Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-21
ATLANTIC CITY NEWS
BRIDAL COUPLES AND MANY
OTHERS THERE.
Features Of the Coming Summer Out
Gned-Arriva1s From the
Capital
Special Correspondence of The Star.

shore yesterday and today. The beach
| front hotels found sudden demand for
| accommodations, and scenes along the
| Boardwalk and strand were characteristic
| OF June rather than May. Bathing masters
| are hoping for continuance of warm
| weather and early summer. The pros
| poets are very bright for the most remark
| able season in the history of Atlantic City
| Cottage owners in Chelsea report an ex-
| cellent renting season. This news is inter-
esting, because 1t bears out the general
| judgment, long asserted and often disputed
that Chelsea, rather than any other sec
| ton of the city, was to build up first as a
select cottage section outside of the older
parts of the city. Chelsea has the advan-
tage of being new, and with the newness
1t has put up handsome, modern cottages
with every convenience surrounded with
beautiful lawns and a most striking view
of the ocean as far as the eye can reach
Many prominent families from New York,
Philadelphia, Washington and other cities
own cottages there have leased them
for the season.
The annual floral parade the Board
walk will be held June Z. The commit
tee has decided to have five divisions in the
parade-hotel class, individual class, COM
mercfal class humorous class and floats.
The humorous class is a new feature this
y
attention. The start will be made from in
front of the Royal Palace Hotel and the
parade will proceed down the Boardwalk
to Florida avenue, countermarching to the
steel pier, where the judges will award
handsome prizes to the winners in each
class. The judges for the parade will be
Hugh Graham of Philadelphia. Frederick
Burk, A. M. Heston, Mrs. J. Hanes Lip
plncott and Mrs. Allen Brown Endicott of
Atlantic City.
Two important conventions were held
here during the week, and several hundred
delegates, accompanied by their ladies,
from all parts of the country, attended the
meetings and enjoyed the attractions of
the resort. The Supreme Council of the
Royal Arcanum held It's sessions at the
Royal Palace Hotel, while the meetings of
the National Association OF Piano Manu-
facturers took place at the St Charles.
The Seaside House is becoming known as
army headquarters of Atlantic City
Active and retired army officers register
there from Washington and distant points
The Brighton will be one of the first ho-
tells here to possess large flower garden
Philadelphia landscape gardener is lay
Ing out new garden that will be bower
of beauty IN a few weeks.
Wen known and able local talent partici-
pated in a concert few evenings ago at
the marlborough rendered to the guests of
that house. At the conclusion of the con-
cert costume dance enjoyed and a
collation. served.
In anticipation of the opening of the
boating season on Memorial day, most of
the yachts owned by members of the AT
lantic City Yacht Club are being prepared
to go into commission on May 80. A ma
rine parade along the city's ocean front
will be held, and the club will also keep
open house on that day, as is their custom
Arrangements are also being made to en-
terrain the National Hotel Mems Associa-
ton with a day at the club house in June
The Hotel IroquOis is fortunate in the
possession of an unusually fine orchestra
this season.
The Chelsea Haven, at Montpelier ave-
nue. and the beach, will open for the season
on June 1 under the management of Mr.. e
Enbom of Philadelphia. This hosiery has
recently been thoroughly renovated and i'm
proved and presents a handsome appear
ance.
The Hotel Brighton seems to hold the
record as a honeymoon resort. no fewer
than ten happy brides and grooms now be-
ing entertained within its hospitable doors.
Just to prove to some of the most dis
tfngufshed of the English and French dele
gates to the international railway congress
in Washington that the marvellous stories
they had read about fast running to At
lantic City by scheduled trains was based
upon fact and not fiction, party of them
were brought here from Philadelphia last
Sunday In a special train in forty minutes
for fifty-four miles The visitors were the
guests of the Reading railway, and Vice
President Theodore Voorhees, had personal
charge of the party. No particular at
tempt was made to run ahead of schedule
time for regular express trains, but the
foreign guests were astounded when at
times their train was discovered to be trav-
cling in excess of ninety miles an hour
1t had been reported that the actual pur-
pose of the flying journey was to ascertain
the practica bility of a big cut in running
time in anticipation of the adoption of the
summer schedule to about thirty minutes
running time, but General Passenger Agent
Edison j. Weeks stated there was no war
rant for such reports. During their stay
here the entire party was entertained by
the Reading officials at the Hotel Brighton
The new trolley lines on Virginia and
South Carolina avenue were opened to the
public today At present these lines extend
from Atlantic avenue to the beach, and
later on will be extended over to the mead
ows. So many people wish to dress at home
and go to the beach to battle that these lines
contemplate putting on trailers or special
bathers' cars during the summer
Vice President Taylor, manager of the
Pittsburg division of the Pennsylvania rail-
road, arrived here in his private car He
is accompanied by his family, and they are
stopping at the Brighton.
Mrs. James A. Roosevelt of New York
who is stopping al the Chalfonte, is
cousin of President Roosevelt She is ac-
companied by her daughter, Miss Christine
R. Roosevelt, and Miss Z. NJ. Reilly
United States Senator Hansbroush of
North Dakota spent the week at the Hotel
Traymore.
Edward T. Plat, son of United States
Senator Platt of New York, is at the MarI-
borough House, accompanied by his wife
and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin w. Morse, also of
New York.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the presi-
dent of Princeton University, Is a guest at
the Chalfonte.
Lieut.. Col. D. NJ. Taylor, u s. A., ac-
companied by his wife and Miss Taylor are
occupying quarters at the Iroquois
Mr. and Mrs. E c. Graves of Washing
ton are at the Hotel Jackson on their
honeymoon trip
Mrs. W. K. Mendenhall well known in
Washington society, has apartments at
Young's Hotel
David Tally and John F. Pearson of
summer season.
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Bentley of Wash
ington have a bridal suite at the MARI
borough House.
Julian c. Dowell is al the Shelburne
Mr.. and Mrs. r. R. Parker of Rawlings.
Md, are passing their honeymoon at the
Atglen.
Mr. and Mrs. J: P. Baker of Washington
are sojourning at the Borton.
DIR. Julian Gatshell is at the Morton.
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Wheaton and daugh-
ter of Washington are at the Shoreham.
Mrs Rhoda c. Kennedy of Washington Is
making an extended visit at the Garden
Hotel.
L. F. Prud homme of Annapolis Nd Is