New-York tribune., 1904-08-28
ATLANTIC CITY MERRY
To Broaden BOardzcalk to 4ccomno
date the Increasing Crorrds.

Atlantic City " j. Aug p (speciaD.-rns anti
spooning order of the Mayor. which, by the way.
was never issued, responsible for q sensa-
1ional scene on the bathing beach the other day.
The subject up for discussion az . beach
front hotel when Of the guests declared that
the order included restriction on the length OF
women's bathing skirts
Perhaps the Mayor will insist on olcou,srs
| after a while" sarcasticaIIy remarked a young
woman
Or street costume said another
Then there would be an end or bathing" said
man
Not at all" retorted the woman IT love
bathing so much I would go in in full street rig
tr necessary"
And that s the way it came about A wager
was oHered and accepted and Miss Agnes Cleve-
land Baltimore girl was the taker At the
height of the bathing hour next morning she
strolled down on the beach attired in a tetcs,ng
white gown. French heeIed shoes picture hat
and carrying a white parasol. She walked
calmly INTO the surf, when an excited onooker
shouted ~Suicider' A beach guard started sor
her On run, but she waved him away and
said she preferred to go In bathing In that Cos
tune The guard kept close to her side vhils
sne continued until the waves cana
aooVe her waist and the spray had saturated
ner picture hat, and then she walked out
through surgtng crowd OF thousands Of cso-
PIE, went 20 her hotel. changed her costume and
collected her wager
Inc only one who has succeeded In swtrn-
ming around the steel pier thi. u..- a.
Mrs Floyd Lauman. or PhiIaaeInn,s u.-
progress around the immense structur, IVA. ,,t
'o"ed oy thousands OF eyes. She rested /. t,v
minutes at She outer end OF the pier and than
Iousht her way through the currents On IN. an
~ ~r1 sue sne IS spending the season az ths
Inc great crowds Of Easter eonvtncinxtr
the necessity Of widening the board waIk
anu the lesson has been emphasized by ,hs ain
greater crowds Of the last week or two tn.
congestion at the fashiona BILE hours OF IN. r,orr
ms afternoon and evening Is not oulv uncor,
LoN'ao4e' OUT at times alarming Ths Ctrv
CouhcA mas appropriated the money for IN.
"0rk OF extending the width OF the walk 10 fOO
Ieet' and II Is question whether this vtatn
VIII De sufficient through the pier and hotel dt.-
NrlcI Ihe subject Of adding a space for the sx-
elusive use OF the rolling chairs viii % con-
sidered by the authorities
Governor Wardeld OF MARYLAND h-,rz>
party OF friends on special train rom An
napohs. and Is entertaining them az 70. Hotel
Brighton
Paul J. Rainey. OF Nsw-York arrived bar,
with a party OF friends IN the Iaryes, aurorno-
ole ever seen In the resort II ls euu1pued
with three 2Nhorsepower engines. and Is caoahls
OF great speed 1t IS French machine, and IA
country. ~ S
The scare created by the consrabIes through
me townships between Atlantic CITY ana ana
Delaware River. by threatening 20 hoIS m
screening auro-Srs with shotguns has ed - ths
aoUPuon OF new scheme 10 circumveni them
- IS hlSnt riding. and on moonlight nights num-
SeES OF olS touring cars have come across ths
state IN record time John Thomas, OF White
loro enn-, and George Hilbert OF this STATE
made the trip on Thursday night al rats OF
forty miles an hour. and moonlight race -
TAXED or between some visiting and local auto
Ex-Governor Kellogg. OF Washington. is
Spending several weeks at the MaFl6orough
House, where he has taken q suite OF apart
meuts.
John ]. CornweiI the Democratic candidats
tor Governor OF West Virginia. has taken apart
ments at the Hotel Windsor FOR the baIance OF
the season He is accompanied bv Mrs Corn
well In the party are John F. McGraw and
Mr. CornweIrs brother, W. B. Cornweu and
two well known politicians OF the South.
Claude J. Newman. Herbert B. Newman ana
came the other day In their big automobile, and
took up headquarters at the Hotel Windsor.
General James NJ Tyner. OF Washington. ts
Harry 5, Cummings OF Baltimore who sec
onded the nomination OF Theodore Roosevelt for
the Presidency. in the national Republican con-
ventiOn, IS visitor to this city He spoke at
a political meeting here on Thursday evening.
Among the arrivals this week at the principal
hotels are the following:
Chelsea-Mr. and Mrs L Rover. II. 2 p~1h
Julian and Miss Julian
4 4ai 5s'P: k5os ( VIE sa sSs xis
cesf 4Rs n n ster f aaS Mrs. s' Radt6rs 5eD0S Nh aI
Dgalop-aI 5. Hartley W wheeler. Ms. %ss.l.-. I
.5s2 n KsRnf 4 Ms MsDS KfEna EA5a5s a S99aas Eaa.s
A Ladd. ] Rittsn. Mrs. z Hsaton Mrs A G gxneeS
Dennis@Eenry Parsons H Il Fsircsiid NJ. A. ~
5itGstag iahaI, j. N Tate arthur Ta's ysrg.aes
Minsn Mr. and Mrs A Bockhurss A1G ths Aizses aock-
GTssasIA ss a Joseph A Ros-31nn- 2 A Pr... A
cozisr / " Gisa. n 2 chs....n A5s oFs1H ss.s.
and ". r, Grtscon-
Grand A,ante,A s a CoIwtn. NJ and Ma css-s-d.
z Eaaaoa a4.. HslIgNgs 2 B wagner: Mi- Z w.n. =
3 Brown. J. F Price. Ms Prics. j " sSssnsH 4
Ioqaois1 pT3s6 ds1s9' aq as.iaa. Carney. Ro... Gar.
ney. Beatrice Carney Mr. and Mrs connely n :.
y13, yssssr, Helene Wsssl; sGSts.s. is NM
Bates Lillian A Bgdd and MI aaa Mrs as ra~nssn nassi'"
" an MS E;sas.Sf fsa:r.sa e ea
2Ir Nc and and MI. Mrs BgshweI1 MT and Ma 4 sad
FegdoIf,B s CharDs. Mahn: M. and M. o Ea....
NJ T A66o,t n Mayer. /. Fruhamp J srus.Sa noa.s-
wawn. J. shilmar. L staao 4 G. Smith NJ ovsn ana
p RaIeish-Mrs ], Ely. Mr. and Panf, o.zo.s saa
se5%art. RSya RleseN1is ass ssSwa4 Z sshgs5s m-
Seasits-Mrs L kendrtck G A Brady. 8 ptcx,ru
s,rand-Dr- r W. Clark. George W Abbott. M. and
s-1s J4uT I5 v Essio' 5aSn A seasongood Mr and
rraynore-Mrs FAX. z. DsIeeis Mrs. Nosn Nj
Flaven. Mrs " Steele. Mss Jones, Miss E Tonss "a
witshire-Mr. and Mrs. Albert FrtzzsraIt m-
Mrs J. Ritley and a Wolf. AN ~a
JAPANESE JUGGLER.