Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-23
THE TENTS ON THE BEACH.
The Camp Of the w. l.. /. Corps-Wash-
ingtonians at Atlantic City.

Correspondence Of TIE EVENING srAh
| ATLANTIC CITr, August u.
The lawn in the rear of the United States
hotel has again assumed the military appear
ance IL has worn for the last three years about
this time in the season, and in three more days
the tents that have been so rapidly put up by
the advance guard of the Washington Light
Infantry company will be alive with Washing
toms jovial soldier laddies and their host of
accompanying friends and admirers. Last
Saturday night Sergeant Major E. 8. Brandt,
Color Sergeant 81. Y. Brooke, Corporals D. w.
Zantzinger, J. R. Sutton and H. L. Birming-
| ham and Private J. C. Speer arrived, in charge
of the forty three tents which the infantry will
occupy for nine days from next Sunday, and to-
day everything is in readiness for the arrival of
the corps, with such q vim and energy
have the sextet worked. The tents which
these gentlemen occupy is Hastily and neatly
fitted up, the piece de resistance being Corporal
Zantzinger's pillow sham. 1t Is Of filmy lace
and linen and in its center is the letter z, artist
ically embroidered by some fair sisterly fingers.
The other i've warriors are in nowise jea lous,
however, but tenderly regard scratch my
backs" &C., while Mr.. Brandt signs happily
every time he puts on b is worsted slippers.
The corps may eel assured of a hearty wei
come not only from the large number of Wash
ingtonians who are here but from all the
citizens. for it may be safely asserted that no
organization is more popular, collectively and
individually, in Atlantic City than the Wash
ington Light Infantry corps.
AN ACCIDENT.
There are any amount of washingtonian
here and one meets them at every turn on the
beach, the board walk and the avenues Quite
a serious accident happened to the little son o 4
Mr.. Will Acker, who, with his charming wife and
their two children, are at the Continental. The
little fellow with his nurse was enjoying a
whirl on the merry-go-round, when his attend
ant missed her footing, falling heavily to the
foor. carrying him with her. The maid es-
capped with bruise or two, but the little boy
fell on his head. His uncle, DIR. George Acker
who is at the Colonnade, was quickly in attend
ance and restored consciousness. and today the
youngster is feeling considerably improved.
DIR. and Mrs. Schooley and Miss Katie Frye
reached here Saturday from Cape May, and the
latter is still here at the Shirley as brown as a
berry from her summer outing. Mr.. Widney,
the well known singer, and Miss Shell Of the
Treasury department are also at the Shirley.
Atlantic City has worked great cure i'll the
person of MIR. Brewer of the second assistant
postmaster generals Office. For three months
he has been suffering acutely from nervous
prostration being entirely incapacitated for
duty. He came here week or so ago and now
expects to be able to return to his official desk
very shortly, SO rapidly has he recuperated,
The well-known newspaper man, Joe Y. Potts,
accompanied by his father. is at the Leland.
Mr.. Potts, senior, knew this spot years ago,
when there were but two buildings on the site
of Atlantic City, and he teens with reminis-
cences at once quaint and interesting.
Messrs. Cook Flenner, Ed. Wilson and Joe
Grady have been getting sunburnt and healthy
during the past few days. and Mr.. Gus Brill is
at the Metropolitan when not breasting the
breakers.
Mrs. Rimby of Philadelphia, formerly Miss
Annie Faunce of Washington, and her niece,
Miss Kate Steuart of + street southwest, are
enjoying themselves at the Stoddart
At the Atlanta the recent arrivals from Wash
ington are Mrs. J. W. Pitney and her little
daughter, Miss Mamie Larman and Mrs. Eu-
gene Carusi, child and nurse.
Mr.. John Dickson is at the Delaware, and his
brother, VIM. Dickson. with his family, will be
here tomorrow.
Judge and Mrs. Lothrop and Miss Mamie Lo-
throp are still enjoying the surf.
OTHER wAsHINGroNIANs.
VIM. II. Nanogue is at the Colonnade.
Mr.. John B. Mccarthy, Senator Stanfords
private secretary, and the Misses Larner are at
the Shelburne.
Misses Edith and Mamie Owens Of Il street
are in the breakers every day.
The water has been perfectly splendid" for
the past few days and the weather all that could
be desired. although yesterday and today we're
rather sultry in the early afternoon. Great
preparations are being made to make the In
fantrys stay pleasant one, and many private
entertainments will be given in their honor in
addition to the numerous public affairs.
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