Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-21
ATLANTIC CITY NEWS
BIG oVER-SUNDAY BUSINESS rs
NOTED.
Hotel Changes Hands and the Profit
Realized-Late Ar
rivals.
ndapce Of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Jan. 20. 1905.
The hotel men of this resort are wen
pleased over the great increase in the pat
ronage during the early part of the winter.
There have been a far greater NUMBER OF
people here than usual. and that in the race
of the fact that there has been little going
on in the way Of amusements to attract
them. There have been greater number
of people who have. been brought to the
shore to spend Sunday this year and the
railroad trains on Saturday of each week
have been larger than customary. The
steel pier is we'll patronized and visitors
who want to get away from their hotels
gather there and listen to the music OF
the band.
board of trade was held at Young's Hotel
last night and was largely attended. Ad-
dresses were made by prominent speakers
Messrs. Fairbairn and Williams sold the
Hotel Strand several days ago to New
York firm for $4,000. The Strand was
built in 1901 at a cost of s225,000. 1t is To-
Gated at Pennsylvania avenue and the
beach and is one of the best-paying hotels
of this resort. Fairbairn and Williams
have taken q lease on the hotel for pc
Rod of ten years and will continue in the
hotel business as heretofore. They have
also bought the new Colonial Hotel and
street, New York city, which they will also
manage.
There was a rush of New Workers and
Philadelphians to the shore today, one OF
those unexpected invasions that OCCASION
ally take the hotel men by surprise. With
favorable weather the actual commence
ment of the Lenten season can be safely
counted upon in couple of weeks, even
though its actual observance, the inaugu-
ration of which sends society folk shore
ward for rest, may not come until consid-
erably later.
Atlantic City is to have a first-class medi-
cal library If the city physicians can en-
compass it. The Academy of Medicine at
Its annual meeting a few evenings ago APP
pointed a committee on ways and means
to accomplish this result.
Hunters night was observed at the
Hotel Rudolf during the week by one of
the most interesting and merry dinners ever
served in that hosiery.
Two dances at the Hotel Jackson marked
the weeks pleasure at this hosiery. The
first, which was given Tuesday, was at
tended by over $50 couples, while the sec
ond, held Friday night was one of the
largest and most novel ever held In this
city.
The following residents of Washington
are registered at leading Atlantic City
hotels:
Traymore-Mrs. w. Morse, II. ]. Brown.
Pennhurst-Miss Clara Halves.
Grand Atlantic--S. J. Lucks, I. Hopes,
H B. Holiday. G. Crosland.
Pierrepont-Mr. and Mrs. E. ]. Miller.
| Haddon Hall-A. Heard, Miss Todd.
St. Charles-Mr. and Mrs. p King, Mr..
| and Mrs. A. Wolf, A. L. Peterson, H. H.
| Allen.
Wiltshire-James Cantwell, E. G. Mar
| shall.
| Holmhurst-Mr. and Mrs. w. NJ. Pom
| dexter.
| Altamont-Miss Kenn, Miss A B. Lovejoy.
| Archdale-S. r. Marshall.
Chetwoode-Mr. and Mrs. F. j. Moran.
Dennis IS X. Marshall.
| Palmer-W. f. Johnston.
! Deville-C. c. Miller.
| Chalfonte-Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Shealy