New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-19
ATLANTIC CITY AFFAIRS.
Hotel Hen mcorporate-Progress
on BOuLeumd- Bankers Meet.

Atlantic City, n. j., March IS Especial THE
Atlantic City Hotel Mems Association which
was recently organized, has been Incorporated.
The corporators. who are also the trustees Of the
association, Samuel S. PhHbus, Charles r.
Myers, Albert I. Bell, NewIin Haines, Alfred
C. Mcclellan. Lewis B. SculI. J. Haines Lippin-
colt, w. Chandler Stewart, Oscar D. Painter
and John c. Gosser At a meeting of the assoc
citation President Phebus appointed a number
Of committees which to make preparations
for the annual convention of the National Hotel
Mems Beneficial Association. which will be held
in this city in the week of June , to 10 in
elusive. The headquarters of the coming con-
vention will be made at the Hotel Chalfonte, at
North Carolina-ave and the beach. There will
be about fifteen hundred delegates in attend
ance
That the boulevard connecting Atlantic City
with the mainland is to be completed that
it will be formally opened by June will be
good news 10 the automobiles. with whom the
run to the shore. even with the necessity of
traversing the ancient and uncertain meadow
pike has long been popular. The miniature
railroad to convey the gravel with which the
}new road will be surfaced has been completed,
and the last stage of the work will be begun
next week. Dredgers are engaged in filling In
the last of the low places and the "bottomless
nit section will be tackled and pushed to COM
pletion. The latter will be the last obstacle to
he Surmounted
Samuel w. Latta, a graduate Of the University
of Pennsylvania. of the class of 6S, gave
dinner at Haddon Hall last Monday night to
the living members OF his class. The dinner
was served in one of the private dining rooms
oe The hotel Mr.. Latta's guests included Whar-
ton Sinkler, s. A. Dix. John w. AIillick, George
NJ D. Petty George w. Bailey, T. c. yelling
ton. T. c. Stellwagon, A. II. Boyer, E. p. Ber-
nard of Philadelphia; F. n Boyer and w. s.
Robinson, OF Pottsvile, Penn; w. Frederick
Essig. of Spokane, Wash. J. o. White, of Cam
den; A. 4. Bockius, OF MerchantVlle; James
Aiken of Berwyn. Penn.
Mrs Alexander b. Peter and Mrs. Charles
Million Ford of New-York. the guests of
SirS \ TayInr at her cottage in Chelsea.
Mayer Stoy took Bishops Cranston and Foss
of The Methodist Episcopal Church, who were
tapdfnp the session Of the New-Jersey confer
ence held in the First Methodist Church, for
drive over The entire island behind his hand
some team of thoroughbreds The Bishops were
delirbtcd WITH the drive, and were highly pleased
with the resort. las attractive place for a
home as any III which I have ever been, COM
,nnntod BiahcI. Cranston returning
Daniel Gimble, Of Philadelphia visitor here
is a daily patron of the man who has the ponies
The other morning. after having spent about
half an hour riding up and down the beach as
near 10 the waters edge as he could go, he
looked for a handsome goid watch FANNY
heirloom and valued at $50 but it was gone
He had lost it, 1t bounced out of his pocket
during his ride, and must have been buried in
the sand by the action Of the waves.
The annual meeting of the New-Jersey State
rsnkers, Association was held at the Hotel
chelsea this week. Last night the bankers had
their annual dinner, and among the speakers OF
the evening was John w. Griggs former At
,orne,, General of the United States.
MAYOR G. Frank Cope OF Somers Point who
r,ss recently elected. is making effort TO boom
.,.3 nrettv town on the edge of Great Egg Har-
hor Raw. He has advocated the building Of
boardwalk. similar to that in Atlantic city,
aIone, the edge of the bay. He believes that it
O., Pc dome for a reasonable sum of money, and
ts now engaged In trying TO induce the Council
-, -, 70 bond the city 10 raise the funds with
i,s,ar ~ accomplish the scheme. He has
ceeded in getting new City Hall there and or
camping Fire Department, and feels confident
tIeat he will be able to have the Common Coun-
on build a boardwalk.