The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
FILL ATLANTIC CITY
Forty Thousand Visitors at
the Seaside Resort.
TAX CAPACITY OF THE HOTELS
Maids and MatronH Turn Out in
Fashionable COsfumeS-AII Former
Special Parade on WashingtOn's
Birthday Along the Boardwalk.
Special to The Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald
/ Atlantic City. y. j., Feb. 23.-FOrty
| thousand visitors are roomed in the hotels
! here. They are the fashiOnables gath
cred from a number Of cities. Washing
ton and Baltimore are well represented
In the throngs which parade the Board
walk Washington's Birthday was fea-
tured with a demonstration on the espIa-
made that reminded one Of the Easter
period. Maids and matrOns turned out in
new tailor cut clothes and imported mil
linery that made the procession brilliant.
not so much for color. as for the beauty
and expensiveness Of the clothing worn
| Dark colors held sway Bright skies to-
morrow viii tempt 20 the Boardwalk a
display that will prove exceptionally en-
tertaining and delightful
! The rush seaward broke all former rec
ords for this period. The railroads had
all they could do to handle the thrOngs
/ The regular trains from New York and
Philadelphia have been run in sections.
| On Thursday sixty-eight Pullmans came
/ from New York in addition 10 the regular
/ day coaches, and ii required the same
number Of Pullmans to accommodate the
/ Philadelphia and Southern travel The
larger hotels We're completely flooded
sVamped-and early Thursday evening
were forced 10 decline the reception of
/ any more guests. However, the overflow
/ had no difficulty in securing comfortable
rooms in the numerous smaller hOsteries.
In view Of the closing Of the stock ex-
changes and other financial institutions,
the greater number OF visitors will remain
D lrt 4 IL.
/ stay until after Easter.
Weather Is Crisp.
The weather was somewhat crisp. but. !
nevertheless. invigorating, and the breeze
which blew from the sea to-day acted as
a tonic. 1t braced one up and lent a new
charm to life. and vas welcomed as a
| boon by thousands Of maids and matrons
/ who are tired out after the long social
season in town These find life at the
shore during Lent TO be most desirable
! as well as beneficial There is always
| just enough life here at this season 10 be I
interesting. without becoming tiresome.
/ and then, too. the change from the giddy
whiri OF society even during the peni-
tential season, is not sufficiently radical
/ 10 prove distressing. Even Lent here is
not without its popular diversions
During the past few DAYS many motor
| lists have taken advantage Of the Wash
/ inStou'S Birthday release from business
Co run down from New York and Phila-
( felphia in their machines. many Of which
were purchased during the recent auto ex-
I hibits.
Among a few OF the prominent arrivals
were \. IT, Disston. q member of the
firm OF Henry Disston q Son. saw manu-
facturers, who drove down from Cam
den in q big locomobiIe. Fred Potn. the
brewer. and party Of friends from Bal
I timore arrived on Wednesday IN q Co.
horsepower Thomas
+. KOID was another arrival in a 1907
Buick. Other arrivals were
II. Campbell, in a locomobile; G. F.
! Cook and party. in a Panhard. James
HAY I'm q Simplex. George REYNOLDS in
% 1907 Packard. ". H. Bromley. IN q
Pope Toledo: H. V. Hnprect in a 1885,
/ Packard; Drexel Biddle. in a 6-cylinder
Ford; II. NJ. Isaacs, In "a Mercedes; r.
&. Stuart. in 1907 locOmObile: +. T. /
Middleton in Rambler. Deemng
/ Wheeler. in q 1907 Packard; l. I. Rees. in
. a Mercedes; +. W. PiersOl. I'm q Packard; /
Al. Friedheim. I'm a Pierce Arrow; Max
Cohen. in a Royal Tourist
Recent Arrivals.
AZ and Mrs. G. Charles Flesher. OF
Washington, have joined a party of
friends who are spending Lent at the
Rudolf
Mr.. and Mrs. Emanuel Hecht. Of Balri-
more. are located for an indefinite So
jouru al the Pierrepont.
Mrs. ". ii. Billiard, cf Annapolis, wife
of naval officer, is enjoying a visit and
Is at the Wiltshire.
Mrs. G r. Carroll OF Baltimore. has
Joined the colony OF Southerners who are
spending Lent here.
Mrs. J. p. Polk. Of Washington. is at
the Chalfoute, where she will spend
portion Of the Lenten season.
r. IT. Yeatman. Of Washington. is at
the Chetwoode. and is accompanied by
W. II. Yeatman, and they Will remain for
ten days.
II. II. Stryker and ". II. Purcell and
Mrs Purcell. Of Baltimore, are visitors
at the Dennis.
Alexander c. Nelson. Of Baltimore. is |
also at the same hotel, and will remain |
for two weeks.
r Beale has joined the Washington !
coloney here. and is a visitor at the Mo--
ton
james c. Adams. a BaItimorean, is /
visiting a party of friends who are at the |
ChalfOnte.
James Perkins. Of the Monumental
City. is spending q weeks vacation at
the Cornell.
S. r Doyle. Mrs. W /. Lyon and Miss
Lyon represent the Baltimore colony at
Haddon Hail.
a, j. Schad, of Baltimore, is daily
promenader on the boardwalk, and is
registered at the Wiltshire
J. r. Henry is among the new Wash /
ingtOn arrivals. and is guest at one Of
the prominent beach front hotels.
r. Arai a member of the japanese lie /
cation, is a daily visitor To the golf links
at Mortified. and is guest at The MARI /
borough Blenheim.
William r. Rayner, son Of United States /
! Senator Rayner, Of Baltimore is among
the daily strollers on the strand, and is
accompanied by Mrs. Rayner
William F. Stone. collector OF the port
I of Baltimore. has been Joined at the Sea
side House by members of his interesting
family.
others from Washington.
Among other recent arrivals from Wash |
ington and Baltimore are Mr.. and Mrs. p. |
Blunfeld. Mrs. James Brady, Miss Brady, /
Master Henry Brady. OF Baltimore; C. |
Brown, Of Washington: J. Cathcart of
Washington: AIR and Mrs Richard W I
Price. and Mrs. ;. r. Beard, Of Baltimore; /
IteiltA l. WATERS, Oh bdiliihoit' X I. !
Frazier and G. c. Knight Of Baltimore; /
Miss A. Edwards Of Baltimore; Mrs. r |
]. Walter, of Baltimore; W Heweley OF /
Washington, William Trainer of Balti- |
more; Henry T. Frost Of Richmond Va: /
Mrs b. A. Wells and Mr. and Mrs J. W /
Kirkman, Of Baltimore, Henry Letch. OF I
Baltimore; Mabel Rowland, Of Washing 4
ton; John Rowland of Washington; /
Frank Seymour, of Baltimore; Robert /
Bowers. of Baltimore: Thomas Fernley 4
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