Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-15
At ATLANTIC CITY
Hundreds of Thousands Are on
the Boardwalk.
FIFTY THOUSAND IN SURF
Often There Are Four Miles of
Moving Humanity.
THE PRETTY GIRLS SEEN
Some of the Big Conventions of the
Near Future-Capita1
Arrivals.
THE PRETTY GIRLS SEEN
Spccial Correspondence of The star


ATLANTIC CITY, August a. 1909.
The ocean at Atlantic City really
seems crowded these days-that is
about the noon hour There are some
900, 900 people here and 10000 people
take a daily plunge into the surf. 1t Is
estimated that 10000 people patroniZe
the sailing yachts. and the piers and
theaters are crowded. AS for the great
sixty-foot Boardwalk. it is n solid mass
of humanity for at least four miles OF
its length. The chair-pushers navigate
their vehicles with difficulty. and peo-
pie are getting bumped and grazed, and
gowns are being stepped on, just as If
you were at midwinter reception.
The ocean regatta. which had been
postponed account of unfavorable
weather conditions, came off Tuesday
with an ideal day for sailing.
In a spanking breeze the big sloop
yacht Princeton. sailed and owned by
Capt. George Gale, in which so many
visitors 10 Atlantic City have spent
happy hours. sailed over the Twenty-Five
mile course, heightened at least five
miles more by lacking, in hours 8
minutes and 30 seconds. thus defeating
the j. +. Mehrer Ii, sailed by the vet
eran Sam Gale, by minutes and Is
seconds. Thousands fiocked to the inlet
as if it was the most important yacht
ing event of the season.
Atlantic City has been awaiting with
interest the decision of the Salt Lake
convention on the proposed G. \. r.
encampment here. The retiring COM
mander. Henry NJ. Nevius. is throwing
his influence for Atlantic City against
Denver's ambition to gain the 1911
meetings and ST. Louis spirited fight for
the honor.
Atlantic City is such an ''old hand at
entertaining large bodies of people, and
so complete in its arrangement for such
conventions, that it is sure to give
good time to the veterans If they de-
eide to come.
Mayor Stoy came out with a suggestion
yesterday that the city decorate during
the biggest September week in the his
tory of the resort. from September IL to
In order to cooperate with the mayor,
the local knights Templar will probably
arrange to donate a few trophies to be
awarded to the best decorated business
house and best decorated residence. etc.
Between 10000 and 10000 additional
people will be brought to the resort dur
ing the notable second week of Septem-
Der, but the busiest days will be from
Wednesday. September -, to and includ-
ing Saturday, the 18th.
Mecca Temple, Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine, will pay it's annual visit here
September IL and II. The International
Association of Municipal Electricians will
be here September II and 16.
Ten thousand people will come with the
knights Templar, who hold their New
Jersey field day from September 16 to Is,
with a big parade and three days of
feStivity.
The South Jersey Elks Association holds
it's autumn outing here September IL,
and the national gathering of the Tall
Cedars of Lebanon opens it's assembly
September u also.
The Mystic Shriners will hold a big
gathering September 49, when the mem
beers of the Crescent Temple of Trenton
Lulu Temple of Philadelphia and Salaam
Temple of Newark come here for a two
day stay.
There are two very pretty young ladies
stopping at the Hotel Traymore. One is
Miss Alameda Potter. who is making a
stay there with her mother. Mrs. Hale,
and the other is Miss Alice Bradley, with
her mother. Mrs. Bradley. Both young
ladies are now from New York. but for
merly lived in Washington. ID. c. The
meeting at the Traymore renewed their
friendship. Miss Potter is very pretty
girl with fair hair and blue eyes, and
Miss Bradley is of the brunette type.
They are considered two of the prettiest
girls at the shore this season.
The ELECTROMAGNETIC is entertain
ing number of prominent southern peo-
pie who have come up from their planta-