The sun., 1912-07-07
.ATLANT|C CITY SEASON
OPENED WITH FOURTH
Crowds. for Week Below Normal
Figure. Suddenly Come Up
to Standard.
FEWER SURF ACCIDENTS
Second Batch Of Lifcguards
Goes on Duty at Points Along
Bathing Beach.
FEWER SURF ACCIDENTS

ATLANTIC CRY. July S.--The Fourth
proved the wedge that split the season
wide open. Crowds. which for weeks
were below figures Of last year have
now come up to normal and the week
end is decidedly the busiest since the
summer was formally opened.
To-day the second batch " .i.e guards
went on duty al various points along
the beach. bringing the number up to
sixty-five. Every v'int along the beach
is now wei: protected. Absence Of any
drownings thus far and but one or two
really nearfatal rescucs has pleased
the beach heads. who will maintain n
bigger force next year
The lack OF casualties Is ore of the
results Of a new regulation put in force
by Mayor lSacharach. Guards hereto
fore have remained on the water In
their lifeboats only during the h'isies,
hours of the day. Time has proved that
the most serious accidents occur at the
other parts Of the day and the resorts
chief executive has compelled the mon
TO keep their hoais at'oat during the on
tire period Of their duty. two alternating,
first on the beach and then on the
water
To-day the first big deep sea race
started cf this city with fast cruisers
from several nf the big clubs along
the coast participating. The finish viii
be off lounes Pier
Delegates to the National Prohibition
Convention are arriving in larsr mum
beps to take up the question of their
platform and nominees. Women are in
cludcd among the representatives of
various districts. The New York dele
CATION has booked accommodations at
the Berkshire Inn.
Mr.. and Mrs. William &. Henry of
Chelsea are entertaining n house party
in honor of Major \. H. ID. Rrit'on ~
Bourncmoutb. England. who is visiting
them for the fortnicht.
Mrs. Mary f. Gaskll. Mrs. i. g. I'm.
Mrs. J. &. iiill. Jr.. Miss Caroline Snow
and Miss Blanche Rogers cf New Work.
are recent New York arrivals nj the
Chalfonte.
At the Hsddon Hall from the same
city are Miss Frances La Rnch'. Mrs.
Edmund Jnger. Miss Mabel lager. Miss
Mar lager and Mrs. ". ". M i;i"n
and Miss Madden Of Poughkeerso
Mr.. and Mrs. W. !. Wesley and their
family motored here from Rochester IN
Thursday. They are registered at the
Chelsea. whnr. ar" also Mrs. - " ''''-
Ter Of Niagara Falls. Mr.. and Mrs !.
I"iillfl hnU fsINtTI Lyon IN " III
New York city
Charles Sumers. q. II Leigh. VI w
Wright, Samuel Sloan Edward Dunn. J.
r. Gilrov. Mr.. and Mrs r. g. Ecdol.
Miss jeanette Cook and V. X Magic
Of New York. are guests nj N"unGs
Hotel.
At the Bothwell from New York are
the Misses Catherine, Violet and iI"lon
Lowenstein. Mrs. y. +. kempf. Miss
Clara Fisher and Mr.. and Mrs. !. H.
Allen.
Mr., and Mrs. A. y. Philbin. Miss
Violet Philbin. Mr.. and Mrs George
Warner and Miss Warner are New York
arrivals AT the Strand
. Mr.. and Mrs. W \. Page and l.. J.
NcCracken. with the Mis- ~ Mr,'rl rk. n
Arrived here in their mack Wires Yesterday
from New York tn spend the wees end
With Chelsea friends.
Miss Edith Shaw Of oVarbrook on
$ertained AT beach party last night
Her guests included Miss Margaret My.
Miss Frances Mctann. Miss Maria Gar
reti. Miss Lucy Shaw. Miss Norma
Hodgson. Miss Katherine Rallou. Frank
King. Harold frlZcr. Alexander Bel
Your and Thomas :. clair.