Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-19
News of Wushinqtoniuns at Seushore Resorts
Ocean City Gets
Big Tourist PIoy
By Wilton B. Cochran

OCEAN CITY. Md, July 49,
The sea was less choppy and the
weather outlook is ideal for fish,
ing and swimming this week end.
Ocean City succumbed to a dry
northeaster earlier this week. It
churned the Atlantic, making
ventures into it treacherous.
Boats and bathers were grounded
temporarily.
AS this resort approached mid
season. it was crammed with va
cationers. Still more were ex-
pected when Ocean Downs Race
way opens its first harness meet
August 10.
Marlin fishing. though the
catch Jagged behind the same
period a year ago, was still con-
sidered good. The net of the big
billed fighters at the last of the
week stood at more than 100.
Booked Aboard Boots !
Anglers who had bookings for
the week end from the Washing
ton area on boats chartered
from Capt. Talbot E. Bunting's
dock included: George Smith,
1928 Tenth street NE; Marvin
Weaver, 1916 Connecticut ave-
nue.; A. r. Boulton, 1913 K street
NV, and c. D. Frank, 1917
South Lynn street, Arlington.
From Capt. Josh Bunting's
dock Charles King, Alexandria;
Dick Fuchs. Indian Head; Eu-
gene Fry. 1922 Hampden lane,
Bethesda; DR.. Everett j. Koltis-
ko, 1922 North Washington
boulevard, Arlington.
Something to bait less rugged
Sportsmen and women is sched-
uled next week, Thursday
through Saturday, at the Atlantic
Hotel ballroom. There the ninth
Ocean City Annual Antique
Show, with dealers displaying
from Maryland, Virginia and
Delaware, will be staged.
Apartments were being occu-
pied by many Washingtonians
and suburbanites, including M.
D. Hawkins, 1908 Forty-first
street NV, and Mrs. Aldo Guis-
tt, 4207 Arkansas avenue NV.
Apartment Dwellers
Mrs. Louis M. Purdum, Carlton
Hotel, plans to be here until the
last of the month at her apart
ment. Howard Wilson, 5000 Oak
Ridge road. Hyattsville. is rent
ing an apartment until early
August. Other apartment dwell
ers: Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F.
Lacey, 4725 First street S.W.;
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Birmingham,
3410 Rodman street NV, and
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Basiliko, 1925
Vermont avenue.
Dr.. Byrd Is Guest
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Wilson Booth
of Salisbury gave a luncheon last
Saturday. Guests included DR.
H. c. (Curly) Byrd, president of
the University of Maryland. Miss
Bertha S. Adkins, assistant
chairman of the National Re-
publican Committee, of Wash
ington and her father, Fred P
Adkins, Salisbury businessman,
also had guests at their cottage
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold P. Ganss
who gave their address as the
White House, Washington, had
reservation for Saturday at
the Harrison Hall Hotel. Other
guests expected this week end at
Harrison Hall include Mr.. and
Mrs. R. B. Oliver III, Carlisle
Hotel. Washington; Maj. Fred
Giner. 719 Auburn avenue. Ia
koma Park: DR.. William r. Per-
kins. 1925 Albemarle street NV;
Harry Weiner. 1905 Ruatan
street, Silver Spring: Mr.. and
Mrs. G. F. Cooper, 725 Thir-
tenth street, Washington;
Frank Hammer. 238 First street
Sc: Mrs. Ethel Vogel, 7941 Six
tenth street NV: DR.. and Mrs
Kermit F. Smith. 1000 Noyes
avenue, Silver Spring, and Mrs.
Rosemary F. Metzger, 1929 Con-
necticut avenue.
Mrs. Harry H. Davis, 2737 Dev-
onshire place NV, Washington
was a guest at the Hotel Beach
Plaza.
Jesse M. Donaldson, forme,
Postmaster General, from Wash
lngton, was to have arrived
Wednesday at the Hotel Beach
Plaza.
Other Guests Expected
Guests expected at the Ste
phen Decatur for the week end
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar +
Petty, 2440 Sixteenth street
NV; Mrs. Clara E. Douglas
2910 Tennyson street NV; MIR
and Mrs. George Saxon, 1916
Benton street NV; James
Henry and Fred Newman, 2l21
Virginia avenue NV; Mr.. and
Mrs. Rollins w. Miller, 37Ol
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