The Washington herald., 1919-08-03

Wildwood. y J.. Aug. 2-The largest
crowd that ever came to the resort
was here last Sunday The Pennsyl-
vanlG Railroad brought IN ten sections
Of twelve cars each. approxinnatel
5000 excursionists, while the Reading
Railroad brought in three sections
Of twelve coaches. nearly 5000.
Seven other express trains carried
an additional 500 so it is safe to
assume that 5000 visitors we're here
Sunday and almost 5000 for the
weekend. Three thousand motor
cars entered the resort last Sunday
VIA the Rio Grande Boulevard.
Hotels and boarding houses were
filed to capacity for three days The
special features being planned for
August are the Dog Show. to be held
at the Atlantic Pier under the aus
pices of the Wildwood Kennel Club
and the twelfth annual baby carnival.
The dog show will be held August
. and the baby carnival on THURSDAY
August 2. The latter is an outdoor
attraction and will be held on the
dav following in case Of rain.
There are twelve ella sses in the
rsrrivzl. including \. pretuesc
baby. not over years of age:
b
years; c fattest baby; D. twins; E.
fancy costume, from to years; F,
fancy costume. from : to y years;
C. comic costume. from to z years;
II. character. from ; to Z years: I,
family groups; J. artistically dec
Grated baby coaches: x. artIstIcaliy
decorated floats; L. patriotic floats
There are three prizes in gold in
each class. They viii be awarded in
the Casino Auditorium on the night
OF the carnival
The judges are to be selected from
the visitors at the various hotels. The
prominent feature Of the baby carni-
val this year is the crOwning of the
queen. She will be named Miss Vic
tory and will have two attendants
The queen is to be selected by ballot
The contest Is usually keen and OF
especial interest to the visitors and
cottagers. The crOwning Of the queen
will take place the night before the
baby parade and is 10 be staged in the
Casino AUndtorium.
The boating. bathing and fishing is
still a big attraction to the visitors.
Washington arrivals were Oscar
Lindduest, of 1916 z street northeast,
spending August on Pine avenue.
Among other Washingtonians at the
leading hotels are. at the Cromwell.
Walter Z. Clark. Arlington, Andrew
y. Eschler; AdeIphia, Witte. Mr. and
Mrs. Robt. R Tompkins, Miss Mary
Widemayer. Miss Emma Meyerhurz
Washington, Mr.. and Mrs. L. X.
Hauser.
This has been a merry week at
White Sulphur Springs. where the in
crease in the colony has not only been
very large. but very representative.
One party follows another and every
one at the resort is enjoying the first
peace summer that has been known
In several years
The Babes-in Toyland dinner given
Saturday evening at Hate's Mountain.
Club was the success OF the sum-
nner. and the funniest affair that has
been staged here in some time. More
than eighty members of the White
Sulphur colony went 20 the club in
juvenile costume, and. had they been
really little children, they could not
have had a better time. George T.
Smith. late of the Emergency Fleet
Corporation, was dressed as Buster
Brown" and Mrs. Smith went as the
goyerness, while Miss Natalie Young
Smith made a lively little girl. Harry
\ Kite, who came down from Wash
i.gton for the week end bringing
with him Alex Brittoa Browne, was
dressed as a little boy in ronpers,
and AIrs. Kite and her sister, Mrs.
Robert Fleming, were dressed in twin
costumes.
Mrs Blaine EIkins, who Is the