New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-21

Extending the Board1cah-FloraI
Chair Parade-Cars for Bathers.

is little doubt that the new portion OF the
boardwalk. on which work is now pushed with
all possible speed will be completed in ample
time for the accommodation OF the summer Wis
itors. There is not moment being lost in the
work of building the new part Of the walk.
There is large force of men employed in sink
ing the steel pilings which will rest the
heavy steel beams for the deck of the walk
The hydraulic method is being employed in
sinking the piles and the operation is being
watched by thousands Of the promenaders on
the boardwalk. 1t is hoped that the work will
be completed by the latter part of June or the
first of July.
Mayor Stoy and the committee associated
with him in the work Of arranging for the
floral chair parade on the boardwalk have de-
cided that the parade will be held on Wednes-
day afternoon, June Z. They have offered hand
some prizes for the best decorated chairs in the
hotel, individual and commercial exhibits
special prize will be for the best burlesdue dec
Grafton This latter is a new feature and was
the result of a burlesque exhibit made by Miss
HILL one of Atlantic Citys best known society
and club women, in the parade Of last year,
when she affected old maid Of the period or
1904 At meeting of the committee held this
week at the Royal Palace Hotel the following
Judges of the exhibits were named: Hugh Ora
ham and Alfred Burke, Of Philadelphia; Mrs
Allen Brown Endicott and Mrs j. names LIP
pincott, of Atlantic City
There is more activity in yachting circles here
now than ever before at this time Of the year
Nearly all of the yachts of the Inlet fleet have
been overhaued and placed in commission. and
they are finding considerable TO do taking
out fishing and sailing parties. Considerable
interest is being manifested by local sloop own
ers in an ocean race which has been partially
arranged for by Councilman E. A. Parker All
of the sloop owners of the resort have signthed
their intention of entering the contest. and in
the course of the next week invitations Will be
sent to the various yacht clubs 10 participate.
The race will be sailed on or about July ~ 1or
handsome prizes.
The annual meeting and dinner of the local
Board of Trade were held at the Hotel Chelsea
on Thursday night Addresses were made by
Samuel NJ Clement, of Philadelphia; Enoch A
Higbee and Joseph W. Salus, of this city
Every summer during the bathing season peo-
nile who live on the cross avenues both close to
the beach and some distance from it, dress at
their homes and go down to the water IN their
bathing costumes. Some Of the residents OF the
city object TO this, especially where persons have
TO cross nearly the entire width of the island
to get to the beach, and great deal OF com
plant has been heard. 1t looks now. however.
as though the problem had been happily solved
by the crosstown trolley line, which Will start
in operation in the course Of the next ten days
The company has announced that 1t VIII run
several cars to and from the beach in the bath
ing hours which will be used exclusively tor per-
sons who want TO go to the beach IN oathihS
garb The company has purchased three or four
old cars for this purpose. and it is believed by
the promoters of this idea that it will prove
popular innovation.
Theodore Voorhees, president Of the
Reading Railroad and Edison J. Weeks. general
passenger agent of the same road. brought a
number of foreign railroad men over to this city
last Sunday in a special train from Philadel-
phia- The foreigners had been attending the ses-
sions Of the International Railroad Conference.
which had been held in Washington, and the trip
to the shore was made by them as guests or
the Reading road. The run TO the shore was
made inside of forty-three minutes. TO the in
tense delight and astonishment of the visitors.
who declared there not road on the other
side of the ocean which made such speed. They
were intensely interested in the heavy stone
ballast roadbed and amazed at the general rate
of speed OF flyers between this resort and Cam
den The party included Theodore Laurent, chleI
engineer of the Railroad dOrleans. tne prlncl-
pal line in the south of France; A c. Ellis, gen
eraI manager Of the Metropolitan Railroad, OF
London; Dougal Drummond, OF the London ana
Southwestern Railroad; A. c. Acworth, barris-
ter representative of the London Board OF
Trade The party lunched at the Hotel Brighton
and returned to Philadelphia in the afternoon.
DR. and Mrs Alexander Biddle and George w.
CHILDISH rexel of Philadelphia, and Geonrey
AAOrTOW,
from the Quaker City the other day, in order TO
test the speeding qualities OF new machine
which the Biddles recently purchased They
lunched at the Brighton and returned to Phila-
delphia in the afternoon.
p c. De Witt, a retired banker of New-York.
is spending the spring at the Hotel Brighton.
He brought along his 40 horsepower Mercedes
I'm order TO assist him in passing away the time
pleasantly and in getting around to see every
Thing in and near the resort.
Mrs A. Ainsworth resident OF London. is
spending several weeks at Haddon Hall, and
she has fallen deeply in love with the resort
that she is preparing an article on An English
Woman's Impression Of America" for a London
magazine. in which she will devote a consdera-
HE space 10 Atlantic CITY. Mrs. Ainsworth has
travelled all over the world. but declares she
has never seen anything in the nature OF re-
sort that will come anywhere near approaching
Atlantic City. On her return 10 London she
says she will advise all her friends TO visit At
lautic City when they come TO this country
Joseph Telford. Editor Of a well known Pitts