Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-02
ATLANTIC CITY.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

ATLANTIC CITY, March l. 1919.
Lent started off with the largest crowd
here that this resort has ever entertained
at this season of the year. Hotel men are
amazed, but none the less gratif1ed over
the fact that a crowd was here oyer the
last week end and Washington's birth
day as great as that which has been en-
tertained over the big and fashionable
Easter Sundays of years past. The crowd
began to come in on the Wednesday
trains. and every day after that trains
were run In sections in order to accom-
modate the traffic. The rush was tota-iy
unexpected on the part of the hotel peo-
pie and they had to gather together their
extra force with a swiftness they have
never been obliged to put into effect in
years gone by. AS early as last Saturday
morning all the big hotels on the beach
front were filled and turning people away,
and only for the fact that so many Of the
smaller house on the cross-town avenues
near the beach had opened, there would
have been many person who would have
been obliged to go back to their homes.
And the visitors Wore favored with ex-
tremely fine weather. too. 1t was so
warm the latter part of the week and
Sunday that nearly all were enabled to
stroll on the Boardwalk without heavy
the links Of the Atlantic City Country
Club had as fine golf1ng weather as could
be desired.
Hotel men are not looking for anything
effect that this will be the biggest season
In the resorts history. There has never
been a time when there we're SO many Wis
itors quartered in the hotls as there is
today for the beginning of the Lenten
period
Atlantic C;fy,s y,,oya for q '.Cjtv Reau-
tiful' Is taking tangible form. City couh-
ell at a meeting held Monday night, de-
cided to make the approach to the
Meadow Boulevard look like something,
avenue thirty feet on one side and forty
feet on the other. This widening process
will be made between Pacific avenue and
the draw bridge, which crosses the Inside
thoroughfare between this city proper and
what is known as Chelsea Heights. Work
will be started Immediately. The street
will be we'll paved. new sidewalks laid.
grass plots and flower beds made, and the
whole scheme made remarkably beautiful
in conformity with plans which have been
New York city. This is the gateway to
the city for every automobile that enters
and leaves and it will make a good i'm
preston on those entering and leave a
good flavor in the nostrils of those taking
their departure.
Atlantic City is to have a deep water
way; new inlet. over which it will be
possible to bring the largest Of pleasure
yachts, and even large steamers This
announcement was made at the banquet
of the board of trade at the Hotel Chel-
sea, last Saturday night by Representative
J. Hampton Moore. When this waterway
or deeper channel is made Atlantic City
will become one of the stopping places for
New York. when the members start off on
their annual cruise. The lack Of water
has operated detrimentally to Atlantic
City for a number of years. but there Is
a brighter prospect ahead, and the resort
will soon be headquarters for the yachts
men during the summer and early fall
1t has been suggested in the past that II
there was a sufficient and safe harbol
here arrangements could be made to sal
the next international cup race off this
part Of the New Jersey coast.
1t Is now understood that there will be
no further opposition to the building OF
the new boardwalk over the beach front
property facing Maine avenue. near Pa
cific. The matter seems now to have been
amicably adjusted, and the building of the
| boardwalk will be resumed.
Mrs. A. w. Willitts of Washington, who
has been spending a month at the Hotel
Traymore. left for her home the latter
part of the week, but will return the lat.
ter part Of the Lenten season.
The Misses Clara and Emma Wilson OF
Washington are spending a fortnight al
the Hotel Traymore, where they are
guests of their aunt Mrs. c. A. Wilson.
John B. Daish of Washington. who has
been at the shore for the last month for
the benefit of his health. went back to his
home this week greatly improved.
w. ]. Callahan Of Washington Is al
Haddon Hail.
James c. Morgan and John c. Hall OF
Washington have been among tie visitors
Of the week. They were staying at the
Hotel Shelburne.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Campbell Of Hagers-
town, Nd, are spending a month here
They have apartments at the Seaside
House.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. North of Washing
ton are here for brief stay. They
have apartments at the Hotel Brighton.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Wilson OF Washing.
ton are spending a few days here.
| The Misses Amanda and Martha Cook
Of Washington are staying at the Hotel
Dennis. They are being chaperoned by
Mrs. C. A. Beaver of Washington.
DR.. and Mrs. G. F. Hartley Of Wash.
| ington are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. jaime.
c. Donald at their cottage on South
Maryland avenue.
Miss Estelle Ronceray Of Washington Il
at the Boutwell, for a month.
DR.. and Mrs. William G. Carlton, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert NJ Morris and Mr.. and
Mrs. John F. Gummey. all of Washing.
ton. are occupying apartments at the Ho.
| tel st. Charles
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ Bling of Wash.
ington are at the Hotel st. Charles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas NeWbold OF
Washington are spending a couple OF
weeks at the Hotel Chalfonte. Mr.. and