Evening star., 1902-02-05
Big Improvement Being Made in
Atlantic City Hotels.
Big CROWDS EXPECTED EASTER
Residents to Be Specially Taxed
for Advertising Purposes.
AsHINGTON VISITORS
Speci4l Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ATLANTIC CITY. n. J., February 1, 1902.
With the exception of the last few days
the weather has been quite seasonable and
visitors to the seashore have enjoyed
great deal of out-of-door exercise. The ad-
vance bookings indicate a rush shoreward
during the lenten season. and with favor
able weather conditions the Easter parade
on the board walk will be a larger and
more fashionable pageant than ever. The
Hotel Chelsea and the Hotel Rudolf viii
reopen on February 10, and the Royal Pal
ace little later on. Nearly all the hotels
have undergone extensive improvements re-
gardless of expense for the comfort and
convenience of patrons.
Atlantic City is having new charter pre-
pared which will soon be presented to the
legislature, and Cape May will come un-
der its provisions. There is no doubt that
the officials of both resorts considered the
Sunday closing question and that they came
to scme understanding in regard to ii. AS
to the saloon issue, that has passed into
the background. What is desired is the
lifting of the ban on the hotel and restau-
rant buffets, which are out of view, and
the closing down of which is annoying to
many visitors. Up to date the license hold
ers have religiously observed the law and
nothing has been sold stronger than soft
drinks.
The new charter, if the views of leading
hotel men are incorporated. will enable the
city to raise an annual fund for the express
purpose of advertising the resort~ Some
talk Of fixing the limit at 100000.
Last summer Albert Berke was one of
the city life guards and he was one of the
crew aboard the fishing steamer Sparta
which went down in a gale off this city re
Gently. The report of his rescue in the
newspapers resulted in the receipt of a
gold medal sent him by a resident in the
nDDer section of the whom q
had rescued from the surf last summer
The rescued bather had forgotten the life
guards name, but its appearance in the
newspapers recalled 1t to mind. and he
forwarded the medal here 1t proved TO be
a pleasant surprise to Berke, who had for
gotten the incident until he received the
gift.
The government weather bureau is now
installed in a model building of its own on
Rhode Island avenue near the lighth house
Local Observer AL Brand has set up the
new instruments and the display, especially
designed for visitors, is on exhibition daily
for those who care to investigate the means
and methods Of observing and recording
weather data.
The Atlantic City Yacht Clubs new home
at the Inlet is finished and will soon be
open. Commodore Louis Kuehnle has ex-
tended invitations to the members of Phila-
delphia. New York and other clubs to avail
themselves of its privileges while cruising
in local waters
The attractions on the boardwalk the
coming season will be better than ever and
cannot fail TO please the patrons of the re-
sort. The royal italian band has been re-
engaged at Dung 8 pier and Will make its
appearance there early in March. Manager
Boutwell, is having the steel pier placed in
apple pie order for its early opening Some
first-class band, as well as other attrac-
tions, will be engaged for the season at this
popular place. George Tilyou, New York
capitalist has purchased the auditorium
pier and will make great improvements
to it: 1t is said that Mr.. Tilyou has en-
gagged Sousa's famous band for a series of
concerts on the pier. 1t is stated that
Sousa is to give afternoon and evening con-
certs for sixty-six days, for which he is to
receive $66,WB.
Postmaster Bacharach has returned from
Washington and he is more sanguine than
ever that Atlantic City will soon have
new and up-to-date postoffice building. An
increase in running expenses will be allowed
and the present post office building enlarged
so as to facilitate the handling of the heavy
summer business here. The new Young
Mems Christian Association now has
membership of about 300 and building for
their use viii be erected on Pacific avenue
as soon as sufficient funds subscribed
Bishop Andrews Of New York, who deliv-
cred the funeral address of President Nc
kinley in the Capitol at Washington. was
here during the week and addressed the
| midwinter camp meeting which is being
conducted in st. Paul Methodist Episcopal
Church.
Inc recent report Dy steamer s captain
that he saw Captain Andrews boat floating
on its side i'll midocean is proba bly, erro-
| neous. The men who helped build the boat
here say it could not float in that position.
The Dark Secret, the boat in which the
captain and his bride sailed from Young s
pier last October, had 800 pounds of lead on
its keel to keep it upright and to let the
boat ride the waves easily. The boat was
due to arrive at Palos, Spain, more than a
month ago.
Supreme Court Justice Harlan of Wash