New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
ATLANTIC CITY
Devotees of Famous Boardwalk
Find Solace in Ocean Breezes.


Atlantic City, July 6.-Three lifegusrds
foreigner Sunday afternoon, dragging him
from the rough surf just below the
Ocean Pier after he had been swept along
the beach from South Carolina avenue
clear through the pilngs Of the pier. After
being revived, the determined bather, whose
name could not be learned owing to his
defective English, insisted upon going back
into the waves. II was his third near
drowning almost within fifteen minutes
The Shriners. or Members of the Ancient
Arabic Order Mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine
of New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania,
will hold their annual session at the shore
early next September. with a secret SEES
sion on the Steel Pier and the traditional
banquet at one of the beach front hotels.
The Boardwalk Is bright these summary
days with railady from everywhere in the
filEliest and daintiest of dainty things The
vast reach of the esplanade is d moving
mass Of gayly striped and colored parasols'
under which the fair ones of the land take
their tripping little constitutionais The
piers and pavilions too, are thronged with
the crocheters, the embroiderers and other
handiworkers with numoerless readers
and dreamers who gaze upon and love the
sea.
Great preparations are being made for
the water carnival TO be held on the inner
thoroughfare at Venice Park, a suburb of
Atlantic City, on July %.
The Boardwalk Church opened Sunday
last for the 1912 season, with Rev. Robert
Arthur Elwood, lecturer, Spanish War vet
,eran and writer, in charge. The sermons
are brief, the singing good, and ali air CT
homeness and welcome gTeets the stranger
at the door. The services are held IN the
Criterion Theatre. opposite the Steel Pier.
and begin at 1890 each Sunday morning.
Strangers are cordially welcomed.
Kennedy Crossan, half owner CT Youngs
Million Dollar Pier, died at his Fox Chase
home, near Philadelphia, Monday morn
ling Mr.. Crossan was one OF the pioneer
developers Of Atlantic City and has teen
associated with Captain John L. Young,
of Million Dollar Pier fame, for many
years.
The new Apollo Grille, hard by the Apol-
10 Theatre, is opened now, with bar ct
stached The license had been held up by
City Councils for a variety Of reasons dur
ling the last six months. although the res
.
ity Already many notable gatherings
have been held at the Grille, and the res
taurant is fast coming into its own as a
good place to feed" while on jaunt to
the shore.
Little Johnny Mack, the daring balloon
ist is again making daily ascensions and
parachute drops into the ocean at loung's
Million Dollar Pier. thrilling thousands CT
ypromenaders with his fearless feats.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. W. Lane and Mr.. and
Mrs. D Donagan, of New York, are domi-
ciled al the St. Charles during a fort
nights stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. J. Farmer and Mr.. and
Mrs. William Merchaum, New York visit
ors at the shore, are registered at Hotel
tshelburne for the week end.
Mrs Edward Schulze and Mrs. Baldwin
McCreery are New York City matrons en-
joying the cooling sea b-eezes at Hotel
Dennis during July,
Miss Bertha Galiand and Mrs A. NJ. Gal
land Of New York. are spending early
July at the shore, with apartments at Hotel
Traymore.
Mrs c. D. Dantley and Mrs. II. Purdey
are New York matrons resting at the st.
Charles during the heated term.
Mrs J. c. McDonough, Mrs J. c. Aubrey,
Mrs. r. H. Green, Miss NJ. E. Aubrey and
Miss Helen s. Green are New York City
llades spending the early July days at the
shore, with apartments at Hotel Strand
Fourth of July and weekend visitors at
Hotel Chalfonte include Thomas Cousins,
Joseph B. Cousins, Mrs. 3. Cousins. Mrs.
T. NJ Braun, Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. DooSie,
Miss NJ. Redledge Miss NJ. Fritz and Mr..
ana Mrs. u S. Horlick.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. II. James and Mrs. NJ.
Darrell are New York City visitors spend
ing fortnight of summer by the waves.
with apartments at Hotel Jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs Herman ". Weaver and
Miss Anita Weaver, from: New York, are
domicied at Hotel Shelburne for weeks
stay after the celebration OF July Fourth
by the sea.