The New York herald., 1921-05-29
Cottagers Arrive
at Long Branch
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank 0. Lowden
to Occupy Pullman
Homestead.

Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD
LONG BRANCH, May 2S.-All OF the
hotels will cater to Memorial Day pa
irons. The visitors began arriving early
to-day, and by nightfan an old fash
ioned crowd was present The cot
tagers, with a few exceptions. are here.
Among the latter Is one time Gov. Frank
o. Lowden OF Illinois and Mrs. Lowden.
who will occupy the Pullman homestead
in Ocean avenue.
The Hollywood, Scarboro, West End.
New Plaza and New Mansion House
were among the hotels opening to-day.
Pannacts has been open since early
May. The Tallahassee opens early in
June.
One of the big events scheduled for
the New Hollywood Hotel is the dinner
to be given for Christopher Gregory,
superintendent OF schools. on the night
OF June IA. Melvin A. Rice. John En-
right of Freehold and Charles j. Stra-
han will be among the speakers The
chairman Of the committee Is Mrs. Leon
Cubberley, a member of the Board OF
Education. Mr.. Gregory has just closed
his thirty-second year as superintendent
of schools, having resigned some weeks
ago. He and Mrs. Gregory will start
soon for Europe for a years tour.
The eighth annual convention OF the
New Jersey State Elks Association Will
be held here June 81 and 2S. Features
Of the outing will be parade. in which
seventeen silver cups will be offered as
prizes, and a series of athletic events to
take place at the Casino grounds. All
OF the forty-one lodges will send dele
gates and 10000 visitors are expected.
This will make the third time the Elks
have held their convention here.
All the golf clubs have opened and
weekend tournaments will start early
in June. There are five within radius
OF three mies-Norwood, at West Long
Branch: Long Branch and West End
clubs, this city. and Deal and Holly
wood clubs, at Deal. besides several pri-
vate links.
Rumor Is still rife that President Har-
ding will occupy the Col. George Harvey
place at Deal before the summer Is over.
| The house has been undergoing trans
| formation as we'll as the grounds and
the roadways leading to the place owned
| by the Ambassador to the Court OF ST.
James's. 1t is picturesque place. and
adjoins the Hollywood Golf links. Ma
tives there declare with great emphasis
that the President Is surely coming
and will play golf at Deal"
| BARLEY J. Wright will be the Me-
mortal Day orator at City Hall Monday
afternoon, and Mayor Clarence J. Hous-
man will read 'Lincoln's Gettysburg
Address" The exercises will be held
Jointly under the auspices of the Grand
Army. Sons of Veterans. American
Legion and Spanish-American War Ve.-
| Grams.
| The Long Branch Business Mems As
ISOLATION has taken the initiative toward
the erection of a $4,000 hotel along the
ocean front. Several subscriptions al
| ready have been made. William J.
Greenfield is president Of the associa-
tion. which held Its initial dinner a short
time ago.
There soon will be a bungalow colony
on the former New York Cab Company
site, Second and West End avenues.
The old buildings are being razed and
a Hoboken firm will build twenty-four
houses. The first of the units will be
ready by July l.
Arrivals from New York include Mrs.
Nelson Greenhut. Messrs. Henry Selig-
man. Philip Lehman. Louis Clark. AL
fred Nathan. at Deal: Messrs. George B,
Peters. Murry Guggenheim. Frank B.
Hurd and Charles Erlanger Mrs. w. c.
Clark. Mrs. Brent Good, Major II. Z.
Smith. Miss E. w. Lowber. Miss Ell.
Smith. Mrs. B. NJ. Shaney. Henry Gold
smith, Harry Sachs. /. Honingman
Samuel Kridel. James Goldsmith. Il. w.
Hellander. Samuel Korn, Mrs. Rita Eft
linger. Leopold Stern. John II. Parker
3. w. Straus and Mrs l. T. Straus.