Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-26
Atlantic City.
.cial Correspondence of The Star.

special Correspondence Of The Star.
/ ATLANTIC CITY, September 25.-Au-
tumn tinged the Boardwalk this week.
Fail styles came in with the arrival OF
the snappy September breezes and
cloth suits and snappy coats took the
place of the flmy frocks of the hot
season. The straw hat was definitely
laid to rest by the men, who insisted
however, in wearing their fiannels dur
ing the warm sunny hours of midday
Bathing held hundreds Of daily dew
otees, but the life guard force was
cut in half by officials and still left
enough men to guard the remaining
bathers. Yachting continues to be pop
ular, but cabin cruisers are more pop
ular than open boats for bay and ocean
trips. Motor parties are coming in
limousines instead of open cars and re-
port the roads the finest of the year.
Although the rush season is hardly
closed. local authorities already are
preparing for next year. The Board
walk is to be widened for a consider
able stretch of it's length and tracks
made especially for rolling chairs are
to be extended Congestion of bathers
on the beach during the rush of August
has decided the officials to take up the
building of jetties, which engineers
claim will widen the beach in front Of
y
The addition to several big beachfront
hotels have been started and will be
completed by Easter. Proposal to erect
a glass roof over the inner half of the
at this time of year. but appears to
lack popularity among patrons of the
resort who enjoy the daily tramps In
the sunshine and air.
B. Lowndes Lavender OF Washington
Is visiting the Shelburne. Mrs. Will
liam Spenser of Washington is visiting
friends at the Arlington. Miss Williams
of Washington is entertaining Miss
Braser of Asbury Park at the same
hotel. Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Balm of Wash
ington, who are at the Arlington this
week, have Miss Katherine Painter as
their guest.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Livingston. Miss
Martha Livingston and r. L. Living
Washington at the Boscobel. Mr.. and
Mrs. W. H Taylor and Mrs. E. F. Miner
are among the Washington patrons of
the Boscobel this week.
Miss X: A. Darragf and J. b Shinn
of Washington were guests of Mrs. s.
D. Cushing of London at the Dennis
over the week end. Joshua w. Miles
of Princess Anne and Mrs. w. d. Seal
ey and Master w. H. Sealey of Wash
ington were at the Dennis this week.
Mrs. Louis E. NJ. Comas visited the
Chelsea this week. Peter Muir and j.
S. Simpson of Washington were at the
Chelsea. Miss Mary c. Fitzgerald and
Miss Helen A. Fitzgerald Joined the
Washington colony at the Frontenac.
where Mrs. H. z. Long of Washington
is spending September.
E. ]. Harding of Santiago. Cuba,
came from Washington to join his fam
lily at the Traymore. Thomas Foley
Misky of Gainesville is another Wis
itor.
Brig. Gen. George H. Andrews and
Mrs. Andrews have arrived at the
Marlborough lenheim. Mrs. Philip
Hichborn and Master Philip Hichborn
are at the Dennis. Commander w. L.
Burdick and Mrs. Burdick arrived at
the Dennis by motor.
Maj. Robert tongstreet. son of the
late Gen. Longstreet. is visiting the
Strand. Ellsworth Davis of the navy
is at the Traymore. Mr.. and Mrs. J. E.
Briggs and Miss Briggs have Joined
the Washington colony at the shore,
registering at the Wiltshire.
Charles F. Larrabee of Washington
was on the Boardwalk this week Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh F. Harvey Of Washing
ton are spending some time at the
shore.
DR.. Harry Kaufman and Mrs. kauf-
man of Washington are at the Alamac
Mrs. Kaufman is entertaining Mrs. A.
]. Strauss and Miss Marcelfa Strauss.
Emerson Crothers and Hustler Hess are
visiting the st. Charles.