The Washington times., 1905-02-19
ATLANTIC CITY'S
FEBRUARY RUSH
All Records for Month Have
Been Broken,
WIDENING THE BOARDWALK
Additions to Esplanade and Improve
ments to Hotels Increase Sea-
shore Resorts Popularity.
WIDENING THE BOARDWALK

for Washington Birthday rush which
is expected to tax their Recommendations
BalIny weather has enlivened the board
walk and made the daily parade of
promenaders an event of Importance to
the shopkeepers, who are furnishing up
their bazars in anticipation of bust
ling business from now untn Easter.
East Indians with bales of delicate
Oriental goods. and other iti1erant mer-
chants, have appeared along the walk
10 act as living harbingers of spring
while they coax nimblefdoilars from wo-
men visitors.
Final action was taken by city officials
on w ednesday for the widening OF the
boardwalk Work on the imp ovement
will be started within few days and
completed by Easter, Fifty thousand
dollars will be spent in adding twenty
feet 70 the width of the walk for over q
mile of its length Another effort to reg
ulate the rolling chairs will be made and
there may be a rule restricting them to
certain portion of the new promenade.
4 new law just passed has prescribed
tariffs for the chairs and visitors during
the coming summer will be insured
against e4tortion.
Social Diversions.
Socially the hotel and cottage colonies
were rather quiet during the past week,
small luncheons and dinners being
about the only events of Importance
aside from the big military euchre
given at the Hotel Rudolf on Tuesday
evening. Over 500 guests took part. The
big ballroom of the hotel was beauti-
fully decorated.
Mr. and Mrs. a. NJ Fielding, of Wash
ington, were among the guests at a
luncheon party given at the Hotel
Brighton by Herbert L. Claris. Of
Philadelphia. Others present were Mr..
and Mrs Henry S. Jeanes, Miss Burt,
Miss Curry, Howard n Sill, Charles a.
Currfe, and John H. Whitaker
Thomas ". Primrose, Of New York
and Washington, who is spending sew
eraI weeks at the st. Charles. enter
tanned q small party of friends on We'd
nesday evening at q dinner given in one
OF the private dining rooms of the hotel.
His guests were Howard Carson, Will
lam Alderman. and Charles c. Baker.
Howard Chandler Christy, the artist.
Is at the Hotel Strand fer q short rest.
Mrs Christy and their daughter are with
him. During the week past, they have
been entertaining Mr. and Mrs Walter
johnson. of New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas 2. Stephenson.
of Washington, arrived at Haddon Hall
early in the week. Miss Rita Stephen
son accompanies them Miss May
Adams, Miss Earnsworth, and Mr.. and
Mrs. ". b. Matthews have also Joined
the Washington contingent at the same
hotel.
DIR. and Mrs W. M Ash are Wash
ington visitors at the Marlborough
House II. S. Biscon and Miss Biscon.
and Harvey Andrew Patterson and
Andrew Fleming Patterson, of Washing
ton. who have beer among the board
also guests at the Marlborough.
Distinguished Guests.
Mr. and Mrs Clarence f. Norment, of
Washington. are at the Traymore with
their two children. Other distinguish
ed guests at the same house are Judge
David Lev6ntrett and Mrs. Leventrett.
Judge A. j. Dittenhoffer, Mrs. Ditten~
hotter, Miss Dittenhoffer, and Miss Bar
tells. OF New York. and John c. Sutton.
Pittsburg steel magnate. who is ac-
companied by his wife and daughter.
Miss Edna Woods Sutton.
+. 3. Davis, jr., of West Virginia,
nephew OF the Democratic Vice Presi-
Dental nominee. is at the Brighton with
family party, in which are Mrs. Davis,
Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Landstreet. and Mr.
and Mrs. " G. Sharp.
Mira. Henry Romeyn, Of Washington,
Hotel Chalfonte. has gone to visit
friends in Montclair, \. J., to return
here later in the spring
Other Westinghouse seen on the
boardwalk were ALBERT Low Woods. who
is staying at the Dennis. II. G. Mclean
ana Miss F. s Hamilton, who are guests
at the Hotel Pennharst: AR and Mrs.
Walter Brown, Miss Caroline Smith.
and Nj. and Mrs. Charles Baker.
Deyotees III Calf
Warm sunlight has dissipated the last
Of the snow on the Mortified golf links
and the course has been bright with
the pink coats of devotees of the game.
The first OF d series of matches to be
played between members Of St. Davids,
Mt Airy, Rfvcrton, Huntingdon Valley,
Spring Haven. ana Atlantic City clubs
was played early In the week before a
considerable gallery.
One OF the greatest partisans OF the
fine Mortified links is James Vincent.
who makes frequent trips from his
home in Saginaw. Mich. 10 round the
eighteen-hoIe course He came here
early this week and is chartered at the
Seaside: making daily trips TO indulge
his hobby for golf.
Hotel Mems Association.
Visitors to Atlantic city win benefit
greatly through the formation of an as
ISOLATION Of hotel men TO b. known as
the Atlantic City Hotel Men Associa-
ton. The organization will become a
branch Of the national reanization.
The officers elected at a meeting held
at the Hotel Wiltshire are: President
Samuel S. Phoebus; vice president, John
Cruise; secretary, John c. Benson; treas
urer, James k Carmaek; trustees
Charles K. Myers Walter Bell. Newlin
Haines, w Chandler Stewart, a. c. Nc
Clellan, l. B. Scu1l, j. Haines Lippin-
colt. Oscar Painter and John C. Goss.
Ter
Extensive Improvement has been made
to the interior OF the Hotel st. Charles
IN preparation for early season guests
Expert decorators have been at work
throughout the splendid boardwalk
louise and general refurnishing has been
done since last season, The spacious
parIors have been redecorated in tones