New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-02
Summer Trains
To Atlantic CITY
Start in June
Railroads Announce Extra
Service Will Be Opened
Weeks Ahead of Usual
Schedule This Season
Motorists Flock to Shore
State and Coast Highways
Are Reported i'm Greatly
Improved Condition
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

Special Dispatch to The Ir1o06e
ATLANTIC CITY, May Atlantic
City folk still have hopes that Presi-
dent Wilson will accept the invitation
to make this resort the summer capital
of the nation Hotel men and leaders
of civic organizations have ascertained
that the President has the choice OF
many seashore mansions in the chelsea
and Ventnor districts.
Good news arrived from railway
officials this week when announcement
was made that summer train service
will be inaugurated early IN June,
weeks ahead of the usual time FOR set.
ting the summer schedules. There will
be extra committing and excursion
trains from New York and Philadelphia
and q number Of special trains from
points south and west to accommodate
travellers. New England is to be tapped
for new passenger traffic with train
of sIeepers to run from Boston by way
of the He'll Gate Bridge, which will ad-
nit of Boston excursionists making
trips from and to their homes in q
night.
Motorists came in numbers this week
and reported state and coast highways
in much improved condition with ar
rival of fine weather. Golfers continue
to arrive for practice before the spring
tournament of the Atlantic City Coun-
try Club, which starts this month and
the yachtsmen are pleased over an
nouncement that the dredge Absecon
will start work at clearing the Inlet
entrance channel of the accumulation
of drifted sand carried by winter
storms. Fishing is improving and many
sportily inclined visitors went out to
sea this week to watch the work of pro-
fessional macherel fishers, who are
reaping great returns from the i'm
mense schools of food fish now off the
coast.
Hotels are receiving final touches
for the lorna! opening of the seashore
season. The Raven Royd has been
taken over by Isaac Bower, formerly
of the Gladstone. G. A. Murphy, for
merry Philadelphia hotel man, has
purchased the Hotel Biscayne, at the
sea end of Kentucky Avenue.
Many notables were among the ar
rivals at leading hotels during the
week. Mayor Hylan and his family, Of
New York, were at the Shelburne over
Penfield returned to the Traymore
with Mrs. Penfeld. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederic c.. Bartlett and Frederic c..
Bartlett jr. are in family party from
New York at the Traymore. Mrs.
Gardiner Towbridge arrived at that
hotel early in the week.
In a New York party at the MARI
borough Blenheim are Mr.. and Mrs.
Cortlandt Van Rensselaer, and Mrs.
Maurice L. Montague.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas &c orge Walker
have joined the New York colony at
the De Vile. Miss Nan McCool has ar
rived at the De Vile to visit friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Harry, of
Woadhaven, are at the Alamac. Miss
NJ. l.. Keyes, of New York, is at the
Westminster with Miss H. j. Rim, of
Brooklyn.
Dudley Field Malone was among the
recent visitors at the Ambassador
Mr.. and Mrs. w. 7. London, of
Amityville, and Mr.. and Mrs. F. r.
Written, of New York, are among the
arrivals at the Strand