Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-07
EASTER CROWDS POUR
INTO ATLANTIC CITY
Influx of Visitors Indicates Great
Assembly on the Board
walk Tomorrow
ATLANTIC CITY. April 7.

ATLANTIC CITY, April 7.
Every road is leading to Atlantic City,
judging by the influx of visitors pouring
into this resort hourly. Philadelphans pre-
dominate.
The Great Wooden Way IS particularly
joyous because of the presence of college
boys and girls and prep school students here
for the spring vacation.
Costumes today brought out the fact that
this is a season for buttons, great and
small, sometimes a whole gross being used
In the embellishments of single coat.
Striped and checked skirts worn with plain
coats formed a favorite combination.
new note in headgear is the jockey
cap. Hats Of dark color have the brm
of contrasting bright hue, with bit Of
braid or button forming the decoration.
college dansant was given in the sub
marine grill of the Traymore, when stu
dents from Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Johns
Hopkins the University of Pennsylvania
and other big eastern institutions gave their
Interpretation of the modern dances. Min
Cling with the dancers was b. +. Smith, of
New York, who at eightyseveD was as spry
| as any youth on the floor. A military aspect
was given the affair when several of the
recruiting officers stationed here came in
for a dance. Major James II. Hayes, of
Governor Edges staff, entertained party.
Mr. and Mrs. i. A. Bookmyer, E. A.
| Bookmyer. Jr., and Roy Bookmyer, of Over
brook, will not open their Chelsea cottage
! this Easter, but have taken apartments at
| the Traymore.
A dinner dance will be given at the Sea-
view Country Club on Easter Monday night
Lord and Lady Aberdeen will arrive at
| the Marlborough -Blenheim on Sunday after
noon. They will open a sale of Irish laces
| on Monday to aid the soldiers of the British
| Army and will be assisted by number of
Philadelphia society women.
Mrs John W. Martin entertained at lunch-
con at the Traymore for Miss MINER. w.
H. Curtis Jr., John r. Curtis and Miss
Alberta C. f. Reiss.
Mr. and Mrs J. A. Slattery are chaperon-
ing Miss Caroline Ballenger and Miss Dor
othy Lank.
Philadelphia arrivals included Mrs +. A.
Meyer, Miss NJ. Fl. Thayer. Miss Houston
Miss Thema Neala, Miss Edna Doak, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry G. Swenk. Walter S. Kip
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank ]. flaming, DR.. and
Mrs. w. II. Bucker Jr., Mr.. and Mrs w
| p Simpson, Mrs. John II. McFadden, Mr.
and Mrs. j. A. Hemphle. Mr.. and Mrs. w
| IL. Steigerwalt.
| A family party from Germantown IN.
cludes Mrs. B. w. Greer, Jr., Miss Bett,
Greer, Miss Josephine Greer Mrs. Franklin
l.. Wood, Miss Mary Wood. Other arrival.
include Mrs. c, H. Moss, Mrs. Hambly, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward J. Darby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis +. Shoemaker ant
the Misses Shoemaker, of Lansdowne, ar,
here. as are also Mr.. and Mrs Mauric,
Daniels. Mr.. and Mrs. Stanford X. Runyan
Miss Elizabeth Headley Mrs. X. G. Swope
Miss Smith, Mr.. and Mrs Henry L. Mat
thews and Miss Katherine Matthews
David II. Lane, Republican city chairman
who never misses an Easter at the shore
Is among the arrivals.
| Major and Mrs. T.. G. Pendleton wh,
spent the winter at Palm Beach. hav,
opened their cottage Mrs. NJ. j. O'Mear;
is occupying her cottage, Al South Talla
hassee avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. William d. Windsor ar
entertaining Mrs. William r. Philler, o
Haverford, at their Chelsea cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Morris and Mr. an,
Mrs Richard Morris, of Chestnut Hill, hav
taken a cottage In Ventnor for the Easte
season.
Among the new visitors are Mrs. nj
Thompson Bryan and son, Mr.. and Mrs. II
NJ. Boyer, Paul Boyer, Mr.. and Mrs j
Blair Kennerly, Miss Vivian e. Kennerly
Miss Emily A. Hamilton. Mrs. Edward Fay
Miss r. f. Fay. Commodore f. M. Bost
wick. U. S. NJ; Mrs. r. e. Carney, Mrs W
NJ. Boggs, Mrs T. ]. Coonahan, Miss A. Vir
gina Coonahan and Miss Lillite E. Coona
han,