The Washington herald., 1917-05-27
ATLANTIC CITY finds
PROSPERITY PROSPECT
War Effects and New Costume. Are
Impressing Ideas.
spsclal 70 Ths W,shinston Herald.

city Is rejecting the prosperity Of the
country, and the hysteria noted In other
sections Of the United States Is ridiculed
down here, where hotels have bigger
bookings than ever before, and the de-
mand for cottages was never so great.
big Investors have In the resort, building
permits netting over two millions OF
dollars were filed with the building in
spector last month.
The Atlantic City Yacht Club has ten
dered sixteen boats to the government for
coast defense duty. and the clubs Gag
ship the "Absequam." owned by Commo-
dore Allen X. white, has been on duty
| for several weeks. A shipbuilding plant
capable Of turning out one Tying boat a
week or a speed boat for scout duty Is
one Of the city's assets for coast de-
fense. An aviation school under govern
ment control is training men TO man the
aeroplanes. Incidentally the price for q
| flying trip over the sea that formerly
cost visitors 81 q minute, has been In
creased to SO for quarter-of-an-hour
hight
Company L. New Jersey National
Guard, has been fully equipped. and, II
is expected, viii be called next week.
A company is being formed from the Nor
ris Guards, a social organization with
military training. and high school boys
are holding weekly drills.
Club Women Volunteer.
Meanwhile elubwomen. social leaders
and professional women Of the city have
made a house-to-house canvass TO take
stock of the feminine efficiency OF the
city. The census taking was under the
direction Of the committee OF women ap-
pointed by the mayor for home defense,
and the data is being filed at City Hail
TO be available In case Of emergency.
Twenty thousand resident women have
pledged themselves to give all or por-
ton OF their time each week to war re-
lief work. or to hlIing places hitherto
supplied by men. II the call comes Com
nnittees have been organized to care for
families of soldiers, TO hnd homes for
convalescent soldiers and to look after
the food supply.
Washington visitors will be greatly sur
prised this summer to see fields OF wav-
ing corn dottlng the great wooden way
behold pretty girls In snocks and garden
hats-and maybe overaIls-pickins beans,
for there are to be no waste places in
Atlantic City. Mrs. Mary Wooton has
given over the large plot OF ground al
Massa chusetts avenue and the beach, not
far from the Hygeia swimming pool to
the city to be planted with potatoes, and
the BOY SCOUTS are BOlnB 10 IhTm u.
Although several handsomely appointed
yachts have been taken over by the gov
ernment. Other craft now In the course
Of construction will take their place, and
so far the war will In no wise interfere
with the racing schedules. The Atlantic
City Yacht Club and the Chelsea Yacht
Club will both be formally opened for
the season on Memorial Day. The for
ner has made extensive alterations that
k-N.
ing. The size OF the dining groom has
been doubled and q piazza has been
erected beyond for out-of-door luncheons.
Several new tennis courts have been
erected, making in all ten courts sur
rounding the clubhouse, putting Atlantic
City in line for some championship
games.
New Partisan Modes.
From a saFtoriaf standpoint Atlantic
City 10 especially interesting these days,
for since the war abroad designers OF
| smart apparel are using this resort m
much the same way as Parisien puTveyors
of fashions used the racing meets to
launch the new modes.
The Traymore on Thursday entertained
the largest dinner party ever held in this
city, the occasion being the celebration of
the Excelsior Consistory Of Camden OF
the fftfeth anniversary of the Supreme
Council or the Scottish Rite. Fifteen
| hundred Masons were In attendance.
Among the distinguished guests were
Gov. Edge, Of New Jersey, and DR.. Fred
president of Tufts College.
Sir Gilbert Parker Here.
Sir Gilbert Parker. NJ. P. Of London,
has Joined the literary colony here.
Fairfax Harrison, president of the
| Pal tS he
with Mrs. Harrison and Miss Harrison,
who have just come up from their estate
| in Virginia Mrs. Francis Burton Harrl-
son, wife OF the Governor General of the
Philippines, is also at the Traymore,
where she has been spending the greater
part of the spring with her two interest
| ing children.
A. T. Dice. president Of the Reading
| Railway and Mrs. Dice, are here for
! fortnight
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Upson, Of the
Shoreham, have taken a suite at the
Traymore, and viii remain for several
| weeks.
Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt has also join
| ed the cottage colony and will remain
| here until the autumn.
Mrs Edwin Maye ris dividing her time
| between Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
Mrs. Mayer was Miss Margaret Barbour,
| Of Washington.
Mrs J. B. Dangerheld. who was here
| for several weeks, has gone to her coun-
\ try place in Upper Marlborough, Nd.
Mrs. Isabel Hayner, who lived at the
Willard this winter, was here for a week
en- route to New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine Elkins OF K street
| who spent the Easter season at the Tray
more, have leased a cottage on Elberon
| avenue. Chelsea.
George W. Norris, farm loan commits
sioner, spent the week here. He came
down to address the Maryland Bankers
| Association.
Admiral Harber n Visitor.
Rear Admiral Giles Harber and Mrs.
Harder, who come here every spring, are
prolonging their stay at Hadden Hall.
| DIR. and Mrs. Kingsman and Miss Kath-
erinen W. Sfnons, who were down over
Sunday, returned to Washington on Tues
| day.
| Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Stone have also
returned to Washington after weekend
visit
| Mr.. and Mrs T. NJ. Chatard have Joined
the Washington colony at the Dennis, as
has also Miss Edna /. Smith.
Mrs. ]. c. Williams is here accom-
panied by Miss L. c. Williams,
| Mr.. and Mrs. william C. Pemberton en-