New-York tribune., 1920-04-25
|Cingham Takes
Lead in Styles
At Atlantic City
Balny Weather Brings On
First Delegation of Bath
ers and Hardy Folks Take
Daily Dips in the Surf
Straw Hats i'm Evidence
Fish Appear in Bay, First
Crabs Are Caught; Yachts
men Tune Up for Season
Special Dispatch to Tho Tribxns


ATLANTIC CITY. April 24-Straw
hats and flannels for the men and ging-
ham frocks for maids and matrons led
the Boardwalk styles this week. A rise
in temperature brought out the first
delegation Of bathers, and some of the
harder young folks have started to
take daily dips in the surf. While the
/, formal unlocking" .of the ocean will
not take place until Memorial Day, Of
force of lifeguards with the arrival of
the first real warm weather.
More golfers came in during the
week to start practice for the annual
spring tournament of the Atlantic City
Country Club, which takes place over
the Northfield course early in May.
Greens and fairways ara in the best
conditions for years, and some good
scores are being made by the new ar
rivals
The yachting season is close at hand
and number of amateur shippers
were out this week trying their craft
IN preparation for the coming racing
and cruising season.
the first crabs were captured by enthu-
slassts who are awaiting arrival of the
early season run of weakfish and other
game for rod and line.
Spring fever became epidemic dur
ing the warm wave, and there was some
perturbation among Boardwalk folks be-
cause of a report that the men who push
the Boardwalk chairs had formed a
labor union. However, officials of the
organization came out with statements
to the effect that there would be no
strike of the human motors, who have
combined in movement for better
working conditions and a bit higher
share of the prices charged for chairs
Dy the men who control the industry
on the Boardwalk.
Regret is being expressed because of
legal entanglements which are holding
up the start to be made on the build
ing OF the new Ritz-Carlton in Chelsea.
Building restrictions imposed in other
days. when there was no idea that the
hotel district would expand to the low
er section have been found, and legal
steps must be taken to clear the titles
to the site for the new hotel before
construction can be started. Work is
being rushed on the addition to the
Ambassador, which will make that ho-
tel one of the largest of the kind in
the world, and small army of work.
men is hurrying the completion of the
new boardwalk solarium and row of
snops being erected in front of Haddon
Hall.
James Walsh, for years an Atlantic
City hotel man and recently manager
OF the Hotel Vendig in Philadelphia.
mas returned to take active manage
ment of the Blackstone. The Hotel
Martinique was opened this week un-
der management of Jack Reynolds.
The New Savoy, at the beach end of St
James Place, has been purchased by
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Hefty, of New York.
who Will give the hotel their personal
attention. Messrs. Charles and Fin
geroth have bought the Verdun, close
TO the beach on New York Avenue, and
rechristened it The Chain.
Delegates are arriving for the meet
Ing OF the Chamber of Commerce of
the United States which takes place
next week. The annual Pan-American
Aeronautical Congress and the meeting
OF international Rotary are among the
important scheduled meetings for the
coming weeks
United States Senator Phelan. Of
CALIFORNIA;; Norma Talmadge, Natalie
Ialmadge, Mn and Mrs. Gardiner Trow-
bridge and Mr.. and Mrs. L. LIE Grand
Gould, of New York, are among the ar
rivals at the Traymore.
Mrs. W. H. de Fontaine, of Larch
mont; Mrs. Walter Phelps Brooks, Miss
S'Dyl Bliss, Mrs. Wyllys Terry, Mrs.
Neir, Of New York, are at the Mari
borough -Blenhei1n.
Mrs. E. S. Chaplin, Of New York. has
been entertaining Miss Lyons at the
Dennis. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur P. Col
Inns, Of Hampstead, arrived at the
Strand early in the week. Mr.. and
Mrs. John W. Bowling, Miss Anna +.
Bowling and Miss Paula Posner are in
a New York party at the Blackstone /
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Richards and Miss
Thelma Richards were in New York
family party arriving at the Alamac.
Major and Mrs. Barclay Warburton are
among the Philadelphia folks at the
Ambassador.