Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-07
YACHTING AT ATLANTIC CITY
frances G. Wins the Race for Cat
boats.
Coming Conventfons-Life Guards Go
ON Duty-Vixit by the Chief OF the
Red Men-Personnl Notes.

special Correspondence OF Inc ETenlhg star.
ATLANTIC CITY, July 8. 1897.
Yacht racing is topic of absorbing in
terest. The annual regatta of the cat yacht
fleet has just been held, and as result
the Frances G, Captain George Gale. will
fly the championship penna mt for the season
1897. She coveIe ed the distance of twenty
miles in two hours, fifty-seven minutes and
forty seconds.
Atlantic City will again have long sea-
son of opera this summer. The Academy of
Music management has arranged for a Sc
ries of performances by the Castle Square
Opera Company. The season will open
July II, and will continue all summer.
Amusement of a pleasant character is also
furnished at the Empire where vaudeville
of the mos refined type is given nightly.
The verascope reproduction of the Cor
bett-Fitzsimmons contest is attracting large
audiences at the States Avenue opera
House.
The first of the children's carnivals for
this season was held on the ocean pier last
evening. It was most pleasant affair.
The Glass Bottle Blowers Association
of the United States and Canada will hold
its twenty-rirst annual convention here
this week. The delegates have already ar
rived and Quartersd at the Arlington
Hotel. Tie association represents $500
glass blowers throughout the country. The
Glass Bottle and Vial Manufacturers As
ISOLATION of the United States will also
meet here this week and a conference be-
tween the wage committees of the two
organizations will be held to agree on
prices for the ensuing year.
Another convention to be held here in
tie near future will be the twenty-seventh
annual meeting of the New Jersey State
Dental Society, which will meet July p to
%. inclusive. The ''molar removers" will
make the Grand Atlantic Hotel their head
quarters while here.
Life Guards Duty.
The city life guards went on duty Thurs
day for the season. They are all expe-
r.enced watermen. and their presence ON
the beach makes bathing absolutely safe.
the West Jersey and Seaskore railroad has
improved the service between Philadelphia
and this city via the Delaware River bridge
by putting on several additional trains.
The full summer schedule is now in effect
The visit to this city of Great Incohonce
Robert 7. Daniel of the Improved Order of
Red Men was an event long to be rernem
bered by members of the order The Red
Men are the strongest of the secret organ
lzatlons in this city, numbering nearly $40
members out of a total permanent popuia-
ton of 10000 and all took Il hearty interest
in the entertainment of the head of the
order. The Program Included visits to all
the places of interest grand reception
the ocean pier and banquet az the Grand
Atlantic Hotel.
Some time ago number of city officials
and prominent citizens of Asbury Park
paid visit to this city for the purpose of
absorbing ideas, and now the visit has been
returned by party of Atlantic Cityitas.
who journeyed to the Park recently and
paid their respects to Mayor TenBroeck.
The delegation included about forty cffi-
Gals. newspaper men and others. and they
were entertained right royalty by the in
habtants of the sister resort.
One of the pleasantest affairs of the
son was the annual meeting and banquet
ha IL oh Cob AMI
Association, which was held at the Hotel
Rudolf. Memories of school days We're
newed and sociability reigped supreme
W. w. Johnson, Baltimore postmaster
is occupying a handsome suite of apart
ments a, the st. Charles together with his
family. Gen. Rufus SaXton, L. S. A. re-
tired, is at the Windsor. in company with
Mrs. Saxton. Colonel Gibson is another re-
tired army officer sojourning here He is
a guest at the Revere. and is accom- panied
by this three daughters.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Ward are among the
prominent arrivals registered al the Cham
PLANE. A merry party of four. composed
of J. Finney. ]. J. Harnett, J. Dunn and P
Reilly, are also stopping at this popular
motel.
Countess Esterhazy of Washington has
returned home after spending pleasant
week at Haddon Hall. She was accompa-
MED by Mrs. Carroll Mercer the Misses
Mercer and Nine. MAR Joseph
Represen NATIVE W. w. Mcintyre of Mary
land is spending some weeks at the Chal-
fonte. He is accompanied by Mrs. McIn-
tyre and their charming daughter.
r. G. Milhurn and Mrs. NJ. Milburn of
Washington are at the Wavery. where
they will spend the entire summer season.
G. Davis of Washington is registered at
the Chaifonte. He IS accompanied by j. f.
Etch;son of Richmsnd. Va.
Edward NJ. Hoffman and John Thompson
OF Baltimore, guests al the Irvington, en-
joyed fishing excursion the other day in
company with party from the hotel. They
aTr9.l RI IA at
e T. Waters Of Washington is spending
month at the Hotel Dennis in company
with his bride
Among the delightful events at the va
rious hotels during the past week was a
progressive eucbre party, rendered the