Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-16
AT, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
.clal Corresnnndence Of The Star.


Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ATLANTIC CITY, n. J., April IA.
The Easter throng is now here and all
the leading hotels are filed to overf1owng-
Extra cots have been brought into requisi-
ton and many hotels are entertaining
patti ons in private cottages they have tenn
porarily leased. The railroads are running
their trains in sections, and a glance at
the arrival lists show that the people have
come from every direction in the land.
new throng is here this year as many OF
the old time familiar figures are absent.
The weather the past week has been ideal
The beach and ocean Were bathed in warm
sunshine and the Boardwalk crowd today
enjoyed the radiant scene and the spirit OF
the sea to the utmost. With favorable
weather conditions tomorrow the Sunday
Easter parade on the Boardwalk Will be
something great and glorious IN all us
phases.
George S. Kenhart has been elected di-
rector of the Atlantic City bureau OF in
formation. He will assume his new duties
In a short time and Will have fuli man
agement of the same under the board OF
directors which represents the Board OF
Trade, Atlantic City Hotel Mems Assocla-
ton and the Atlantic Avenue Business
Mems League which organized ana VIII
maintain the bureau
The annual convention of the \. |. B. {.
Banking Association will be held here on
September to s. George Allen OF New
York Is secretary of the organization
Albert j. Sanders of Pittsburg has
bought the Grand Pacific Hotel on the
Boardwalk below Georgia avenue IL IS
understood the present structure VIII De
RACED 40 make room for a modern building,
thus keeping up the general trend of pro-
gress in that section of the city new
auto garage % by 100 feet Is hei2g bulit
at Illinois avenue and the beach Tor the
Hotel Brighton.
l.. and J Zipberleis well known Phila-
delphia hotel men, have leased the New
Florence on Virginia avenue, near the
beach, and have already opened II Tor the
season and renamed 1t the Phoenix.
An ENJOYABLE progressive euchre WAS par
ticpated in by the guests of the Scarbor-
ough at that hotel on recent evening.
Following the euchre refreshments were
served with concert an additional
feature These functions Will be repeated
weekly during the season
An effort will be made to secure the 1897
convention of the Shriners FOR Atlantic
Two sleeping floors of the handsome new
fiji eproof wing of the Hotel Dennis are
now occupied by Easter guests proprietor
Walter ]. Buzby expects 10 nave the entire
wing completely nnlsEed III very siio'
time . -
The Lelande. at Massachusetts avenue
and the beach has been opened for tne sea
sor by Proprietor Jacob Hawk 1t mas
beeu entirely refurnished and otherwise
improved and is in first-class condition.
At present 1t is booked to its fuii capaei.y.
Commodore Louis kuehnle OF Auah,1c
CITY has completed his new hotel the Rod
new at Pleasantvlle, and the same Will De
managed by Lewis II. Barrett.
II is currently reported that David Low
enberg of Richmond, va. IS ,rslns 10 n.s
ture here which will rival his SipootWo
Hotel Jefferson in that CITY II ,he s, s
il secured the largest hotel as Wen as the ne
finest on the Atlantic coast VIII ne erec'ea
within the coming year.
Connie Mack's famous band of ball toss
e,s on the Athletic team spent the week
at the Hotel Wiltshire.
,ha beach has been opened for the season
bv nroprietor ]. d. Hall. The Pitney has
been greatly improved during the winter
and win have prosperous season
Pronrietor Cook has just received a
handeome new auto coach and it Is now in
service for the Seaside House.
Hass,er's Philadelphia orchestra is now
rendering special Easter music at the Ho-
ri Is,esworth where 1t has been re-en-
gagged for the coming season
a clever New Yorker trapped several ho-
tells. renting apartments by letter and then
sailing his claims to- others. 1t was a
ticket scalping trick worked on the hotel
men which they did not relish
| Samuel s. Phoebus. proprietor of the Ho-
tel Wiltshire and exalted ruler OF the At
iantic CITY Lodge of Elks. in connection
with the other new officers of the lodge ell
| tertained the members of that organization
| AT Elks' Home last "Wednesday evening with
| the most enjoyable social session of the
season.
John Purneli of Philadelphia and Miss
Ethel Bickle of Baltimore. who are stop
| ping at the Belmont. took dip In the surf
a dayNor two ago and attracted considerable
attention from the Easter paraders on the
| boardwalk.
| Many auto parties from New York. Phila-
delphia and elsewhere are now located at