Evening star., 1938-06-19
Resort Life
Active Near
Capital
Parklands and Sea
Are Just Around
Bend in Road.
Continued From First Pare J

as director of the Olympic swimming
pool. In addition to the supervision
Of al swimming activities and ar
rangement for interclub meetings, DR..
LorenS Is to serve Is . member Of
the Activities Committee, which ar
ranges the social functions of the
community.
The fourth annual July exhibition
Of the Buck Hill Art Association
opened Wednesday, June Is, including
water colors, wood blocks In black
and white and colors, etchings in black
and white, and colors and Autographs,
with the works Of John Taylor Arms,
Frank w. Benson. Kurr Ely, Rockwell
Kent, Childe Hassam and Thomas w.
Mason being represented. The fifth
annual Purchase Prize exhibition will
take place At Buck Hill Falls, July
is to August II.
Monroe County is famous for its
healthful climate, with An elevation
Of approximately 1000 feet on the
Pocono Plateau, and with every va
fiety OF recreation and exercise avail
able in the mountain country, as we'll
Is 10 or more water falls Of great
natural beauty.
A number Of Washingtonians will
again help populate the summer COL
onies Of the nearby Pennsylvania re-
sorts Of Blue Ridge Summit and
Montrose near Waynesboro. Not far
east Of Waynesboro Is another noun
tain resort, Bedford Springs, featur-
Ing golf, bathing, fishing in noun
tain streams, tennis and horseback
riding.
SPREAD out in fan shape to the
northeast, east ana southeast of
Washington are more than q score
Of beach and bay resorts that draw
Thousands Of Washingtonians. each
summer to the land Of salt water.
fishing and sail boats.
One Of the most popular beach re-
sorts among Washingtonians is Ocean
City, Md, which points this season
10 . number of new improvements
and an increase of approximately
100000 . year for several years in
the resorts taxable property. The
improvements include . new post
ONCE, SO new apartments, enlarged
hotels, improved streets and parking
facilities, several new and large yacht
basins, . 5000 comfort station and
. new sewage system and disposal
plant. Approximately IS party boats
are now in the Ocean City yacht
basins, while commercial fishing brings
TO the port IS many As 80 trawlers
at . time. A new golf driving range
and casino were opened recently.
Fifty yachts led by . cruiser from
the Coast Guard swung through the
inlet to the ocean last Sunday on
their first annual boat parade. All
Of the yachts, both private and party,
are members Of the Game Fisher
mems Association, formed this year.
The review was the first onicial public
demonstration In which every boat
was flying the red and blue nag of
the association.
The new privately built post ONCE
at Ocean City was opened recently to
take care of the greatly increased flood
Of mail through the summer months.
Tor the benefit of prospective va
cationists, the Ocean City Chamber
Of Commerce cites the following ho-
tells: Atlantic, Belmont, Breakers,
Caroline, Colonial, Commander, Del
Mar, Del-Mar-Va, Dennis, Hamilton,
Hastings, Idlewild, Kaye, LAnkford,
Majestic, Maryland Inn, Mayflower,
Mervue. George Warrington, Month
cello, Nordica, Plimhimmon, Rideau,
Roosevelt, Royalton, shoreham. Ste
phen Decatur and Wetipquin.
BY land and by water. vacation
seeking residents Of the Nations Capt.
I'll wsnd their way down into Chesa-
psake Bay, leading them to beaches