Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-16
PHI[ADELPH|ANS
I FILL SEASIDE PARK
A-raction Of Water Sports
Leads City owoIIers to Make
Homes at Shore
CLUB STARTS YACHT RUNS

ocean on one size anu tue p'ee"e w -
osuonse Of the Barnegat bay on the
~ the resort offers such a variety
- summer diversion that Its remarkable
uonuiarity Is readily accounted for. The
fsct that It Is the nearest seashore re-
.ort n Philadelphia and offers to the
.,,,,mer cottagcr. the hotel visitor or the
transient vacationist all that one could
Iook for in O seashore resort accounts
for the very large representative colony
Of Philadelphia people here.
II Is not only in the last year or two
that Philadelphians have come to Sea
aide Park. From the very earliest days
Of its history its growth has been
largely incumbent upon the ever in
cressing influence Of Philadelphians.
And today, now that II Is one OF the
most RAPIDLY advancing communities in
the state, they are keeping pace with
It's development and contributing very
materially to its healthy growth.
Never In the history of Seaside Park
have so many of the summer visitors
opened their vacation stay so early as
they have this year. The cottage COL
ony has been we'll filled for several
A., weeks, and the belatcd arrivals who came
down today found that they already had
missed much of the pleasurable summer
activity. From Memorial Day until the
present there has been merry round OF
social and sporting activities, and the
early season visitors have made the
most of the early resumption Of the
summer doings.
The Seaside Park Yacht Club will,
Of course, be the center of the sporting
affairs Of Seaside Park this season. As
a matter Of fact. the seasons events
already have got we'll under way with
the opening of the tournament season
on the clubs tennis courts and the first
Of the sailing regattas over the favorite
Seaside Park course.
The first formal event on the schedule
Of the Barncgat Bay Yacht Racing As
sociation is scheduled for June 20 and
will be sailed over the Bayhead course.
Many Seaside Park boats will go to
Baybead to compete in the races on that
day. The clubs fastest boats all have
been maze snipshape in anticipation OF
lively season of races, and on al
dates when the important regattas oi
the Bay Association do not take place
there will be events for the club mem
bers. Many of the association events
will be sailed over the Seaside PARK
course.
The formal opening of the yacht clul
IL to be celebrated tonight, and a dance
will feature the official resumption o
activities there. The club has steadily
increasing membership, and the delight
fully situated clubhouse with its at
tractive environs is one of the mos
popular centers Of social interest on th'
North Jersey coast. William d. Stan
ger, of Merchantville, is the commo
dore, and Frank w. Thatcher, who's
home is in Edgewater Park, is the vic
commodore. ]. Liddon PennOck, o
Lansdowne, has been elected rear com
modore. j. wilkins Thacher, Of Phila
dephia, and Charles =. Ballinger. o
Merchantville, are the recording an
financial secretaries. respectively, an
the treasurer is Charles j. Schaefer,
Philadelphia. Other officers are: Flee
captain, William s. Ellis. Philadelphia
fleet surgeon, DR.. George H. Thacher
Philadelphia harbor master, X. Her
bert Crowell, Moorestown; trustees
Henry b. Coles. George B. Ferrier, Jr.
Albert C. Middleton. Moorestown
George Duncan, Francis L. Larkins
Benjamin Il. Lister and Robert VOLS
tenholme, Philadelphia, and Frank L
LLOYD, Camden.
Frank w. Thacher, of Florence, N
j., Is the chairman of the regatta com
mittee. The other sporting acuyitio
are directed by committee, OF wBicl
Henry B. Coles. of Moorestown, is tn
chairman. The other committee chair
men follow: House committee, J. Lid
don Pennock. Philadelphia; member
ship, Henry B. Coles, Moorestown
entertainment committee, George Dun
can, of Philadelphia; finance, Charlie
;, Boyer, of Camden; advisory mem
6erShip committee, Charles B. Hill
philadelphia; legal committee. Judg
frank I. Lloyd. Camden; reception
committee, George q. Van Roden, Phil
aaaelpaia; publicity, George B. Ferrier
Jr., Moorestown.
The municipal authorities have dom
much in the way of public improve
ment during the last year. The Board
walk has been extended, new pleasur
paVlllons have been erected, ne,
streets streets have been graded and surface,
WIN gravel and the public dock on tn
ouy shore has been made more yaluabl
~ lhe boating enthusiasts of the bay. !
urge tract on the bay shore is ais
TTelng transformed into delightful pub
M ns park for the benefit of the thousand
~ ~ e@Cursionists who make this plac
Wv e objective of their one day jaunt
oo tne seashore or who spend their va
rauohs mon here. Many Of the importan
n"ots novements which have marked tn
or;r; m;ESress OF Seaside Park have had thei
passL psIh IN IN the activities of the Seasid
bodHN biN Ehamber OF Commerce, and tina
SSt;0on G Is now functioning very ener
EsMcsiaaly under the presidency Of Fran
"A iew days now will bring about tb
,nrS,npIetion of the season openipg. q
a,ueSy anuesaay Of next week II. Ross Turnel
ULuer and manager Of the Manhass,
No"sel' VIII open the big beachfroI
'hse 10 welcome returning patrons an
booLiSnto oSt OF new friends who have mad
TsS Tor the early season. MI
bot0Ieer, VINO Is Que of tie most populg
t;rlen tenSinlen IN the East, has made OK
and W improvements TO the biz hote
griII 1n aar,ii innovation this year will be
Of f tbS service r in the main dining roo,
s.curOIotel uiS motel This will fill a long. fe
popular s Seaside Park is yer
the f"'r rendezvous with motorists frol
dicatcn corners 90 aes OF the country. An in
ton UT Of ot the possibility of the add
next year many a. new rooms to the hot
purchase % % seen by some in the receI
Joining tho several vacant lots al
il it, ;s u.le to them week or So ,go durm' an
n,nS. y understood that anothor % rao' aso' aH