Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-21
THAT GOLDEN JUBILEE.
Features Of Interest Thought Out
Every Day.
ial Correspondence of The Evening Star

| Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
| ATLANTIC CITY, May 20. 1904
| The summer season will have several
| spectacular openings this year. One viii
| be the golden jubilee celebration of the
/ citys incorporation, which will occupy four
| DAYS of next month; a realistic drill OF life
/ savers, who meet in national convention
| here under the name Of the Surfmen's Ma
| tional Benefit Association, and bonfire OF
| GOO old-fa shioned square pianos next week
| on the beach front at the time of the con-
vention of the American Plano Manufac-
| turers' Association. OF these events, the
| life-saving drill promises to be the most
exciting and realistic. A ship will sail past
the ocean front and hoist signals OF dis
tress The life savers will launch the surf
boat and go to the rescue. while another
squad will shoot line over the ship, send
out the breeches buoy and rescue the i'm
periled sailors by means Of the lifeline. A
vigorous protest has been made to Mayor
Stoy against giving authority for the piano
bonfire. It Is felt that 1t would be wan
ton destruction of valuable property, and a
petition is being circulated to induce the
manufacturers to donate the out-of-date
instruments to fire houses and charitable In
situations.
The new and mammoth Hotel Chalfonte.
which Is fast approaching completion. will
for the promotion Of luxury and comfort
SO far discovered. One of the novelties Is
an arrangement of electric lights In all
dressing and bed rooms by which verf-
table searchlight may be focused on the
toilet glass The general equipment OF the
hotel is said to be the most complete and
up to date of any hotel in the country of re-
cent construction.
A fierce competition is in progress among
the old-tfmers for recognition in the forth
coming Jubilee to be counted among the
founders Of the resort. Among the claim
ants are many first bathers. first babies,
first excursionists, first physicians. drug
gists, butchers, bakers and candlestick
makers Researches have revealed the fact
that the 'discoverer" of Absecon and its
health giving climate was a Frenchman
named John Brissot, who fell victim to
the guillotine on his return to France dur
ing the reign of terror. In a book Of trav-
els he speaks Of "Absegami Island" and its
wonderfully salubrious climate.
The annual May ball at the Hotel Rudolf
will take place next week and promises to
be the most brilliant of the series. The an
nual May dance of the Entire Nous Club.
an exclusive charitable organization COM
posed of cottagers and residents, will be
given in the music room Of the Hotel Chel-
sea next week.
Baron Kentaro Kanelso. former minister
OF justice of Japan, who Is an adviser of the
mikado and a close friend of Marquis Ito,
is at the Hotel Rudolf A dinner will be
given in his honor next week.
Inc lONOW1uS RESIDENTS OF w aSnlnS1On are
registered at leading Atlantic City hotels:
Haddon HALT Wheeler. r. NJ Hood,
Mrs J. e. Minor, Miss Kate Van Matre.
Archdale-E. w. Walker. Miss Esther
Walker. Arlington-P. W.. Bloomsbury.
George Kozel. Jackson-Mr. and Mrs. Rob-
err Herman. Mr.. and Mrs. l. Arnold
Loraine-Mr. and Mrs. ]. L. Shedd, Miss
Young. Marlborough House-w w. Fin
ley, Miss l. Finley. w. w. Finley, .jr, F.
A. Keep, Miss T. L. Casey. Mrs. T. Sey-
mour. c. H. Keith Royal Palace-Mr and
Mrs F. w. Carlisle. L. A. Gould Morris
J. E. Brown. Belmont-C. Fleishman
Beach villa-Mrs. L. B. Chandler, Miss e.
X. Dane, F. L. Taylor, Miss " NJ Taylor,
Mrs L. c. Blatchley. Grand Atlantic-M.
Wilson and family, Mrs. L. e. Glars. Chas.
s. Wilson. Mrs. o. d. Bayard, Mrs. c. D.
Bayard Green's-Mr. and Mrs. c.. A. Ben
son. Brexton--Mrs. e. Leonard, Miss NJ p.
Millstead. Ciarendon-C. Taylor. Dunlop
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Mama. c. E. Lancaster
Holmhurst-Mrs. r. w. Tyler, Miss Tyler,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Bennett. Altamont-
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ramsey. Louella-
C. NJ James. Seaside House-E. NJ Hodge,
Mrs. Percy Ash, Mr.. and Mrs. v. II. Shea.
NJ Shea, w. c. Alexander. Joseph Gawler,
Miss Anna GawIer. Strands. NJ. Brosius,
H. J. May. Tsaymors-Mr. and Mrs. WILL