The Washington times., 1906-11-18
BOARDWALK GAY,
MANY PROMENADERS
City -By-the-Sea Grows in
Popular Favor as Win
ter Resort.
BIG HOTELS WELL FILLED
Growth Z City Forcing Advanced Mod
ern Improvements in Houses of
Public Entertainment.

ATLANTIC CITY. Nov. 17-One OF the
most noticeable things to those visiting
at the hotels here at present Is the
large number Of promenaders on the
boardwalk every day and evening of
the week. with pTeceptlble growth in
the crowd over Saturday 20 Mondey
morning. While the resort has never
lacked IN patronage since II became
quite the fashion among people OF New
York and Philadelphia TO come here
during the fall and winter, still there
has never been a time when thers
We're So many people as at present Not
one Of the large hotels open but has a
tair percentage OF guests, and many
OF the smaller houses. which, hereto
fore. have been closed long ere this. are
well filled. Few people sem TO realize
the rapid growth IN the fall and winter
trade here until they get 70 the shore
and see II for themselves. One OF the
reasons for the rapid growth in the
winter trade is the great Improvement
In the hotels Many OF the frame houses
are being done away with entirely and
giving place TO brick and concrete or
cement structures. Those frame hotels
which are open. are Of most modern
construction, and were built with a spe-
clal view TO remaining open during the
cold period. and therefore. embrace all
improvements and convenieneeg for this
particular time Of the year The patron
age IeH or very slowly at the end OF
the summer. and IL is believed there are
as many visitors at the shore now as
there was short time before Easter.
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70 the shore at this season OF the year
for the beneht Of their health. There is
a mllder temperature here than In most
places and for that reason many peopIe
VINO nave In the past gone South. as
soon as the first whim OF cold weather
was felt, have come 10 Atlantic CITY in
stead this fall.
MIS-. r. Z. LatrObc. wife Of the for
mer mayor OF Baltimore, Is spending
Few weeks at the resort. She Is AT
CIals HAN Mrs. LatrObe has been quite
HI and Is at the shore T. recuperate.
Secret Leaked Our.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. NIitcbaU NJ
Wilmington. Del. are here 10 soen5
their honeymoon. They did not exp4ct
10 divulge their secret, but unfortunate-
~ Tor them, their trunk arrived SOM,
lew hours ahead. and when the porters
al the Hotel Iroquois, at which they
had engaged rooms. saw il. their secret
was revealed The trunk was tied with
yard after yard OF white ribbon and
Placarded 10 such an extent, IL was
hardly possible 20 see any part Of the
trunk proper.
Gov. T. c Stokes came over to the
shore on Thursday, and stayed here for
a couple OF days. He declined To have
anything To say on the matter OF his
being or not being a candidate for the
United States Senatorship against John
F. Dryden. although it is generally be-
lieyed that he viii be named for that
honor when the time comes 20 make the
appointment
Will Build New Hotel.
Report has reached here. and il has
been confirmed 20 a certain extent that
Samuel Greenburg. owner Of the Hotel
RittenhOuse, has purchased the ground
adjoining his present hosteIry on New
Jersey avenue. and will, in the course |
of short time begin the erection of a |
large hTeprOOf hotel thereon that VIII
embOdy every known modern appliance
and comfort and convenience for a
hotel II is said the new structure will
cost nearly a half-million dollars.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Leech. Of Phil
adelphia. who have been sTPnding sew
eral weeks at the Hotel Westminster.
celebrated their golden wedding ami
yersary at that hotel a few evenings
ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. +. Aubrey. OF Wash |
ington, accompanied by their two chill |
dren, have taken apartments at the
Hotel Dennis. and will remain at the |
shore for an indefinite stay
The Rev. Casper +. Ebert. one of |
the best-knOWn and most popular priests |
IN Baltimore. Is spending a couple OF |
weeks at the shore. He is staying at |
the Hotel Windsor.
The following residents OF Washing
ton have registered at these Atlantic |
City hotels during the week:
Hotel DeYille-AIr. and Mrs. S. J. |
Morrison.
Hotel Dennis-M. Woodhau, Mr.. and |
Mrs. T. +. Alvey and children.
Earl Mar Halle. 7. Cutas
Hotel Muncaster-Ada Connolly.
Hotel TTaymOTe-Eva J. Lawton-
Hotel WestminsteT-W. II. OVenutt
Hotel wiltshire. A. Calder.
Young's HOTEL Johnson, George |