Evening star., 1915-06-20
Atlantic City.
Special Correspondence o, tn. Sta,

special correspondence OF The Star
ATLANTIC CITY. June 1e.-Atiantic
City visitors are entering into the car
niVal spirit with which the resort is to
celebrate the opening of its new chan
mel from inlet to ocean next week, and
Will take active and pleasurable part
IN the various events. Although the
Dig outdoor festival does not open until
next Thursday. hotels and cottages are
oeins draped in flags and bunting, and
number of people have come for the
purpose Of witnessing khe two-day
fete.
Four hundred prizes have been hung
up Tor the tots on the Boardwalk baby
parade. which takes place Thursday Y
aieeinoon, following the arrival of mo-
.or runs from most of the cities of
,he east Accouterments of perambu-
iators and the attractiveness of the at
awards
Friday morning the celebration will
channel by means of a marine parade.
IN which hundreds of gayly decked
crart under power and sail will go out
OF the inlet and form in pageant
along the beach from end to end of the
resort. The parade of water craft.
which will have federal and state YES
sells in the lead, will be close enough
TO be in plain view from the beach and
Boardwalk.
Smartly gowned occupants of floral
rolilng chairs will come in for judg-
ment during the rolling chair paeeant.
which goes over both Boardwalk and
avenues Friday afternoon Floats en-
blematic of the growth of the resort
will be in line
On the evenings of both days the
rdyx~a III
turned over to masked merrymakers
who Will include many guests at big
hotels. dozen bands will furnish
dance and promenade music at differ
ent points. and social leaders of the
summer colony will supplement the
pubic demonstration with a number
of fancy dress affairs in hotels and cot
tages.
The warm weather of this week
started a shoreward rush. for which the
resort Is entirely prepared. Life guards
went on duty after a series of tests
made by officials, which furnished surf
spectacles for the visitors. Bathhouses
are open all along the Boardwalk Fish
ermen are gloating over big catches on
the deep-sea banks and in the bays
fier bands and orchestras are going
at full tilt.
K. Perk Vlaanderen Van Lokhorster-
land. an attache of the Netherlands
legation at Washington, is here with
his wife Gov. A. B. Fleming of West
Virginia was on the Boardwalk this
State Senator Boies Penrose came to-
the Shelburne and later boarded his
yacht, Betty. Former Secretary of
State Philander Knox and Judge
George Gray were here early in the
week, but left later. Former Repre-
sentative Martin Littleton and Mrs.
Littleton of New York were on the
Boardwalk.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Hopkins have join
ed the Washington colony at the Marl-
Washington folk at the Marlborough
Blenheim this week included J. A. But
terworth, Douglas v. Cornell, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. r. Gravener and Miss Eleanor
Bryan.
Frederick Mckee and the Misses Nc
kee are among the newcomers from
Washington at the Boscobel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wagner have
joined the Washington colony at the
Shelburne. Dr. E. D. Schmidt is an
Taylor will come to the shore to spend
the summer in her cottage in Ventnor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Scott, jr.,
have Joined the Washington cottage
Warner Ferguson Of Washington are
house guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
A Hall in Chelsea. Mrs. William H.
Petney has come to the shore for the
month of June. Maj Howard Edmonds
and Mrs. Edmonds also are in Chelsea.
Miss Beatrice K. Arliss Of washing
ton is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. George T.
Verone at their summer home in Vent
nor Ensign T. B. Culbert has Joined
his mother Mrs. W. N. Culbert.
Capt. T. s. Mumford, z. S. A, was on
the Boardwalk this week with Miss
Jane Mumford. Mrs. F. P. Phalin of
Washington is spending some time at
the Arlington. George H. Chadwell is
a Washington visitor at the Dennis.
Mrs. George W. Weber is recent ad-
dition to the Washington colony at the
Grand Atlantic.
r. N. Harper was a member of an
auto party which made the run from
Washington to the Strand. Others in
the party were Seymour Walcott of
Baltimore, Lewis Holmes. Robert Nc