The Washington times., 1902-08-10

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Aug. 9.-There
was one of the most novel games OF
baseball at the Inlet Park this morning
that was ever witnessed on this island,
and it is a great chance that there will
never be anoher in which one team had
SO distinguished pitcher as one of the
teams contesting today.
This pitcher was none other than John
Philip Sousa, the famous band leader and
music writer.
A team from his band and the old
Riverton IN. j., team met on the dia-
mond at Inlet Park this morning and
played game for charity. for the pro-
sions went to benefit the Atlantic City
Hospital. Those men of Sousa's Band,
which is engaged here at one of the piers
for the season. who were not represented
on the team, took their instruments to
the park and entertained the people
with excellent music while the game was
in progress. Mr. Sousa pitched the first
inning for his team, and although 1t has
been a number of wears since he has
twirled the leather sphere. he made out
even If the bandmen were defeated.
Halle Erminie Rives, that talented
and versatile writer OF Hearts Cour-
, ageous," arrived In this city the latter
part of last week. and Is now comfort
ably located in a suite OF rooms at the
Hotel Brighton. During the short time
that Miss Rives has been here she has
been the recipient of many calls from
friends who are stopping at the various
hotels on the island. The authoress
spends a greater part of her time in
reading the papers on the broad. cool
porches of the hotel or in promenading
the boardwalk in company with Miss Dot
Lee. daughter of ex-Judge Lee, of Tren-
ton, and Post Wheeler. the latter also d
book writer and an old newspaper man.
looking at the great crowds on the
boardwalk but says that she would not
want to be compelled to look at such i
large number of people every day, for
it makes her head dizzy.
Miss Rives was given complimentary
dinner last evening by John Philip Sousa
at the summer home of the bandmaster
on South North Carolina Avenue. Cow
ers were laid for sixteen people.J The
table was tastefully decorated with cut
flowers and fruits OF the season. Among
those gathered about the board besides
the guest OF honor. Miss Rives, were Mr..
end Mrs. Sousa, Miss Helen Sousa. Mile.
Montcfori. j. P. Camp. treasurerer OF
Louisville, KY, and Mrs. Camp; Louis
Blumenburg. Major B. F. Breneman, OF
York.
How to control the rolling chairs so
that they should not annoy the thou
sands of pedestrians on the boardwalk
has been subject. which has caused the
authorities of this city no little con-
Germ, but it is now believed that rigid |
of the ordinance now on |
the books of the city will satisfactorily |
solve the problem. The ordinance de-
crees shat rolling chairs shall proceed |
in single file only, and the mayor has |
given instructions to the patrolmen on
the esplanade that they shall see that
this measure is rigidly enforced. Unless it
is, there will not be room enough on
the promenade for the thousands OF
visitors who prefer to walk, rather than
ride in the chairs.
Conservative estimates place the NUM-
ber OF people In this resort last Sunday
at nearly 100000. The beach during the
bathing horr was fairly black with peo-
pie. and yet with all the great crowd
there was not fatality recorded. 1
Gen. Edward Burd Grubb, of Edge
water Park. former minister to Spain,
has leased a cottage in Chelsea, and has
removed his family here for the balance
Of the summer.
Hon. Joseph E. Ramsdell. Congress-
nan from the Fifth district of Louisiana,
Is spending a couple Of weeks at Wool
ton Hall.
Lieut.. John W. Crawford of the Uni
ed States Navy, private secretary to
Admiral Dewey, is quartered at the Surf