Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-20

THE EASTER PARADE ALL THAT
WAS ANTICIPATED.
And Perhaps Little More
Weather Was Just Right, Too.
Big Crowd.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ATLANTIC CITY. April 10. 1905.
Easter Sunday. and contrary to all eX-
pectations and contrary to the predictions
of the weather bureau. the day dawned
bright and fair and warm. Not for years
has there been such beautiful morning,
and. as if in appre citation of the beauties
of the day, hundreds of the visitors arose
before O'Clock this morning and made
their way to the Boardwalk for prone
made before breakfast. Nobody last night
believed tins would be a nice day. In
fact. 1t rained until after midnight and
rained hard. But in spite of the wind and
In spite of the rain the people were out
They looked and acted as though they
had come to the shore for the purpose of
having good time in the open and were
bound TO have it whether it rained or
shined. The theaters and amusement
places. including the piers. were filed last
night, and when these had discharged
their great audiences thousands found
their way into the cafes. where they re-
maincd until midnight enjoying meat and
drink and music. : -;
There. is an immense crowd here. the
largest. SO hotel and railroad men say
mat has ever been in, Atlantic City at
Easter. The trains that came in the lat
ter part of the week had to be run in sec
tons, and these were packed and jam
med. The railroad companies could not
get hold of sufficient rolling stock to sup
ply all their needs. The first morning
trains came down in sections today, and
the railroad men at the local depots say
they have had reported to them that all
tralns--to clock would have to be run
in sections. It lis estimated this after
noon that there were close to- if not quite
lJO. 600 visitors here
or course. this does not sound like
such lot Of people to those who come in
the summer and find nearly half million
GNnr
several hotel men and two or three bank
ers that Easter or Lenten season is
worth almost as much financially to At
lantic City the months of July and
august. The people who come to the
shore In the spring are of the wealthy
and leisure classes. They have money
with which to enjoy themselves. and they
spend it literally
And this is also true with respect to
the cafes and amusement places The
cheaper seats are the ones that remain
unsold' in the theaters, while the best are
sold first
The great Easter fashion parade started
about 10 o'clock this morning and assum-
noon or Immediately after church serv-
ices. 1t is generally accepted TO be
fact that people who come to Atlantic
City never go to church. but that is a
great error.
There was the greatest lot of automo-
biles here that has ever been SEEN The
display was far greater than that made
during the week Of the automobile show
last summer. 1t is believed there is close
to couple of thousand automobile par
ties in town. They come from every part
of the country. although Phfladelphians
and New Workers seem to predominate
The machines have filled everything in
the city in the way Of a garage and
many private garages have been utilized
to afford shelter and accommodation for
the strangers II the day continues clear.
and there is every prospect now that it
will. there will be several hundred more
machines that will come in for the day.