Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26
ATLANTIC CITY.

The Christmas season at Atlantic City
was for the most part bright and sunny
| with a. cold crisp, bracing air that
| changed the usual lazy boardwalk saunter
| into a brisk and lively pace. With the
great handsome hostelries opening their
hospitable doors all along the walk, there
were plenty warm and comfortable ref
uges from the nipping air.
| For the first time this season. the At
lantic City winter girl. has been able to
get up skating parties, which are usually
held over at Lake Lenape, at Mays Land
| ing; easily accessible by the trolley cars
| Christmas evergreens transformed At
lantic City, for holly. laurel. evergreen
and mistletoe are to be had just across
the meadows, and huge wagon loads
wearing fresher green than those sold
| in the city streets, came procesSioning
into the resort all week. Everything that
| could be decorated, was festooned with
laurel and holly; the Chalfonte alone TAX.
| ing GOO yards of the graceful green fes-
| toons to enliven it's handsome interior
/ The ChalfOnte always makes great dea
Of Christmas and on the crimson car
peted floor of the exchange, stood a
large Christmas tree, gayly lighted with
| red and white and blue lights. A specia
musical program was also part of its
| celebrations.
| Up at the Marlborough BIenheim the
big open flreplaces burning huge yule logs
of real wood brought jolly groups OF
| Christmas guests together, and at GaleI
| Hall there were several Christmas trees
one for the especial enjoyment of the
many nurses.
At the st. Charles, the Dennis, and in
fact all of the hotels. special menus were
given. and the Christmas spirit pervaded
| the place.
| There is a discussion going on here as
| to the proposed change in illuminating
the Boardwalk. City Electrician Fer.
rand suggests that the festoons be taken
down and arches of light over the walk
at frequent intervals be substituted, the
arches to be permanent structures. AL
sorts of arguments, practical and esthetic
are being argued for and against the
plan, as everybody in the United States
owns the Boardwalk.
| Atlantic City is also interested in the
"oyster fight. as it is colloquially called
Representative Gardner has gone to
Washington. and with other New Jersey
| representatives Is making 4 valiant fight
In behalf Of the Jersey oystermen. The
Jerseyite says that the attack on the
| Jersey oyster fattened in fresh water is
made by Jealous dealers of New York
city" who are having hard time to
compete with the delicate flavor of the
| Absecon and Maurice river oyster. The
| fight in Washington for permission to
| fatten the salty Jersey oyster is being
watched with interest.
| Some reports to the contrary. the hunt.
ing around Atlantic City is still produc.
| tive Of game. was shown last week by
the capture of a seventeen-pound otter
over at Mays Landing by George Smith
He also got fifty-eight muskrats and
twenty-four ducks The otter is the
| second he has caught, and is regarded
as something of a prize.
Among Christmas season guests from
Washington who are staying at Haddon
Hall are Mr.. and Mrs. Stilson Hutchins.
| Miss Wood of London, England. and r.
| Keeling of New York city, who came
| down for a weeks stay. Percy B. Slater
and George B. Anderson, two University
| of Pennsylvania students, made a short
| stay here.
| F.. Smith Of Washington, D. c., is es-
| tablished at the Pennhurst, where he will
| remain until after the holidays
| Miss Frank Chester, daughter Of Ad
| miral Chester. L. S. N, is at the seaside
| for an indef1nate stay.
| Mr.. William Penrose of the Capitol city
| is at the Hotel Dunlop.
| Col. f. r. Wood of West Point has been
| spending week end at the Hotel Dennis.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. D. Kennedy of Rich
| mond, Va, are among the southern
guests at the Dennis.
Washington people registered at Allan
| tic City hotels:
Haddon Hall-Miss Allene NJ. Gregory.
Young s-William J. kerby and l.. ].
MaramuSei.
Montice1lO-H. H, Ham,