Evening star., 1915-03-21
Atlantic City.
Special Correspondence Of The star.


ATLANTIC CITY. March 2o.-Bril-
liant sunshine featured the day given
over to the memory of St. Patrick this
week. and seashore maids and matrons
are happy in their faith in the promise
OF the seashore weatherwise that clear
skies last Wednesday augur for the
same sort of weather at Easter. The
Boardwalk superstition regarding this
weather promise may not be sustained.
but any sort OF promise OF blue skies
and soft winds for Eastertide Is ac-
claimed with joy. To show their faith
In the prophecy that spring really is
here the visitors are unpacking smart
gowns and frocks for wear in the noon
parade tomorrow, and some Of the ex-
tremists have declared their intention
to take surf plunges All of the trains
coming In yesterday and today carried
extra cars and 1t was estimated that
at least $4,000 weekend visitors will
join the Boardwalk turnout.
Assured that coaches enough to trans
port an army division will be needed
to carry the Easter throngs to and
from the shore. the traffic experts have
been at work planning for a mobfliza-
tfon OF cars and engines on seashore
lines sunc1ent to assure against con-
gestion or delay. Extra trains will be
run from washington, Pittsburgh and
other points. while the final traffic of
holy week will call for trains in sec
tions at hour intervals until the last
arrival is headed for the Boardwalk
at noon Easter Sunday. An innovation
in travel from the shore this year will
be the attaching OF sleepers to trains
leaving Easter Sunday night or the
night of Easter Monday, to admit of
those here from distant points getting
back home in time for business
Jltney rolling chairs. carrying pas
sengers over prescribed routes between
hotels and the piers for nominal fares
may be in operation on the Boardwalk
by Easter, If the plans Of promoters
are not nipped by city officials or killed
by Boardwalk rolling chair barons. A,
rented by the hour to great profit OF
their owners. but the newcomers de.
clare their belief that the "jitney'
chairs making quick trips to certain
points will make still larger returns
for their owners. Officials in charge
of more chairs will cause congestion
and bother promenaders, but have not
announced open opposition.
William Jennings Bryan. Secretary OF
State. was here last Sunday with Mrs
Bryan. Their morning stroll on the
Boardwalk was completed before the
big MONDAY crowd was out. Another
interesting visitor was DR.. August
Cohlis, surgeon of the interned German
war craft, Prinz Eitel Friedrich, who
came from Hampton roads to visit DR.
]. C. Hemmeter of Washington. at the
Chalfonte. DR.. Paul Ritter and Mrs
Ritter were here for several days be-
fore going to New York. Baron Andre
Beckendorff of the Russian diplomatic
staff at Washington was one of the
notable figures on the Boardwalk. Capt
Edward T. Witherspoon and his family
have opened their cottage in Chelsea
for the Easter season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger D. Horner. who
have a cottage on North New Jersey
avenue. are entertaining Mr.. and Mrs.
H. G. Pitt of Baltimore, who came to
the shore after a visit in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. s. Adams and Miss
Blenheim this week. Mrs. Daniel Dav-
export has Joined the Washington COL
ony at the same hotel.
Mrs. Charles T Ward of Washington
has opened her cottage in Ventnor
and will entertain during Easter week
Ward. Mrs. Ward was on the Board
walk this week with Mrs. H. ]. Woode
of Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert H. Kenton OF
Washington motored to the shore and
are house guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles T. Ford in Chelsea. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ford gave small dinner in honor
of their guests.
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Bennington are
among the Washington folk spending
Lent at the shore. Mrs. A. NJ. Baer
and Mrs. Eugene Young of Washing
ton also were noticed on the Board
walk this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bayard, jr.
were among the patrons of rolling
chairs this week. John T. Wayland
an official of the Senate, was among
the weeks arrivals at Haddon Hall.
Capt. E. G. Schaefer and Capt. Robert