Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-18
Atlantic City.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ATLANTIC CITY. y. j.. May IL. 1913.
The golden, lazy haze of springtime.
that reminds one of nothing so much as
the mellowness of the late October days.
broods over land and sea this Maytime
weather The sea has been as calm as
the proverbial millpond during the early
days of the week, and sky and water
seemed to blend into each other rather
than meet. And the great. white-sailed
ships that seemed to be stationary upon
the horizons rim. rode IN the distant pc
numbral zone between earth and sky.
1t has been an suspicious springtime
week down here by the waves. and man
kind and womankind, from everywhere.
have enjoyed the rare days of May. The
bathers are rapidly becoming more nu-
merous-one need not be hero at heart
to plunge into old ocean now, many or
the timorouS among tSe sons and daugh-
tiers of men are doing 1t. And the Board
walk is preening and primping herself
against the early day of the real summer
invasion.
The close approach of the summer and
bathing beach season is heralded by the
selection of the corps of life guards who
will assume their duties May :O-Me-
mortal day-or perhaps day or two
earlier. Only the middle beach district
will be patroiled this early. however, the
as the increase in the number of bathers
demands.
Episcopal clergymen at the annual
diocesan convention held in Atlantic City
during the week event on record IA
voring rule whereby mo new parish
shall pay the rector less than $1,2O if
he be married. and not less than S1c00
Il he be single. In other words the
clergymen are sponsoring a living
wage"
The careful housewife who cottages"
her family in Atlantic City during the
summer months will be interested to
learn that a decidedly practical step has
been taken by the city fathers to aid in
the reducing Of the high cost of living.
A curb market has been established at
two different points in the city. and the
first opened on Arctic avenue. between
Kentucky and Illinois avenues last We'd
neSday. These markets are opened to
the mainland farmer. who may bring in
his produce and poultry and barter di-
rectly with the housewife. thus eliminat-
ing the cold storage men. the middle
men. the storekeeper and the landlord.
The farmers of South Jersey are en-
thusiastic. as it gives them better prices
| for their products. while at the same time
| enabling them to sell to the ultimate
| consumer at prices much less than those
charged by the stores on the resort. II
also gives the farmer contact with the
culture of the resort that he fails to get
| when loading his poultry and produce
into DOx car at WaySlde lnland rail-
road station.
Mr.. and Mrs G. Barton Parker of
Washington are at Hotel shelburne.
| Miss c. r. Shepherd. Miss Spencer
Ashley and Miss Mary Hill. from Wash
| ington. are at Hotel Traymore.
Mr. and Mrs T. Won Rensselaer, Payne.
from Washington. are at the Grand At
lantic. George Curry. A. B. Eddy and
Tyler Nordlinger. Washington visitors.
are at the Rudolf.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. X. Goldsborough
Washington folk. are at Hotel Arlington
Miss Louise Berkmier of Washington
Joined party Of friends at Hotel Tray
more early in the week.
Mrs. G. NJ Jordan OF Washington has
apartments at the Arlington during the
remaining days.
Miss Jennie NJ Bell Of Washington
Joined friends at the Grand Atlantic
early in the week for a fortnight
Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney Alexander of
Washington are guests at Hotel Both
we'll during a May fortnight.
Mr.. and Mrs: J. S. Speel. Washington
ans. are also here
Mrs. B. S Grout of Washington has
Joined a party of friends at the Chester
Inn.