The Washington times., 1908-07-12


of all the pessimistic prophecies that
have been made in some quarters, the
season here IS just as good as it ever
was. There is no falling of in the
number of people and no hotels are
failing for lack Of patronage. People
coming in at the weekend without hav-
ing taken the precaution to make re-
servation in advance are having the
same amount of trouble in securing &C
Commodauous they always had. and
conditions have not changed at an
The board Of freehoIders OF his
county has named eight special consta-
bles who Will be mounted on bicycles
for the purpose Of keeping watch over
the public roads and prevent automo-
biles from exceeding the speed limit OF
thirty miles an hour one Of these men
viii be on duty on the boulevard. be-
tween this island and the mainland.
The machines have been driving over
this road al the rate Of forty to sixty
miles an hour, and two or three rather
bad accidents have resulted. Hereafter
the auto drivers viii have 10 be very
circumscribed in their conduct in At
Iantic county, or they will be arrested
and hnSd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roskan. of New York.
are spending their honeymoon at the
shore. They came here more than a
week ago TO spend two or three days,
and then had planned 10 90 TO Europe
for the balance OF the summer They
were so well pleased with Atlantic City
that they decided to cancel their state
rooms on the steamer, and took an
ocean-front suite at the Hotel Rudolph.
where they Will be for the balance OF
the season.
Miss Caroline D. Summers, daughter
OF Brigadier General Summers, retired.
of washington. gave delightful bridge
party in the green room Of the Hotel
Strand the other evening The event
was quite a military function, for Miss
Summers had as her guests OF the even
ing Gen. and Mrs. Charles Haywood.
General and Mrs. Coates. Gen. J. c.
Bates. Gen J. Z Summers. Of Wash
ington: Miss Nellie y. Guard. daughter
Of Rear Admiral n. Guard. Of PhiIa-
deIphia. and Miss Boughton, Of Atlantic
City. Miss Summers is spending the
season at the shore
Capt. A. F. Nixon. of the United
States Navy, now stationed at Wash
inEton, is { visitor at the Hotel Both
well. He IS accompanied by Mrs. Nixon.
Thomas Nionaham. c. II. Rupert, and
G. G. Marshall. of Washington, are
visitors at the Hotel Rio Grande.
e.
will spend the entire season at the
shore. They are staying at the Rio
Grande.
Joseph Mack, a prominent contractor
Of Washington, is among the seashOre
visitors.
r. ". A1aloney. H. 3. Moore, and L.
A. Dacony. Of Washington. are regis
tered at the Hotel St Charles.
Mrs. OdeH and Miss Ida Smith, Of
washington, have taken apartments at
the New England for few weeks in
this resort
S. c. Pratt. an electrical engineer in
the employ of the United States Gov
eminent. is spending al extended vaca-
ton at the Vermont House.
Mrs J. s. STANDBY. Of washington, is
| enjoying an outing at the shore. She is
/ living at the Hotel Ostend-
/ Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. johnson. of Wash
/ ington. have taken apartments at che
/ Hotel Princess for an extended STAY
/ in Atlantic City.
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Capt S. II. Gibson. retired. Of the
/ United States Marine Corps, and his
/ wife and son are visitors at the Hotel
Princess, where they will stay for the
/ balance Of the season.
! Mr.. and Mrs. d 3. Hayes. of Wash
/ ington. are among The weeks visitors
( st the Grand Atlantic Hotel
Mrs. c. T. Belt. q prominent society
matron Of the Capita, city, is a visitor
/ ar HaddOn Hall.
| sIr and Mrs. NJ. R Evans. who arc
! well known in Washington cociety cir