The New York herald., 1922-07-02
Independence Day
Celebration DrawS
Many to Cape May
Oldest Seashore Resort Is
Thronged With Early
Holiday Arrivals.

Special Dispatch to THE NEw YORK HEaALp
CAPE MAY, N. j., July Mot in many
years has the rush to the Oldest sea-
shore resort in America for the Inde-
pendence Day holidays been as great
as this week. Visitors came by the
steamer City of Seattle from New York,
by both railroads from all over the
country and from as far West as Col
orado and south as far as Florida by
motor. For days the Great White Way
leading into this city has been crowded
with automobiles, and traffic policemen.
both at Schellengers Landing Bridge
and at the city limits In West Cape May
say that the inward traffic Of cars has
been the greatest in the history OF the
resort.
All of the hotel managers report ca
pacity reservations at the Hotel Lafay-
cite, Windsor, Congress Hall, Baltimore
Inn, Chalfonte. Colonial and Star Villa.
The program for the Fourth OF July
celebration has been completed by the
committee, which has worked for many
weeks to make 1t the biggest celebration
in the history of the city.
There will be nearly forty floats In
the parade, five bands OF music, sailors,
soldiers. Boy Scouts. all OF the civic or
ganizations OF the city and many from
other parts of the county.
The steamer City of Seattle will leave
New York tonight with a capacity
crowd of excursionists bound to the
shore to stay until Tuesday night.
Fishing at the shore grows better
daily. on the Convention Hall fishing
pier great crowds of delighted anglers
have been getting fine catches of weak
fish, kingfish and founders.
Hugh A. Lamb, president or the Hal
schaw Steamship Company Of New York.
was rendered a dinner by the business
men Thursday night. Former Postmas-
ter James L. Taylor was toastmaster.
The dinner was served at the Hotel La
fayette on the beach. President Lamb
said that Cape May Harbor was gold
mine Of opportunity for shipping. He
also said that the harbor was the finest
frcm Portland. Me, to Jacksonville.
Fla. on the Atlantic coast.
The women's Republican Club Of the
city served dollar luncheon Wednes-
day at the Hotel Windsor. United
States Senator Joseph A. Frelinghuysen
vas the guest OF honor. Mrs. Lillian
+. Fieckert, vice-chairman Of the Re-
publican state Committee, was one OF
the speakers.
The weekly cottage dances at Con-
gress Hall have already attracted large
crowds of cottagers as well as guests OF
the hotel. The childrens dances will be
a weekly feature OF the hotel after the
Fourth of July. The hydrangeas, Cape
Mays most beautiful asset, are begin
ming to bloom. Folk from all over the
United States come here each year TO
see these handsome flowers when they
are in bloom in July. Perhaps nowhere
in all the world do they grow in such
profusion.
The Ladies Association Of the Cape
May Golf Club has elected its Of
ficers for the season, who are as fol-
lows: President, Mrs. Fred l.. Harding
v'ce-president Miss Rena Diamond OF
New York city: secretary. Miss NJ. Dia-
nond of New York city treasurer, Mrs.
Russell Wager of Philadelphia. The
Ladies Association plans many events
for the season. The annual card party
will be given on the broad verandas of
the clubhouse Thursday. July co. an
other card party will be given In August
The Ladies Association plans several
tournaments in July and August. In
August the invitation tournament will
bring many famous women golfers to
the shore.
Prominent guests at the Hotel Co
lumbia are Mr. and Mrs Myron S. Hall
and daughters OF Buffalo. N. Y; Isaac
Holland. Louisville. Ky: j. NJ. Snyder.
New York city: Il. o. Sykes. Brooklyn !:
c. G.. Smythe, Paterson. N. j.. NJ. NJ.
Farley. Yonhers, N. Y: Harry Morse.
Albany. N. Y; r. Y. Ryan. Baltimore /;
Miss Catherine Patrese, Pittsburgh. and
l. T. Jordan. Cleveland.
At Congress Hall are Mr.. and Mrs.
o.. I. du Pont. Wilmington. Del: r. I.
Scott, New York: I. II. Jones. Pitts
burgh Harry stiles. Richmond Va. ;
Edward N. Calish, Richmond, Va: Miss
Violet Saunders. Baltimore. and Peter
jackson. Louisville. Ky.
At the Hotel Lafayette and Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh A. Lamb OF New York. Capt.
J. H. Meek and Mrs. Meek OF New
York. T. ID. Hoover. Baltimore Lillian
Jordan, Pittsburgh; Preston Scott. Har-
risburg. Pa. I. =. Durrell. Washington.
ID. c.: Phil King. Washington. d c..
and Gen. G. I. Mead. Alexandria, Va.
At the Star villa Hotel are Mrs. j. J.
Brown, New York city: T. O. Parkin-
son. Pittsburgh. and /. S. Jones, Balti-
more.
At the Colonial Hotel are Miss Violet
Smitbors. Highland Park. Baltimore
Miss Lillian Cruthers. Green Spring
Valley, Nd; G.. o. Holly, New York
A. NJ Johnson, Pittsburgh, and ex.
Senator Brown OF Idaho.
At the Windsor Hotel are r. f.
Johnson, Albany. N. Y: |. J. Collins
Baltimore: Mrs. j. E. Smooth, Pitts.
hurgh Harrison Shaw, New York city
and +. N. Riley. Yonkers, N. Y.