Evening star., 1909-06-13
ATLANTIC CITY.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., June IL, 1909.
| Splendid weather the first of the week
| made Atlantic City a most beautiful
mecca for the thousands of medical men
| who came here this week from all parts
of the country.
The week was taken up with many
meetings of different sections of the pro-
| fession, who met in different hotels and
| discussed many abstruse topics. Enter
| tainment of a social nature pleasantly in
| tervened, and the week at the shore no
doubt benefited the visitors mentally and
physically, besides giving much pleasure
! socially.
| The various alumni entertainments met
at different hotels and were the occasion
of renewing many old-time friendships.
| Harvard University met at the Hotel
Windsor for a dinner, Vanderbilt Medical
| Department had its banquet at Young )
Hotel. Philadelphia Medical Chirurgical
| College enjoyed a smoker in the red
rambler grill of the Hotel Rudolf. Dart
mouth Medical College held a reunion and
smoker at the Royal Palace. College 2.
K S.. New York, had smoker at the
| Hotel Traymore. Vermont University at
| the Brig ghton Casino. and the University
of Minnesota smoker at the Hotel Abb
| bey.
There was a big Commercial exhibit
Of medicines, foods. appliances, books and
other matters of interest to the profeS-
sion, besides surgical instruments.
| The coming and going of great conven-
| tions at Atlantic City only make one more
distinctive note in the life of the place.
| The steady Atlantic City life goes on just
| the same whether a few thousand sci
| entiStS, doctors or car builders are here
| or not. The tourists are enjoying the
music of the Piers. and, by the way, the
| Steel Pier is beginning to win its heavy
summer patronage again, because the
bea ch below is now full enough OF bath
ers to make it an excellent point from
which to view the fun and antics of the
surf Long lines of people are already
| occupying the rail chairs at IL in the
morning and in the afternoon. so that the
pier will soon present it's summer ap-
pearance.
The sailing parties are growing more
numerous day by day.
| The most brilliant function of the week
was held at the Million Dollar Pier. when
the reception to the newly installed pres
ident of the American Medical Associa-
ton, Col. w. G.. Gorgas. NJ. D.. u. S. A,
was given. After some beautiful orches-
tral numbers We're given the receiving
parties took their place on dais at the
and Mrs: w c. Gorgas. DR.. and Mrs.
Murray DIR. and Mrs. Woodruff. DIR. ST.
John, the state president; DR.. and Mrs.
]. \. JOY, DR.. and Mrs. Philip Marvel
reception the evening was spent in dane
ing Distinguished people of the medical
profession from all over the country were
here.
At the Traymore is Admiral Pendleton,
who has just been retired from the
Lea que Island navy yard at Philadel-
phia. Mrs. Pendleton is with him, and
they expect to stop at the Traymore all
summer The admiral in speaking of the
Filipino Band here remarked that there
was a Filipino band at the Philadelphia
navy yard which made good music also.
1t is composed of twentyone natives
who enlisted on the Georgia during her
last cruise.
The Chalfonte was the scene of one of
the prettiest social affairs which has been
given in connection with the medical
convention. The wives of the local COM
mittee gave an afternoon tea to the
wives of the visiting doctors. About sew
Ell hundred ladies were present. The
Chalfonte was beautiful with flowers and
the dresses of the .ades very handsome.
Among the guests at the Hotel Rudolf
is Max Cohen of Washington.
Mrs. Lee Stubbefield. little Miss Stub
blefield and Mrs. Atwood are at the
Pennhurst. A party from Washington
at the Pennhurst is composed of Lieut..
Col. J. r. kean. Maj. w. w. Ireland.
Col. W. D. Crosby and Maj. F. F. Rus
sci. L. S. A. who have been attending the
medical convention and enjoying the life
of the shore.
The Ponce de Leon is entertaining Mrs.
Bennetf-Isles of Washington D. c.
The New Hotel Clarion has opened this
year. with the assurance of an extensive
patronage.
Halcyon Hall finds many patrons who
like it's admira bic location near the steel
pier and right on the beach front.
The summer season Is officially 'on''
when the Atlantic Garden opens.
The Hotel Renova, on Ocean avenue
and near the beach, has opened and is
under the management of Mrs. l.. X.
Lower.
With five life guards appointed by
Mayor Stoy the bathing season is now
officially opened at Atlantic City. The
familiar red coats and little tents with
flying flags along the beach make glad
the heart of the surf bather.
We are to have a Boardwalk marathon
race here, which will start from the
Daily Press building and finish at the
Inlet Park June Is. SymptomApf its ap-
proach to be observed aliOalong the
beach where lightly clad runners pound
doggedly along the beach with the grim
determination of intending victors.
The flock of white tents which seems to
have arrived in the night and settled
down on Chelsea beach is as much a
feature of summers opening at the shore
as is the flock of white butterflies on the
June daisy fields farther inland.
The tent village covers quite area
right on the beach back of the Boardwalk
just beyond the Hotel Ostend. 1t has a
complete system of drainage and street
lighting and gas is supplied to each tent
for cooking and lighting. The tents are
for rent by the week. month or season.
and are a faVorite resort for people who
want TO live the simple life at the shore.
Fhe tent village has office on the
Boardwalk under that name. where book
let's and information can be obtained by
writing for them. Even the necessity for
doing your own cooking is done away with
if you wish TO take your meals at the
tent village boarding table. Surely an ar
rangement full of simplicity and comfort
The tents are f1oored with boards. and all
the most modern devices for comfortable
life in the open arranged for.
The Marlborough was headquarters for
many of the medical men in attendance
on the American Medical Association con-
vention. Distinguished physicians and sur
geons from all over the country were to
be seen in the exchanges and corridors
and dining rooms of the great hotel Some
of the guests were from very far away.
Juan Guiteras. from Havana Cuba
George Pernet of London, England. and
W. .Arbuthnot Lane. also of London. were
among the foreign guests