Evening star., 1915-06-13
Atlantic City.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ATLANTIC CITY. June 12.-Atlantic
| City has become the center of the con-
ventlons of the country during the past
week. Badged delegates to the number
| of thousands have become the prom-
nent feature of the Boardwalk turn
outs and discussions of the many
human activities in which the dele
| gates are interested have taken the
place of style gossip in the hotels and
| on the piers. Meeting halls and assem-
bly, rooms are a t a premium, while the
amusement features of the entire
beach front are taxed to supply pas
times during the hours not devoted to
convention duties.
The National Capital will be forced to
look to it's laurels as the real center
of the honeymoonine industry if the
present rush of newly-weds continues
to the shore. Station porters and taxi
drivers have dubbed some of the in
coming trains as honeymoon specials
since the influx began, and bridal suites
are at a premium in all the hotels.
Seven couples of honeymooners regis
tered at the Alamac in one day and
other hotels report similar numbers of
lately welded arrivals. The newly
Weds are under special care of the re-
sort and an official dispensation has
been made to lift the ahti-spooning
rules on the beach while they are here.
Washington and other cities may fol-
men, who have evolved special plans
for meeting the new condition on trav-
elers caused by the insistence of the
railroads that baggage be appraised as
1T is checked. Special. blanks are
being placed in hotel Offices and the
patrons sign the statements of valua-
ton of their luggage. All other detail
is cared for by the hotel employees,
necessary charges. which are placed in
the regular hotel bills The plan
works admirably.
kenton Hall. with Thomas Kent as
| manager. opened today in the fine Chel
sea district with a long list of pa
| irons.
| A number of folk of national promi-
nence will come from Washington to
| spend the summer at Galen Hall,
| which has made a leading place for it
| self in seashore life by it's ombination
of elegance. comfort and dietetic ex
| cellence.
! Mrs. c P. Powell and Miss Fullerton
are recent additions to the shore colony
from Washington. Mrs. Edna Open
| helm of Washington is with friends at
| the Alamac.
Mrs. Henry NJ. Hoyt is at the Marl-
borough -Blenheim with Miss Nancy
| Hoyt. Charles D. Hilles, chairman of
| the republican national campaign COM
mittee, was here over the week end
with Mrs. Hilles. Mr.. and Mrs William
Rayner motored up from Washington
| Mr.. and Mrs G. D. Peters of Wash
ington have Joined Mr.. and Mrs Will
liam Deane of Baltimore, who are at a
beach front hotel Mrs. Henry Smith
of Washington has opened her cottage
| in Ventnor.
| Miss Eliza beth Neale Arnold of Wash
! ington spent the week end with Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbur D. Walton at their sum-
mer home in Ventnor. l.. B. Howray of
| Washington is at the Ostend.
| S. Wells Cummings of Washington
/ was at the st. Charles early in the
week Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Windsor
have Joined the Washington colony at
| the New England.
DR. A. H. Briggs. an attache of the
Treasury Department. is convalescing
! from recent illness at the Iroquois
| F. c. Schmidt of Washington is at the
| Boutwell,
Lieut.. c. A. E. King of the Marine
! Corps is visiting his mother, Mrs. c. E.
King. a t the Grand Atlantic. William
! Spencer and Thomas J: Williams are
| here from Washington as delegates to
| the meeting of labor men at the Sea-
side. Shirley B. Jones is another
! Washington visitor at the same hotel
| Mr. and Mrs. H. Fl. Johnson are re-
| cent additions to the Washington col
| ony at the Overbrook. Mrs. A. P.
! Brown of Washington, who is at the
| Netherland, is entertaining Mrs VI. l..
Carter. Mrs. j. D. Webster of Wash
| ington is AT the Netherland this week.
| Mrs. NJ. E. Calvan of Washington is
! spending the month of June at the
Wiltshire.
Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Evans are recent
additions to the Washington colony at
the Marlborough -Blenheim. r. King
Stone and Mrs. Stone and Mr.. and Mrs.
/ John H. Ruth are among the Wash
ington folk at the same hotel.
T. J. F. Clark of Washington is at
the Boscobel this week.
William NJ. Conrad of Washington
| was here during the week. member
of party at the Chalfonte, which in
cluded former Gov. j. Frank Hanly of
Indiana and Mrs. Hanly. Mr.. and Mrs.
oliver Wayne Stewart of Chicago and
Miss Vera K. Mullin of Winchester.
| Ind
Mrs. F. F. Cowperthwait of Washing
ton is spending the month at the Den
mis-. Mr.. and Mrs. George h. sullivan
are among the shore visitors from
Washington. c. r. Eckman and Mrs.
Eckman are at the Dennis Mrs. {. r.
owen and Mrs. J. r. Sturgis have join
ed the Washington colony at the same
, hotel Mr. and Mrs. John B Kerr were
among the Washington folk on the
Roa rd walk this week.