The Washington times., 1903-05-31


Decoration Day has never before been
greeted with so great an aggregation Of
visitors as have been thronging the
resort for the past week. Several pleas
ure yachts have dropped sail and
anchor in the harbor in order to par
ticipate in the boating festivities of the
day. The Atlantic City Yacht Club
has kept open house today with ma
rine parade in the morning Luncheon
was served their guests On the wide
verandas, and in the evening a dance
was given The Ventnor Yacht Club held
series of launch races, and there were
the usual ceremonies attendant upon
the decoration of the graves OF the fall
en- heroes.
The birth of June is marked by the
arrival of Captain Clark. the velvet
coated hero and veteran iife-saver who
for years has been familiar figure on
the bathing beach. Captain Clark is at
tired this season in full yachting regi-
mentals. The sight of ocean bathers has
now become general and followers of
Izaak Walton are many, weakfish hav-
ing been found in plenty considering the
seasons newness. Large fishing parties
are reported daily in the inside waters
of the Thoroughfare and adjacent
streams.
In the amusement world, attractions
are added daily, the latest. perhaps, in
the Bijou Theater at Arkansas Avenue
and the beach, which was opened for
the summer today by the HuntIey-
Moore Company. GuvernatoFs Theater
opens Monday, under the management
of H. j. Larkin. The same day Capt
John l. Young begins another improve
plent in the Music Hall of mis- pier He
lowered the floor OF the pier in the cen
ter, last winter. so that the seats would
he two or three feet below the old level
The pit will now be made an inclined
plane.
a music hall. patterned after the IA
nous Chicago resort known as 1.-THE
Poodle Dog" is TO be an early Atlantic
City acquisition. The place at Georgia
Avenue and the Boardwalk formerly
the Grand Pacific Hotel, has been
leased by Johnson e. Rhodes for that
purpose, and was opened yesterday
The annual meeting of the Medical
Alumni Association of the University OF
Pennsylvania was held at the Hotel
Chelsea last Monday evening, the mem
hers coming TO Atlantic City by special
train While here, the visitors were
the guests of the Atlantic City Medical
Association.
The organization has just been effect
ed of local Shark Club. the first rule
adopted being "any member caught tell
ing a fish fib shall be punished by a
heavy fine or expelled" To the first
six-foot shark catcher will be awarded
gold medal.
An innovation in the matter of hotels
is soon to be introduced. a syndicate is
at present looking around for desirable
beach front site in the city's center, on
which to erect a handsome hotel for wo-
men exclusively. Only women clerks, ser
wants. and manager will be hired. Lusty
''biddies" will hustle the trunks up and
down stairs. and. in general. wretched
man will be debarred from the hostelry
About five hundred guests are to be ac-
commodated.
From present indications it looks as
though the fame Of the resort as 4
city of conventions is not to be con-
fined TO the summer months alone. for
there has been booked one of the most
important conventions~that has ever
come to the shore, which meets here
next November 1t will be that OF the
United States Hardware Association
which is part of the United States Steel
Corporation. This gathering will bring
over 700 delegates, ine:uding the officers
of the Steel Trust, headed by President
Charles Schwab. Headquarters have
been secured for the convention at the
Hotel Rudolf
The Pennsylvania State Editorial AS
sociation is to hold its summer meet
ing in this city during the week of June
%. the same time for the assembly of
the International League Of Press Clubs.
II. H. Thomas. secretary of the Penn
syivania State Association. has been in
the city during the week arranging for
headquarters at the Grand Atlantic
Hotel.
In hotel circles there have been sew
eraI transactions of interest. John G.
Bogler has purchased the Carlsbad