Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-13
AN INTERESTING LETTER
Correspondence of The Gazette

After an absence Of two summers
from this popular ana cosmopolitan
resort your correspondent has the
great pleasure of visiting it again,
and finds it as attractive and delight
full as ever. As ne and his ever con
slant companion entered their favor
lie hostelry on Park place they
claimed that they mad come home
again." They missed some old faces,
but, there were others still there with
whom they exchanged cordial greet
ings and hearty welcomes. Two of
their friends, one from Alexandria
and her sister from Baltimore, were
rot sitting in their accustomed corner,
which they had graced for several
summers past. It is needless to say
that they are very nuch missed by
all their friends, but they are still as
faithful to the attractions of Atlantic
City as ever, though found in another
hotel nearby, where their friends visit
them from this hostelry and where
they sometimes come to see their
friends in the old surroundings.
Although there arc no regular low
rate excursion trains Of ante-war days,
which formerly brought multitudes to
this world-famous beach during the
month of August, this resort does no.
show that it is affected by war con-
ditions, except in added hotel rates
md strict conformity to the uni
States food regulations. All the hote!
proprietors are wisely careful to full
fill these for there Is n story told
on the street that three of the hotels
in this city not so long ago trans
crossed these rules, and two PROPOSE
tions were laid before them by the
government authorities, that they
should either pay large fine for the
benefit of the Red Cross, or have their
establishments closed for specified
time. They chose the contribution to
che Red Cross. In point of fact the
totels are all full; the one which has
peen our seaside home for years Is
iiled from the ground floor to the
galrct as one of It's clerks said, ami
will be filled with guests who have al
ready arranged to come, until after
labor Day.
The Board Walk is we'll patronized by
the multitude that steadily marches
all Gay long and far into the night up
and down from the Inlet to Chelsea
and to Ventna with a much tighter
contingent to its end beyond the lat
ter place. Of course, it's most fire.
quented tract is from Heinz's Pier
to the Savoy Hotel on the edge Of
Chelsea. i"af-'s'
A great portion Of the Boardwalk
hes been removed, with two tracks
longitudnally laid for the rolling
chairs up and down making it much
smoother for the riders and much cas-
ier for the pushers. The "war" charge
per hour for the chairs with two occu-
pants is rs cents and with three is
81. So some who rode in these when
rate were lower now find walking
much of pleasure or else if they pre-
fer riding seek the jitneys of Pacific
avenue at > cents per passenger and
find them quite attractive. Their run
s from one end of this avenue to III,
TIER. that is from its Junction W;
Atlantic avenue in Chelsea to the
let.
One main trouble about the .iitne::
s that, numerous as they are, the
arc most frequently filled with pes
sengers, and at certain hours the cleo
trio cars are also very much longest
ed, so that walking on the Boardwalk
with the beautiful ocean on one side
ard the attractive stores on the other
is as pleasurable means of locomo-
ton as can be found here.
Here nature in the measurable
ocean, and art in the skillful and
wonderful handiwork of man present
their choice and it has been remarked
that the ladies will often veer from
the ocean side to the shops in which
they are sometimes followed by mem
bers of the opposite sex.
The bathing is splendid this season
and we have regularly patronized the