Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04
ATLANTIC CITY.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ATLANTIC CITY, December 3. 1910.
An excitable fish dealer afforded the
Boardwalk promenaders "a hearty laugh
and considerable amusement Tuesday. The
thrifty dealer in products of the sea-
glancing cceanward. noticed a long line OF
small and dark floating objects. which
he at once decided were floats usually
attached to the edge of a net or seine
to keep it above water. The energetic
flShmonger at once reused up poat-
owning friend by telephone, and together
they pursued the seaward-foating floats.
But when they finally reached the bob
bling objects they discovered them to be
series Of elephants dropped 10y some
passing schooner and lined out into net
like string by the ebbing tide. When they
stepped ashore they received boisterous
ParZa
Plans are under way for another huge
dirigible for Atlantic City. This time it
will be the Vaniman-G lidden airship, and
the usefulness of the Wellman vesseis
hangar is not all of the past If the
project now under way should be realized
1t is announced that ship similar In
design to the Inflated America will be
built here, and that the ship will run, or
fly, on regular trips between Boston,
New York. Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington. Mr.. Melvin Vaniman. the
designer and engineer Of all the ships
used in Walter Wellman's arctic and At
lantc air campaigns, has been asked TO
supervise the new airship's construction
Some one is setting about to Oscar
Hammerize Atlantic City in grand
opera way. 1t is assured that the resort
can have grand opera if-the subscribers
will subscribe. The production will be
presented December 16 at the Savoy
Theater on the Boardwalk-if the neces-
sary $1,000 is securely and truly paid In
advance Mr.. Hammerstein is not in At
lantic City.
Mr. Walter Camp, the man who selects
the all-American foot balliers. followed
the Penn-Cornel game at Philadelphia
with a jaunt to the shore. Upon his
Boardwalk promenade he was accom-
panied by Mr.. Paul Dashed, also promi-
nent in foot ball circles. Both men are
members of the national committee on
foot ball rules.
Eiderwool is the latest Boardwalk
word in auto and aeroplane turbans: And
sufficiently in evidence-they are every
where-one Boardwalk store gives les
son in knitting With Ska SOLD Mas
in rolling chair, all busily turning out
more turbanS.
Mrs. Anna Winters, Miss Helen Winters
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Klibe of Wash
ington motOred from the National Capt.
tai to the shore, arriving Tuesday. The
party is making it's seaside home at the
Hotel Strand.
Mr. and Mrs. c. K. r. Ogilby are winter
season arrivals from Washington. Mr..
and Mrs. Ogilby have taken apartments
at the Hotel Runnymede. and will spend
fortnight by the sea.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cummings. with
Miss Ida Cummings and Master Ralph
Cummings, reached the resort from Wash
ington in their large touring car WedneS-
day. They will remain but a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Smith are prominent
Washington folks with apartments at the
Haddon Hall for a. two-week visit.
Mr.. p. n. Peck is a weekend visitor at
the Craig Hall.
Mrs. E. A. Mcintyre is at the Hotel
Strand for brief season.
Mrs. L. C.. Lehr has taken apartments
at the Hotel Chalfonte for the early
part of December.
Prominent among other Washington
folk registered at Atlantic City hotels
during the week are:
Chalfonte-Mr. and Mrs w. p. Thir-
kield Mrs. L. Muehleisen, j. A. MuehleiS
sen. Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Berry, Miss
Mabel Berry.
Morton-Messrs Gilbert King and Rich
ard King, Mrs. r. E. Gaylor.
Holmhurst-Mr. ]. Yelverton.
Phillips House-Miss F. F. Mckinley.
Haddon Hall-Mf Thomas Armat