The Washington herald., 1917-06-03
ATLANTIC CITY SWEPT
BY PATRIOTIC FERVOR

War Spirit VIII Pervade Famous Re-
sort Life This Summer.
BY JANE HILL.
Atlantic City, June Atlantic City
] Is Allied with patriotic fervor in antici-
patton of registration day. when resi-
dents of Governor Edges home city will
hold an appropriate celebration that viii
do homage to the 21-to-31 boys, who will
/ be registered on June 5. The celebra-
ton will begin tomorrow, when the Stars
and Stripes combined with the hags of
| the allies will decorate every pulpit in
4 the city, ministers will deliver patriotic
sermons and the choirs will sing the
/ National anthems. On, the following
night all the school houses will be thrown
open and the youths Of the city and their
! parents will be addressed by men in pub
lie life, who will explain the call for
armed forces and inspire their hearers
for the need Of making sacrifices.
Among the speakers on this occasion
will be Representative Isaac Bacharach
| and former Representative ]. Washing
| ton Logue. Registration day will be
observed as a holiday. In the after
noon most of the shops and all saloons
and cafes will be closed from noon until
l6 o'clock. A parade, to include all the
bodies, will escort the H-to-31 boys to the
Million Dollar Pier Tuesday night where,
big rally will complete the celebra-
ton. Governor Edge will preside at this
/ meeting. Addresses will be given by
United States Senator Joseph S. Freil-
inghuysen and United States Senator
| Harding
During the celebration a big effort will
be made to advance the sale of the lib
1u
house. canvass will be begun to sell at
least one bond to every household. One
hundred experienced bond statesmen have
been placed at the disposal OF bankers
of this city.
offered to Government.
/ The resort is hoping that the United
States government will be able to make
use of the $1,000 square feet rendered by.
the Million Dollar Pier Company for the
| displays and exhibits of the various de-
partments of the government.
Now that It has been definitely decided
by the War Department to establish a
i Wrightstown, N. J., there is a spossi-
| bility that Atlantic City may see many
men In uniform here this summer. Any
| way, this hamlet Is within convenient
motor distance from the resort, and the
location Of the camp so near the shore
| will no doubt result in bringing a num-
Der OF the soldiers families here this
summer. SO that they may keep in touch
| with camp life.
| If one policewoman can succeed in rid
| ding the Boardwalk of fortune-tellers.
seeresses. clairvoyants and others who
prey upon the credulity OF visitors to the
| detriment OF their purses, and can also
| successfully help to rid cafes of the
| younger element, minors to whom It is
nlsdemeanor TO sell liquor, the Ques-
ton arises what will two lady coppers
not be able to accomplish.
| Atlantic City's second policewoman
went on duty today, and between these
| two energetic personalities, both of
whom were indorsed by the clubwomen
OF the resort, it may be expected that
Atlantic City will be moro proper than
| 1t has ever been before. The Great
Wooden Way is a perfectly safe place
| for women and children at any hour of
the day or night.
FIIrt Jailed.
Flirtatious men are likely to find them
| selves in Jail That was the way the
| first fiirt of the season was treated. I'm
| der the vigilant eyes of the lady cop
! pers no man will dare to ogle women.
| Another result of feminine activity is
the elimination Of rail birds.'' a term
| attributed to men who lean against the
| Boardwalk rail and make comments on
| the passersby. AS for spooning on the
| strand-well. that was successfully abol-
| ished by the relocated heroes two years
| ago. Atlantic City is growing more
proper every day.
Memorial Day brought a big vanguard
| OF summer visitors, including a great
| many cottagers. Most Of the homes in
| Chelsea and Ventnor are now occupied
| and plans are being made for a festive
| season, which this year will include
| more work than play in the sense that
where women formerly played bridge,
| they will devote more time to war re-
lief work. and the knitting Of socks for
! the soldiers will supersede the making
| of colorful sweaters.
The Yacht Club was formally opened
| for the season on Wednesday. The Chel-
sea Yacht Club will not inaugurate its
| seasons festivities until a little later,
| owing to the delay in the arrival of some
| of the cottagers. who are leading men,
| bers of the club. Commodore and Mrs.
Allen K. White gave their annual card
party and dance at the Atlantic City
| Yacht Club Saturday evening.
The Hotel Traymore is in gala attire
| today, in celebration of its second anni-
| versary as the biggest resort hotel in
| the world. 1t stands as a beautiful
monument to American genius, for the
| architecture and the interior decorations
| are all OF American design.
Avenue Jitneys Barred.
Although the jitney men lost their
| fight against the city which legislated
| them of Atlantic avenue, their main
| source of revenue, cross-town schedule,
may be inaugurated in which the jitneys
will act as feeders for the trolley line,
and afford quick transportation to the
| beach.
Placing rolling chair trails along the
| Boardwalk has added so much to the
comfort Of chair riding, by eliminating
| friction and jarring. that chair=riding has
| become immensely popular. 1t has been
| necessary for chair barons to add 900
more chairs to their stands to meet the
| increased demand for this very comfort
able way of seeing the Boardwalk.
Although the hospital tents are all in
position, and twenty-five lusty life
guards, a quarter of the full summer
quota, are patroling the Strand. Old King
Sol has been little lax about heating
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