Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30
ATLANTIC CITY.
special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ATLANTIC CITY, October %, 1910.
Yacht owners who summer at the re-
sort are congratulating themselves and
each other upon the result of their pro-
test to the War Department concerning
the inefficient bridge-moving service af-
fOrded by the railroads having bridges
across the ThorCughfare north of the
city. Notice has been served by the gov
eminent upon the railroads in question,
and hereafter yachts will be permitted
to pass the railroad structures with as
little delay as possible.
director or the Census Durand has for
warded advices from washington TO the
enect that the census oInce VIII send a
representative to Atlantic CITY TO ascer-
tam whether a recount is warranted. the
clty Was >cfedlted with nut 4t,OVJ per.na-
nent inhabitants by the 1910 enumerators,
whereas local officials claim more tnan
JU,tUv. AT the height of the summer sea-
son the city houses more than 3oO,vJO
people daily.
Work mas begun upon the public park at
Albany and Atlapuc avenues. the auto
mobile entrance to the city, and the CD
noxious freight yards at tins point are be-
ing removed to a recently acquired right
of-way along the Thoroughfare. The ia
nous Knife and Fork Inn at the intersec-
ton of the avenues named has been pur-
chased by the city and will be RACED. By
spring this unsightly front gate to the
city will have Deen converted into a
pleasing, grass-covered landscape, adorned
with trees. fountains and flowers.
In celebration of its capture of mag
nificent lbatiOn set Atlantic City Com
mandery, No. 20, Knights TempIar, en-
tertained 40 out-of-town guests from
New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Communicates Wednesday night at the
assembly rooms OF the local commandery.
Mayor Franklin p. Stoy was the guest of
honor at banquet held later at Hotel
Islesworth. The libation set, won in COM
petitive drill in Trenton at the iftieth an
niversary of the Grand Commandery,
knights Templar Of New Jersey, in May.
1910, is a magnificent service of silver of
forty-twO pieces.
Mr. James J. Lacross is a recently ar
rived guest at the Hotel Marlborough
Blenheim.
Mr. and Mrs. G. r. Ford are at the
shore for a fortnight and have engaged
apartments during their stay at Hotel
Holmhurst
Mr.. T. W. Ashley of Washington is
late October arrival and is a guest at
Hotel Westmont
Mrs. Robert Hammond Is at Hotel Penn
hurst
Mccoy are fall guests by the sea, with
apartments at Hotel Warwick.
Mr.. z. y. Gray is a guest at the Sea-
+. t. v ~.
HaddOn Hail.
Mrs w c. Carroll is a late autumn
guest at the shore, and has engaged a
suite of apartments at the Marlborough
Blenheim.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick W. Pratt are
guests at Hotel Chalfonte.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvan Donnan and the
Misses Donnan are fall guests at Haddon
Hall.
Mr.. James X. LaRue is registered at
Hotel Marborough-Blen
Mrs. F. W. Dickens has engaged a suite
OF rooms DIT Hotel Chalfonte for a brief
stay.
Among other Washingtonians registered
at Atlantic City hotels during the week
are:
Marlborough Blenheim - Mrs w c.
Shaw. Mt and Mrs e. Hagner. Mr. and
Mrs. w. Brown. ]. +. Mckeon, w. T..
Thompson.
Windsor-Mr. and Mrs. c. s. Meigo,
Miss l.. Kener
ChaIfonte-O. C. Staples, c. X Fisher
Seaside-Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Todd, L.
4. Brooke.
Boscobel-Rev. j. W. Collins.
Haddon Hall-Lieut. II. G.. Irwin and
wife, United States Navy