Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22
Around the Resorts
Water Events Featured at Delaware Beech Spots
Murine Parade,
Swim Scheduled
Near Rehoboth
By Virginia Cullen
Speciol correspondsns Of The StaR

Special Correspondent OF The Sfof
REHoBoTH BEACH. D II.
Aug. 21.-Instead Of tapering
off. The activity tempo here
seems to be stepped UP for late
August.
The down-to-the-sea theme is
dominant, but cottage hostesses
are planning parties before the
homeward trek Of those facing
the back-to-school problems.
Today and Friday the resort
was crowded for the annual
international Ocean Swim
Races" Sponsored by the Re-
hoboth Recreation Club, the
swims are under the sanction Of
the Amateur Athletic Union.
Two other water events are
coming up.
Decision has just been made
to revive the one-time colorful
MARINE Parade" of Lewes fish
ing party boats, that attracted
thousands of holiday vacation
ers before the last war. The date
will be September 3. Captains Of
party boats will decorate them
with bunting and flags for an
hours free ride for every one IN
the Delaware Breakwater. The
eject" will get under way at
8 nm. from the docks at the
Anglers Clubhouse in the Lewes
Yacht Basin.
Headed by q patrol boat OF
the Lewes Coast Guard as flag
ship" the parade route is
through Roosevelt Inlet at the
end of the Lewes Beach cottage
row, and out into Delaware Bay.
circling the historic Harbor-of-
Refuge Lighthouse.
Labor boy Swim
Still another down-to-the-sea
affair will be the annual Labor
Day 'Breakwater Swim" for
amateur men and women SWIM
mers over q gruelling mile course
down the beach front. The top
award is the Henlopen Motor
Company trophy to be retired
with three wins. One of the first
winners of a leg on the trophy
was the Argentine swimming ace
and Olympics star. Alberto
Gorilla. This years active Lewes
Chamber of Commerce not only
sponsors the race for the enter
tainment Of resort crowds as q
grand windup Of the season. but
is promoting the Marine Pa
rade" for the fishing boat cap
tains and planning union
church service on the beach
front Sunday evening, Septem-
Der 5.
At Rehoboth Beach this Sum-
day night the largest boardwalk
attraction will be the fifth an
nual public auction sponsored
by the Rehoboth Kiwanis Club,
at 7:30 pm. in front of the Ho-
tel Henlopen. This is benefit
for the clubs underprlvileged
children's work in the town. It
is conducted by auctioneers of
the Stuart-Kingston Galleries of
Rehoboth and Wilmington. AL
articles for the auction are
donated, such as oriental rugs.
jewelry, paintings. household
appliances and linens, as well as
bottles of imported wines, fine
liquors and farm produce.
On Monday afternoon the
Rehoboth Art League holds its
annual meeting in Corkran Stu
dio in Henlopen Acres for the
election of president. three
vice presidents and three direc-
tors. Also the league will select
one member to sign 1.-THE Door
of Fame" on the Paynter House
Studio, for having contributed
most to the current seasons ac-
tivities. The picturesque Door
Of Fame" already bears the
signature and marks" of scores
of famous personages of past
seasons, who sign by invitation
only.
Antique Show Bockers
Summer cottage dwellers from
the Washington area are sup
porting the antique show of All
Saints Episcopal Church that
opened Wednesday in the parish
house on Olive avenue. Mrs. Carl
Henning, former Washingtonian,
listed among the patrons and pa
tronesses:
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest @. Baldwin. Col and
Mrs. Henry A. Berliner. Or: and MIS-
W Ssy S MI M NJ w nd M 6vs po esl4
Mrs. Paul GILLESPIE. Miss Lucie E. Morti-
ner, Capt. and Mrs. Carl A. Zoller, jr.,
Or. and Mrs. Herman Hoffman. Dr.; and
low, Mr.. and Mrs. Thornton Owen. DR..
and Mrs: G. Victor simpson.
, Also Brs Gen n6 MI and MTs ShfI Issns
Mrs. Joseph .B. Trew. Mrs. Preston =.
liams, Mr.. and Mrs. George N. Ray. Mr..
and Mrs. Harold A. Northup. Thomas
Frost, Mr.. and Mrs. Regtnald 7. Clare.
JACQUES Morrell. Mrs. Duncan G.. Glib,
Judge and Mrs. Edgar J. Goodrich Mr..
and MIRA, Michael T. Fhbrizio. Mrs: Wal
lace w Chiswell and Admiral and Mrs.
j. Lockwood Pratt.
Smiths Entertain
Mr.. and Mrs. Merriman Smith
Of Washington have been enter
tanning guests at the Simpson
cottage at 10 Oak avenue. which