Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-26
SHORES HOTTEST DAY;
MERCURY GOES TO II
Bathing Girl Displays New Rub
ber Floral Decorations in
Delightful Sea
ATLANTIC CITY. July es.

ATLANTIC CITY. July o6.
torrid day found bathing al the shore
particularly delightful The sea was un-
usually clear and green. and the tempera-
ture was IL, the highest 1t has been this
season
The bathing girl has gone in for noral
effects The daisy bathing cap is particu-
larly attractive. II is usually Of close ft-
ting rubber with three saucy blossoms
perched in front Sometimes single large
daisy is placed in the center White rubber
shade hats are often wreathed with black
eyed susans Floral garters were a new
feature introduced today in the way OF rub
ber blossoms. Roses now bloom at the
knee
Thursday Is always a popular day with
eXcursionsts. Arriving this morning was
an excursion from Salem County bringing
$500 people from twenty-five cities Will
mington and nearby towns on the Della
ware division of the Pennsylvania Railroad
brought $500 more About thousand
people came over from Cape May for the
day, and close to 1000 arrived on the annual
outing Of the North Philadelphia Business
Mems Association on Friday the Samuel
A. Grocer Company. of Chester, will have
an excursion here for It's 1000 employees
and their families.
Motorists will he happy to learn that the
survey of route three in New Jerseys pro-
gram for better roads. extending from Cam
den to Absecon. a distance OF more than
forty-scVen miles. is about completed and
work of rebuilding the highway will soon
begin The work of surveying route No.
is the first step taken in recognition of
South Jersey as an ideal section for tour
ing. The advantages of the road when COM
pletod will be many, and will afford easy
communication between Camden and the
shore.
Tho first annual ladies' handicap tourna-
ment of the Atlantic City Yacht Club
opened today on the yacht club courts.
| Miss Helen McNichol, daughter of Senator
| James T.. McNcho advanced to the second
| round today by drawing a bye with Miss
| Bertha white
Mayor and Mrs. Ralph p. Harcourt of
| Longport, entertained a theatre party In
| honor of their house guests, Mr.. and Mrs
| Joseph J. Geer, of Lincoln drive.
pr and Mrs. Fleming and Miss Emma
| Fleming are entertaining at their Chelsea
| cottage Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Fleming
| of Germantown.
| The Ventnor Auxiliary of the Pennsylva.
| mia Medical Missionary Society will give
a bazaar on the Nentnor Pier Saturday
| from 10 a. m. to 8 80 p. m. Among those
who are interested in making the fete q
success are: Mrs. Thomas Richards. Mrs
| Randolph Young. Mrs James Hand, Mrs
| Mary Buch. Mrs NJ. w Thompson. Mrs
Harry Rhodes and Mrs. Maude Neal
The annual sale for the benefit OF AL
| Saints Church. Chelsea held Wednesday
at Kenton Hall, Belmont avenue and tn,
| beach, was a great success. over $1,000
| being realized The booths were artisticallN
! decorated and laden with many novelties
| Among the Philadelphia cottagers who as
| sisted were Mrs. William II. Bennett Mrs
| Edward Porteous, Mrs John n. wilkins
| Jr., Mrs John w. Williams, Mrs Alber
| PanCoast, Mrs. Samuel Bartram Richards
| Mrs. Samuel Whan, Mrs. J. d. C. Hender
son, Mrs. Joseph Townsend. Sd, Miss Phyllis
| Walsh, Mrs Samuel =. Huhn, Mrs. II
Evan Taylor. Mrs. Cadwalder w. Kelsey
| Miss Mary Jump Miss Ruth Wilson, Mrs
| William t. Arey, Miss Betty Williams
Miss Kittie Mskey Miss Louise Black
| Miss jamie Miller, Miss Bertha Fry. Mis-,
Alice Miller and Mrs. Pierce Archer.