Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-19
ATLANTIC CITY NEWS
BIG CROWD EXPECTED OVER
THANKSGIVING DAY.
Late Arrivals From the Capital
New Pleasure Re
sort.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

| ATLANTIC CITY. N. j., Nov. IS, 1904.
! The concerts at the Brighton Casino are
| thoroughly enjoyable affairs and largely at
| tended daily by visitors and residents at
that pleasant resort. The musicians are
professionals, and they give only selections
of standard composers. The Casino is one
of the brightest and most cheerful spots
alcng the New Jersey coast. 1t overlooks
the boardwalk and ocean, and in addition
10 the daily concerts there are dances
every Saturday evening and sacred con-
certs on Sunday evenings.
Travel over the railroad continues good.
All the leading hotels are enjoying an ex-
cellent patronage for this season Of the
| year. There will be notable increase in
| visitors over Thanksgiving. Many parties
| are coming here from the large cities. and
| there will be many family reunions for
| the novelty Of spending the holiday near
| the ocean
Few of those who saw Charles Toehey, a
| Philadelphia visitor, and Miss A. NJ.
| Cheeseman of this city plunge into the
| breakers a day or two ago near Young s
| ocean pier have any desire to verify per-
| scnally their statement that surf bathing
| in November is not so unpleasant as some
| imagine. Their stay in the water was
brief, and the knot of watchers on the
boardwalk shivered sympathetically Mr..
| Tcohey said the experience was invigorat-
..
| that she enjoyed it.
Atlantic City Is about to experience a
| building boom of extraordinary extent.
| New places of business and new cottages
| are in course of erection all over town.
| The steel pier block on the boardwalk will
| involve outlay of $4,000, and as much
more will be invested in a model automo-
bile station on North Carolina avenue. The
new front of Galen Hall will cost about
100000, and as much more will be invested
in new cottages in the Chelsea district The
city Is laying $36,OO0 fire MAN, and ex-
pending S195,O0O in newly paved streets.
Plans have been prepared for a new
| amusement building at Virginia avenue and
the beach on properly owned by the Albion
Real Estate Company. There will be a
carrousel and other attractions.
After waiting long for some official rec
ognition of the long-standing agitation for
a mere attractive resort, City Beautiful en-
thusiasts are In happy mood over legts-
iation ordered to be drafted for not only
the removal of advertising eyesores but
also for the removal of overhead wires on
Atlantic avenue and an increase In the an
nual tax for liquor privileges from $3.50 to
s9oi u, II It's is also believed that the removal
complshed at the same time the Atlantic
avenue wires are buried
Steps have been taken by John Nanz to
perfect permanent organizat ton of a CITY
troop, or Rough Riders" as the bahv
troop was first named which turned out the
night before election to welcome Gov -e,ecf
Stakes. There is plenty of good material in
tne city TO organize such a troop. and 1t is
| believed that such an organization would
| be very popular here.
The following residents of WASHINGTON
are registered at leading Atlantic Citv
| hotels: lily
Wiltshre-A. H. Morris, ]. III Mabn Mrs
| ]. III. Harris, W. G. Harris, III. 4. Harris
| G. Dewitt. J. S. Mardel J. Sanseman. A r.
King, Mrs. A. I. King, Mrs. II. M. Coke.
Chalfonte-Mrs. NJ. Evans, DR. and Mrs
| Frank Leech, Miss Collision, Mr.. and Mrs
| A. t. Salton, Mrs. A. Munsey.
Seaside House-W. J. Newton F. M
| Tauel, Mrs. E. p. Hamilton
Roanoke-Ralph Coleman
Strand-J. w. Henry, p. w. Henning. DIR.
| O.. Hopkins. Mrs. A. f. Hopkins, A. ].
| Schad. F. A. Awler, Mr. and Mrs n r
Haddon Hall-Mrs. w. Leroy. Mrs O.
Howard. Miss NJ. r. Adams, ]. e. B.
| Hubley.
ST. Charles-Mr. and Mrs. w. B. Payton,
| HI. C. Robinson.
Dennis-Mrs. R. T. Barnard Mr.. and Mrs.
w. J; Rapley, William s. Bryan, jr.. H. J.
Mahlin. Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Johnson
Jackson--H. Winter. Miss Culverwell, Mr..
| and Mrs +. s. Deland. G.. NJ. Deland, Mrs.
| G. Gates. Miss A. NJ Gates.
Archdale-Mrs. Van Kirk. Miss A. D. Van
Kirk.
Revere-C. L. Marlatt. Mrs. L. Clark,
Miss Clark.
Rudolf-w. Bates, F. A. wfckersham.
Clarendon--Miss F. FITZGERALD.
Beaumont-Miss v. B. Newton
Belmont--H B. Holiday.
Glendale-M. G. Marshall. Mrs. A. 8. Mar
shall
Marlborough House-P kellogg. Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Wilson.
De ville-Mrs. Frank Ghiselle.