Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-14
AT ATl AkTIC CITY
WARM WEATHER is BRINGING
EARLY VISITORS TO SHORE.
New Features in Various Hotels to
Add to Comfort or
Pleasure
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ATLANTIC CITY. y. j, June Is 1905.
The bright, warm June days have
brought pretty good crowd of visitors
To the shore. and the hotels are beginning
TO fill up with the real summer visitors
those who Will stay for the balance OF the
season. The warm. days have caused
bathing TO become general. and tomorrow
the mayor will send on the balance of his
IF guard force. The beach is now made
say and more attractive by the bright
bits of color displayed in the bathing
costumes.
At "a Virginia avenue hotel a new
ickel-in-the-slot machine has been in
stalled. For nickel it supplies the pa
tron with a two-cent stamp and a one
cent stamp. leaving a profit of cents
10 the machine. There is no doubt but
many people will demur on the profit
scheme. but the machine will be a great
relief to the hotel clerks il it becomes
generally used
The management of the Hotel Ostend
has secured the services of we'll known
swimming instructor for the benefit of
those who use the big pool In connection
with the hotel 1t is the first time an
Instructor has been engaged for this pol.
and the guests seem to appreciate the
innovation.
II X Armstrong. an experienced hotel
man. has leased the Hotel Cedarcroft.
on South Carolina avenue near the ocean.
and opened it this week for the season.
The house has just been given a general
renovation and made up-to-date in every
feature. II is only two or three doors
from the Boardwalk. and makes adj
mrable stopping place for those who like
10 be near the beach. 1t is located in
the very center Of the amusement and
bathing district.
The commissioned officers of the Ger
man cruiser Bremen, which Vas at an
Choir opposite Philadelphia. spent last
Sunday in Atlantic City. They were met
at, the depot by Mayor Franklin p. Stoy.
Conducted to the Boardwalk. placed in
~Oiling chairs and taken on a tour of in
spection along that famous promenade.
They were shown the large hotels, the
piers and other attractions. and. while
these were unusual, the great source of
wonder to the distinguished foreigners
was the great Boardwalk itself. They
had never seen anything like 1t in their
lives They left here Sunday evening
FOR Philadelphia in company with Di-
Mayor Reyburn Of Philadelphia. When
-1e Bremen passed here Monday evening
s1e fired a salute 10 the city and sent
MaNor StOy a wireless message.
The Master Car Builders Association
and affiliated associations Will open their
convention in Atlantic City next week. and
il * expected there will be more than
300 delegates. The convention will last
a week and the delegates will enliven THEN
stay with diversions of every kind. They
viii have balls. concert by the Victor
Herbert Orchestra, with celebrated solo
lists: d base ball game. rolling chair pa
rade. ocean sailing. fishing and sailing
parties and various other amusements.
United States Treasurer Charles Treat
spent the latter part OF last week here
He was al the Marlborough enheim anC
went back to Washington Monday.
Brig Gen. J. f. Summers. retired. OF
tA= United States Army, who is here fol
tbs season. is making his headquarters a.
the Hotel strand. He IS accompanied by
h.s daughter. Miss Caroline u. Summers
Five hundred Of the delegates attending
tie \. VI. G. y. convention went bathing
n 2 body the other morning. They al
secured suits al one establishment anC
1fter Ming out on the beach had THEN
r.ctEIaS taken. They went for n dip
Admiral Lyons OF The navy and his son