Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-03
AT ATLANTIC CITY.
Correspondence OF The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ATLANTIC CITY. June ?, 1906.
With the advance Of the season the scenes
along the beach front are taking unto them
selves "a more lively air Many of the pretty
shops. which are the stellar attractions for
the fair sex, have reopened and spread
their display of trinkets and pieces of fancy
work in the windows. The hundreds of
archaeological signs, combined with the
thousands Of lights on the Boardwalk, are
making that great thoroughfare as brilliant
at night as in midday sunshine.
At the piers everything is activity. Hus-
tie and hustle on every side. making vast
Improvements for the accommodation of the
great summer crowd that will soon make
its appearance.
The FIRST Of next week Will witness the
opening Of the convention OF the National
Electric Light Association at Young's ocean
pier. The whole front OF the pier is taken
Up with electrical exhibits of every char
Rcter. and in the evening the music hall
will be ablaze with thousands and thou
sands OF electric lights.
one Of the things which the managers of
the floral roller chair parade for this year
are certain viii tend to make this event
better than previously is the fact that
every thing IN the way OF doves and birds
and such articles Is to be tabooed The
decorations OF All rOlier ChalFS must De
purely floral. whether they be natural or
artificial There have been large number
OF entries for the parade. which viii be held
on the boardwalk on June D. and all of
the Leading hotels OF the resort will be rep
Resented Quite a number of individuals
have also entered chairs. and the eompetl-
tlon in the several classes will be keen.
Plans are being prepared by a Phlladel-
phia firm OF architects Tor new Hotel
graymOre, which viii be built in the fall.
The Traymore IS one Of the oldest and most
successful hotels on the island and enjoys a
large and select clientele. The materials
that VIII be used In the new structure will
be the same as employed in the construc
zion OF the Blenhelm. The work will be so
conducted that II win not interfere with
the comfort OF the patrons of the house In
the least.
teen years has been the manager of the
Maxwell House. one OF the foremost hotels
of Nashville. Tenn. has severed his con-
pectiOu there and today begins his Atlantic
City career as manager OF the Green's Ho-
tel, on the Boardwalk which is owned by
Charles T. Cope, proprietor of the Kltta-
tinny at the Delaware Water Gap. GREEN'S
Hotel is run on both European and Ameri-
can plans and has a capacity OF 500 guests
Mr.. Black will also assist Mr.. Cope in the
management OF the Kittatinny.
Atlantic City has the distinction of enter
tanning three members OF President Roose-
velts cabinet within the last month. They
were Secretary OF War William II. Taft,
secretary OF the Navy Charles J. Bona
parte and Secretary of the Treasury Leslie
NJ Shaw. Now the hotel men OF the place
are straining every nerve to get President
Roosevelt himself to come over to the
shore. even II he spends but single day.
They have sent him an Invitation and laid
out a program for him In event of his ac-
csptance. The day. as they have planned