Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-07
1RONGS THIN LITTLE;
lU,ANTTC CITY FINDS
NEW VACATION ARMY
soorth of July Celebrants
Al Are Gone, But Their
places Are Quickly Fill
j by swarms Of Vaca-
zion Tourists.

tion Tourists.
,rtr CITY, July 7-After the
~. Of pleasure seekers which was
ta si'ps tho holidays had been routed
~ ~ n business it was expected
.s.rs would be a noticeable faiiins
nt W., crowds here. Alleged wise
nave been predicting all sorts
pm W. ~. for Atlantic city for years
u.s. making good, claimed that the
W could look like a deserted village
's sslanco Of the week. but they are
IN wrong. Naturally, there are
3 usua1 .rv here as there were on Mon
nt y ho customary slump is not so
~, ~, ssiu former years
- auame-your-city" newsboys' VINO
NY ,ss on the Boardwalk, keep
,.h ON the number of people who
-, from distant points than any
..-.,,on bureau. Nearly all visitors
IN their hometown newspaper and by
..i,s for papers from different cities
sovs can guage the number of visi-
t.ro from all sections of the country.
.,., that visitors from the eX-
iheF ~. ara few In number; that the
Ieme ',,,a.t is M to former years and
,ilaoie ,,,,,,ors and Washington are con-
nat Nv. = larger quota of visitors than
former years.
The policeman on duty on tne peach
Ane v,nst popular section of bathing
.ro,,nds has new wrinkle whlch VIII
w him even moro of a terror TO sand
.h,owsrs. splashers and rough-house
omedians 1nasmuch as ne wears
l.S., noIice uniform, and not a bath
aa,t many of the offenders would
NY 5sto tbe ocean when he ran after
l IVY srd he could not follow Now he
49, 49,. nair of hip rubber boots and
~ chase any violators of regulations
~ ,ho ocean until the water reaches
hs waist line. ..,
relentless warfare has been started
.esnst men who run automobiles while
.s,asraled, Several arrests have been
.rsaa and Il Is probable that convictions
w1l bring jail sentences.
Trims by automobile to the rural sec
.lons al The mainland are. now the rage.
~ N. Measure of a change from sea-
snara 10 country there is also added
&. ,bsf Of gathering wild flowers, great
( lunches Of which can be picked only a
abort distance from here. Fresh vege-
tsbles and fruits may be had from the
svpers Of small farms along the shore
Nlosd. which extends from Egg Harbor
10 Cape May.
X A determined effort is now being made
u organize q company to take over
Eoung's Old Pier, partically destroyed by
Ia few years ago, and build on the
ts the greatest pier in the world. In
much as big hotel owners and prop
IN owners are back Of this, the chances
a that IL will be successful and before
al JULY the new pier will be finished.
financial entanglements hindered the
omoters who started work on the pier
rec years ago, after they had driven n
Himber of huge concrete pillngs into the
"a of the ocean, but under the new
ans the building of n mammoth pier
d convention hall will not be of a
eculative order, but will be considered
the nature of an investment which
III help the city.
Jules Aaronson, manager of the Broad
v Theatre, New York, is here for n
nunsRs stay and will combine business
Fiih Bsasure. Mr.. Aaronson was with
number of Philadelphia theatres before
be went to New York
Nj. and Mrs Adam Forepaugh are
egstered at a beachfront hotel and will
emaln for the balance of the summer.
H. Forepaugh is son of the founder
the Forepaugh shows
VIII Rogers, the lariat-throwing humor-
N Is here for a weeks stay after
pending six weeks playing polo with
ifed Stone, OF Montgomery and Stone, on
long Island. Next week Mr.. Rogers will
9arney 10 New York to start rehearsing
2 Town Topics" the new Ned Way
eHn revue, which will open at the
atury Theatre, New York. in Sep
lsnber,
Robert Morrow and James Kenny, of
ne managerial staff of a Philadelphia
laeane are here for the remainder of the
week and will motor to Lake Hopatcong
aha Far Haven, N. ].
A4s lottie Briscoe, formerly n favorite
la le orpheum stock company In
fhaaddphia and later n Lubin star, iS
VISITING her sister at a beach-front hoteI
rla VII remain two weeks.
Aanlfal Joseph B. Parker and his wife
y spruce street, will be residents of Chel-
y Ior three months, as they have rented
cottage there.
and Mrs. Dinner Beeber will re-
IN Z! beach-front hotel until August,
eaeh lney VIII make a tour of lake and
noantaln resorts.
saplaln and Mrs. William Smith Sam
~ Of South 4Sd street, have arrived
ile season.
~ and Mrs Frank selberIing, of
--..aueiphla, are included in the Chelsea
esse colony, and will remain until the
Aaaale OF September.