The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-10

ment and it's excellent service is a
source Of qualification, and the book
ings for the next sixty days are such
as to justify the prediction that the
Atlantic Hotel will be crowded with
guests the full season. Letters and
kilograms literally pour in, reServing
accommodation for various dates
from low until the latter part of
August.
Mrs. S. Brown Shepherd, of Raj
eigh has given number of the most
delightful sails of the season, and Mrs.
Sam Ashe has also added to the
pleasure of many guest Mrs. Ed
mund Strudwick, of Richmond, has
entertained graciously. With Mrs.
Strudwick is Miss Mears, of Hills
boro. L. A. Carr, of Durham. ar
rived last night, with Mrs Carr and a
party of popular young women, in.
Guiding Miss Maude Morgan and Miss
Addison, of Richmond; Miss Bailey.
of winston, and his two young
daughters. Miss Louise Slater, of
Durham, and a number of other pop
ular society people from the Tobacco
City, are entering into the social life
of the Atlantic Hotel Mrs Walton
Borden, Mrs. w. II. Borden, Miss
Daisy Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. B. II. Crit
fin, Mrs. A. j. Cooke, Mrs. l. c.. Peter
son, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. M. Michaux ana
Mrs. Geo. Crabtree and daughter are
among the GOldsboro contingent. New
Bern is we'll represented, in fact The
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday ger
mans are the occasion for delightful
parties from all of the larger towns
along the A. and n. G. r. r., and
New Bern leading in the number of
couples at each german. Mrs. Jas. e.
Shepherd, Mrs. Ed. Chambers Smith.
Mrs. c. NJ Busbee, Mrs. Geo w.
Thompson, Mrs. S. b. Shepherd, Mrs
Sam Ashe, Mrs. w. II. Bagley, Miss
Mary Thompson, Mrs. Carey j. Hun
ter, Mrs. r. b. Raney, Mrs. r. b.
Hall, Miss Bell Hay and Miss AnnS
Gales are among the Raleigh delega-
ton, and Messrs. Busbee, Hunter,
Smith, Shepherd, Paul Faison, Stead
man, Thompson, DR.. Sheriff. and othi
er gentlemen from Raleigh are here
DR.. and Mrs. j. M. Aver, of New
York, arrived last night. This is the
occasion of Mrs. Ayers first visit TO
Eastern North Carolina, and she has
been cordially received here by North
Carolina society. Mrs. r. H. Martin,
Mrs. Eugene Morehead and daughter.
Mrs. PA Wiley, are making them
selves popular with new guests, and
maintaining their reputation with all
of the Atlantic Hotel habitues.
Greensboro, Winston Salem, Char
lotte, Salisbury, AsheVille, Burlington,
ReidSVille, Tarboro, Rocky Mount
Weldon, Fremont, Fayetteville, Will
mington Henderson and Wilson are
all we'll represented among the guests
here, and it appears that there will be
some little rivalry among the guests
in the manner and style of enter
tanning from this time on. Next
weeks bookings include more than
200 names familiar to the readers of
society columns in the chief towns of
North Carolina. An innovation on
the hotel register here is the appear
ance of Northern names, a number of
guests having been attracted to More
head City and they are so delighted
that they are prolonging their stay
in preference to returning to North
ern resorts. The Georgia, Alabama
and Tennessee representatives are
here this year as they were six, eight
and ten years ago.
With new garb and improvements
making it the equal of any other sea
shore hotel in the South, the Atlantic
Hotel has regained its old time
strength. The faces once familiar
here but absent during the past few
years, are once more seen in the din
ing room. The ball room floor is
tread by familiar feet of years gone
by The great majority of the Old
time guests have married. and many
couples are here spending their va
cations, and living over again the
days Of cOurtship i'm the coy hooks
offered only by the Atlantic Hotel
and here alone reached by the breezes
of old ocean. 1t does one a world
of good to look upon the scene. Sell
dom nave / found such happy faces.
There is no formality, simply the old
fashioned style Of the Atlantic Hotel
refined and cultured Southern So
Ciety.
Next week the sailing parties will
increase in numbers, and prominent
young men from every section, whom
have established records fishing in
these waters in days gone by, will be
here in unusual numbers, to SWAP
yarns and make new records. But
aside from the social life, there is :,
large contingent here solely for rest
and seeking only the breeze and com
fort to be found here.
The coming weeks viii be crowded
with eNeIsts q Importance; big
riding tournament with a coronation,
ball, the meeting of the North Caro-
lima Press Association and the visit
of General Fitzhugh Lee, of Civil and
Cuban war fame and then the enI
campment of two regiments of the
North Carolina National Guards
Large crowds are to be here for each
event, and no such inducements were
ever offered visitors to Morehead CITY
as are to be found among the lists o.
social events arranged for these occa-
sionS.