Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-26
SUMMER COLONY At
REHOBOTH FINDS
PLENTY TO AMUSE

PLENTY To AMUSE |
Newspaper Photographer Takes
Interesting Snap Shots of
Surf Costumes.
LIGHT PLANT INADEQUATE
STAFF Correspondence OF Every Evening. |
Rehoboth. July 27.--with July nenr-
ing the close Rehoboth looks forward
to about six busy weeks, with visitors
coming and going. and the numerous
activities OF the resort In full swing.
II ono thinks there Ia nothing much
to do here" they have another guess
coming. There Is just as much good
salt water per square mile along Re-
hoboths ocean front at Atlantic City
or any OF the well-known Jersey re-
sorts can offer. and anyone who en-
joys bathing will enjoy II here. The
crowd In the surf from day to day
iisty lipl Dc idIker Dut uRtin iNtfthoth
can compare with the playground of
tho world" for be 1t known that there
are some nifty" bathing attircs seen
on the beach here. As recently as Sun
day n Baltimore newspaper sent q
special photographer all the way from
the Maryland metropolis TO take
few pictures OF the most likely look
Ing females of the species in bathing
garb, just to show our friends from
Maryland and the rest OF the world
how fast Rehoboth was growing to
be like Atlantic City. The photographers
succeeded In getting some very good
pictures, It ia said--certainly he had
plenty OF opportunities. Fashion does
not appear to have dictated any par
ticular colors for female surf garb
here--but It IL sufficient 10 say they
are cut uniformly low--ooth coming
and going--and now and then due al
| lowance for shrinkage has apparently
been overlooked. Anyway, the bathing
Is fine and everybody is enjoying It
| twice daily.
And there are other things of in
| terest In Rehoboth. IL the visitor IL
| looking for something TO do" There
Is fine fishing at the breakwater. only
| few miles away--and there are those
who find good sport In surf fishing.
although the catches are far from
numerous. Boats go out every morn
ing at an hour when Rehoboth IL
peacefully sleeping, providing the
mosquitoes permit. and they usually
return about NOON with splendid
catches. Sometimes a boat will bring In
as many as a couple of hundred fish.
1t Ia an interesting sight to see one
of these fishing boats make n landing
at a time when several hundred bath
ers are in the surf. When the boat
ncans the beach most OF the bathere
particularly tho younger elefhent, at
tempt lend hand at a landing.
with the result that viewed from a
little distance the fishermans boat
surrounded by hundred or moro IN
bathing outfit doesn't look unlike q
sea serpent OF some sort, or the thou
sand logger" which wiggles across tho
floor Of the home occasionally. Ths
catch from one Of these boats Is quick
ly disposed Of TO the cottaSers and no
tel proprietors. and at a REASONABLE,
price. The visitor who has nerve
enough TO rise sufficiently carly in tn,
morning to go out In ono OF thes,
boats Is certain 70 have some grca
sport--if he doesn't get seasick, which
now and then happens.
There Is also good fishing in the bay
and there is plenty of Grabbing in IN,
canal most anytime. There are eevera
places nearby where soft crabs ma,
be had. but those are for the most par
furnished the residents by those al
the year round residents who are IN
miliar with the habits Of the soft cral
! and know just where and when {,
gather them in. Soft crabs are SOLE
most every day here from wagons a
Sl.00 a dozen, which means that on,
may eat just Notwithstanding O
. course that his family has been pro
vided for by reasonable insurance pro
lection, and he cares 20 take chances
; for about what he would pay for on,
in New York hotel.
Oh yes. there is plenty to do a
: Rehoboth-always. II nothing partic
l. ular suggests itself-well then on,
can rest-and after all that is wha
D folks are supposed 10 go TO the sea
shore for. There is dancing at tn
e hotels every evening. and in the morn
! ings and afternoons too for those VIII
i enjoy it. Lower Delaware has Away
l. been strong for dancing, ard il ha
o long been a popular diversion for tn
h young folks at Rehoboth.
There is one thing that Rehobotl
r cannot boast about. and that is a
electric light plant that is always o.
: the job. The lights go out here q
twelve o'clock-which wouldn't be S
bad, perhaps. if they did not often g
out before. And once in every so ofte
they seemingly forget TO come on. a
happened one night last week TIL
| lights at best are-well, the less sal
about them the better-but anywa
no one has been heard TO brag abou
} Rehoboths electric lights. There ar
those enthusiasts here who will bra
about most everything. but neve
about the electric lights. The answe
TO it Is that the plant is unequal I
e the demands about three months {
o the year. This shouldn't be so, an
/ those who reside here and are inter
;. ested in the future of the resol
u should see to 1t that some plan
/" carried out before another year rol
around which will provide adequat
lighting facilities for everyone. Pei
&C haps half a hundred new cottages w
!, be built this year, and the demand
" on the present plant are constant
= growing. Rehoboth needs an electr
light plant that will not only tai
I. care of the present demands for Sc
" vice but future demands ,as we'll
:, The visitor who comes by aut