Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
ATLANTIC CITY.
peciaI Correspondence of The Star

Special Correspondence of The Star
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. December 30 1905
The Atlantic City Automobile Club will
soon hold meeting for the purpose of ar
ranging dates for the spring auto meet. The
week after Easter Is suggested as the most
suitable time for the races. and arrange
meEts are pending with New York auto
men relative to securing some of the most
noted racers for the beach events and It is
likely that four days meet will be held.
The week after Easter is preferable TO
many, rather than the week before, as at
that time the hotels are not SO overcrowd-
ed as they are just prior to the Easter holi-
days. The club expects to have the great
est events ever held In the history of beach
racing and they will attract prominent
tcists and drivers from far and wide.
With only several hundred dollars worth
Of tickets remaining unsold the Atlantic
City Hotel Mems Association is reasonably
sure of coming out on their Steel Pier pro-
ject with little or no loss. The large and
select audiences. composed Of both visitors
an0 residents, which grace all the concerts
given by the Washington Orchestra Band
urder the direction of Prof. Haley, is proof
OF the popularity attaching to a winter
musical season on the Steel Pier. The pub
lie have only the wideawake hotel men to
thank for this added feature OF the winter
season here.
A very fiattering local condition Is shown
in the report OF the third assistant post
master general, showing the standing OF
offices at the close of business last June.
The Atlantic City post Office stands fourth
IN New Jersey in the transaction of gem
eral business and sixth on the list In in
crease Of business. The gain in business
was 81 per cent. and IL Is nineteenth on the
list in special delivery business In the
United States and stands second in the reg
istry business in New Jersey nd as forty
fourth In the country.
Atlantic City will soon own all the beach
front as a public park The state riparian
board has granted the city the right to
purchase all Of the beach front riparian
rights between Main and Jackson avenues.
Harry L. Fairbairn. formerly one OF the
proprietors. will continue to manage the
Hotel Strand. recently purchased for $780,
coo by George Allen of Philadelphia. In
order that the Strand may undergo i'm
as little Inconvenience possible to the
workmen. the hotel will be closed next
Tuesday and reopened on February l. Ex-
terlsive improvements viii be made both to
the interior and exterior and a large num-
Der of new baths will be installed with all
the latest devices for the comfort of pa
irons.
After undergoing improvements to the ex-
tent of S26, 600 the handsome new cafe OF
the Hotel Jackson was formally opened to
the public few evenings ago by Proprie-
tor John Cruise. This Handsome new care
has already been named the gold room.
All the decorations are In gold enect ana
the general appearance of it Is highly ar
tistic and very inviting.
The Rittenhouse is undergoing interior
improvements OF an extensive nature, ana
when II Is ready for guests early In the
spring it will be one of the most select no.
tells In Atlantic City.
The following residents OF washington
are registered at leading Atlantic CITY no
tells:
Traymore-Mrs. w. ]. Mcdonald.
DeVille-Mr and Mrs. D. L. z. Selke. Mr.
and Mrs H. Middleton
Earl Mar Hall-Edwin Muliin and family.
Chalfonte-Mr. and Mrs. D. Selke, Mrs.
William H Sheyock, Mr.. and Mrs. l. n.
Aenew, Mr.. and Mrs. George Taylor. Mr..
and Mrs. c. Richie, Mr.. and Mrs. ID.
Bowen.
wiltshire. g. Pearce. Mrs Pearee, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Momartz.
Seaside House-Mr. and Mrs. Henderson
e. NJ. Grey, r. w. Tyler, w. J. Newton.
Strand-T. s. Browner. Mrs. Browner, l.
R. Browner, Mr.. and Mrs. T. W.
Brown
Haddon Hall-Mr and Mrs 7. s. Pierce
Mr.. and Mrs. Young.
Pennhurst-Miss Irwin.
Craig Hall-Miss M. Goodrich, II. r.
Burke
Marlborough House-Mr. and Mrs g. NJ
Cullom.
Morton-Miss M. E. Fowler
Runnymede-Mr. and Mrs. r. Leech. Mr..
ana Mrs C. McKeeney, Mr.. and Mrs. g. =.
Watkins
DunIop-w. B DILL Miss Dill.
Archdale-G. H. Taylor.