Kitty Maynadier of Washington
is visiting her mother at Rumboldune
IN the Pines.
Mr.. and Mrs h. F. Shaw and friends
Of Wilmington have opened their summer
home here for the month of August.
Elverson Ingram of Wilmington was
in town during the week
MIR and Mrs. Walter Hopkins and
daughter Of Brooklyn, \ y, are spending
the month of August at their bungalow
III tho pines.
Captain and Mrs A f. Il. HON Of
Fort du pont, Mrs Viola Patton and
Miss Margaret Fredericks are visiting
Mr. and Mrs Charles ; Horn
Miss Mabel Tucker and friend of Town
send are visiting Miss fuckers sister,
Mrs Robert Gill
There is large house party from
baltimore in the Hoffman Cottage ut
Virginia avenue and Front street These
Young folks seem to he enjoying 10 the
fullest extent their vacation here
Mrs David Hiiegas Of Wilmington
spent the weekend with her mother at
the Miffln cottage on Baltimore avenue.
The Y W G. A. girls and the boys from
the Y NJ c. A camp had quite big
party at Horns, Monday night. They
danced and played games until late IN
the evening
Frank Turner and family Of Whining
ton arc here for the month Of August
Mr. and Mrs. : NJ Merritt who are
summcring hero spent a few days in
New York this week, returning here
Thursday
The Red Cross class in surgical dress
ings ais meeting AT the ttrier cottage three
davs week and on two days a week they
meet M the Layfeld cottage for Red Cross
sewing
Miss Grace Lynch and Miss Josephine
Dick Of Wilmington spent the weekend
here
Miss Jennie poynter, who is recovering
from a recent operation, IS spending the
month Of August with her mother, Mrs
George POINTER at Reba Villa
MIR and Mrs George Kelley and son Of
Penn : Grove, ~ j.. are here for 10 days
Mrs. ] Paul Cranston Is entertaining her
mother for few days.
The Ross Cottage, on Delaware venue,
is occupied by the Pooles of Philadelphia
for the month Of August
Harry Holden and family Of Iewes are
spending three weeks ri the Caulk cottage
on Rehoboth avenue.
Miss Marion I.Ndcrick of New York
CITY Is visiting her cousin, Mrs. George
Price, for two weeks.
Miss katherine Ross returned here on
Thursday evening after spending week
with her parents, in Wilmington
Mrs William Ferguson of Wilmington
has returned home after short visit
with Mrs. " I. Tappan.
Avres J. Stockly and Harry X Hook
OF Wilmington are spending the week
here
Private Herman Nibet is spending a
five-dav furlough with his parents
G.. VI. Joseph of this town visited his
son, Private \. b. Joseph, at Camp Dix,
this week
Walter Burton, proprietor of the Hen
lopen Hotel has been i'll for the past
week and unable TO get around.
u. Nj. Wilson and sons of Dover are al
their Bay Shore cottage Tor the month OF
August
Governor Townsend and family are
registered at the Henlopen for the month.
II. A Culbreth and family of Dover,
who have been spending their summers
here for so many years, are at the Bay
Shore for the season.
Henry Oster of Baltimore spent Satur-
day and Sunday here.
Harry Wilson and wife of Reedy Island
Quarantine Station are spending their
vacation with Mrs James Paynter.
Mrs. Raymond Wilson and daughter of
Chester, Pa, is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs Frank Joseph
Private c. W Hallowell, stationed at
Georgetown, has been visiting here for
the past two days.
On Wednesday evening, c. W Shirley
from the Naval Base was entertained at
Burton.
During the past week the hottest
weather on record was experienced by
Rehoboth and her guests. On Tuesday
and Wednesday 1t was practically un-
bearable and the people bathed in the
ocean as much as four times a day. Big
parties were made up for midnight bath
ing The water has never been better for
bathing than during the last few days.
On several days this week aerOplanes
flew very low over the town and were
quite curiosity to some summer visitors.
On Tuesday afternoon h Midway
Presbyterian Sunday school gave picnic
on the lawn in front Of the church. Many
Of the town folks were invited and all
enjoyed themselves.
Thursday was much pleasanter, as there
was change in the air and a nice south
west breeze was blowing all day The sun
was hot, but the breeze helped great deal
to relieve the humidity.
Mrs. S. NJ Homan, who has bought the
Joseph bungalow on the Lake, spent a
few days in Wilmington this week
Captain and Mrs. Harvey Lenderman
Of Wilmington spent last Saturday and
Sunday at the Hudson cottage
Mrs. J. W Lynch has had as her guest
this week, her sister, Miss Margaret
Jones
Captain A. f. Foster Of the barge
Severn was visitor for several days last
week
Mr.. and Mrs. W b. Tappan spent the
first OF the week In Wilmington.
DIR. William " Marshall of Whining
ton is visiting MIR and Mrs. William
Virden at their cottage on Baltimore
avenue.