The New York herald., 1922-07-02
Military Camp Opens
Tomorrow at Sea Girt

Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALD.
SEA GIRT, July 1.--Sea Girts military
activities, always events of interest to
the thousands Of North Jersey Coast
visitors, will be inaugurated Monday
with the opening OF the annual camp of
instructions for officers and non-coms
of the New Jersey National Guard at
Camp Edwards. Officers from the regu-
lar army will be here as inspector
instructors for the term of the instruc-
ton camp and several of them will re-
main on duty with the New Jersey SOL
diery throughout the subsequent weeks
of encampment work of the various
regiments and other organizations. The
instruction camp will be but a single
week in duration. but will be followed
Immediately by the regular encamp-
ments in which the infantry regiments
will be the first of the States units to
figure.
Governor Edwards will be on hand to
welcome the incoming student soldiers
on Monday. The Little White House,
the official summer home of the States
chief executive, has been open for
two weeks and Governor and Mrs. Ed
wards have enjoyed the early season
here. They are preparing for the stren-
uous season ahead-Governor Edwards
for the political activities Incidental to
his campaign for the United States
Senate and Mrs. Edwards for the S.
cial program which Is to feature the
summer season at theexecutive mansion.
Miss Elizabeth Edwards. who Is abroad.
will return IN time to participate in the
mid and late season affairs.
In discussing plans for the seasons
political program Governor Edwards
stated that he had extended an invita-
ton to the various candidates for all
State and national offices to make every
one of the seasons Governor Day cell
ebrations their own days. In other
words, he wants all of the candidates
here every week when he entertains
the States cltizenry. 1t is novel plan
{ end politicians are looking forward to
the series of Governors Days with in
terest.
The countless numbers OF signs read
ing "Road closed-detour," which have
greeted the motorist in almost every
corner of Sea Girt for the last two
months. have been removed and there
is a wonderful new stretcn of pcrnla-
nent highway right through the resort.
the main artery of traffic through Sea
Girt having been made concrete from
curb to curb. 1t is one of tho North
Jerseys coasts most notable improve
ments of the year and has occasioned
mucn favorable comment. Other not
able improvements OF the year are the
construction of a new and modern wa
ter pumping station and the improve
ment of the ocean front.
Social affairs were given an impetus
tonight with the FIRST of the seasons s
events at the Stockton. The hotel cele-
brated it's formal opening this week and
tonight hotel and cottage folk Joined In
a merry revel in celebration of the inaug-
uration of the summer program Of gay
ETY.. The hotel will be the scene of
many brilliant events this year. the long
military season at the State encamp-
ment reservation assuring a colorful
sumner. Bridge proved popular during
the past week at the Parker House,
where large early season patronage
has enjoyed the opening weeks of the
summer season.
Arrivals at tho Parker House include
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward 7. Doyle. w. l..
Fawcett, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Paytcn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry ]. Fey. Miss Bea-
trice Kahn, New York; Mr.. and Mss.
D. Parker, Brooklyn: Mr.. and Mrs. III.
o. Brown, Philadelphia; Mrs. s. c.
Cleveland. Miss Camrie Cleveland. New
ark: Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Hayward,
Jr., Montclair.