New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-29
ATLANTIC CITY DAYS.
Summer Season Opens-Surf Bath.
me Popular.

Atlantic City. N. j.. May Is CspeciaD-rn, ,,,.
mer season opened this week with a rush An
though topcoats are still in demand on thu bo,rS
walk after dark the days are delightfully."- war,
and hundreds OF visitors have anticipated IN, ba,h
ing season BY about two weeks. Although the -,
thorities and physicians frown on surf bathin,
before mid-June they unable to control tb
situation. and have alternative but 10 visIs
gracefully to the inevitable. This was dons \.
Mayor Stoy to-day when he appointed tia ers.
squad OF life savers, who went on duty irnn,.as
ateIy At time has tho warm weather b.an
uncomfortable. but 1t has enabled the visitors -
indulge in the recreationS OF summer about tuo
weeks earlier than usual Although several hair
houses have opened for business. and on ons a..
1t was estimated that three hundred persons var.
in the surf. there will be no general bathing a.
fore next week Sailing is the favOrite snort t,s,
now. and every yacht Of the inlet feet Is prsssas
into service daily. The blue1sh appeared early IN
the week and some immense catches have basn
made. both outside and in the fDiets. MoonIirb.
sails also instituted this week and pract,
cally all OF the public yachts have been engaged
for every evening next week. when the moon viii
be at the full
Memorial Day is always observed as the occasion
for the formal opening of the yachting seasor
and on Monday will take place the annual parads
of the Atlantic City Yacht Club. 1t Is estimated
that three hundred craft Of all descriptions will ba
in line. we'll as a number Of steam and sailing
yachts from Philadelphia and New-York Tia
ma
Katherine K, will pass along the ocean front and
then through the thoroUghfares back OF TIE city
and connecting with Great Egg Harbor Inlet A
banquet will be given in the clubhouse in the even
ing. Many OF the yachts OF the New-York and
Quaker City organizations have accepted the in
vitation OF the local club to participate IN tia
marine pageant the third day OF the golden
Jubilee celebration. which begins on Jure Is and
number Of the visitors will arrive here ca Mon
day and remain until after the celebration. They
will be royalty entertained by the LEGAL Organize
ton. The preparations for the jubilee are expand
ing and becoming moro ambitious a. the tins 70,
the celebration approaches The scheme OF deco-z-
ton IS on a much greater scale than at Ar5t con-
tempated. 1t was at first intended to have only
one arch, and that IN Atlanttc-ave But the beach
front hotel men have got together independently
Of the general committee and have arranged for
three t-tumphal arches on the big promenade. All
the hotels will be deliberately decorated. as well
all the cottages and prominent buildings Ths
features Of the celebration will be a floral rolling
chair parada- the boardwalk. the marine
pageant. military and civic parade the dediea-
ton OF the Founders Column in tie City Park
banguets. balls and pyrotechniO spectac!es the
beach each night OF the jubilee. The railroads
have provided for many large excursions from the
South. East and Middle West
The convention OF the Piano Manufacturer As
ISOLATION which was in session nearly all this week.
was attended BY nearly one thousand delegates.
The widely heralded cremation OF one thousand old
fashioned square pianos dwindled IN proportions.
but was carried out in a secluded spot on the
meadows late on Tuesday night Over five hundred
delegates danced around the pyre, waving red
torches and singing dlrges while the flames wers
licking up the instruments. Many OF the
demned pianos were held out for distribution
among poor families and charitable institutions.
The most notable convention OF the year viii be
that OF the American Medical Association which
will begin here on June 7. over three thousand
delegates will be in attendance. and fully twice as
many friends and relatives will accompany them.
This Is the second convention OF the association
held IN this city within four years.
WI Chaochu. OF the former minister from
China. WI T1ng-fang. who has been a student In
the Atlantic City High School. was graduated at
the head OF his class this week and was valedic-
torian. He will take a course in medicine at the
University of Pennsylvania. beginning next fail
He Is an exceedingly bright boy. and, although
thoroughly Americauized will return TO China on
his graduation from the Philadelphia institution.
Baron Greinmetz. Austrian nOblenan, gave
dinner in the Flemish cafs Of the Hotel Dunlop the
other evening His guests were Mrs K q Ken.
Chicago: Mr.. and Mrs. T. /. Hopner. or Newly orA
Miss Eleanor Whiting. OF London. and Herr LOUIS
kremmer Of Berlin.
n s. Black OF New-York. made the trip from
the metropolis in sixty horsepower French auto
mobile this week In five hours and forty minutes.
He was accompanied on the trip by Mr.: and As.
OrsOn Hoyt and Mrs Raymond Howard. OK Ns"-
York A.
beach, has been purchased by L NJ Warrington,
formerly OF Ocean City. The Belmont Is modern
brick structure containing one hundred roorns anu
has been renovated and refurnished throusno1-