Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-31
Atlantic CITY,.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ATLANTIC CITY, y. j..
| August So. 1913.
J What a motley array and babel OF
tongues this August Boardwalk and Au-
gust seabeach are: Densely packed with
struggling. laughing, splashing. salt
water-gulping humanity. the sands of
| the seashore along Atlantic City's water
front are a veritable bedlam of revelry
each day at the fashionable bathing hour.
And just above the Boardwalk presents
seething. jostling, happy go-lucky mass
of promenading mankind. And the voices
one hears. the faces one Sees. afford a
scene unequaled the whole world round.
| for there is but one Boardwalk, as there
| is but one Atlantic City.
| 1t is the height of the summer season
| down here by the high-thrown breakers
| and the world and his wife and their
| numerous progeny are bathing daily In
| the sea.
| Three hundred and fifty thousand
| 'week-enders'' were entertained in At
lantic City last Sunday. 1t is the hey
| day of the excursionist. and nine long
| strings of coaches brought 10000 men.
women and children to the shore via the
I Pennsylvania railroad alone, with the
Reading lines not far behind.
The vast Boardwalk was literally
JaInmed from early morning until long
after nightfall. but the bathing crowd
was not as large as on previous Sundays.
| due in large measure to the high rolling
| surf. \ strong, cool breeze blew In from
the tumbling waters of the sea. driving
I the waves close in to the Wooden Way
and causing the line of canvas chair OBJ
servatories to be moved back to the
Walk. while even then an occasional
wavelet broke beneath, Wetting some
daintily shod foot.
1t was typical August Sunday by the
sea, with the pleasure-seeker from the
| inland in his glory. All the down-the-
walk amusement places were open as
usual, and the piers and public paviliOns
We're crowded with happy humanity. 1t
was one of the resorts high-water har-
vest days. with the cash rolling in by
streams from the pockets of myriad Wis
itors.
Mrs. r. T. Bingham of Washington is
at the Hotel Dennis over the week end.
Mrs M. Hitchcock and Miss Hitchcock
of Washington are guests at the Shell
Dlrue during all early September fort
night.
Leo. d. Loughran is numbered among
Washingtonians doing the Wooden
Way over the week end
Mrs. Thomas NJ. Hurdle of Washington
joined a party of friends at a leading
beach-front hotel early in the week.
Frank S. Smith. julius F. Arioi J. L.
Fauntleroy and George Alpakel Wash
lStOnlalS. are dOrmllled at the Dennis
for the week end.
Miss Ethel c. Chapel and Miss Alice
Nj. Chapel. Washington young ladies, are
shore visitors during fortnight's stay
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. Chessman are
Washington folk at the shore
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Roland Walton are
Washington folk at the shore.
| w. II. Harmer of Washington is spend
ing fortnight by the waves.
Mrs NJ j. Peabody and Miss Lilly
Buehler are Washington ladies at the
| Wiltshire for the week end.
| +. y. Ireland and Louis p. Shoemaker
are Neutrality-suspicious. doing the Wooden
Way over the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Neeke are at the
| Hotel Boutwell,.
| Mr.. and Mrs. B. T. Garrison of Wash
ington are spending fortnights vacation
| by the sea.
E. Y. Ellis, Charles Stokett and B. D
Randall, WashingtonianS. are Boardwalk
strollerS over the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. s. Adam are Wash
! ington folk at the shore
Mr. and Mrs. c. b. Strong and Miss
Gladys A. Strong are Washington visitors
| down by the waves
Washington folk registered at the Ar.
| hngton are Mrs. s. Z. Stonebreaker Mrs
+. f. Stonebreaker. Mrs j. d. Leonard
! Robert Leonard Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Rob.
| inson, jr., Mrs. c. NJ. Mohler. William
| Mohler. Miss Miriam Mohler, Thomas p
Crowley, James c. Crowley and j. r
| Mohler.