The New York herald., 1922-09-03
Carnival at Asbury Fails
to Dim a Waning Season
Huge Holiday Crowd Pours In and Hotels Are Taxed
to Care for Rush of Arrivals.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YORK HmALp.
AssuRY PARK, N. j., Sept. Q.
HE finale OF the 1922 season In
Asbury Park is scheduled for the
holiday Monday. Tonight there
ia not a room available in the resorts
hotels.
The carnival season was concluded
last night with the usual Mardi Gras
on the boardwalk and In the hotels.
Hundreds or persons In costume and
masque participated In the parade over
the boardwalk and in the dances at the
Casino and Arcade.
Wednesdays baby parade was one OF
the notable events of the thirty-one an
nual shows which have been held The
pageant assembled over 500 children and
100, 900 spectators lined Ocean avenue
10 witness it.
Part of the great stands in Ocean
avenue will be kept up for the annual
field day and drill of the New Jersey
knights Templar on September ..
Three thousand uniformed knights are
expected to attend.
Several thousand yards OF new bath
ing beach are expected to be created at
Eighth avenue this autumn. The State
IS cooperating in this movement by con-
tributing $4,000 toward the total cost
of 100000.
While ocean bathing will be enjoyed
all through September here bathers have
the two pools to fall back on In case Of
hot weather. The boardwalk natato-
rum. with its tub salt water baths
and other baths, Is operated throughout
the year. The Casino also will be open
throughout the winter as usual, ard
many new shops will put through the
winter season
AS for the indoor affairs there is no
end to them. At the Lafayette Hotel
the annual masquerade was held this
week and prizes were won by Miss Rose
Mulcare. A r. de Biancki. Miss Dorothy
Ness and Daniel Kocher. James Drew
won the prize for the most grotesque
costume. Among the most popular In
door activities were the card parties at
many OF the larger hotels, including the
Coleman House. Marlborough. Tenney.
Columbia and other houses. Last night
Miss Grace Peene. Miss Ardelia Duffield.
Mrs. william Magnus. Mrs. NJ. MATHS
and Mrs. NJ. c. Mccullough were the
winners at the party given at the Thed-
ford. and Mrs. +. Ditmars and Mrs. G..
Erwin won honors at bridge at
Nassau Hall.
The affairs incident to the reign OF
Miss Freeman were actually brought to
a close tonight at a farewell ball given
for her at the Monterey Hotel. which
for the time of her reign became Palace
Monterey. Her maids. Princess Cinde-
rella and other court attendants at
tended. but for the occasion Miss Free
man did not wear her royal robes OF
state.
The sheik. in the person OF w. z.
Reeves, stalked into the annual mas
qucrade at the Wanamassa Club this
week and rode away with the first prize
for men. The affair attracted hundreds
of summer folks from the Wanamassa
section OF the city. and other prizes were
won by Mrs X. Van Norman as a
Harem Girl. Miss Madeline Kruesch as
a Cigarette Girl Mrs. Edward Laterman
as a Chef. Fred Mooney as an Old FASH
ioned Lady and Alfred r. Wood as
Fiapper. Mrs. Charles White and Mrs.
Robert st. Clair entertained Jointly at
bridge at the club on Monday. Fifteen
tables were occupied.
Arrivals at the hotels from New York
include the following:
Monterey-Miss Lee Mohr, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold z. Baran. Miss Ruth Baran.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Sullivan, Mr.. w. l..
williams, Mrs. A. Church, DIR. II. A.
Goodwin, Mrs Theodore Sauder, Mrs.
Monroe II. Saunder, Mr.. J. f. Seitz. Mr..
and Mrs George Lang, Mr.. A. l.. Nc
Dcrmott. Mr.. George w. Beebe. Mr.. A.
l.. Webster. Mr.. James Il. Fitzsimmons,
Mr.. T. ]. Tiffany. Mr.. and Mrs II. A.
Tabbin, Miss Kathryn G. Lynch. Mr. r.
d. Evans. Mr.. and Mrs David L. vree-
land. Mr.. and Mrs. Andre $. David, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Leopold. Mr.. Harry Leo
pold. Jr.. Miss Ruth Strausburger, Mrs.
G.. v. Tracy, Mr.. Douglas Stuart, Mrs.
r. c. Barrow. Dr. and Mrs. o. S. Ritch.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. Davis.
Lafayette--Mrs. Catherine Rodgers.
Miss Edan Rodgers. Miss Emily Fits
gerald. Miss Doris Fitzgerald. Mr.. r.
Natelson, Mr.. L. f. Praeger, Mr.. and
Mrs. willard. Miss b. Fechtman. Mr..
L. A. Gray, Mr.. Edward Reagan, Mr..
w. Han, Miss Ruth Seymour Nh a.