New-York tribune., 1920-06-27
Thousands of Real
VacatiOnists Crowd
Atlantic City Beach
Rush of Summer Sojourners
Taxes Capacity of Hotels
and Bathhouses at Resort;
''Fall Frolic" Is Arranged
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ATLANTIC CITY, June 26.-Rotary
Week brought 10000 Rotarians, fifty
bands and general Joy to Atlantic City
this week. Delegations poured in from
every section Of America and many
foreign lands with novelties in the
way Of portable entertainment, which
kept the city gay during the day and
large part Of the night. The Steel
Pier was headquarters for the conven-
tion, while officials met at the Tray
more. All other piers along the beach
front were commandecred for balls and
other frolics.
Heads of the Avenue Hotel Associa-
tion started boom for family trade
this week when they produced figures
showing that it is as cheap or cheaper
for family folk in moderate circum-
stances to live in the smaller hotels
of Atlantic City as at home. To aid
the movement to boom summer family
trade, railway officials have increased
the number of trains to and from New
York and other cities and have offered
special committing rates for family
heads who find it necessary to travel
to business on the midweek days.
Thousands of real vacationists ar
rived this week and swamped the early
season facilities of bathhouse owners
and hotel managers, who expect record
breaking July and August throngs.
Thousands lined the Boardwalk to-
day. to watch the finish of the ocean
yacht race from Philadelphia, which
hrnnrhf of g.
the Delaware and up the coast to the
finish line in the inlet harbor. Both
yacht clubs are keeping open house
for the amateur shippers and their
crews.
A boom for the Atlantic City stadium
was launched this week when it was
decided to hold Fall Frolic" on the
Boardwalk and beach. The affair will
take place in September and will in
clude a Boardwalk parade, a beach
bathing suit turnout marine pageant
with warships leading the feet and an
athletic meet with trophies of suffi-
clent value to attract Olympic ath-
letes to the Boardwalk marathon.
Many society folk of New York ar
rived during the week.
c. S. Bragg and Frederick Sears
arrived at the Traymore on their way
from Palm Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. johnson and Miss
Hope johnson have closed their home
at Spuyten Duyvil and will remain at
the Marlborough Blenheim.
Miss Margaret Mccormick, Miss Bea
trice Mccormick and Miss Marie Fer
rante are in a party of young folk
from New York at the Dennis.
Miss Joyce Van Marter and Miss
Lillyen Van Marter, of New York, have
Joined the summer colony at the Hotel
Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Arthur, who spent
the winter and spring at Daytona, have
arrived at the Kentucky.
Watson enburgh, of New York
is at the Westminster
Mr.. and Mrs. James J. Reed, of Elm.
hurst l.. L., are at the Wcllsboro.
Mrs. Arthur H. Hayum is New
York sojourner at the Boscobel, where
she Will remain until September
Mrs. c. l.. Craddock and Miss Ethe]
Craddock are in the New York COLONY
at the Monticello.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. McClair. of Hemn.
stead, are among the newcomers at the
De Vile ' 'Ae
Mrs. Nina Baker. of New York &c
entertaining Miss Helen Hassler and
MISS Mimic Hassler, of Philadelphia. al
the Alamac. e'''"' a.
Mr.: and Mrs. J. F. Butler are amono
'ne New Workers at the Netherlands.