Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-04
ATLANTIC CITY NEWS
PLENTY ARE HERE AND MORE IN
PROSPECT.
Washington Residents Who Are TAX
ing Part in the Pleasures
Recent Arrivals.

special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ATLANTIC CITY, n. j. February 3, 1905.
Announcement has just been made that
the Paint and Powder Club of the Morris
Guards. an ambitious local rival of the Mask
and Wig Club of Philadelphia, will make its
debut with a two-night presentation of The
College Girl a musical playette, by men,
bers of the club.
Atlantic City Is already industriously
booking conventions for the new year. The
New Jersey Bankers Association is to meet
here this month, and the New Jersey Ii
brary Association and the Pennsylvania Lii
brary Club will hold joint session at the
shore in March, possibly in connection with
the annual meeting Of the American Library
Association, the latter not having as yet
designated it's place of meeting. Word has
just been received from DR.. James New
comb of New York that the American
Observation-Disclosures which met here
last year in connection with the American
Medical Associa ton, will again convene here
in June.
Gilbert Combs of Freehold, N. J.. who is
making large real estate investments here,
has just bought the McClay building. a
seVen-story apartment house, at Pacific and
South Carolina avenues, for $4,000 Sew
eral large realty movements on the Chelsea
beach are said to be In process of consum-
nation one transaction involving the sale
OF the holdings of DR.. Charles Penrose of
Philadelphia, in the vicinity Of Providence
avenue. to western syndicate
Contracts have just BEEN placed by the
Virginia Avenue Amusement Companv for a
two-story brick and stone amusement build
ing at Virginia avenue and the beach one
whole floor of which will be devoted to
bowling alleys.
Mrs. l.. Wagner, formerly Of the Hotel
Lorraine has leased the Hotel Sterling, on
Kentucky avenue near the beach, for the
coming season.
Burroughs c. Godfrey entertained the At
lantic City Counsellor Club at a dinner at
the Grand Atlantic Hotel few evenings
ago.
for Miss Augusta E. Wynant Of Newark at
the Hotel Rudolf. Miss Wynant. accom-
panied by her sister, Miss E. Wynant and
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Linderman, also OF
Newark, have been sojourning at the Ru-
dolf for the past two weeks.
"A motel deal of great Importance was
closed in this city during the week, at
which time Manager John Cruise Of the
Hotel jackson obtained from George Jack
son, the owner of this hosiery q lease
Tor number of years: The Jackson has
proved most successful being under the
personal direction of Charles E. Coope,
former owner Of the Grand Atlantic Hotel
and proprietor of the Kittatinny Hotel sit
uated at the Delaware Water Gap. Mr.
Cruise has been in personal charge of the
Hotel Jackson. He has made the cafe the
rendezvous for the eclat of the city, while
the musicales and dances during the week
are great social attraction Mr.. Cruise
Will make improvements to the Jackson
after he takes possession, April 1, amount
ing to $4,000 including ar entire new cafe
with tile floors and artistic embellishments,
and he is also considering an option on
100 feet of beach front property adjoin-
ing the hotel which he may purchase to
enlarge the Hotel Jackson.
The annual Spread of the Atlantic City
Lodge of EIks viii take place there, covers
being laid for 400 guests, and a few even
ings later the annual banquet of the local
knights of Columbus will be held, at which
time covers will be laid for 100 guests
Fifty thousand dollars is to be raised
by bond issue for the widening of the
boardwalk. The section between Maryland
and Illinois avenues is to be widened to
sixty feet.
The following residents of Washington are
registered at leading Atlantic City Hotels:
Denis-Nirs. r. T. Rely.
Traymore-Mr. and Mrs. J. c. Rau
Seaside House,. r. Locraft Mr. and
Mrs. H. c. Crawford, Miss NJ Hempstal
st. Charles-G. Esrnshire, W. Sim, r.
Bingham.
ChaIfonte-Miss II. w. Dewitt, Mrs. Jas.
f. Ntzhugh,, Thomas H. Anderson. Miss
Anderson, Miss Margaret Dye Ellis Mrs
Clinton Smith, Mrs. Emma S. Shelley, Mrs.
Charles T.. Grandfield.
Marlborough House-Mr. and Mrs Green
bus
Haddon Hall-Mrs. f. Barnes
Grand Atlantic-J NJ. Whitney
Morton-Mrs. \. G. Holnlead, Miss HoI-
mead.
Beaumont-Mr and Mrs r. S. Dawson.
Strand-C Hatstrand, j. Haddad.