New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-14
ATLANTIC CITY AFFAIRS.
Signs Of Summer on the Shore
Preparing for Floral Parade.

Atlantic City, May Is (SpeciaD-Many fair
visitors here this week have delved into the
bottoms of trunks in the innermost recesses of
! hotel closets for last seasons parasos. which
have been carefully stored away in the cold
weather. The atmosphere here has been de-
cldedIy warm, and parasols along the Boardwalk
nave been d common sight. 1t is also no novelty
now that the warm weather has set in to see
couple perched on the sandy beach, shaded by
a big umbrella, with their backs braced against
piles Of sand. Bathing is becoming so common
as TO cause little ii any, comment or curiosity,
and the entire resort is assuming an early SUM-
air.
The Hotel Borton will be the headquarters of
the Supreme Council of Heptasophs, which will
meet in annual conclave here on June ), 6, Z, s
and 3. On June one of the committees of the
United Order of Americans. which will meet in
the resort in that week, will make its headQuar-
tiers at the Borton.
Colonel Thomas Potter. jr.. of Philadelphia,
one of the best known men in the military cir
cles Of the keystone State is making his resi-
dence at the shore now. He is an enthusiastic
yachtsman, and this week he has had a crew
OF men on board his launch and they have been
busy stalking off the channels of all the inside
waterways near the resort. This he is doing at
his personal expense for the benefit of the Wis
itors who come here in the summer and bring
they will be able to cruise around without being
in danger Of running on the numerous shoals
and getting laid up for day or a night
DR.. Llewellyn Baker, Of Chicago. who was re-
Gently appointed to the chair In Johns Hopkins
University at Baltimore vacated by Dr. Osler.
is at the Hotel Traymore as the guest of w A
Putnam, of New York City
Preparations are being made at the Hotel
Rudolf for the reception of the delegates to the
annual convention of the Shield of Honor which
will meet here on June and continue in session
four days Delegates will be present from all
parts Of the United States.
Francis z. Davis, New-York hotel man, has
taken the Hotel Anchorage, in virginia-ave, for
the season. S. D. Kline and c. B. Soringer, Of
Philadelphia, have leased the Glenside, in Con-
necticut-ave. for this season. They have had
it thoroughly renovated and the house is now
open for visitors.
Forest B. English, a brother of the former
Director OF Public Safety, A. L. English. Of
Philadelphia, IS erecting a summer cottage in
Plaza Place, in Chelsea. which, when COM
pleted, will have cost in the neighborhood Of
100000. 1t is in the centre of a large lot and
will be surrounded by gardens and lawns
The former president general Of the Daugh-
tiers of the Revolution. Mrs Daniel Manning, of
Albany. has been spending week at the shore.
She has been the guest of her son-in-law and
daughter Mr. and Mrs Robert L. Fryer at the
Hotel Brighton.
Charles A. Boynton, manager of The AS
ISOLATED Press at Washington has been here for
q few days. He is stopping at the Hotel Wilt
shire. Another visitor at the same hotel is G.
G. Raymond, engineer in charge of the
struction of the new tunnel under the East
River, New York.
party stopping at Haddon Hall is composed
Of a group of engineers from Ptttsburg, who
have been sent here for the purpose of trying
new air brake. In the party H. c. Donald
son, J. S. Sechrist, A. G. Sechrist. Arthur John
son, jr., George T. Whitney, J. E. Miller; ]. Z.
Latherow. r. w. Patch and H Higher. The
brake which they are experimenting with has
been placed on some Of the trains of the Penn
sylvania Railroad between this city and Cam
den. If it works well. then an effort will be
made to increase the speed of trains
G. A. Townsend, the veteran author and
ltterateur, who writes under the name of
Gath, is spending some time in the city, at
Spencer Hall. He is accompanied by his two
grandsons, Edward and g. A. Bonaventure. Mr..
Townsend is an admirer Of this resort and fire.
quently runs up here from his home at Gapland
Nd, to spend few days.
General John NJ Wilson, for many years the
head of the United States Engineer Corps of the
army, is spending some time in the city He
is accompanied by Miss Leila NJ. Waller and
Miss Frances c. Brooks, and the party is stop
ping the Hotel Iroquois.
A story is going the rounds here that
pany of New York and Pittsburg capitalists has
been organized for the purpose of establishing
a line of passenger and freight steamers which
will connect with all the resorts along the New
Jersey coast and will ply between New-York
and Philadelphia. The scheme stated here is
for the company to have pier at each Of the
resorts that it will be able to land its pas
sengers and discharge its freight 1t is said
that it will utilize Youngs Pier at this place If
the plan is carried into effect.
The work of getting ready for the annual
floral parade in this city has been started by
the appointment by Mayor Stow OF Miss C. r.
Sherrick as secretary Of the committee which
Will look after the details of the affair. The
members Of the committee Colonel Thomas
Potter City Assessor David r. Barrett, City
Controller A. NJ. Heston and Colonel John A.
MANI Although the committee has been ap-
pointed only few days, yet a number of per-
sons have written of their desire to enter the
fete, and have sent Miss Sherrick their names
and entrance fee.
A large delegation of Asbury Park hotel men
came 10 this resort on Thursday. and they had
a hearty reception by the Atlantic City hotel
men. They We're met at the train, taken to the
Chalfonte for luncheon. and after that had roller
chair ride on the Boardwalk were taken through
the larger hotels, and had short sail in the
latter part of the afternoon. At night they at
tended smoker" at the Hotel Rudolf, and it
bed tired but happy, and much pleased with
the treatment they had received.
Charles H. Farrell clerk Of the Supreme
Court of New-Y York, has been spending the last
week with friends at the Hotel Borton.
] N Coombs, New-York broker, and his
family are spending a few weeks at the Hotel
Jackson.
Mrs John A. Hiltner or New York, is spending
a couple of weeks at the Hotel Senate.
Mrs NJ Rose and her daughter, Miss Ida Rose
OF New-York. who are spending some time at
the Ponce de Leon, have issued cards for ger
man which will be held in the parloTs Of the
hotel the coming week.