New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-10
ATLANTIC CITY AFFAIRS.
Trolley Consolidation Changes in
Hotel World.


Atlantic City Dec. observation-disclosures the
date is some time distant the Atlantic City Hotel
Mems Association has decided to hold its annual
banquet on the evening of the second Friday IN
February, and is already making preparations TOT
the affair A committee has been appointed |"
wait on President Roosevelt to secure his presence
on this occasion. and the Chief Executive VIII
not be more than ordinarily busy at that time they
feel reasonably sure of obtaining his presence
There viii be a large number of other Well-knoWh
and prominent men hidden at this feast. and the
affair promises to be one of the most no1e"oF"is
in the hotel history of this resort
The visitors here next summer will beneht py Il
recent consolidation Of the Central Passensei
Railway and the Atlantic-ave. trolley llne' lor tilo
ccnnanies will build new line tnaI VIII 'ah
in the various points in the outlying olsulctS "a
+ba citv rroper and in addition will eiectrfy the
line that is now operated by steam between TINS
resort and Somers Point. This Will give t"o ii'
running to the latter place, touching AT the
small towns and villages between. inc new ~
trolling power will institute system OF eAcnanee
tickets similar to that in operation IN FIlllauei
phia and visitors will be enabled to get from 'eH
hotels in almost any part OF the city 70 'i0
beach without much trouble, and be lanaeu' NO. -
the central part of the beach front the cross
-, 1,rae have already been established in South
Carolina and Virginia aves, and they VIII % tuI
out those streets as far as the meadows IL '-o
course of few weeks.
Among the visitors of the week are MI anu NJ
Dale, OF Rnlauelpuld' NJ -
grandson of the late Lieutenant Richard La1e' u
Revolutionary fame who was in the several naval
engagements under Captain Paul Jones' Among
yoanv of the trophies that have been hanoed uo"n
TO the present Dale. and that now acorn the "dh
of his home is the sword which Paul Jones car
ried. -
The hrst dinner was served in the dining EooHI u
the new Marlboro-Bl enhem, at the foot OF ONO
ave- on Thanksgiving Day, and to the spread mus
than four hundred Of the workmen and attaches OF
do HAD
Points to coffee and after-dinner mints- work Is
going forward with much rapidity on the new hoteI
and it is now expected that it will be ready -oi
occupancy by the middle Of February.
The Atlantic City hotel men are making hghI
to secure the next convention of the National Car
Builders Association and in the face or induce
ments held out TO that organization by several OF
the large cities of the West still hope to win Iast
Shuts and S. S. Densmore, of the Car Builders
Of days' They We're taken over the city by A T.
Bell of the Hotel Chalfonte. and several otner
city as place for holding their convention shown
them The visitors were daVoIaIiy 1t At
Iantic City as the place for the holding OF the next
convention the local hotel men felt as though they
ii Sir Cyprian Bridge of London an admiral in the
British navy, visitor az the Hotel Chaifonte
during the week. He is making tour Of the coun-
the Ghaifonte as the guest of the Misses Andrews.
of New York. who are spending some time at Inls
James Gayley and Warren LiggeIo, of New-York.
made trip 70 the sR0fe TINS Wee Baston nnd the
Misses Gayley have been spending some time at
stay a couple of days. Another party of New
Workers at the Brght4n who made the rp 70 a 9ng
Mrs. Charles G. Gates and Mr.. and Mrs. A. }.
one may get fair idea OF the many changes an
that are going on in the hotel world at the shoTe
now being made in hotels and boarding houses VIII
a a9 nen9e Re money that IS being invested
buildings 1t is simply for improvements; II Inc
foot up to more than two millions for several new
and modern structures are being reared
Professor A. Black. head of one of the depart
| ments of Columbia University, of Newly ork, has
Ssan gea at me ote s 62zS at the so
Charles A McPonneu and Miss Ih NJ NE NC
| last summer, are spending few days at the
A party of NEWCOMERS Speeding some days at
| the shore is composed Of William Il; kenSy I9
Kenyon. Mrs i-' Theodore stanw6od William n
K KeRS9n Kenyon 6 Miss Towneg and MISS San
| ger. The party has a suite OF eight rooms at
Mr.. and Mrs E. J. Baldwin, of New York City.
/ ington are spending some time the Hotel
T !rTsg1a1 Nj Baldwin is the cashier of the
Mrs Carl E Booth, relative of the late Edwin
Mitchell, of the Grand Atlantic Hotel, is spending
| the winter at this resort as the guest OF ner
Thomas Terry Try Of NewX be S is s sPehd
| at Young's Hotel and is accompanied by her
! son. Thomas H Terry, ,. ,5,
| Madeline Belts of New-York are spending
/ couple of weeks at the shore. They are stopping
Captain Homer W. Hedges Of the 9a6 best
| by Miss Hedges. is spending short time al the
! seashore Mr.. and Miss Hedges are at the Hotei
| Chalfonte. rro4ot
| Brighton is composed of Andrew Fletcher, MISS
Fletcher. H. \ Fletcher, Mrs John md L. L MISS
| Newell They viii be here for an indefinite stay
Miss Grace K. Armstrong, of New-49rk Is ,Spd s9le
| ing n part of the winter at the ttotei nquoil'
| where she is chaperoned by Mrs William g. FarA'
| George L. Thayer OF New-Yorki well known known
railroad man. has arrived at the Hotel 81, t
| for an indefinite stay. Ha is accompanies ~
! Mrs ThayeT x,,, ,-t4 ond Mise
! Rose arc among the winter visitors resls'eIeu
at Professor rns s. 1aronson of NewYor. Is Wis
| flor at tire Hotel Rudolf . - x1.-l- r,it,, is
| Mrs Henry r. Steele. OF New-YoTk lily 4Xy,,i, rs
| snendine a couple of weeks at the Hotel wiz
| shire.