Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-25
ATLANTIC CITY.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

"A LIAM IL CII4. december "a, 1910.
| Elaborate preparations for Christmas
and New Year celebrations have been
made by number of the beach front
cafes. including the ellsworth Hotel.
The New Year festivities always receive
special attention at this house, and for
the first day in 191. an elaborate enter
talnment has been provided. Indications
point to much larger turnout at the
New Year eve celebration for the year
1911 than ever before in the hotels his
tory.
Holiday visitors throng every train en-
ter1ng the resort, and many Of the no.
tells report unprecedented arrivals and
bookings. The Boardwalk after dark
presents a lively. animated and typically
Atlantic City winter scene. The various
places of amusement are catering espe-
cially to the great number of winter sea-
son visitors. and among them the Apollo
! Iheater is presenting high-class bills that
MI the house nightly. Mrs. Fiske. in
Becky Sharp, is the Christmas night at
traction at this playhouse, and the jan
Euary bill promises attractions as meri-
torlous Until recently it was deemed in
advisable, from a 'box-office standpoi
to stage the best productions in Atlantic
city during the winter months but the
attractions now running at the Apollo
and other of the local theaters indicate
| that Atlantic City is now an all-the-year
resort
IS fMre. artesian water in abundance is
assured Atlantic City during the summer
OF 1911. The great wooden-stave water
mains leading across the meadows to the
deep wells that have been bored into the
earth on the. heights of Absecon have
been connected up, and Atlantic City is
now provided with a water supply un-
saualed by anyother resort on the At
: Mr.. Melvin Vaniman, late constructor
and engineer of the Inflated airship
America, in which Walter Wellman es-
saved to cross the Atlantic ocean re-
| plans are already we'll advanced for the
erection of another airship in Atlantic
CITY during the summer of 1911, with
MT Vaniman in full charge The new
plan calls for dirisible. longer and more
powerful than the lost America. and with
out the now famous equilibrator. In
stead of attempting to cross the ocean
route will be selected embracing a
number of nearby cities. including New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washing
ton, and perhaps Pittsburg. Passengers
will be carried and regular trims will he
scheduled. Mr.. Vaniman claims that
AFTER his experience in the air with the
America he will assuredly make snc.
cess of the new venture
Ihat Atlantic City is the mecca of
happenings unforeseen was evidenced nv
the meeting Tuesday between w. w.
Bastable of New York and c. J. Chase
The feature Of the event was that both
| men. who had been college chums a
| ions ten years ago. are both on their
honeymoon tour. and neither man knew
| matrimonial venture. The meeting was
! cordial. and that of the blushing brides
| as well. when they were introduced to
| one another.
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terrors for such youths as these: James
Phillips. James COatesworth and Earl
v. Daily of Philadelphia, Edward Rheem
of Princeton. James Kane Of Washing
| City. Defying the chill in the air and
| the at least moderate GOODNESS of the
December surf, these intrepid youngsters
| plunged into old ocean Sunday after
noon to the accompaniment OF many
| shivery chills on the part Of observing
Boardwalk promenaders. Their "dips"
were not of prolonged duration.
The exchanges OF many of the all-the-
| rated i'm myrtle and holly and mistletoe
| in honor of the glad day Of the year
| So far as possible. the great interiors
have been made as Christmasy home
| like appropriate adOrnments can make
| them Huge trees. laden with favors
] and gifts have been set up i'm nearly
| all the leading hostelries. and will be
conspicuously placed in the exchanges
| for the Xmas pleasure and enter
tainment of the stranger within the
gates.
Mr. l.. J. Carmody Of Washington is
| guest at the Hotel Strand for the holt
day season.
Hhe Misses Marie Boughner and Rosalie
| Howe are recently arrived Washington
young ladies with apartments at the Ho-
| tel Jackson.
! Mrs Emma f. Hellman of Washington
| is at the Hotel Boutwell,.
| Mr.. George f. Ellis is spending the
| Christmas holiday vacation by the sea
| and is a guest at the Royal Palace
| Hotel.
| Mr.. F. III. Hawlett is at the Hotel Tray
| more.
| Mr. and Mrs ". l.. Macdonald OF
| Washington are paying a midwinter
| visit to the city by the sea. Mr. and
Mrs. Macdonald are guests at the Hotel
| Wiltshire.