Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-29
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., April 29, 1906.
The annual meeting of the National
Municipal League was held at the Hotel
Chalfonte during this week and was at
tended by many prominent men interested
in civic reform, including the Secretary
of the Navy, Charles j. Bonaparte of Bal
timore Other well-known men who at
tended the sessions and made addresses
were Mayor John Weaver of Philadelphia,
Mayor George W. Guthrie of Pittsburg,
Mayor Butler of Rochester and Mayor
Dimmick of Scranton. The league elected
the following officers for the coming year:
President, Charles j. Bonaparte of Balti-
more; first vice president, Charles Rich
ardson of Philadelphia; second vice presi-
dent Thomas N. Strong OF Portland Ore !;
third vice president, III. Dickson Bruins OF
New Orleans; fourth vice president. Ed
mund ]. James of the University of 1lli-
nois; fifth vice president, Albert Bushnell
Hart of Harvard University; treasurer,
George Burnham, jr, of Philadelphia; sec
rotary, Clinton Rogers WoooruH Oh Fhiia-
delphia.
Because of the disaster which befell
San Francisco, the meeting of the Mystic
Shriners, which was scheduled Tor sna INA,
city has been called off and will be held
In some city east of Chicago. Atlantic
City is making strong effort TO secure
the meeting for 1907, and there 1s every
prospect that she will be successful. 1t
is said that New York. New Jersey ana
Pennsylvania are all favorable to holding
the next convention in this resort, and
that enough votes will be secured from
other states to bring 1T here.
The Periodical Publishers Assoc ,ation
will hold it's annual banquet at the Mari
borough Blenheim, In this city, on fIioa y
evening May 4. The committee Wnlcn -
making the arrangements for the feast IS
COMPOSED of Cyrus K. Curtis, LADIES' home
Journal; John S. Phillips, Mcclure Maya
zine: Condo Mast, Golfers Weekly; Fred
- In e.,
William B. Rowland of Outlook. Arthur w.
Little of Parsons Magazine, Arthur Z.
Vance of the Woman's Home companion,
Edward Box of the Ladies Home journal
and Edward E. Higgins of Success. Among
prominent writers who will attend VIII De
Norman Hapgood, who stirred up the re-
cent trouble for Col. Mann ana TOWN
Topics; Edward Box, who has been =, gun CUR,
John s. Phillips, the trust foe, and score
of others.
automobile races. which were held on the
beach. It was the largest meet that has
ever been held In this country and thou
sands OF those interested In the sport OF
fast driving came down to the shore to wit
ness them. The races. which were held
under the auspices of the Atlantic City Au-
tomobiie Club, were handled to the entire
satisfaction of contestants and spectators.
and 1t was one of the most successful tour
naments ever held. There were no serious
accidents. There win be another tourna-
ment held by the local club In September
or October. and 80 well pleased was every
one that its success is practically assured
even this far ahead.
Visitors from Washington are registered
at the following Atlantic City hotels this
week:
Binrham House Mrs B. Thomas.
Berkshire Inn-W. q. pensmore. Miss K.
l. Morse, Miss A. II. Morse. Miss r. =.
Mack. Mrs T. b. Douglass,
Hotel Belmont-Franh D. Miller. Miss r.
e. watkins.
Hotel Boscobel-Miss Phinny.
Hotel Cariton-F. w. True and wife.